Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19
Spanish War Veterans
tons and prominent public men made

tons and prominent public men made
addresses.
Department Installing Officer William
/. Jenkins installed the following off,
GERS: Commander, Alexander T. Jen-
kinS; senior vice commander. Gerald F.
McGillicuddy; junior vice commander,
M. H. Gill; offlcer of the day, Milton D.
Mettee; officer of the guard. Robert E.
Culin; adjutant, Joseph Atwood; quar-
termaster Harry J. Stahl; trustee, Cla--
ence A. Belknap; surgeon, Nurse E. V.
Hatton: chaplain, Nelson B. Durfee;
patriotic instructor, Charles l.. Dawson !;
historian, Louis Wander Miller; sergeant
major, A. Eugene Pierce; quartermaster
sergeant. A. Roden; senior color SER
geant, Thomas j. Shannon: junior colol
sergeant, Joseph Wienenger; chief mu-
stefan, Patrick Mcmahon.
Comdr. Jenkins announced the APP
pointment of the following committee
chairmen: Sick and relief committee
Gerald F. McGillicuddy; recruiting. NJ.
H. Gill: resolutions, Clarence A. Bel
KNAPP: delinquent members, Chris Hin
tenach: Memorial day, Charles w. Nc
Caffrey: entertainment, Elvin M. LuS-
key; employment, George v. McAlear:
grievances, A. Eugene Pierce; widows
benefits. oscar w. Hollingsworth.
Past Department Comdr. McCaffrey
presented Charles p Galpin, the retir-
ing commander, with a past command
er's jewel
Cleveland Kennicutt acted as master
of ceremonies and introduced the fol-
lowing guests: Senator Robson of
Kentucky, DR.. Walter L. Kline, medical
director, United States Veterans Blu
reau; Department Comdr Samuel G.
Mawson of the Grand Army of the Re-
public; Edward j. Murphy, president of
the Board of Trade Of the District of
Columbia; w. A. Vanderford of
the Department of New York, Past
Commander in Chief Rice w. Means.
president of the National Tribune News
paper Co.; Department Comdr. L. C.
Nelson Senior Vice Department Comdr.
Benjamin F. Motley. Past Department
Comdr. William L. Mattocks, Past De-
partment President Margaret E. Burns
of the Ladies' Auxiliaries, Mrs. Carrie
E. Nolan. national treasurer of the La
dies Auxiliaries, Past President Helen
M. Kennicutt of the Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Auxiliary, President Susie Adams
of the Miles Auxiliary, Past Comdr.
Charles p. Galpin of Miles Camp,
Comdr. A. r. Jenkins of Miles Camp,
Past Department Comdr. James G.
Yaden, Past Comdr. George F. Cook of
the Richard j. Harden Camp.
Inc lollOWlnB AppHCanLS were elecCso
to membership: French e. Wood.
United States Navy; John M. Watts.
Company E. LIST Regiment, District Of
Columbia Volunteer Infantry; David G.
Long, Company D, Sd Regiment. Vir-
ginia Volunteer Infantry: Charles z.
Plaster Company E. 29th United States
Volunteer Infantry: Peter j. Trax:er
transfer from the Gen. Henry w. Law
ton Camp: Oliver Allen, transfer from
the Department of Virginia; Adam
Affolter, transfer from the Department
Of Pennsylvania. Howard H Hicks,
David G. Long. Charles A. Plaster,
Charles Armour. James H. Pryor.
Charles A. Wilder, Oliver Allen and
Peter j. Traxler were mustered in as
active members.
The department auxiliaries will give
a dance at the Elks' Club January 81
from to IL o'clock. The general dance
committee met at the home of Chief of
Staff Margaret e. Burns Friday night
and completed arrangements for the
affair.