Evening star., 1929-11-17

The department general Memorial
day committee met last week and mace
arrangements for the manufacture OF
a sufficient number of red carnations
to place one on each grave OF the
Spanish War Veterans in Arlington
National Cemetery and the cemeteries
In and about the District of Columbia:
The department auXiliarieS have agreed
to make the carnations and Will begin
the work Immediately, Past Depart
ment Conldr. Charles w. McCaffrey is
chairman of the committee.
Department Comdr. Lorin G. Nelson
in special orders, to be issued this week,
announces the appointment of Past
Comdr. Bernard S. Buscher OF the
Admiral George Dewey Naval Camp
as department graves registration ON.
Ger. He will compile a record OF all
deceased veterans of the Spanish
American War who are inferred in Ar
lington National Cemetery and ceme-
teries in the District of Columbia, giving
their names service record, date of death,
cemeteries in which they are buried and
the grave numbers. His work is for the
purpose of facilitating the plans OF the
department Memorial day committee,
which will meet on the first and third
Mondays of each month at 92l Penn
sylvania avenue southeast.
Department Comdr. Nelson and staff,
accompanied by 20 members of the or
ganization, attended the ceremonies in
connection with the breaking of ground
for the Walter Reed Memorial Chapel
at Fourteenth and Dahlia streets north
west last Monday.
The following applications for mem
bership we're received at the last meet
ing of the Richard j. Harden Camp:
Peter M. Vandling, 18th United states
Infantry: Charles B. Money, United
18th United States Infantry; @. A. SIM
mons, 18th United States Infantry;
William L. Leatherland; for readmis-
sion, Dennis d. Walker and Mortimer.
Alfred L. Siebel was granted transfer
to the Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp OF
the District department.
Comdr. George F. Cook announced the
appointment of Fred Kaske as national
aide-de-camp on the staff Of Com
mander in Chief Fred w. Green.
Joseph j. Harvey, chairman OF the
tailed report of the camps participation
in the Santiago day excursion.
w. D. Watts, chairman of the relief
committee, reported Past Commander
in-chief Daniel v. Chisholm in Walter
Reed Hospital, where he is convalescing
following an operation; John A. O.
Shuster discharged from the Episcopal
Ear, Eye anu 1IIOdG E1oSpAkdA! ~ y.
Myers conva1eScing, Comrade Phillips at
the Soldiers Home Hospital, improved;
Joseph 81 Cornish in Walter Reed Hos
pital, in serious condition; John M
Newgent and Daniel P. Myers on the
sick list.
Addresses were made by Department
Condr l.. G. Nelson, Louis Lindner, j.
A. Chisholm. Leo M. Devlin and Or.
Edward A. Barstow, commander OF the
EaVary VIZ I.aUf0n CQnnn
Oden H. Lake, Troop z. 9Th United
States Cavalry, and Frank Daley. COM
pany G, 9th United States Infantry,
were mustered into active membership
at the monthly meeting of the Gen.
Nelson A. Miles Camp. The following
were elected to membership and will
be mustered in at later meeting:
Thomas r. Mechem, Company K, 1st
Regiment, Delaware Volunteer Infan-
Marine Corps; John Stakeholder, Com
pany K, 10th United States Infantry.
The Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp at its last meeting nominated the
following as camp officers for the year
1880: For commander, Victor L. Woold-
ridge; senior vice commander, George
c. Talbert: junior vice commander. Pat
rick J. Callan; ofticer OF the day. James
P. O'Connor: officer of the guard, Ray
mond G. Moore; trustee for three years,
Harry ]. Davis. The election will be
held at the December IS meeting.
Junior Vice Comdr. George C. Talbert
chairman of the sick and relief COM
mittee. reported William A. Cooper Ill
in oficers' quarters, Naval Hospital:
Harry S. Bowman Ill at his home and
Oscar S. Adams and Joseph J. Maddox
discharged from the Naval Hospital.
Past Comdr. Andrew j. Kimmel
member of the department Memorial
day committee, reported that the aux
iliary would make the necessary num-
Der of red carnations to be placed on
the graves of Spanish War veterans In
the Arlington National Cemetery and
the cemeteries in the District of Co.
lumbia.
william H. Shreve. chairman of the