Evening star., 1928-12-23


at its monthly meeting elected the fol-
lowing officers: Commander, Harry j.
Davis; senior vice commander, Victor L.
Woodbridge; junior vice commander,
George. C. Talbert; officer OF the day
James p. O'Connor; officer of the guard,
Harry S. Bowman; trustee for three
years, Harry A. Nolan.
Commander elect Davis announced
the following appointments: Past
Comdr. Bernard S. Buscher adjutant;
Charles v. Dougherty, quartermaster;
Past Comdr. A. j. Kimmel, patriotic in
structor; Past Comdr Eugene Doleman,
chaplain; DR.. H. e. Perlie, surgeon, and
j. P. Cullen, quartermaster sergeant.
The elective and appointive officers win
be installed by Department Installing
Officer William I. Jenkins at the jan
uary meeting of the camp.
Past Comdr. A. j. Kinnel of the
good and welfare committee reported
progress, and on motion by him Past
Department Condr. Arthur H. League
was appointed chairman of the banquet
committee to make arrangements for
the camps annual banquet. which will
be held In February, The following
compose the hall decorating committee
for that occasion: L. r.. Gallagher, II.
J. Davis, j. r. Purcell Robert G..
Tegeler William A. Cable, E. Doleman
and j. p O'Connor.
The following. were elected to mem
bership: Albert s. Haight, Company I,
Twenty eighth United States Volunteers,
and Patrick j. Callan, Company E,
First Regiment Maine Volunteer Infan-
try, the latter by transfer from the
Richard j. Harden Camp.
Past Comdr Eugene Doleman re-
ported Walter Mathews Ill in Walter
Reed Hospital and requested the men,
bers to visit him.
The following speakers gave short
talks: Department Comdr. James O..
Yaden, Junior Vice Department Comdr
Benjamin F. Motley, Department Chap
lain Samuel @. Mawson, Past Depart
ment Comdr Arthur H. League, Pat
rick J. Callan, Albert S. Haight, and
Senior Vice Comdr W. c. Ryan and
Junior Vice ComdT. C. A. Strobel of the
Col. James S. Petit Camp.
The Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp at its
last meeting adopted resolution pre-
sented by Department Adjutant A. Eu-
gene Pierce, instructing the camp adju-
tant to notify the officers of the Grand
Army of the Republic that the Miles
Camp will render any assistance neces-
sary to have new flag pole erected in
the former location of the flag pole
which was removed from in front of
the Lee Mansion in Arlington National
Cemetery, Virginia.
Election Of officers was held as fol-
lows: Commander, Charles P. Galpin;
senior vice commander, Alexander T.
jenkins; junior vice commander, C. l..
Dawson; officer of the day, Joseph
Weininger; officer of the guard Robert
Culin; trustee, George v. McAlear. The
officers will be installed at the January
II meeting by Department Installing
Oficer William l. jenkins in the pres
ence of the comrades and the members
and friends of the families Following
the installation ceremonies entertain
ment will be provided and refreshments
served.
A communication from Commander
in-chief William l.. Grayson was read
announcing the appointment of Past
Department Comdr. Clarence A. Belk-
nap as a national aide de camp on the
staff Of national headquarters.
The following were mustered in as
active members: Charles F. Burkhardt,
Company E. 41st United States Infan-
try; Carl G. Dole, ISt Regiment Yer
mont Volunteer Infantry, and James J..
McTernan, 18th United States Infantry.
Clarence I. Putnam, Battery E, 3rd
United States Artillery, was elected to
membership and will be mustered In at
a later meeting
Short talks on the good of the order
were made by Charles F. Burkhardt,
James j. McTernan, Carl G. Dole,
Conrade Larkin of Worcester, Mass.
and Comrade White of Lawton and
Egbert Camp, Manila, P. I.
The Gen. Henry w. Lawton Camp at
its monthly meeting elected the follow
ing officers: Commander, e. c. Bar
stow: senior vice commander, Arthur G..
Webster; junior vice commander,
George J. McDermott; officer of the day,
Albert A. Glaze: officer of the guard,
Chaunccy L. Davis; auditor, Richard l..
Lamb; trustee for three years, Ernest
r. Graves
William H. Young, Company 1, 3rd
Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry,
was mustered into active membership.
Short talks were given by Depart
ment Comdr James G. Yaden and Will
liam H. Young
Following the business session refresh
ments were served by the entertainment
committee.
The Col James S. Petit Auxiliary, at
/ its last meeting, elected the following
officers: President, Gertrude Keys; senior
vice president, Katherine league; junior
vice president, Florence Cook; chaplain,
Ida Ledoux; patriotic instructor, Mil
dred Hessen; historian, Kathryn Wool
bridge; conductor, Ruth Keys; assistant
conductor, Matte Cocns; guard, Lucy
Morehcad, and assistant guard, Nellie
Burke; delegates to the department
convention Lillian Copley, Emma Deck,