Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

Junior Vice Comdr. George ]. Nc
Dermott and Past Comdr. Ernest r.
Graves of the Gen. Henry w. Lawton
Camp, delegates to the national con-
ventAon at Denver, gave report Of the
proceedings of the convention at the last
meeting of the camp.
Cleveland Kennicutt and members OF
the Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary an
nounced barn dance and bazaar to be
given by the Miles Auxiliary at the
Pythian Temple, october 80.
Ohlcer of the Day Glaze reported
Cant. Sydney r. Jacobs in Walter Reed
Hospital and Harry c. Brooks on the
sick list.
Department Comdr. Lorin C. Nelson
gave o talk on the activities of the
District delegation to the national en-
campment at Denver. Other speakers
were Senior wee Department Comdr
Benjamin F. Motley; Junior Vice De-
partment Comdr Samuel j. McWilliams,
Past Department Comdr. Albert
Michaud and Past Department Comdr.
Arthur H. League.
Senior Vice Comdr. Charles A. Strobel
presided at the last meeting of the Col
James S. Petit Camp in the absence of
Con1dr. William T. Ryan.
The following were mustered into
active membership: Breckes N. Howe,
Company G, 2lst Regiment United
States Infantry; Charles H. Hunter,
Company L, 9Th Regiment Ohio Volun-
teer Infantry, and John J. Bresnahan,
Company D, 26th Regiment United
States Infantry.
Junior Vice Comdr. Edwin ]. Robb,
chairman Of the sick and relief COM
mittee, reported Richard B. Wheeler in
ward g, Naval Hospital, with a badly
injured foot; Charles F. Bailey in ward
80, Walter Reed Hospital, improving;
George o. Briggs, in the Sheridan Build
ing, United States Soldiers Home, i'm
proved; John L. Burke, Eric Kentz and
Willard Wheeler confined to their homes
on account of illness.
Past Department Comdrs Albert
Mchaud and Arthur H. League, Comdr.
Edward BarStow of Lawton Camp,
Adjutant James E. Smith of Lawton
Camp, M. -Luebner, r. 3. Wheeler,
Breekles N. Howe, Charles H. Hunter
and John J. Bresnahan made addresses.
Past Comdr James A. Burns made a
report as a delegate to the national en-
canapment at the last meeting of the
Admiral George Dewey Naval Camp
concluding with the reading Of the
speech Of Maj. Gen. Pedro e. Betan-
court, personal representative of Presi-
dent Machado Of Cuba at the conven-
ton.
Junior Vice Comdr. George c. Tai
bert, chairman of the sick and relief
committee, reported Joseph j. Maddox
In ward B, Naval Hospital.
Department Condr. L. c.. Nelson told
OF the proceedings at the national en-
caMpment at Denver. DR.. Horace
Periie read the history of Snug Harbor
the home for aged merchant marine
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Senior Vice Department Comdr. B. F.
Motley, Past Department Comdr. Arthur
II. League and w. H. Shreye.
h The Gen. Nelson a. Miles Camp at
It's last meeting mustered the following
INTO active membership Henry Rabies,
George E. Henry, Augustus de Grum-
mond and William Kittenger. The
following were elected to membership
and viii be mustered In at later meet
ing: Howard H. Hicks, A7th Company
Coast Artillery Corps, and William T.
Grthen, Company C, LIST Regiment
Mississippi Volunteer Infantry.
Walter j. Ferguson, member of the
camp died at his home. October q. and
was buried at Arlington National Gem
etery with military honors, the officers
and members conducting the ceremo-
mics.
The Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary
~ 1& october IL meeting voted favor
ably on the applications for membership
OF Nellie Krebs and Grace Lloyd and
the transfer Of Goldie Ewald from the
Dewey Auxiliary. They will be obligated
at later meeting. A report Of the ar
rangements for the barn dance and
bazaar to be given by the auxiliary in
the Pythian Temple October 80 was
made.
Following are the general and sub
committees:
General committee-Helen M. Ken
nicutt, chairman; M. Elma Edwards.
treasurer, and Beulah NJ. Cope.
Executive committee-Helen M. Ken
nicutt. chairman; Susie Adams, Jean
cite Mccartney, Mamie Galpin, Emma
Warren. Emma Neal, Charles P. Cabin.
Lortn C. Nelson, Alexander T. jenkins
and Francis A. Watt.
Finance and tickets committee
Edwin n. Luskey chairman; Alexander
T. jenkins, Cleveland Kennicutt. Harry
j. Stahl, George " McAlear, Clarence
A. Belknap, Joseph Atwood, Charles w.
McCanrey, D. F. Cooney, Esther
EYhardt, Gertrude Stahl, Charlotte M.
Willy, Gertrude Ludwig. Charlotte
Shipnan. Louise Zeaman, Edith Quinn,
Clara Lehman, Beulah M. Cope, Thelma
Goodrich. Kathryn Mccartney and
Frances Lucas
Committee on music-.Jeanette Nc
CaGrey. chairman; Emily M. jenkins.
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