Evening star., 1928-05-06

portation TO the national encampment
/ to be held at Havana, Cuba, next Oc-
tober and would be able to announce
definite route in short time. He
stated that the cost of the round trip.
including PullmanS and water transpor-
tation. would be approximately $l00.
@ NJ Gen. James J. Murphy reported
James Mooney Of Passaic. N. j., in the
Naval Hospital; r. L, George of West
Palm Beach. Fla IN Mount Alto Hos
pital and w T Wiegin of West Palm
Beach. Fla. in Walter Reed Hospital,
and urged the members of the organiEa.
ton to call on them
Chairman A. H. League of the good
and welfare committee announced that
preparations for the banquet TO be given
in honor of Comdr in Chief John j
Garrity at the Willard Hotel, May rs.
have been completed and that tickets
will be placed in the hands Of the camp
committee within few days.
Senor Cayetano de QueSada. Cuban
consul addressed the members Of tie
Gen, Nelson A. Miles Camp at its
monthly meeting and extended an In
yitation 10 the members to attend an
anniversary commemoration service on
the death of Jose Msrti, Cuban patriot.
and a reception in honor of Senor
OreStes Ferrara. Cuban Ambassador.
and Gen. John J. Gsrrity. commander
in-chief Of the United Spanish War
Veterans. TO be held at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall on the evening of May 10.
All members Of the various camps are
also invited to be present. The speak
ers will be Ambassador Orestes Ferrara.
Commander-in-Ch John J. Garrity.
Past Connmander-in in Chief Rice w
Means and Cuban Consul Cayetano de
Quesada, The United States Army
Band will furnish a musical program
and motion pictures of Cuba will be
shown. Senor de QueSada also called at
tention To the national encampment of
the Spanish War Veterans to be held
n Havana, Cuba. next October. and
stated that the Cuban people were
waiting 10 give royal welcome to the
men who were their liberators on the
thirtieth anniversary of their freedom
Past Department Comdr Arthur II
League, chairman Of the finance COM
mittse of the general Memorial day
committee of the Grand Army, spoke
Of the necessity of collecting funds to
carry on the Memorial day exercises
and stressed the point that the gen.
eral public was not wholly aware that
Congress has never appropriated any
money for that purpose. the funds be-
ing collected by the Grand Army Of
the Republic. Spanish War Veterans
and their auxiliaries and other veteran
organizations and their auxiliarles.
Past Department Comdr. Charles W
McCaffrey called attention 70 the deco
rating of the graves and memorial
services 10 be held at the st. Elizabeths
Cemetery May 81 at 9 am. conducted
by Miles Camp.
The camp adopted motion indors-
ing Senior Vice Department Comdr
James g. Yadsn for department COM
nlander and Junior Vice Department
Comdr Lorin c. Nelson for senior vice
department commander at the depart
ment encampment to be held in June
The following were mustered In as
active members: George ". Ashley.
Company L. zth Regiment. Missouri
Volunteer Infantry: George W. Wasne.
goth Company, United States Coast Ar
tillery; John J. Ames. U. S. NJ. C.. and
Robert E. Mor1ng Troop F. 5th United
States Cavalry. by transfer. In sddi-
ton the following were elected to mem
bership and will be mustered in al the
meeting of the camp in Pythian Temple
Friday night: William A. Barclay. Bat
terry B, Pennsylvania Light Artillery;
Daniel A. Abbot, q. S. NJ c.: Arthur
Barberle. retired from general service
United States Army.
The election of delegates TO the de-
partment encampment in June will be
held Friday night in Pythian Temple
when nine delegates and nine aIternates
will be elected
Department Inspector Benjamin F
Motley made an oficial inspection OF
the camp. Department Patriotic In
structor Cleveland Kennicutt and Past
Comdr. Francis c. Huhn Of the Richard
j, Harden Camp made addresses.
Gen. NJ Emmett Ureil Camp on April
26 reinStated Gen. c. 3. Baker, u. S. A.,
retired. who resides at Columbus, Ohio
Gen. Baker was a charter member OF
the camp.
Department President Margaret E.