Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
Spanish War Veterans.

! A. Miles Camp at its last meeting:
Commander, Charles P. Galpin; senior
vice commander, Alexander T. jenkins;
| junior vice commander, G. L. Dawson;
officer of the days Jerome Shipman
and Robert Culin; E trustee for three
years, George v. McAlear. The election
! will be held at the next meeting of the
camp, and the installation ceremonies
| viii take place at the January II meet
| ing.
The following recruits were mustered
In as active members: John M. Gooch,
| United States Hospital Corps: William
j. Hickey, chief yeoman, United States
| Navy, and George w. Wise, fireman,
first class, United States Navy Charles
| F. Burkhardt, battalion sergeant major,
41St Regiment, United States Infantry,
was elected to membership and will be
mustered in at a future meeting.
The written report Of Delegates
George ". McAlear, Joseph Weininger
and c. L. Dawson to the national en-
| campment at Havana, Cuba, was read
| by the adjutant.
The camp was notified of the death
+ of the, son Of Past Department Comdr.
Gustave E. Rausch, and the adjutant
was instructed to send letter of con-
| dolence to the family
Past Department Comdr. Arthur H.
| League and Junior Vice Department
| Comdr, Benjamin F. Motley addressed
the meeting under the good Of the order.
| Among the visitors were Frank w. Par
IRISH and Frank Lehman of the Richard
J. Harden Camp; D. F. Cooney of the
/ Gen. Henry w. Lawton Camp, and ].
| H. Ford of the Admiral George Dewey
Naval Camp.
Following the business meeting the
| women of the Gen. Nelson A. Miles
| Auxiliary served refreshments.
| The Col. James s. Petit Auxiliary
celebrated its sixth birthday anniver-
sary at its last meeting, when tokens of
appreciation in the form of certificates
were presented to the six past presi-
| dents, Frances E. Antos, Nellie NJ Ger
ken, Emma Lovett Mary A. Hohenstein,
| Carrie E. Nolan and Catherine B. Bal
| ley. Vocal selections were given by
jeanette Mccartney, with Kathryn Nc
Caffrey at the piano, both of the Gen.
Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary, and an Irish
comedy sketch was put on by Edna r.
Summerfield, Gertrude Keys, Kathe-
rine league, Annie Berthiaume, Mary
Bower and Mildred Hessen.
| Dinner will be served in the auxiliary
| hall, Potomac Bank Building, Wiscon-
| T..
! 7:30 pm, at the December Is meeting.
| The Gen. M. Emmett Urell Auxiliary
entertained the members of the Urell
| Camp at the monthly meeting of the
auxiliary. President Emma Tull acted
as hostess, assisted by several commit
tees, and following program Of enter
| tainment the ladies served refreshments
Past Department Presidents Ella Ford
and Margaret E. Burns and President
Elizabeth Norris of the Admiral George
Dewey Naval Auxiliary, gave interesting
talks. Mrs. Georgiana Stanton was in
itiated.
The rally meeting of the Gen Nelson
| A. Miles Auxiliary was a success five
candidates, Ada Leville, Ella Myers,
Helen Temple, Kate Kennedy and Mary
bership. The following department of
ficers were present: President Carrie
E. Nolan, Secretary Edna r. Summer
field, Judge Advocate Margaret e.
| Burns, Senior Vice President Louise
Moore and Reporter Catherine HUM.
A farewell party was given in honor of
Mrs. Mamie Galpin, who will leave for
California early in December.
The meetings Of the camps and aux
iliaries for, the week are: Gen. Henry
w. Lawton Camp tomorrow night,
Pythian Temple; Col John Jacob Aston
Camp, tomorrow night, Stanley Hall,
United States Soldiers Home; Richard
j. Harden Camp, Thursday night,
Pythian Temple; Admiral George
Dewey Naval Auxiliary, tomorrow night,
Masonic Temple, Eighth and F streets
northeast; Col. John Jacob Aston Aux
iliary, Thursday night, 921 Pennsylva-
mia avenue southeast Washington
Temple, No. /, Lineal Society of the
Spanish war, wednesday night, Pyth-
ian Temple.