Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
Spanish War Veterans

Edwin c. Barstow of the Gen. Henry
| w. Lawton Camp, Past Condr. John
! Farmer of the Gen. Henry w Lawton
Camp and Comrade White of Manila,
| P. L., gave short talks
Following the installation ceremonies
refreshments were served.
| The Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp at
| its last meeting mustered in the follow
| ing as active members: l.. F. Caswell,
Company K, Sd Regiment, Illinois VOL
unteer Infantry; Charles e. Burner,
| Company II, LIST Regiment, District Of
Columbia Volunteer Infantry; Miss
Esther V. Hasson, Nurse Corps, United
States Army, and John T. Watts, seth
Company. Coast Artillery Corps.
The following officers were installed
by Department Installing Officer Will
liam l. jenkins, assisted by Past De-
partment Comdr. Charles w. Nc
Caffrey, who acted as master of cere-
monies: Commander. Charles P. Gal
pin senior vice commander, Alexander
r. Jenkins; junior vice commander,
Charles l.. Dawson; officer of the day,
Joseph Welninger; officer of the guard,
Robert E. Culin: adjutant, Print z.
Shomette: quartermaSter. Harry j.
Stahl surgeon. DR.. Anita N. MCGEE:
chaplain, Gerald F. McGillicuddy;
patriotic instructor, Maj. Julian S.
diff; historian, Louis Ven der Miller;
sergeant major. A. Eugene Pierce:
quartermaster sergeant, A. Roden;
senior color bearer, Thomas j. Shan
non; junior color bearer, M. D. Mette;
chief musician, Patrick Mcmahon.
A past commanders jewel was pre-
sented to George v. McAlear, the retir-
inc Inv act nj ont
Comdr. Charles w. Mccartney.
The Richard j. Harden Camp at its
last meeting adopted motion making
deposit with the steamship company
for the Santiago day excursion and will
turn the excursion over to the depart
ment, provided that all the other camps
will support the department in the
affair and not hold similar excursion
during the season.
w. D. Watts, chairman of the relief
committee, reported John E. Brown in
the Naval Hospital, John j. Allen in
Walter Reed Hospital, Harry A. Walsh
in Walter Reed Hospital improved,
John W. Rutledge discharged from hos
pital, William E. O'Neill at home re-
covering from an operation, Albert
Michaud recovered from severe injury
N.
ported the recent death of William A.
Young. Taps" was sounded and the
usual period of silent prayer was OBJ
served.
Past Comdr E. B. Cook was granted
a transfer to the Roosevelt Camp Of
Lost Angeles, Calf.
William II. Roberts, national chief of
staff, addressed the meeting. Other
speakers were Past Department Comdr
James P. Greeley, who has been absent
from the city for Ia years; Past De-
partment Comdr. Lee H. Harris and
George w. Kingsbury.
The national legislative committee
convened at the Hamilton Hotel last
week for the purpose of discussing the
status of the legislation sponsored by
the organization and for presenting
arguments before the House commit
tee on pensions Of Congress setting
forth the reasons advanced in favor
of the age-and-service pension bill in
troduced by Representative Harold
Knutson of Minnesota.
The following members of the COM
mittee were present: Judge Edward S.
Matthias of Columbus. Ohio, chairman:
William H. Armstrong, Wisconsin,; j.
c. Benjamin, North Carolina; w. C.
Dufour, louisiana: George r. Lunn,
New York; William L. Mattocks, Dis.
trict of Columbia, and George w.
Peters, Iowa. The following were
present in an advisory capacity: Com
mander in Chief, William l.. Grayson
Of Georgia; Senior Vice Commander
in-Chief Otto N Raths, Minnesota;
Junior Vice Commander in Chief
Frank E. Shea, Connecticut; Past Com
mr. -iy -(1a
Connecticut; John Lewis Smith, Dis
trict of Columbia: William Jones, New
York; Albert d. Alcorn, Ohio; c. W.
Herrick, New York; Carmi A. Thomp-
son, Ohio; Rice W. Means. Colorado;
John j. Clarity, Illinois. @. NJ Gen.
James j. Murphy and Jere A. Costello,
secretary to the committee, were also
present. The National Ladies' Auxiliary
was represented by President Gen.