Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20

The following officers were installed
at the last meeting of the Gen. Henry
w. Lawton Camp, John A. Gallagher
acting as department installing officer
and William E. Rink as master OF cere-
monies: Commander, Edward c. Bar
stow; senior vice commander, Arthur
G. Webster junior vice commander,
George McDermott; adjutant, James E..
Smith; quartermaster, George E. Bur-
dick; trustee for three years, Ernest
r. Graves; patriotic instructor, John
c, Berkeley; historian, William P. Da-
Wis; surgeon, Dr. Clarence weaver;
chaplain, William H. BarStow; officer
of the Oay, Albert A. Glaze; officer OF
the guard. Chauncey L. Davis; ser
geant major, William Johnston; senior
color sergeant, Daniel Dunning. Harry
Winters, junior color sergeant, ana
Joseph Thornberg. chief musician, will
be installed at future meeting. 80.
Charles j. MattSon, U. S. S. ALI
Ance. United States Navy, was mustered
In as an active member, and James E.
Smith, chief yeoman, United States
Navy, past commander of the Col.
James S. Petit Camp, was taken In as
q transfer from that camp.
Past Department Comdr. Lee H. Har-
ris announced the Maine memorial
committee is working on the arrange
mentS for the annual memorial services
to be held in the riding hall at Fort
Myer, Va, February Is.
Department Comdr. James 9. Yaden
congratulated the newly installed off1-
GERS and pledged the cooperation OF
the department in their activities. He
stated some of the duties of the camps
were being passed along to the depart
ment---one a grievance committee, with
Junior Vice Department Comdr. BenJa-
min F. Motley as chairman, and an
other the employment committee, with
Past Department Comdr James E.
Maynard as chairman. He requested
that matters along these lines be taken
I'D in the camp first and an endeavor
made to take care of them by present.
ing them officially to proper camp
chairmen. Comdr. Yaden also pre-.
sented holiday greetings from Presi-
dent Coolidge to all disabled ex-Service
men and women. Other speakers were
Senior Vice Department Comdr. Lorin
C: Nelson, Junior Vice Department
ment Adjt. A. Eugene Pierce, Com
handkerchief McWilliams of the Gen.
M. Emmett Urell Camp. Ernest r.
Graves, retiring commander Of the
camp, and Charles j. MattSon.
The camp presented a past COM
mander's badge to Ernest r. Graves,
Department Comdr. Yaden making the
presentation.
The Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp at its last meeting installed off,
GERS. Department Installation officer
William I. jenkins, assisted by Past
Department Con1dr. Arthur H. League
as master of ceremonies, conducted the
installation, as follows: Commander,
Harry j. Davis; senior vice commander,
Victor L. Woodbridge; junior vice COM
mander, George C.. Talbert; adjutant,
Bernard S. BuScher: QuartermaSter,
Charles ". Dougherty; officer of the
day, James p. O'Connor; officer of the
guard, Harry 8. Bowman; patriotic in
Structor, Andrew j. Kimmel; historian,
A. j. Beaupre; chaplain, Eugene Dole
man; color sergeant, James r. Purcell,
and surgeon, DR.. H. Z. Perlie.
The following were mustered in as
Ter, Company A, LIST Regiment, Nebraska
Volunteer Infantry; Henry Butler.
United States Navy, and Frederick M
Edwards, 5th United States Cavalry.
The report of the sick committee
showed Claude j. Burton, Henry o.
Osborne and Past Comdr. John w.
Kimmerling on the sick list.
Announcement of the sick committee
was made as follows: Junior Vice
Comdr. George c. Talbert, chairman:
William S. Shelby, Patrick j. Callan and
Lawrence r. Gallagher.
The banquet committee was author
ICED to proceed with the arrangements
for the annual banquet of the Dewey
Camp.
Past Department Comdr. Arthur H.
League spoke of the purposes and ac-
compliShments attained through the
official organ of the Spanish War Vet
Grams. Past Senior Vice Comdr.
William H. Shreve, after an absence of
seven years due to illness, was able to
be present. He told of the splendid
treatment accorded the veterans of the
organization in the various hospitals
to which he had been assigned Other
speakers were Past Comdr Harry A.
Nolan, Comdr. Harry j. Davis, Senior
Vice Comdr. Victor L.. Woodbridge,
Junior Vice Comdr. George c. Tai
bert, Past Comdr. Gaspar Orange,
Dr. O. N. Fansler, Henry Butler, Fred
erick M. Edwards, william S. Shelby,
P. j. Callan and Lieut. William A.
Cooper, the latter 81 years of age and
On active member of the camp.
Col. Rice w. Means, past commander
sn-chief Of the Spanish War Veterans,
was the principal speaker at the annual
banquet of the Gen Nelson A. Miles
Camp, which was held following the in
stallation ceremonies of the camp at its
last meeting. Other speakers were De-
partment Condr. James G. Yaden, De-
partment President Carrie E. Nolan of