Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
NELSON HONORED
IBY WAR VETERANS
EIected Commander of D. C.
Observation-Disclosures
Staff.

1.-THE Department of the District OF
Columbia Spanish War Veterans, at the
closing session of the thirtieth annual
ehcampment held In the Pythian Tenn
pie, 1912 Ninth street, last night hon.
cred Lorin C. Nelson, assistant director
of the bureau of traffic Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, by unani-
ntously electing him as commander.
Comdr. Nelson announced these stan
appointments, following his installation
ia ONCE:
Joseph j. Harvey, quartermaster; A.
Eugene Pierce, adjutant; James E.
Maynard, chairman of the press and
employment committees; Charles W.
McCaffrey, chairman of the Memorial
day committee; p. e. Shomette, chair
man Of the recruiting and delinquent
committee; James &. Byrne. chairman
OF the auditing committee; James @.
Yaden, chairman of the legislative COM
niittee and william l.. Mattocks, chair
man of the Maine Memorial committee.
A native of Minnesota, Comdr. Mel
son served during the Spanish Anleri-
can War in Company c, LIST North Da-
kota Volunteer Infantry, serving for one
year in the Philippine Islands as q pri-
waite and scout During the World War
he served as captain. He entered the
Government service in the Census Of
fee in Washington in 1900 and went to
the Interstate Commerce Commission in
1908. He is a member of the Beaver
Dam Golf Club, National Capital Post
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the
Federal Club, the Five Points Club Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and of the Barristers' Lodge, No. 48,
F. A A. M.
Other Officers Selected.
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Nelson, these officers were chosen: Ben
jamin F. Motley, senior vice department
commander; Sameul j. McWillian1S,
junior vice department commander;
James A. Burns, Judge advocate; Sam
Ilel G. Mawson, department chaplain;
Or. Albert W. Evans, department sur
geon; Charles A. Strobel, department
Inspector, and James E. Wilson, depart
1nent marshal.
Delegates elected to the national en-
campment to be held at Denver, Sep
TENDER to IL, were: Allen M. Russell.
A; Eugene Pierce, William e. Rink and
Raymond A. Adams. Chosen as alter
mates we're Charles z. Currier and Fred
erick A. Parker.
A telegram sending greetings to the
convention was received from Comdr.
w. H. Ferris of the Department Of
Maryland, in session at Annapolis.
Pension Increase Urged.
Resolutions passed by the department
Included the urging of increased pen
sions for manned soldiers. sailors and
Marines; to apply the benefit Of PEN
sion laws to contract surgeons; the APP
pointment Of committee to locate the
grave of every Spanish War veteran in
Arlington National Cemetery and the
cemeteries of the District, to place q
+7nr ord rod rary1offO7, m AaNh AUarv
Memorial day; urging Congress to enact
the Robinson-Knutso measure for the
reduction of the pension age limit:
seeking to raise the grade of retired
Sergeants of the Ordnance Corps; ad-
vocating that the national organization
take over the Maine Memorial cere-
monies at Arlington, because Of their
rAtional character, and that an effort
be made to change the $l5.75 per
month assessment for rations In the
Soldiers Home.
III Favor Robinson BIZ.
The encampment went on record as
1avoring immediate enactment Of the
Robinson bill to grant increased PEN
eions for Civil War veterans and their
Widows.
Col. Rice w. Means. representing
Chief Grayson, delivered
IAcluded: Department Comdr. Samuel
a. Mawson, q. A. r.; Harlan Wood,
department. commander Of the Aneri-
can Legion; E. @. Babcock, depart
Tpent commander of the Disabled
american Veterans of the World War;
Senior Vice Department Condr. w.
Nielsen and Department Adjutant
George W. Phillips of the Disabled
American Veterans Of the World War
md Thomas w. Fawcett, senior vice
department commander OF the Veterans
OF Foreign Wars.