Evening star., 1927-07-24
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

The department excursion held last
week in commemoration of Santiago
day was one of the most successful
held in recent years. The results OF
the sports and athletic events follow:
|" The Anacostia Eagles, managed by
Mrs. Eva O'Donnell, defeated the
Spanish War Veterans base ball
team, managed by Past Department
Commander Arthur II. League; tug
of war won by the team from Gen.
Nelson A. Miles Camp; tug of war for
ladies' was won by the team from Gen.
Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary: pie-eating
contest, first prize, Francis Chinaulti
second prize, Frank Orange; fat mans
race, first prize, John O'Connor; Sec
ond prize. Charles ID. Wise; 25-yard
dash for boys up to Is years of age,
first prize, jeremiah OConnor; second
Robert Scarlet; 25-yard dash for girls
up to is years, first prize, Mary Del
lar; second prize. Elenoir Embry; 25-
yard sack race, won by Mary Dellari
25-yard egg race, for women only
first prize, Mrs. George Neal; second
prize, Miss c. Auth; white potato
race, for women only, first prize, Mrs,
E. Pullin: second prize, Miss c. Auth
25-yard three-legged race for girls,
first prize. Ethel Amore and Eleanora
Pumphrey: second prize, Elenoir En-
bry and Alice Ciuffreda; 25.yard three
legged race for boys, first prize, Will
liam c. Tucker and Robert Scarlet
second prize, John O'Connor and Jere
miah O'Connor.
The music for the celebration was
furnished by the Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Camp Boys Band.
The committee in charge of the ex
cursion consisted of John J. Allen
chairman: p. Z. Shomette. secretary
A. E. Pierce, treasurer; d. J. Leahy
Clarence A. Brewer, Lemuel d
Jones, Samuel Hubacher, Louis B
Grening, l.. E. Noe, Benjamin r.
Motley, Oscar Feldser. James Pur'
cell, Arthur Beaupre. Charles Z. Cur
rier and Andrew Brem.
Col. James S. Petit Camp will hold
reception for the members of the
Petit Auxiliary. Tuesday evening at
the home of Frederick A. Deck, Con
duit road at the District line. Mem
bers of the camp and auxiliary are
invited. The arrangements are In
charge of Commander James E.
Smith and Frederick A. Deck. The
regular meeting of the camp, which
falls on Tuesday evening, has been
called off.
At the recent meeting of the camp,
William Peacock of the 4th I'm.
munes, was mustered in and Paul B.
Cunningham was taken in by read
mission.
Gen. Nelson a. Miles Camp at its
last meeting mustered in Thomas c..
LII.
Troop NJ. 7th United States Cavalry,
and Cecil w. Taylor, private of Com.
pany B. 1st North Carolina Volunteer
Infantry. c. P. Galpin, c.. Kennicutt
and j. Shipn1an were appointed com.
mittee to work in conjunction with
the Ladies' Auxiliary in holding a
joint meeting on the first meeting
night of the camp in the second month
of each quarter, at which meetings
the entertainment program will be
provided by members of the auxiliary.
At the last meeting of Admiral
George Dewey Naval Auxiliary, Katie
LIE Laurin, Elizabeth Norris and Jane
ludlow were elected delegates and
Irene Orange, Harriet League. and
Alice Fletcher alternates to the ma.
tional convention of the Ladies' Auxil.
iary at Detroit. Mich. August 1881.
The auxiliary will visit the United
States Soldiers Home Hospital Sun.
day, August 21. at pm. The follow.
ing members have received certificates
Of merit from national headquarters
for each securing 10 new members:
Margaret Burns, Naomi Hartman,
Louise West and Alice Fletcher.
Mrs. Carrie E. Nolan was elected
as delegate by Col. James S. Petit
Auxiliary to the national convention
and Mrs. Mary Hohenstein alternate.
The auxiliary will be entertained by
Col James S. Petit Camp on the eve
ming of July 26 at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick A. Deck, Conduit
road. The members OF the auxiliary
will visit the United States Soldiers
Home this afternoon at o'clock.
Col. John Jacob Astor Auxiliary has
changed it's meeting night from the
first and third Thursdays to the first
and third Fridays of each month, ex-
cepting July. August and September.
when it will meet only on the first
Friday.
Meetings of the camps and the aux.
iliaries for the week are: Gen. Nelson
a. Miles Camp. Thursday night, G..
A. r. Hall, 1412 Pennsylvania avenue