Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
Spanish War Veterans

The District Department Of Spanish
War Veterans will conduct memorial
services, commemorating the men who
lost their lives on the battleship Maine
in Havana Harbor 80 years ago in the
riding hall at Fort Myer February Is.
Lee II. Harris, chairman of the Maine
memorial committee, announced the
membership of the general committee
having charge of the ceremonies as fol-
lows: Albert Michaud. James G..
Yaden, Lorin G. Nelson, William /.
Jenkins. William E. Rink, Daniel Foley.
Capt. John Lewis Smith, Capt. Daniel
James E. Maynard, William L. Mattocks,
Gustave e. Rausch, Charles j. p
Weber, Maj. Frederic S. Hodgson. Sam
uel @. Mawson, Harry F. Patterson,
James J. Murphy Charles w. Nc
Caffrey, Arthur H. League, Jere A.
Costello. Clarence A. Belknap, Joseph
J. Harvey, John A. Gallagher, Andrew
J. Kimmel, Richard L. Lamb, John
Farmer, John Murphy, Capt. William II.
Santelmann, Col. Frank White, James
E: Wilson, Robert r. Dye, William O..
Ohm, Harry B. Coulter, Capt. Sydney
r. Jacobs, Eugene coleman, James A.
Burns, William s. Hodges, Print E.
Shomette, James E. Byrne. George v.
NlCAiCdt, 6IIiCoG w. 1IdVcS, marry d.
Sherwood, John Schaefer. Samuel
Hubacher, Charles A. Martin, Harry A.
Nolan.
Ladies' Auxiliary members are Mrs
Margaret K. Burns. Mrs. Elizabeth Nor
ris Mrs. Emma Tull, Mrs. Edna R.
Summerfield, Mrs. Elizabeth Weber,
Mrs. Minnie Murdoch. Mrs. Irene
Orange.
Lineal Society Of the Spanish War
members are Mrs E. A. Johns, Mrs.
Mary Werden, Mrs Hannah Weber,
Mrs. Sadie Coulter. Mrs Catherine
Boss, Mrs. H. Kanngieser. Mrs. Kath-
crime Lawson.
Capt. John Lewis Smith will act as
master of ceremonies.
A meeting of the general committee
has been called for Friday night at 8
o'clock in the rooms OF the Washington
Chamber OF Commerce, Homer Build
ing, Thirteenth and streets.
At the last meeting of the Richard
j. Harden Camp, Maj. Hale Of the
American Legion delivered an address
on Thrift"
William o. Ohm, chairman OF the
relief committee, reported the follow
ing members on the sick list: Charles
Hoffman. J. H. Van Allen, j. G. Duval,
sent to Oteen, N. c., and Robert M
Cheshire. He also reported that he had
secured a price for wreaths made up.
including the Spanish War Veterans
emblem. that would be satisfactory in
every detail
The department auxiliaries provided
the camp with tickets for a theater
party to be held February Z, and Adj.
Leslie announced that members desir-
ing tickets could secure the same from
him. Past Comdr. in-Chief Daniel V
Chisholm, Past Department Comdr. Lee
H. Harris, Jacob Orken and George w.
Kingsbury addressed the camp.
Department Installing Oficer John
A. Gallagher installed officers of Gen.
M. Emmett Urell Camp as follows.
Charles A. Martin. commander; Anton
Holman. senior vice commander: e. nj.
Eshelman, junior vice commander:
Edward Lacey. officer OF the day:
Charles Magee. officer Of the guard;
r. e. Washburne. trustee
John McDonagh. Thomas Farrell.
Robert A. Keith. William P Robb.
Charles E. Kruger. Charles Bensinger
and William Daily were elected 10
elected at the December meeting were
The commander received a delegation
from the ladies auxiliary OF the camp.
who asked assistance in the theater
party TO be given in the near future at
Keith's Theater for the benefit of the
department.
Department Comdr. Albert Michaud.
Junior Vice Department Comdr Lorin
c. Nelson, Department Judge Advocate
James A. Burns. Past Department
Comdrs. Lee H. Harris and Samuel G.
Mawson. Department Installing Officer
John A. Gallagher, Comdr George v.
McAlear of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp
Comdr. Ernest r, Graves of Gen Henry
w, Lawton Camp and E. J. Sullivan
Of Hunt Camp OF Pittsburgh made
addresses
Robert e. washburn. retiring COM
mander. was presented with a past
commanders jewel. the presentation
being made by Comdr. Martin.
A special meeting OF the council OF
administration of the Ladies' Auxiliaries