Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

Department Comdr. Lorin C.. Nelson
in general orders issued the first of the
week announced that the Maine me-
mortal exercises in commemoration of
the men who lost their lives with the
sinking Of the battleship Maine in Ha-
vana Harbor, February is, 1898. will
be held Saturday at 2:3O pm. in the
Riding Hall at Fort Myer, Va. Previous
to these services the ladies auxiliaries
will assemble at / pm. at the Maine
shaft in Arlington National Cemetery,
where they will hold their annual brief
services. The exercises are under the
jurisdiction of the national organization,
and Gov. Fred w. Green of Michigan,
chief, has designated the
District department to make the ar
rangements, with Past Dept. Comdr.
William l.. MattockS, chairman of the
Department Maine memorial committee,
in charge.
The department has been invited by
the Department of the Potomac, Grand
Army of the Republic, to observe Lin
coins birthday anniversary to be held
in the First Congregational Church, cor
ner of Tenth and G streets northwest,
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Mem
bers of the department are requested to
attend.
The District of Columbia Federation
for Patriotic Observance, of which the
United Spanish War Veterans is part,
will celebrate Washington's birthday,
February %. Place Of celebration and
program will be published later.
The District veterans will hold q BAN
Quet in honor of Comdr. in Chief Fred
w. Green in the banquet hall of the
Lee House, Fifteenth and L streets, Sat-
urday at 1880 o'clock. The women will
participate in the banquet, an innova-
ton instituted a year ago by the coun-
Gil of administration Members of Con-
gress and prominent public officials will
deliver addresses.
The department commander and stan
will make the annual visitation and in
Spection of the Admiral George Dewey
Naval Camp at its meeting Friday night
in Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth
and F streets northeast.
The next OF the series Of department
card parties will be held February %
at Northeast Masonic Temple.
Comdr. Nelson requests members to
write their Senators and Representa-
tiveS, urging favorable action on Senate
bill 476 and House bill 1852 providing
for increase in J .,SionS for veterans Of
the Spar: Il II. -rican War.
This G. = also announce that exami-
nations are now open for guard, penal
and correctional institutions. Applica-
tions must be on file with the United
States Civil Service Commission. Wash
ington, D. c., not later than March 4,
1880.
Under a recent decision Of the Attor-
ney General the emergency officers of
the World War who also had Spanish
War service and who, upon application
for retirement under the emergency Of
f1cerS' retirement act, we're found to
have more than 10 per cent and less
deprived Of their pensionable status
under the act of May !, 1925. A pre-
viouS Interpretation of the act Of March
8, 1891, had denied penSionable status
to those who were retired without pay
under the emergency officers retire
ment act. This decision is in accord
ance with the spirit Of the act of March
3, 1891, and does justice to a class of
comrades who, after their service in the
Spanish War, again volunteered in q
national emergency.
The following recruits were mustered
into active membership of Col. John
Jacob Aston Camp at its meeting last
Monday night in Stanley Hall, United
States Soldiers Home, Comdr. John D.
Patton conducting the ceremonies:
John H. Maloney, saith Regiment, New
York Volunteer Infantry; John Burns,
United States Marine Corps: Charles G.
White, Company K. 9Th United States
Infantry; James Quinn, Company E
27th United States Infantry; Hardy s.
Hammond Battery M, I'd United States
Artillery; Thomas Donnelly, Company
C. 1st Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer
Infantry; George E. Meyers, United
States Marine Corps, and Patrick Sulli-
van Company H, Sd Regiment, Con-
necticut Volunteer Infantry. Max Ger