Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

At the special monthly meeting Of the
department council of administration of
the District Spanish War Veterans,
Department Historian E. Byrd Dcfan
reported the Spanish War relics pre-
sented to the United Spanish War
| Veterans by Dion Williams, brigadier
general, United States Marine Corps,
had been placed in the United States
| National Museum and we're on exhibit
| ton.
Past Department Comdr. Charles
w. Mccartney reported the organiza-
ton and Incorporation Of Veterans
Joint Memorial day committee under
the incorporated name of Grand
Army of the Republic, Department of
the Potomac, Corporation" by the five
major veteran organizations, as fol-
lows: Grand Army of the Republic,
United Spanish War Veterans, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, American. Legion
and Disabled American Veterans Of the
World War, the representatives from
I these orders being the department COM
mander and three veterans designated
from each organization. Judge Hosea
B. Moulton of the Grand Army of the
Republic was elected president Of the
corporation. There will be one vice
president from each order represented,
Past Department Comdr. Charles
w. Mccartney being the vice president
from the Spanish War Veterans, with
Past Department Comdr. Arthur
H League, treasurer, and Department
Judge Advocate James "A. Burns and
Department Comdr. James G. va
den completing the representation from
the Spanish War Veterans. This cor
poration will conduct all business mat
tiers in connection with the observance
of Memorial day, May 80, each year
and the procedure and participants in
the programs will be continued as here
tofore. s'.
Department Installing Officer william
I. Jenkins announced the installation
OF camp officers would be performed
| by him at the first meeting of each
camp in January.
A report OF the proceedings Of the
thirtieth national encampment held at
| Havana, Cuba, was submitted by
Francis c. HUM, Charles c. Clark, a.
| Eugene Pierce and John A. Gallagher,
| department delegates at large.
The last general orders of Com
| mander-in-Ch John j. Clarity and
the first general orders of the new
commander-in-chief, William L. Gray
son, announcing the appointment of
staff officers, were read. The COM
mander-in-ch approved the request
of Department Comdr. Yaden to
! include all past commanders and pres
i ent camp commanders in the depart
ment council of administration of the
District Spanish War Veterans.
Department Quartermaster william
| E. Rink announced he had supply of
| mourning badges sufficient to supply all
camps in the department
The members of the council stood for
| few minutes at parade rest in silent
| prayer in memory of William M. Bobb,
| late commander of the Department of
the Potomac, G. A. r., whose death
| occurred this month.
| The Gen. NJ Emmett Urell Camp, at
| its last meeting, nominated the follow
ing for camp officers: Commander,
Samuel j. McWilliams; senior vice COM
mander, S. Eshelman; junior vice COM
| mander. w Lacey; officer of the day,
William I. jenkins; officer of the guard,
H. Bohrer and j. Pempey; trustee for
three years, Charles A. Mratin. The
| election will be held at the December
meeting and the camp will hold its own
| installation of officers at the January
| meeting
| Following the announcement of the
| death of Camp Chaplain Jesse w. In
gram at Walter Reed Hospital, Comdr.
Martin called the camp to attention for
one minute of silent prayer. The adju-
tant was instructed to send letter of
coincidence to Mrs. Ingram and her
daughter.
Comrades Brem, Wallace and WASH
burne reported G. w. Gibson in Walter
Reed Hospital, where they visited him
recently, and Lee Brown in the Naval
Hospital
! The adjutant made report as junior
delegate to the national encampment at
Havana, Cuba, and stated that the reSo-
luton submitted by the Urell Camp,
through the department, regarding leg
islation for the purpose of making pay
masters clerks and assistant paymas-
ters' clerks eligible for pensions, was
| not reported from the resolutions COM
mittee, and, therefore, the convention
had no opportunity to vote upon 1t.
Following the business meeting of the
camp the members were the guests of
ladies of the Urell Auxiliary, when a
program of entertainment was provided
and refreshments served.
The following members were norni-
! mated for the o61ces OF the Gen. Nelson