Evening star., 1928-04-29

its monthly meeting indorsed Senior
| Vice Department Comdr. James O..
Yaden for department commander and
Junior Vice Department Comdr. Lorin
C.. Nelson for senior vice department
| commander. to be voted for at the de-
partment encampment to be held in
this city In June
Q. M. Robert E. Wallace NOM
mated James B. Freeland for the
ONCE OF junior vice department COM
mander at the convention in June and
the camp indorsed him for the ONCE.
Mr.. Freeland Is charter member of
the camp. He enlisted in Battery N.
9Th United States Artillery June 20,
1897, and was discharged at Manila,
P. l., June %, 1900; re-enlisted Febru-
ary 26, 1901, in Company c. 29th
United States Infantry. and was dis
charged at Angel Island, Calf. Janu-
ary 26, 1904. with the rank of first
sergeant. The following committee will
conduct his campaign for election:
Past Department Comdr Frederic S.
Hodson, Past Camp Comdrs. r. T. Wal
lace. John Murphy r. e. Adams and
| Anton Brem. The steering committee
will be Past Camp Comdrs. Currier,
| Wallace, Conklin. Murphy Brem and
| Adams.
Q. M. Wallace reported that he
mad reinstated James johnson and
had administered the oath of member
| ship to Henry Miller. who had been
unable to present himself for muster on
account Of business. The camp voted
| approval Of the action.
Past Comdr. Silverman gave a short
talk in which he stated that Urell
| Camp had IS members who had
served 2S or more years in the military
or naval service of the Nation. record
he believed unequaled by any camp in
the United States.
Department Comdr. Albert Michaud
and staff OF officers made an official Wis
itation and Comdr. Michaud addressed
the camp. Other speakers we're Junior
Vice Department Comdr. Lorin c. Nell
son. Department Adjt william I. Jen-
kins. Past Comdr Andrew j. Kimmel
OF the Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp. and E. BYRD Doran of the Rich
ard j. Harden Camp.
The Richard j. Harden Camp at its
last meeting elected James H. Doyle,
4th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer In
fantry, to membership and he will be
mustered in at a later meeting. Robert
e. Morning took transfer to the Gen.
Nelson A. Miles Camp.
Don Cayetano de QueSada. Cuban
consul and an honorary member OF the
camp. told of the interest of the people
OF Cuba in the national encampment
OF the Spanish War Veterans to be
held IN Ha7cna next October He also
stated that the Cuban embassy would
give reception to Comdr lint Chief
John J. Garrity. May 10, in the D. A.
r. Building. details of which would be
given later through the press.
James E. Wilson, chairman Of the en-
tertainment committee. requests all
members who have made collections
for his committee TO make returns on
or before the meeting on May 3.
William o. Ohm. chairman Of the re-
lief committee. reported Harry A.
Walsh, Ernest Christopher. William A.
Bayless and John w, Oyerly, who are
in hospitals. as improving: P A. Soper.
III at his home. and r. l. Hayden dis
charged that the Soldiers Home Hos
pital
Department comdr. Albert Michaud
spoke on the Memorial Day plans and
meeting Of the Grand Army Memorial
day committee each Thursday evening
in the District building He urged the
members TO participate in the Memorial
day parade and in the services at Ar