Evening star., 1928-04-08


Laguna Province, and Camp StotSen-
berg. Pamoanga Province and was or
0ere6 TO the United States for dis
charge from the latter duty Mr..
Edbacher was discharged st Camp Nc
powell, Angeles Island, Cal, May %,
1904. with the rank of sergeant. He
vas charter member of Troop I, as
well as charter member OF the 18th
Cavalry.
Returning to NelSonvillo. Ohio. he
became coal miner and later 8 mine
electrician, at which occupation he was
employees alntil October 6. 1910. when
as the result of civil service eXamina-
ton he was appointed watchman III
the Interior Department at Washing
ton. He was promoted 70 lieutenant
Of the watch in 1912. and in 1915 to
the position of clerk IN the supply dlvi-
sion and placed in charge Of the sta
isonery section of that division, Fol-
lowing the consolidation of the vari-
Gus supply divisions of the department
he became chief of stores and shipping
section. which position he now holds
He has served continuously in the In
terror Department for II years and is a
member O. the general supply COM
mittee representing that department.
Mr.. EubachSr Joined the Richard
Harden Camp of Spanish War Veterans
In 1912. transferring TO the Petit Camp
In 1926. where he has been active in
the affairs Of the order, serving on
various committees and aS officer OF
the guard in 1927.
Tho department council Of admins
tration met Tuesday night at 92l
PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast. De-
partment Condr. Albert Michaud pre-
siding
Senior Vice Department Comdr.
James G. Ea5en offered resolution
authorizing the department commander
TO appoint a committee to make a
study of the unifieation plan of the
Public Utilities Commission of the Dis
trict OF Columbia for merging the two
street railway companies and the
Washington Rapid Transit Co. and
appear before the appropriate COM
mittees of Congress TO represent
the views of the United Spanish War
Veterans on the subject. The resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted and
Colndr Michaud appointed Senior Vice
Department Comdr James @. Yaden,
Past Department Condr william L.
Mattocks and QaartermaSter General
James j. Murphy as the committee.
Department Adiutant William /. Jen-
k.nS announced the following members
had been appointed on the general
memorial committee of the Department
OF the Potomac. Grand Army Of the
Republic: Department Comdr. Albert
Michaud chairman: Department Adju-
tsnt William l. Jenkins. secretary. Past
Department Comdr Charles W. McCaf-
frey. vice chairman. Past Department
C0.ndr. Arthur II. League. chairman Of
the finance committee. Senior Vice
Department Comd-. James q. Yaden.
Junior Vice Department Condr Lorin
c. Nelson Department Qaarterinaster
William e RINK Past Department;
C1nlciT Samuel c. Maws0n. Past De-
parimenf CoE1adr. William E. Mattocks,
Camp Couldrs. George v. McAleaT.
Harry j Sherwood. Samuel Habaci1er,
Ernest r. Graves. John Schaeler HarrY
A. Nolan and Charles A. Martin Camp
A61uianiS A. Eugene Pierce, Howard
L. Leslie, Madison L. Hill. William
Johnston. Archie j. Jones, Alexander
Fraser and Robert e Washburn:
Andrew J. Kimmsl and John r. Beth
une The general committee will meet
each Thursday night until Memorial day
IN the beard room of the District Build
ing.
A resolution was adopted fayoring a
bill introduced in Congress appropri-
a1tng $1,000 for the use Of the me-
moral committee The bill has passed
Tire Senate ard is now before the
House, and early action is assured IN
Tire latter body.
r2st Department Com ir. Arthur H
League. chairman OF the good -of-ti1e-
or5or eni welfare committee. reported