Evening star., 1929-12-01

Gov. Fred w. Green, commander in
chief, in special orders issued last week,
announced the appointment Of the fol-
lowing District veterans as national
the Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, Fred
Kaske, Richard J. Harden Camp; AL
bert o. Cumberledge, Col. James s..
Petit Camp; oscar Feldser, Col. John
Jacob Astor Camp; James E. Smith,
Gen. Henry w. Lawton Camp; William
A. Gable, Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp, and Robert E. Wallace, Gen. M.
Emmett Urell Camp.
The Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp at
its last meeting nominated the follow
ing officers: Commander, Alexander T.
| Jenkins; senior vice C m m d r,
Charles L. Dawson; junior vice COM
mander, Gerald F. .McGillicuddy and
Nelson B. Durfee; officer of the day,
Milton D. Mettee; officer of the guard,
Robert c. Culin; trustee, Clarence A.
Belknap.
The following were mustered in to ac-
tive membership; Martin Sullivan,
Company K, Tenth United States In
fantry; Andrew j. Hargis, Troop l.,
7th United States Cavalry; Melvin
r. Blackwell, Company K, 5th United
States Infantry; John Stakeholder,
10th United States Infantry, and
Charles w. Blush, United States Ma
rine Corps. The following were elected
to membership and will be mustered at
a future meeting: James E. Nyman,
United States Navy; Charles A. Wilder,
United States Navy; Charles A. McCor-
mick, Company G, 4th United States
Cavalry, and Rev. George F. Dudley,
chaplain, 1st District of Columbia Vol
unteer Infantry.
John Urquhart and Alfred L. Siebel
were taken in by transfer from the
Richard j. Harden Camp.
The Richard J. Harden Camp mus
tered Frank Britton, 7th Company
Coast Artillery Corps, into active mem
bership and Charles L. Smell and
George B. Wood were mustered and re-
obligated. John Urquhart was granted
a transfer to the Gen. Nelson A Miles
Camp. Nomination and election of Of
ficers will be held at the Pythian Tenn
pie next Thursday night.
W. d. Watts, chairman of the relief
committee, reported j. G. Barry dis
charged from hospital, A. j, Phillips, E.
H. Myers, c. j. Myers, John NJ. New
gent and E. Byrd Doran convalescent
and Past Commander in Chief D. "
Chisholm discharged from Walter
Reed Hospital.
Past Department Commander Will
| 41aln Il. NaCCOCkS ana commander EQ-
ward A. Barstow, of the Gen. Henry
w. Lawton Camp made addresses.
The following we're nominated for
officers of the Gen. M. Emmet Urell
Camp for the year 1880: Commander,
E. M. EShelman: senior vice command
er, James B. Freeland; junior vice
commander, w. I. jenkins; officer of the
day, Harvey Hix; officer of the guard,
John J. Pempey; trustee, Samuel j.
McWilliamS.
Julius Schow, medal of honor man,
was inferred at Arlington National Gem
etery with military honorS November &c.
Mrs. Pearl B. Dell and Harry Hos
kinSon of the Cedar Hill Cemetery
Corporation, appeared before the de-
partment Memorial day committee at
its last meeting and explained in detail
the proposition of reservation by tn
organization of a section in Cedar Hill
Memorial Park.
Chairman McCaffrey announced tha
the ladies' auxiliarieS would make car
nations for decorating the graves oi
Spanish War veterans in Arlington Ma
ttonal Cemetery and the cemeteries In
the District OF Columbia
The members of the committee are
Past Department Comdr. Charles w
McCaffrey, chairman, Past Comdr
Bernard s. Buscher, secretary; Past
Department Comdr. Clarence A. Belk-
nap, Department Adjutant A. Eugene
Fierce, Louis Lindner, Walter Nolan