Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

Department President Bertha R. Cook
of the United Spanish War Veterans
Auxiliary of the District of Columbia an
nounced last week the following dates
of department staff viSitationS TO the
auxiliaries: April Z, Aston Auxiliary;
April "a, Miles Auxiliary; April %, Law
ton Auxiliary; May IL, Petit Auxiliary.
The department president also an
nounced that at the first meeting in
April of each auxiliary delegates to the
department convention will be elected.
The department convention of the U. S.
w. v. Auxiliary of the District OF Co
lunbia will be held at Pythian Temple
June IL and 10.
At a meeting of all the camp COM
manders of the United Spanish War
Veterans March IA, and presided over
by Charles A. Strobel, department in
spector, the following schedule OF camp
visitations was adopted: April 2, AStor
Camp visits Harden; April 6, Urell to
Lawton; April 10, Harden to Dewey;
April Is, Miles to Urell; April 20, Petit
to Aston; April "a, Lawton to Miles;
April %, Dewey to Petit; May 4, Aston
to Lawton; May z, Urell to Harden;
May 8, Lawton to Dewey; May IL, Miles
to Petit; May ID, Dewey to Astor; May
20, Petit to Urell; May %, Harden to
Miles; June /, Harden to Lawton; June
4, Petit to Harden; June IL, Astor to
Dewey; June IS, Miles to Astor; June
II, Lawton to Urell; June %, Urel to
Petit; June Is, Dewey to Miles; Sep
TENDER 3, Dewey to Harden; September
Z, Miles to Lawton; September IL, Pet
tit to Dewey; September 10, Harden TO
Urell; September 81, Lawton to Aston;
September %, Aston to Petit; Septem-
Der 25, Urell to Miles; October S, Petit
to Lawton; October 8, Miles to Dewey;
October 15 I,awton to Harden; october
10, Urell to Aston; October 81, Dewey to
Urell: october %, Aston to Miles; Oc-
tober 81, Harden to Petit; November 2,
Dewey to Lawton; November 10, Urell
to Dewey; November 16, Harden to AS
tor; November II, Lawton TO Petit; No
vember 10, Astor to Urell; November 10,
Miles to Harden; November 81, Petit TO
Miles.
Richard ]. Harden Camp met March
10, with Comdr. v. E. Watkins preSid-
ing. The death Of Col. D. l.. Rice, hon.
orary member of the camp, was an
nounced Quartermaster T. A. ludlow
delivered an eulogy of Col. Rice. Jacob
Orken spoke.
e. T. Fitzhugh presented brief case
to the adjutant of the camp.
Inc 1OliOWnlB were LuuSC6lSu hlDO bAlC
camp: Charles Wolf, William S. de
Luca, Charles F. Russell, James E. Bra
milf and w. A. Hipkins.
Dept. Comdr. Benjamin F. Motley an
nounced the death of Senior Vice
Comdr. in Chief Robert G. Ellsworth Of
oregon and suggested that the charters
Of the different camps Of the u. S. w. v.
in the District of Columbia be draped
for period of 80 days. Remarks were
made by O. M Gen. James j. Murphy
and by Past Comdr. John A. Gallagher.
Dewey Naval Auxiliary met March 16
with the president, Ida P. Kimmerling
1t was voted to hold bazaar at North
east Masonic Temple April 10. Depart
ment President Bertha r. Cook and her
staff made an official visitation. The
department president made an address.
A one-act playlet, under the direc-
ton of Ella Ford, was presented by
members of the auxiliary. The depart
ment president was presented with a
corsage bouquet by Dewey Auxiliary.
Chief Ruler Mrs. A. Newland will pre-
side and Mrs. L. Werden will act as
hostess at the next meeting of the
Lineal Society April /. The carnation
committee of the society will meet at
the home of Mrs. Kathryn Baum, 1876
Rittenhouse street, tomorrow evening.