Evening star., 1928-04-29

lington cemetery. Others who spoke
we're: Junior Vice Department Corndf.
Lorin G. Nelson. Department Inspector
Benjamin r. Motley, John Hamburg.
George w. Kingsbury, John r. Bethune.
Albert w. Evans, Leo M Devlin, Charles
c. Clark, d. w. Ottinger Of Camp No.
5, Detroit, and c. w. Eshelman Of
Roosevelt Camp, Department Of Cali
fornia.
The Col. James s. Petit Camp at ITS
meeting Tuesday night elected the fol-
lowing recruits to membership: James
H. Clancy. Company n, 43rd u 8. Vol
unteer Infantry; Robert c. Sheperd,
Troop d. 3rd U. S. Cavalry: John Will
ton Grady, hospital steward. u s. s.
Hancock. Louis Rollman was admitted
by transfer
The camp Endorsed Senior Vice De.
partment Comdr. James G. Yaden for
department commander and Junior
Vice Department Comdr. Lorin C. Mel
son for senior vice department com
mander. subject to the action Of the
department encampment In June,
Charles A. Strobel, chairman OF the
recruiting committee, has been conduct
ing vigorous campaign with his COM
mittee. He reports gain of 33 mem
oers since the first of the year, with
81 dPPtNotAOlIo
William T. Ryan, chairman of the re-
lief committee, reported Frank j Weber
and Otto F. Bendig. in the Soldiers
Home Hospital. improved: Harry Thor-
son and Milton Smith Ill. willard n
wheeler improved and Eddie Cave In
the Naval Hospital.
Past Department Comdr. Arthur "A
League addressed the camp and stressed
the necessity of raising funds to finance
the decoration OF graves and for con-
Quoting exercises on Memorial dsy.
Mr.. League Is chairman of the finance
committee OF the G. A. r. Memorial
day committee
Department Inspector BENJAMIN ?.
Motley praised the camp of1cials for the
manner IN which they conducted the
work of the camp. Others who spoke
we're Senior Vice Department Corndr
James 9. Yaden and Comdr. George v
McAlear of the Gen. Nelson A. Mile
Camp.
Department President Margaret T.
Burns and her staff. of the ladies
auxiliary, paid an official visit to the
Col. John Jacob Astor Auxiliary April
l9. when the following candidates were
initiated: May Escavaille, Magdsline
Cecil, Agnes M. Frazier. Jonannah
Schulz and Margaret B. RagIand
Josephine jenkins was received By
transfer from the Col. James 8 PETIT,
Auxiliary. President Burns conducted
the initiatory work. Plans were dis
cussed for an entertainment for the
beneht Of the department. and the
date viii be announced later Short
addresses were made by President
Burns, Cora NJ. Campbell. Frances
Antos, Ttllie Mae Roth and Edna r.
Summerfeld. Re reshmen ents were
served.
Members of the Lineal Society OF
Spanish War were entertained Nom
day night by Mrs. Carrie Davis at her
residence, 230 Eleventh street north
east. A program Of music and games
was provided and refreshments were
served.
The Lineal Society win hold a card
party Wednesday night on the second
floor Of Pythian Temple to raise funds
for Memorial day and relief work.
Mrs. Gertrude williams. chairman OF
the committee. announces that hand
some prizes will be awarded.
The meetings of the camps and
auxiliaries for the week are: Richard
J. Harden Camp. Thursday night.
Pythian Temple: Col. John Jacob Astor
Auxiliary. Thursday night. 921 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast: washington
Temple. Lineal Society of the Spanish
War. Wednesday night. Pythian Tenn
ple