Evening star., 1928-03-18
Spanish War Veterans

The Col. James S. Petit Camp at Its
meeting Tuesday night mustered in the
following as active members: John M.
Bryant Edward A. Crozier, Patrick II.
Frye and Thomas o. James Parker.
Department Comdr. Albert Michaud
and his staff of officers paid their
annual official visit.
Comdr. Michaud spoke on the legis-
lation now before Congress having for
It's purpose the increasing Of the pen
sions OF the widows of Spanish War
Veterans. Junior Vice Department
Comdr. Lorin c. Nelson told Of the
need of visiting and caring for the
sick members and their families and OF
the difficulty Of obtaining employment
for the veterans.
Chief of Staff Daniel Foley. Depart
ment Surgeon A. w. Evans. Depart
mcnt Inspector Benjamin F. Motley.
Department Adjutant William I. Jen-
kins and Andrew J. Kimmcl also ad-
dressed the meeting.
The Admiral George Dewey Naval
| Camp met March at Northeast Ma
sonic Temple. with Comdr. Harry A.
Nolan presiding, when the following
were mustered in: Chief Gunner Earle
4 =,
p. Judge, United States Navy. In
mastering Chief Boatswain Judge the
camp has the distinction Of taking into
| it's ranks veteran who served 30
| wears ago on the flagship Olympia,
under the command OF the late Admiral
, George Dewey, the hero OF Manila Bay.
| after whom the camp was named. The
| last meeting Of the camp was held on
| the anniversary OF the battle between
, the ironclads Monitor and Merrimac in
| our adjacent waters, in commemoration
of which Kid Venable read extracts
from an original letter written by his
father, who had served in that pattie'
giving his experiences. The letter'
having been written more than three
| score wears ago from the scene OF ac-
| tion was an interesting feature OF the
| meeting.
| The following we're mustered in at
the last meeting OF the Henry w. Law
ton Camp: Henry e. Middleton, ensign,
United States Navy: Charles E. Henley,
BATTERY M. 4th United States Artillery;
william f. Hamilton. Company !, 2oth
| limited States Infantry: Frank M. XII
fer Company b. 47th United States
Volunteer Infantry; j. r. Keeton, Com
pany M, End Tennessee Volunteer IN
| fantry. The camp has mustered IN
total of Is new members at lts iasl
two meetings.
Department Comdr. Albert Michaud
and staff made an official Visit. ann
short talks were made by Soln9r'
| Michaud and his officers, Comdr.
| George v. McAlear Of the Gen. Nelson
Miles Camp, and Comdr. Samuel
Hubacher OF the Col. James S. Petit
| Camp.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp at It's
meeting March Q mustered the loiiow-
ING: .John F. Flaherty. United States
shin Nashville: A. Roger CASSIDY
! limited states Navy; William F. Holmes
! United States ship Kearsarge; William
N Stowell. United States ship Dixie
THOMAS Dolan. Company b: Nn
United States Infantry. The follow
| ing we're elected to membership ano
will be mustered at a later meeting
Glare w. Gentry. United States Navy
John Morris Company d, 4ln VIZ.
| oinia Volunteer Infantry: William f
Aiken. cd tennessee Volunteer Infan-
| try: Dominic v. Sullivan. United States
| Navy: Harry l.. Glessner, Company II
/ 10th United States Infantry; Harry
Caldwell, Company G. 4th United
States Infantry: Vincent A. Osterman
| United States ship Vermont.
! Visitors at the meeting were Quarter
master Gen James J. Murphy. George
| F Cook. G. N. Bcals and F. Lehman
| OF the Richard j. Harden Camp: Lee
/ II. Harris OF Gen. Henry w. Lawtor
| Camp; Harry S. Smith. member al
large. and Don Cayetano de Quesada
| Cuban consul.
Past Como Lorin c. Nelson re-
ported the revised bylaws OF the camp
were being printed and would be avail
able for distribution at the meeting ol
the camp next Friday night.
At the conclusion of the business
meeting the members attended an en-
tcrtainment given by the Ladies AUX
| iliary of Miles Camp In celebration OF
! the first anniversary of the auxiliary
which was instituted with member
ship of so listed on its charter and
which has at the present time a men,
! bership of l04. A program was rem
dered and refreshments were served by
the auxiliary.
The council OF administration Of the
Ladies' Auxiliaries of the Spanish Wai
Veterans gave party to Department
Commander Albert Michaud and stan
and to the department president ano
staff last Monday night at Northeas
Masonic Temple. with President Mar
garet z. Burns presiding. Commander
Michaud made short address com
mending the auxiliaries for the work
they were performing in the interest:
of the veterans and urged veterans Il
cooperate with them.
Mrs. Harriet E. Hawlcy-Locher, d.
rector OF the Stanley Co. OF America
department Of public service and edu'
.ation told of incidents at Camp Wikon
Montauk Point. Long Island. where she
was a nurse when the LIST District OF
Columbia Regiment returned from Ciba
In 1893. with many OF It's soldiers MAIN
ed and broken In health. She de-
scribed the difficulties encountered ir
securing needed medical supplies ane
other necessities, In January, 1901
Mrs Hawley-Locher organized tho
Mary A. Babcock Auxiliary No. l. ol
the Spanish War Veterans in Washing
ton. and she also organized the Ma.
tional Ladies' Auxiliary IN November OF
the same year and served as its record
ing secretary. Other speakers were
Past Department Commander James T.
Maynard. Don Cayetano de Quesada
Cuban consul; Quartermaster General
James J. Murphy. Chief of STAFF Daniel
Foley. Past Department Commander
william l.. Mattocks. Past Department
Commander Charles w. McCaffrcy,
Junior Vice Department Commander
Lorin G. Nelson, Andrew j. kimmel
Cora NJ Campbell. Tillie Mae Roth
Nora NJ. Albers, Edna II. Summerfield.
Irene Orange and President Margaret
Il. Burns.
Ethel Willis and Ollie Rosenfeld,
Juvenile artists. gave dancing and sing
Ing numbers. accompanied at the piano
and drums by Mr., and Mrs. Rosenfeld
piano solo. Richard Huhn; vocal selec-
ton. jeanette McCatYrey. accompanied
by Catherine McCaffrey; piano solos,
Helen Huhn and Catherine Mccaffrey.
Junior Vice Department Commander
Lorin G. Nelson and Past Department
President Edna II, Summerncld closed
The nrnprnm with a stunt entitled "Thr