Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

Fred w. Green of Michigan, COM
mander- chief, transmitting Christ
mas greetings from President Hoover TO
all disabled ex-Service men and women.
In his greetings the President says:
st send you cordial Christmas greet
ines and my best wishes for your hap
piness in the new year, and do pray
for your restoration to health. Your
country has not forgotten you ana Will
not forget.
''The Nations pride in your valor and
devotion and its gratitude for the serv-
ice you have rendered are manneSt IN
its continued concern Tor your Wenare
and In its warm sympathy and regard
for you"
The Department council Of admins
tration held its monthly meeting De-
cember ID, with Department Condr.
Iorin C. Nelson presiding. Past De-
partnent Comdr. James G.. Yaden sub
nnitted a report recommending that
card parties be held January 4, Feb
rllary %, March %, and April IL, in
Northeast Masonic Temple. Past De-
partment Comdr. Jere A. Costello,
chairman of the good and welfare COM
mittee, was instructed to proceed with
the arrangements.
McCaffrey, chairman of Memorial day
committee. reported that the members
of the auXiliaries were making carna-
lions to be placed on the graves of
Spanish War Veterans on Memorial
day. Bernard S. BuScher, department
graves registration officer, announced
the compilation of the records OF the
graves of all Spanish War Veterans In
the cemeteries in the District OF Column
bia and Arlington National Cemetery
Il progressing rapidly.
Chairman Jere A. Costello OF the
good and welfare committee was in
structed to procure data and report to
the next council meeting relative 70 the
banquet to be given in honor OF the
commander the date to be an
nounced later.
The Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp at
its last meeting elected the following
Officers: Commander, Alexander T.
jenkins; senior vice commander, Ger
aid F. McGillicuddy; junior vice COM
mander, M H. Gill; officer OF the day,
Milton D. Mettee; of1cer Of the guard,
Robert c. Culin; trustee for three years,
Past Department Comdr. Clarence A.
Belknap.
The following were mustered into active
membership: Clarence E. Ruckle, Com
pany C, 1st District of Columbia Volun-
teer Infantry; Charles A. Kuehnle, Com
pany L, 4Oth United states Volunteer
Tnfantry: oscar Borgh, Troop e. 4th
United states Cavalry: Rev. George e.
Dudley, chaplain, 1st Regiment, Dis
trict Of Columbia Volunteer Infantry;
James E. Nyman, United States Navy.
Albert A. Hoffman was taken IN oy
transfer from the John Barlow camp
of the Department of washington and
Alaska. The following made applica-
ton for membership: Walter L. Smith,
18th Battery, United States Field Artfl-
lery; Harry F. Hanson, United States
NAVY: James H. Pryor, Company B,
9Th United States Infantry; Philip B.
Keefer, United States Navy.
Senior Vice Commander Charles L.
Dawson has gone to Arizona on ac-
count of i'll health. James A. Ruby,
superintendent of the United States
Soldiers Home Cemetery, was reported
in Walter Reed Hospital for treatment.
The following officers were elected by
the Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp: Commander, Victor L. Woold-
ridge; senior vice commander, George
c. Talbert; Junior vice commander;
Patrick j. Callan; off1cer Of the day,
Raymond @. Moore; oficer Of the guard,
Oscar S. Adams; trustee for three
years, Harry j. Davis. Commander
elect Woodbridge appointed the follow
ing staff officers: Bernard S. Buscher,
adjutant; Charles v. Dougherty, quar-
termaster; Andrew J. Kimmel, patriotic
instructor; George A. Wiburt, his
torian; DR.. Horace z. Perlie, surgeon:
Eugene coleman, chaplain; Frederick
c. Thruelsen, quartermaster sergeant;
James R. Purcell, senior color sergeant;
John E. Lynch, junior color sergeant,
and Charles z. White, chief musician.
Junior Vice Comdr. George c.
Talbert, chairman of the sick and re-
lief committee, reported William A.
Cooper confined to the officers quarters
in the Naval Hospital and Harry L.
Clark in ward H-4, Naval Hospital.
Junior Vice Department Comdr.
Samuel J. McWilliams, William H.
Shreve, Andrew j. Kimmel and Charles
v. Dougherty addressed the meeting.
Junior Vice Comdr. Edwin J. Robb
announced at the last meeting OF the
Col. James 8. Petit Camp that he had
started q movement for the reunion Of
his old regiment, the 9th United
States Volunteer Infantry, and was re-
ceiving responses from veterans all over
the United States and Canada. The
reunion will be held in Philadelphia
next August II to 20. There are
number Of veterans Of the regiment re-
siding in the District, and Mr.. Robb re-
quests that they communicate with him
at 64 K street northeast.
The camp elected the following ON
GERS: Commander, Charles A. Strobel;
senior vice commander, Edwin j. Robb:
Junior vice commander, Monroe G.
Monkey; officer Of the day, G. w. Cum
berledge: officer Of the guard, Harry D.
Pixton; trustee for three years, William
T. Ryan.
The camp will vote on q change in
the bylaws at its next meeting Edwin
j. Robb, chairman Of the sick commit
tee. announced Eric Kentz, Frank
Smith and John l.. Burke, who have
been on the sick list for some time, as
improved.
Department Comdr. Lorin c. Nelson,
Past Department Comdrs. Albert Mich
aud and Arthur H. League and Junior
Nice Department Comdr. S. j. McWn-
1iamS made addresses.
The camp voted to dispense with the
meeting Tuesday night, due to the
Christmas eve holiday.
Gov. Fred w. Green of Michigan,
commander n-chief, was in the city
last week attending a meeting of the
national legislative committee, when
legislation beneficial to Spanish War
veterans now pending In the National
Congress was discussed. Members at
tending the conferences were: Judge
Edward s. Matthias Of Columbus, Ohio,
chairman: George r. Lunn, Science
tady, N. Y; william H. Armstrong, Ra-
cine, Wis, and William L. Mattocks,
washington, D. c. Others participat-
ing in the discussions were Past
Commanders-in-Chief Rice w. Means,
John Lewis Smith and William L. Gray
son; Col Theodore J. Louden, Bloom
ington, Ind; National Historian Lorin
c. Nelson of the District of Columbia
and Quartermaster General James j.
Murphy.
The Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary
held Christmas party at its last meet
ing, under the direction of Chairman