Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22

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and also had service in the nth. 7th,
4th. 18th and 4th United States Cav
airy ard In the United States Marine
Corps. and was retired from the latter
service February !, 1900, as gunnery
sergeant.
He also had the distinction Of being
in charge of the Artillery under the late
Mai, Gen. George A. Custer in the IA
nous Black Hills expedition.
Sergt. Mawson was in command OF
the Marine guard on the U. S. S. Mar
blehead during the Spanish American
War and LED the first armed body OF
men that landed in Cuba following the
declaration OF war By President Nc
Kiniey. AS first sergeant in command
of 81 Marines, he landed at Guam
tanamo. Cuba, on a cable-cutting eX-
petition, when one Marine was killed
and one fatally wounded, the latter
dying later OF his wounds.
In the Spanish War Veterans order
he has served as camp commander. pa
) triotic instructor. camp historian ana
/ department commander and has at
tended every department convention
and many national conventions OF the
organization.
In addition to his activities as Span
q
gjxth term as commander of Phil Sheri-
dan Post. Department of the Potomac
/ G. A. r.. ana is also member OF the
memorial committees of the Grand
/ Army Of the Republic and Spanish War
| Veterans He is the only war veteran
! in the United States who is a past de-
/ partment commander Of both the Grand
Army Of the Republic and the Spanish
War Veterans
/ He was the first commander of the
| Government Printing ONCE Unit, No. ],
/ Veterans of American Wars, and is q
| member of National Capital Post, Vet
/ Grams of Foreign Wars He has at
tended all memorial services at Airing
ton National Cemetery for more than 80
/ years,
! Gergt. Mawson, who will be 81 years
! old August 80 next, served 81 years III
/ the Government Printing Office and
! was retired at his own request August
| 30, 1925, when Public Printer George
/ II. Carter paid him a high tribute for
| his faithful and valuable service.
| He Is the oldest active member of the
United Spanish War Veterans. attends
all meetings Of his camp and the de-
partment council Of administration and
at the last annual department cOnven-
ton, in June he served with distinction
on the important resolutions committee
Of the convention
II may be stated that the entire sery-
lee of Sergt MaWGon, including active
and retired, dates from 1864 ~ the pres
ent tiyne~~~a period Of 81 years.
/ The General Nelson A. Miles Camp at
its last meeting elected the following
delegates and alternates 10 the national
| encanpment TO be held in Havana
Cuba. October 10 II: Delegates
George q. McAlear, A. r. jenkins. c. l.
Dawson. George VI. Woods and JOSEPH
Weninger. Altprnates~~John Edwards
Charles II. Butts Harry J. 6tahl John
Langley and William Stott
The following recruits were mustered
into active membership. John H. Davis
Company G, 18th u. s. Infantry, Harry
w. Wsikart, Company r., 9TH Regiment
Virginia Volunteer Infantry. Michae
Boland, Company l., 18th u. S. In,
fantry; Leroy r. Bolts, Company G. 3ti
Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Elected To active membership; Charlie
s. Cox, Company H, LIST Regiment, iii
lnois Volunteer Infantry. Leon DIE
lgoiewSki. Troop II. Sd u. s. Cavalry
Capt william w Chance, q. S Volun
teef Signal Corps Edward II. MeCrag
Company A, LIST u. S. Infantry, AM
william II Johnson. Company A 8
Regiment. Virginia Volunteer Infantry
Those previously elected 10 member
ship and awaiting muster are Charlie
Glass, u. IS. Marine Corps, Walter A