Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26

I George White and James E. Shew-
bridge also gave short talks.
The Gen. NJ Emmett Urell Camp
at It's regular monthly meeting adopted
! a resolution petitioning the national
encampment of the United Spanish
! War Veterans. through the District
! department. 10 recommend that its
/ legislative committee petition Congress
| to include those comrades who served
/ as psymaSter's clerks. United States
Army. or as additional paymasters
| clerks, United States Volunteers. TO all
! rights and privileges of the pension
| laws Of the United States AS now ap-
| piled 10 Spanish War Veterans and
Army nurses in general, and that the
pension act be amended accordingly.
Robert Blume was mustered in as ain
active member and Michael r. Preston
was placed on the rolls by transfer from
c, l.. Burdctt Camp OF the Department
Of Connecticut.
Adjt. Robert T. Washburne read a
copy of an order received from the Navy
Department comforting medal of
honor on Comrade Blume for "gallantry,
courageous GOODNESS and devotion while
cutting the telegraph cables off the
eastern side of Colorados Point. at the
entrance to Cienfuegos Harbor. Cuba.
May Il. 1898
A communication was received from
the n RI. McCalla Camp of Key West
Fla. inviting the District delegation 10
visit their city on the way to Havana,
Cuba. for the national encampment in
October.
A letter was received from the Benia
min Wright Camp Department Of Ten
neSSee. requesting the support Of the
Urell Camp delegates at the national
encampnent for holding the 1929 en-
campnent at Memphis
CuartermaSter Robert T. Wallace re-
ported Lee J. Brown IN Walter Reed
Hospital. Martin Farkas still in hes
nital and n H. Washington. who has
been on the sick list. back on duty.
The camp appropriated Sil for pur-
chase of policies for the Salaried Off
GERS under the provisions Of the insur-
ance compensation act
0uartermaster Wallace reported the
death Of Henry Miller on August and
his burial in Union Cemetery at Rock
vile.
The camp made an appropriation for
the purchase of a Maine memorial tab
let.
Past Department Comdr Arthur H.
League stated that the Santiago day ex-
cursion was a financial success. Other
speakers were raw lbtiI All
structor Cleveland Kennicutt, Depart
ment Historian E. Byrd Doran, Robert
Blune and Michael F. Preston.
The Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary at its meeting last Monday
night elected the following delegates and
eiternates to the national encampment
of the ladies' auxiliaries. TO be held in
Havana. Cuba. october 20 II: Dele
gates, Anna Dolan. Susie Christian and
Mary Lipsccmbe; alternates. Catherine
HUM, Katie lie Laurin and Harriet
League,
president Elizabeth Norris announced
that a card party will be held Septenl-
Der Is at the Chestnut Farms Dairy
Auditorium and all the members are re-
duested TO attend The president also
announced a rummage sale for Novem-
Der and requested the members to save
for this purpose.
Sarah Soper was initiated as an &C
tive member.
The auxiliary will give dinner some
time In October. the date to be an
nounced later
Department President Carrie E. No
Ian and Past Department President
Title Mae Roth were visitors at the
meeting.
The Col. James S. Petit Camp will
meet Tuesday night at 92l Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast.