Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13

Col. John Jacob AstOr Camp met
on Monday and the following men,
bers were admitted: Martin II. Gavin,
William Gregg, Walter Kirchon, Jere-
miah McCarty, Reuben d. Priddy and
William F. Skaggs. Senior Vice De-
partment Commander and Past Com
mander Daniel Foley Of Harden Camp
addressed the meeting.
Richard j. Harden Camp at it's last
meeting admitted to membership
Albert l.. Wight, Phillip D. Darling
and William w Curtis. William b,
| freeman was admitted by reinstate-
ment, and vladimir Sournin affiliated.
| The department commander an
nounced that he and his staff will
make the official visitation to the
camp March 3. and 1t was voted to
have the entertainment committee pro-
vide a buffet luncheon. Department
Commander Edward J. Nolan request
ed the members to attend the Maine
memorial exercises to be held at Fort
Myer at 2:30 pm, February 15, and
also asked for volunteers to assist In
| perfecting plans for Memorial day
ceremonies to be held May 80. Past
| Department Commander Charles w
McCaffery, j. J. Murphy, quarter
master general. and Commander
Benjamin +. Motley of Astor Camp
also spoke.
Memorial services in honor of the
men who lost their lives on the Y. S.
battleship Maine in Havana harbor
in 1898. and in commemoration Of the
| twenty-ninth anniversary OF the de-
, struction Of the Maine, will be oh.
served February Is. at 2:30 o'clock in
the riding hall at Fort Myer. Va. ALI
members of the Spanish War Veter.
ans and members of the auxiliaries
are invited to attend. At l pm. a
short service will be held under the
| auspices Of the members Of the aux.
| iliaries at the Maine Shaft, Arlington
| National Cemetery.
| Department President Edna r. Sum
merf1e1d announced a runlmage sale,
under the direction Of the department
| Of the District of Columbia, will be
| held at 1907 Four-and.a halt street
| southwest. beginning tomorrow and
extending throughout most of the
week. "a
Col. John Jacob Aston Auxiliary
| will celebrate the third anniversary
of its organization with a party next
Thursday at its hall at 921 Pennsyl-
| vania avenue southeast. An enter
tainment and refreshments will be
provided.
President General Blanche M.
Baker. accompanied by Secretary Gen.
eral Mable G. Pierce, have arrived in
the city to attend the sessions before
the House committee having to do
with national defense legislation now
before that body. Upon the conclu.
sion of these sessions, the president
general will make her annual inspec-
ton Of the department Of the District
of Columbia. A joint meeting of the
auxiliaries of the department was held
February at Pythian Temple. at
which Department President Edna r.
Summerf1eld presided. President Cen
eral Barker made an address. A mu-
steal program and refreshments were
had.
Past Commander Andrew J. Kim.
mel of Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp and Mrs. Addie Kimmel. presi.
dent Of Dewey Naval Auxiliary. pre-.
sided at a reception and dinner which
they gave in honor of President Gen.
eral Barker at their home at 619 A
street southeast, Wednesday, at 7:3O
o'clock pm. During the evening sew
era1 vocal solos were given by Miss
jeanette McCaffery, ACCOMPANIED bv
Miss Katharyn McCaffery on the
piano.