Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-21
VETERANS OF 1893
ELECT OHIO JUDGE
New Commander in Chief and
Other Officers Are Chosen.
Milwaukee Wins.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHI ADELPHIA, August 21-The
United Spanish War Veterans closed
their thirty-second annual encampment
here yesterday by electing Judge Ed
ward S. Matthias of the Ohio Supreme
Court commander in chief.
Judge Matthias. former department
commander of Ohio and chairman OF
the Legislation Committee, was chosen
over Robert WankowSki of Venice,
Calf, the retiring vice commander IN
chief. Judge Matthias Is from Van
Vert, Ohio. He received all but seven
of the 1912 votes cast.
The 1882 convention city Will be
Milwaukee. Wis which received 898
votes against 51s for Boston. The 1881
encampment will be held in New Or
leans which was selected last year.
DR.. r. c. Ellsworth Of Portland,
Greg, who was one of Roosevelt
Rough Riders, was elected senior vice
commander in chief. He was unop-
posed. Rev. Charles Lee of Paterson,
N. j., was elected chaplain in chief.
virginian is HOnOred.
William A. Seddenger of Virginia was
elected Junior vice commander in chief
and DR.. William K Mittendorf of New
York surgeon general.
Judge Matthias, the new commander
in chief announced appointment of the
following:
Adiutant general. Charles F. Schaber,
Bucyrus, Ohio assistant adjutant gen.
eral, Col John p Edwards, Columbus,
Ohio. and j. j. Murphy, washington,
d. G., quartermaster general Gre
appointed).
Warren j. Shepherd Los Angeles,
Calf, was reelected colonel comman-
der of Company D, 7th United States
Infantry Association. The association
held its first annual reunion in connec-
ton with the Spanish War Veterans
Encampment.
The Roosevelt Drum, Fife and Bugle
Corps, Los Angeles, carried off first
honors in band contest tonight. Sec
ond prize was won by the Detroit Drum
and Bugle Corps and third by the De-
partment of Ohio Drum and Bugle
Corps from Toledo.
Problems of preparedness, patriotism.
pensions and of the encampment itself
were stressed in the % resolutions rati-
fed at today's general meeting.
For Strong Defense.
The veterans urged President Hoover
to support a strong national military
defense, the placing of f1rmer restric-
tons on immigration and lent their
ENDORSEMENT 10 the E1arflS Dill, winch
restricts immigration from other nations
Of the Western Hemisphere.
The convention recommended that
Congress grant an appropriation of
100000 or $1,OO0,0OO for the construc-
ton of a memorial of the war with
Spain at Tampa, Fla. Tampa has set
aside a tract of 100 acres for the
national park in which it is proposed to
erect monument.
Another resolution protested what the
veterans termed inadequacy of the
governments maintenance allowance to
~-tired enlisted veterans of the Spanish
War, as adopted 80 years ago. ~
Condemnation of what was called the
discrimination" which prohibits Neg
roeS fro menlisting in the United States
Navy while Filipinus are accepted was
approved
A final resolution asked Congress to
speed the enactment of law allowing
the widows of veterans who spent al
least go days in the service a pension OF
$40 month, and Sc month for each
child under 16 years.