Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
Spanish War Veterans

was unanimously Endorsed for COM
mander-in-chief of the Spanish war
Veterans by the Department OF Texas
| encampment held at FL Paso, Tex, July
4, 5 and last.
past Comdrs. Adolph Graef, Frederick
| A Deck and James E. Smith SUBSTITUTED
! &c senior vice commander, officer OF the
| dav and adiutant, respectively, In the ab-
| sonce of Senior Vice Comdr. William l.
RYAN. officer of the Day John D. Nor
ton and Adjt Madison l.. Hill, at the
last meeting of the Col James s. Petit
Camp. Comor Samuel Hubacher pre-
sided.
Charles Lennon, Company M, 9th
Regiment Massachusetts, volunteer IN
fantry, was mustered in as an active
member
A letter of appreciation was received
from Capt William H. Mellach for the
flowers sent by the camp on the recent
death of his wife.
Comdr. Hubacher reported Otto F.
Bendig as fully recovered from his Ill
ness and is now at the Dayton, ONO.
home. He also reported the condition
of William A. Smedley and Willard H.
Wheeler about the same.
The Gen. Nelson A Niles Camp, at
its last meeting, elected and mustered
in as active members Sergt. Clarence =.
Boyer, Company H, Bird Illinois Volun-
teer Infantry, and Lewis +. CasWe!l,
Company K, Bird Regiment Illinois VOL
unteer Infantry William w. Chance,
U. S. Volunteer Signal Corps; Harry D.
Adams. Sd Regiment Virginia Voiun-
teer Infantry; Clarence B. Hurery. Com
pany A. 31st Regiment Michigan Volun-
teer Infantry, and Charles S. cSunSet)
Cox. Troop H, LIST Regiment Illinois
Volunteer Cavalry, known as the In
ternational Soldier of Fortune, having
been elected at previous meeting, were
also mustered into the camp.
Sunset Cox has been an engineer,
soldier, railroad builder, Chinese revolu-
ZIONIST, aviator, rubber expert, editor
and general all-around soldier of for
tune. Mr.. Cox went to the Philippines
in 1898 with the 4th U. S. Cavalry,
served three years, returned, then went
back, serving with Pershing in Minda-
nao In 1903 he organized the first
Moro constabulary, then quit and went
to China as military instructor in Sun
Vat Sens first revolution.
The Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp at its monthly meeting unani-
mously adopted motion made by Past
Comdr. James A. Burns that the camp
recognize the National Tribune as the
official organ of the Spanish War Vet
Grams.
Also a motion unanimously adopted
extended congratulations to Harlan
Wood, an honorary member OF the
camp, upon his recent election to the
office of department commander of the
American Legion.
Past Department Comdr Arthur H.
League installed Bernard S. Buscher
into the Office of adjutant of the camp.
Clifton H. DodSon was elected to
membership and mustered in. Henry
Dyer was mustered in by transfer from
the Col. Fred 3. Began Camp, of the
Department of Massachusetts,.
Junior Vice Department Comdr. Ben
jamin F. Motley complimented the camp
upon the busineSSlike manner in which
the meeting was conducted. Past De-
partment Comdr. League spoke of the
work being done by the National Trib-
une in the interest of veterans. Other
speakers were Hency Dyer and Clifton
H. Dodson. :
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary at its
monthly meeting initiated the follow
ing: Buelah M Cope, Ervy C. Murphy,
Marie A. Cook and Jenet Fikken. Past
Department President Margaret E.
Burns, Junior Vice Department Pres
ident Bertha Cook and Elizabeth Norris,
president of the Admiral George Dewey
Naval Auxiliary, were visitors.
At the meeting of the Admiral George
Dewey Naval Auxiliary. President Eliza
beth Norris announced dinner would
be given by the auxiliary October "a. at
the Northeast Masonic Temple. Two
candidates were initiated, Elizabeth
Fleming and Angela Heaton.
Hereafter the auxiliaries will resume
their regular schedule of two meetings
a month.
The meetings of the camps and auXil-
iaries for the week are: Col. James S.
Petit Camp, Tuesday night. 921 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast; Gen. Nelson
A. Miles Camp Friday night, Pythian
Temple; Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary
Friday night. Pythian Temple.