Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
Spanish War Veterans

Finley. Company 3, list Regiment. Dis
trict Of Columbia Volunteer Infantry;
John NJ. Gooch. U. S. Hospital Corps,
Charles L. Henderson, Company c, 5ti1
Regiment. Maryland Volunteer Infantry;
Clarence B. Hurry, Company A, 3lst
Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry;
George Mcconnell. Company /, 18th U.
Company C. 36th T. S. Infantry. james
E. Phillips. U. S. S. st. Paul, U. S. Navy,
and James H. Reed. Company M. 30tn
u S. Infantry.
The semi-annual report of Adjt. A.
Eugene Pierce showed net gain OF 81
members since the first of the year the
camp now having 497 members In good
standing, with II recruits awaiting
muster.
Past Department Comdr. Charles w.
McCaffrey read the trustees report.
Senior Vice Comdr. A. T. jenkins,
chairman of the sick and relief COM
mittee, reported John NJ Gartrell Tell
A. Turner and John Molynsaux In the
Naval Hospital, Mrs. Henry Epps
tnurseD; Arnold H, Dyson, John P.
Mohr. c. L. Dawson and Joseph Kan
niesser in Walter Reed Hospital and S.
e. Murdoch, Bowie q. Mills and George
McGriffith lii at their homes
Junior Vice Com6r. Charles P. Galpi1
outlined the program OF recruiting and
stated that during the period from June
80, 1927, to June 80, 1923, IS members
were responsible for 81 recruits being
mustered into the camp.
Senior Vice Department Comdr. Lortn
C. Nelson. travel director for the de-
partment, announced that he Is pre-
pairing a bulletin covering Transports
ton details to and from the national en-
campment to be held october to IL at
Havana. Cuba. which will be mailed to
all members Of the camps as soon as
completed.
| Comdr. Harry A. Nolan. at the meet
/ ing of the Admiral George Dewey Naval
/ Camp. announced that upon request OF
/ Department 'Comdr. James G. Yaden for
aides on his staff he had recommended
| the following members for appointment:
! Past Department Con1dr. Arthur II,
| League, Judge Advocate James A.
Burns and Junior Color Sergt. James
/ Purcell.
| The following recruits we're mustered
| into membership: Joseph A. G. Fought,
! Sd United States Cavalry, and William
| Elliott Rowe, I'd Regiment Tennessee
1 Volunteer Infantry.
/ The following delegates and alternates
were elected 10 the thirtieth national
encampment. To be held In Havana.
4 Cuba, October TO IL Delegates, John
/ H. Ford. J. w Kimmerling and Andrew
I j. Kimmel; alternates, ]. T. Donnelly,
H. A. Hagan and John e. Lynch.
| A rising vote OF thanks was given
, Past Comdr. George B. Parker for hav-
| ing furnished a holder for the camp
colors.
/ Department Comdr. James c. Yaden
commended the camp for the large at
| tendance Of members and for the man.
ner in which the business was trans
acted. Charles H. Venable read poem
by John Clagett Proctor. Chairman Ar
thur H. League Of the good and welfare
committee spoke of the Santiago day
excursion. Other speakers were Junior
Vice Comdr. Charles A. 5trobel OF Col,
James S. Petit Camp, Joseph A. G.
Fought and william E. Rowe.
The annual excursion of the District
department To Marshall Hall. celebrat-
ing Santiago day. was held last Tuesday,
under the direction of Past Department
Comdr, Arthur II, League, chairman OF
/ the good and welfare committee, and
the members Of his committee. More
than $500 members Of the organization
and the Ladies Auxiliafies and their
/ families and friends attended the cele~
J bration
The various contests which we're con-
Quoted by committee consisting Of
| Andrew J. Kimmel, John NJ, Farmer.
! Oscar Feidser and Ivan H. Conklin, and
/ for which prizes were awarded, resulted
as follows:
/ The 75-yard dash. open TO all boys
and girls. WAS won by Elwood Davis,
Mary Virginia Haardt taking second
prize and Edward LaWless third 75-yafd
dash, for boys under IA years old. Mark
Whalen first. Norris Conklin second; 50-
yard dash, for girls under IA years
Mary Della first, Mary Virginia Haafdt
second. Helen Magee third, shoe race,
for boys under IL years Henry Haafdt
first. ElWood Davis second, Edward
IawleSs third. peanut race, Tor girls
under IL years Esther Kurtz first. Helen
Magee second; sack race. for boys under
IA years. Russell Etter flrst John Eek
hart second, sack race, Tor girls under
II years. Mary Della fifst, Dorothy
C0ehrane second, 76~gard dash, for boys
between IA and Ia years. Russell Ettsr
first. Marx Whaien second 75-yard
dash, for girls between IA and Ii years,
! Rose Eekhart first, Annabeiie Haardt
second, 73-yard dash, for boys under IL