Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02

The committee on pensions of the
House Of Representatives held a hear
ing Tuesday on bill Oh. r. 2562) pro-
v1ding for an increase in pensions for
veterans Of the Spanish War
Those who appeared and spoke in sup
port OF the measure were: Gov. Fred
w. Green of Michigan, commander In
chief; Judge Edward s. Matthias of
Ohio, chairman of the national legis-
lat1ve committee; Past Commander in
Chief Rice w. Means, president of the
National Tribune Newspaper Co: Past
Commander in Chief william L. Gray
son Of Georgia; Department Comdr.
Lorin c. Nelson of the District of Co
lumbia; Past Department Comdr. Will
liam II. Armstrong, mayor of Racine.
Wis; Senator John M. Robson o.
Kentucky; Col. Earl D. Church, COM
missioner Of pensions; Past Department
Comdr. James G. Yaden Of the District
OF Columbia; Past Senior Vice Com
mander in Chief Frank B. Dodds of
Lawrence, Kans.; Past Department
Comdr Patrick F. Herney of New York:
Past Department Comdrs. Otto N Raths
and George Moeller of st. Paul; Mrs.
Lulu Shakespeare of Everett, Wash,
president general Of the National La
dies Auxiliary; Anna F. Frank, past
department president of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of New York. In addition,
several members Of Congress who served
in the SpaniSh-American War also
spoke In favor Of the legislation.
Joseph Goetz, 4th United States cav
airy, was mustered into membership at
the last meeting of the Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Camp. Harry F.. Hansen, United
States Navy, and Walter w. Smith, 7th
Battery, Coast Artillery Corps, were
elected to membership and will be mus
tered in at a later meeting.
Comdr. Alexander T. Jenkins an
nounced the following committee APP
pointments: Sick and relief-Gerald F.
McGillicuddy, chairman: c. P. Galpin,
Nelson B. Durfee, James b. Carver,
John A. Baxter, ]. F. Buckner, Robert
e. Culin, Mrs. M. T. DOVE. Recruiting
M. H. Gill, chairman: D. F. Cooney,
NJ. D. Mettee. P. E. Shomette, A. A.
Hoffman, C.. F. Bleil, George v. Nc
Alear, E. M. Luskey, J. K. Edwards,
r. H. Sweeney, H. Ogden Lake. De-
linquent Memberships Hintenach,
chairman; o. w. Hollingsworth, H. j.
Stahl, A. Roden, D. F. Cooney. P. E.
Shomette, M H. Gill, A. A. Hoffman,
Elias Beisinger. esolutionS-Clarence
A. Belknap, chairman; Lorin c. Mel
son. Memorial day-CharleS w. Nc
: Caffrey, chairman. Entertainment--E.
M. Luskey, chairman; Cleveland Ken
nicutt, Joseph Atwood, M. D. Mettee,
F. Zulch, c. G.. Burkhardt, H. Ogden
Lake, H. j. Stahl. jerome Shipman, p.
E. Shomette, j. K. Edwards, G. F. Nc
! Gillicuddy, G. L. Dawson. Employment
George V. McAlear. chairman.
Grievance--A. Eugene Pierce, chair
man. widows beneflts-O. w. Hol-
| lingsworth, chairman.
Exy;I,;o... 1x.-., IJo.-,.o,.t,, -. 80,
, OH the u. S. S. Richmond during the
| Spanish American War, was mustered
into membership at the meeting Of the
| Col. James S. Petit Camp.
I Department Installing Officer Will
! liam I. Jenkins, assisted by Past Comdr.
James E. Smith of the Gen. Henry w.
Lawton Camp, installed officers as fol-
lows: Commander. Charles A. Strobel;
senior vice commander. Edwin j. Robb;
! junior vice commander, Monroe Mox-
| ley: officer of the day, Albert o. Cum
berledge; chaplain. Samuel @. Mawson;
color sergeant, Edwin Halpin; quarter
master, William Irving; adjutant, Sam
uel Hubacher: quartermaster sergeant,
/ John w. Brody; sergeant of the guard,
Harry Pixton; trustee for three years,
William T. Ryan.
Comdr. Strobe S-esented Past Comdr.
| William T. Ryan with past command
er's jewel.
! The commander announced the fol-
| lowing committee appointments: Sick
and relief, William T. Ryan, chairman;
A. o. Cumberledge, Charles H. Hunter
and John T. Grady. Delinquent, Edwin
j. Robb, chairman; John j. Bourke. Joel
G. Vowel, Charles r. Luebner, James
Maloney and Harry A. Pixton Good
and welfare, Samuel Hawkins, M. Wes-
ley, Herbert C. Huff, G. F. Powell, A. P.
Springer, Patrick Mccormick, A. E.
Weatherby and the elective and ap-
pointive officers of the camp. Recruit
ing, c. P. r. Smith, chairman; Samuel
Hubacher, C. A. Strobel, John j.
Bourke Grievance and employment,
Samuel Hubacher, chairman. Enter
tainment, M. c. Monkey, chairman; II.
Cornet, r. e. Dale, Harry Myers, A. e.
lWeatherby, Charles T. Vermillion, Rob-