Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
Spanish War Veterans

Junior Vice Comdr. Edwin j. Robb,
chairman Of the sick and relief COM
mittee, reported no change in the con-
-dition of willard Wheeler and John
L. w. Burke, who are III at their homes.
Ward L. United States Soldiers Home
Hospital. improved.
Senior Vice Comdr. Charles A. Stro-
bel and Adjt. Frederick Deck we're
elected delegates to represent the camp
at the national encampment OF the
Spanish gar Veterans to be held at
Denver, Colo. September to IL. Mon.
roe C. Monkey and August Griessel
we're elected as alternates.
Senior Vice Department Comdr. Ben
iamin F.. Motley and Past Department
Comdr. Arthur H. League addressed the
meeting.
Department Comdr. Lorin 6: Nelson
has called a meeting of the department
council of administration next Friday
night at 8 O'Clock at 921 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. There will also be O
meeting on the same evening at z
o'clock at the same address Of the dele
gates of the camps and department to
the thirty-first national encampment
to be held in Denver, Colo, September
8 to IL next. Comdr. Nelson requests
all delegates and other veterans who
are going to Denver to be present IN
order to make reservations for the trip.
At the last meeting of the Richard
j. Harden Camp, Post Comdr. Francis
G. HUM presented the camp with q
handsome silk flag, which, on motion
by Leo M. Devlin and Joseph j. Har-
vey, was received with vote OF thanks
for Mr.. HUM.
w. D. watts, chairman Of the relief
committee, reported Charles L. finch
returned to work, Matthew Ridden dis
charged from hospital and that John D.
Mitchell who is quite i'll in the Naval
Hospital, will probably be transferred
| to johnson City, Tenn.
The obligation of Albert Brown OF
Loving, ILL.,. was received and he was
| declared member OF the camp. having
been elected July Is last. James A.
Cavanaugh was reinStated and Elmer Z
Schooley readmitted.
! Joseph j. Harvey, chairman OF the
| entertainment committee, reported that
| 2,177 persons attended the Santiago
day excursion. He requested the COM
rades to make prompt returns on tickets
still out.
Junior Vice Department Comdr. Sam
uel j. McWilliams, Assistant Travel Di-
: rector Ernest r. Graves, Past Depart.
1 ANAeooONAA0 @AAS
Comdr. Charles P. Galpin Of the Gen
Nelson A. Miles Camp. addressed the
membership Past Department Comdr
James E. Maynard, chairman OF the
department employment committee
spoke on the subject of employment FOL
widows and the wives of disabled vet.
Grams.
The Gen. Henry w. Lawton CanI
| at its meeting Monday night elected
Ernest r. Graves and George j. NC
Dermott as delegates and James
Smith and John M. Farmer as alter
mates to represent the camp at tn
thirty-first national encampment to b
held at Denver, Colo, September 8 to 1!
next. The delegate and alternates vii
attend a meeting of the department
delegation Friday night at o'clock a
| Cpl Pennsylvania avenue southeast
| when reservations will be made fol
delegates and other veterans who arr
going to attend the Denver encamp
ment.
Ray Anthony Company M, 9th Regi'
ment, United States Infantry, and Dol
Hiram York. Company A, 14th Regi'
ment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
were mustered into active membership
Junior Vice Comdr. McDermot
/ reported MuSlCldIl JOSSph + AAOAASCAt
mas been on the sick list for the pas
six months. Senior Vice ComdI
webster reported George Schuhard still
in the United States Soldiers Hom
Hospital. unimproved. Comdr. Bar
stow announced the death Of JAIME
E. Leeman. July %. The funeral wa
held July 81 with the rttualistic cere
monies Of the Spanish War Veteran
with the cooperation Of Comdi
Charles P. Galpin Of the Gen. Nelson
A. Miles Camp.
Comdr. Barstow appointed Rich
ard L. Lamb and Edward L. ConneH!
members of the Memorial day com
mittee.
partment Condr.' Lorip G. Nelson
Senior Vice Department Comdr. Ben
jamin F. Motley, Junior Vice Depart
ment Comdr. Samuel j. McWilhams
Department Chaplain Samuel G. Nav
son, Past Department Comdr. arthur
n. League, Ray Anthony, Don Hiram
York, Comdr. George F. Cook and e
Byrd Doran of the Richard j. Harder
Camp.
| past Comdr. Print E.. Shomette
! chairman of the department recruiting
committee explained plans for an
| other recruiting campaign and stated
that he desired the commander OF each
! camp 10 assign TOUR mempelS On HE
committee.
The Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary
at its last meeting elected the following
recruits to active membership: MIS-
Helen Kraemer. Mrs. Margaret Z. Gu
villier. Mrs Ethel Hughes and Mrs. Min.
ME NJ Gray. They will be mustered
in at later meeting.
Following short business session
program, under the direction of Mrs
Hattie Ludwig, was presented by talent
from the auxiliary depicting incidents
of the Spanish War. Songs Of that Pc
Rod were sung by the members. Milet
Camp members were in attendance arc
! after the entertainment Mrs. Alice LUIS.
! key, chairman of the entertainment
committee, and her assistants served
| luncheon.