Evening star., 1928-04-08
Spanish War Veterans

that arrangements had been completed
by his committee for the banquet to be
rendered to Commander-in Chief John
j. Garrity at the Willard Hotel May I'll
The report was approved by the couh-
Gil.
Past Department Comdr. Lee H. Har-
ris will make detailed report 10 tne
department convention, which VIII De
held in June.
Ernest r, Graves, chairman of the re-
cruiting committee, stated activltieS OF
his committee were bringing results ana
that the net gains to the various camps
since the first of the year were as !oi-
lows. Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp NO
81: Richard J. Hardin Camp, NO. %o'
Col. James S. Petit Camp.No Is: Gen
Henry w. Lawton Camp, No. 20. coi'
John Jacob Astor Camp. NO. IL Au-
miral George Dewey Naval Camp, NO
6, and Gen. NJ. Emmett ureh camp
No. II.
An aupropriation was made to pub
lsh the names of the department ana
rarnn officers as we'll as the dates ana
meeting places of the camps. IN the ros-
ter soon to be issued by the Department
of the Potomac. Grand Army OF inc
Fast department Chaplain Tell A
Turner was reported sick IN 'he Na'ai
Hospital. ,,,,
reportcd James Mooney. of the DEPART
ment of New Jersey in ward B. Naval
Hospital, and requested the members 10
call on him. E..
communication was received from
G. A. Lane, department commander OF
Florida thanking the District depart
ment for conducting the funeral OF
Sergt. Edward G. Norton with military
hcnors At Arlington National Cemetery:
Sergt. Norton, who was member OF
the Florida Spanish War Veterans,
served in the lSt United states CAV
airy Trough RiderSl.
past Department Comdr. Charles
w, McCaffrey. Senior Vice Department
Comdr. James G. Yaden. Quartermaster
Gen. James j. Murphy. Past Depart
ment Comdr. Harry F. Patterson and
Past Camp Comdr. John Murphy, ad-
dressed The council on the Importance ot
the Spanish War Veterans taking up the
work of the Grand Army Of the Repuo-
lie on Memorial day each year as the
logical and senior war service organlza-
ton for that purpose.
Gen. Henry W. Lawton Camp last
Monday mustered in the following re-
cruitS: John o. Berkley, Troop X. 3rd
United States Volunteer Cavalry: Fred
erick W. CGSick. Company c, lSt Regi-
ment District of Columbia Volunteer
Infantry; Chauncey L. Davis. Troop II,
7th United States Cavalry. James l..
Dillon. Troop E. 5th United States Cav
airy: Englehard G. Grau. Company A.
18th Regiment Minnesota Volunteer In
fantry: Frank L. Hudson. Company H.
lSt Regiment Delaware Volunteer In
fantry: Charles j. Newhard. Hospital
Corps. United States Army. Archie w.
Smith. Troop A. 18th United States Cav
airy: Peter j. Traxler. Company A, 5th
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Six
additional recruits will be mustered in
at a later meeting of the camp.
J. L. Dawson. chairman of the re-
cruiting committee, stated that his COM
mittee was conducting an intensive
recruiting campaige He reported 3S
members taken in since the first of the
year.
The camp adopted a resoluron>ln-
dorsing James G.. Taden Tor Depart
ment commander at the convention 10
be held in June. Also a resolution IA
voring the passage Of the Welch bin
was adopted
The Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary at its meeting last Monday
night initiated the following recruits:
Anna Venable. Evelyn White, Minnie
Farrell and Irma Garner
Announcement was made that he
auxiliary would In the near :uTure give
dinner for the benefit Of the depart
.aent
Department President Margaret E
Burns addressed the membership on
the Importance Of recruiting.
The department council of adrn.nis-
tration of the Ladles Aux.ljasies will
meet Tuesday night at 42i ennsy,-
vania avenue southeast.
The meetings of the camps and Pux-
iliaries for the week are Gen. Nelson
A. Miles Camp, Friday night, Pylhian
Temple; Col James S. Petit Camp.
Tuesday night. 92i Pennsylvania avenue
southeast; Admiral George Dewey Ma
val Camp Friday night, No Lheast Ma
sonic Temple. Eighth and r streets
northeast; Col James s. Petit Auxil-
iary. Thursday night Potomac Bank
Building. wisconsin avenue and NJ
street northwest: Gcn Nelson A. sItlcs
Auxiliary, Friday night. Pythisn Temple
Tisentsin. China. expects a building
boom in its foreign section.
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