Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17

Wednesday-Urell Camp. Pyth-
ian Temple; Urell Auxiliary at
Pythian Temple.
Tnursdsy-Harden Camp Pyth-
ian Temple.
Temple; Miles Auxiliary, Pythian
Temple.
Camp VisitatiOnS.
Monday-Dewey Camp at Astor.
Wednesday-Pettit Camp at
Urell
Friday-Harden Camp at Miles.
Harden Camp met with Comdr v. E.
Watkins in the chair. Communications
were received from James G. Yaden,
president Of the C.. A. r. Memorial
Day Corporation, relative to the Memo
rial day exercises; Washington Lodge
of Elks, relative to the Flag day exer-
cises June IA, and Mai Gen. Amos A.
Fries concerning Flag day exercises in
the public schools.
Reports we're made by Junior Vice
Comdr. William o. Ohm for the Sick
Committee and Comrade Sherwood re-
ported for the Harden Camp Memorial
Day Committee. The Entertainment
Committee was authorized to prepare
a buffet luncheon at the next meeting
OF the camp, May Il.
Comdr watkins called the attention
of the camp to the need of speakers
at the Flag day exercises in the schools
and requested the names of those men,
bers of the camp that would serve.
Comdr. J. B. Freeland and the mem
bers of Urell Camp were welcomed on
their camp visitation. Remarks were
made by Ccmdr. Freeland, ST.: Vice
Comdr. w. I. Jenkins, Adjutsnt Samuel
J. McWilliaMs, Past Comdr. E. M. Eshel-
man, Past Comdr. Charles A. Strobel
of Petit Camp. Past Department Comdr
William L. Mattocks, Jacob Orken and
Quartermaster T. A. ludlow.
Lawton Camp met with Comdr. Albert
A. Glaze presiding: Clifford Crotty,
Battery G, 9th U. s. Field Artillery,
was mustered into the camp. Comdr
T. F. Donovan and members of Astor
Camp were welcomed. Comdr. Dono-
van. Department Comdr Benjamin F.
Motley and James @. Yaden, president
Of the Memorial Day Corporation, spoke.
Dewey Camp met with Comdr. p. j.
Callan presiding. Past Comdr A. J.
Kimmel chairman of the Dewey Camp
Memorial Day Committee, announced
the following members Of his commit
tee to decorate the graves; Comrades
Talbert, Woodbridge. CAllAn, Parker, w.
w. Lynch, j. E. Lynch, League, Block,
Fought. Lyons. coleman, Moreland,
Loughrey, Purcell, O'Donnell and Camp
bell. The committee will assemble at
the Maine Mast, May 29 at 8 am. The
camp will transport its members from
921 Pennsylvania avenue. southeast, at
8:45 am. Memorial day to the point
of assembly for the Memorial day
parade and also to the services at Ar
lington National Cemetery.
An invitation has been extended to
Past Comdr. Charles p. Galpin of Miles
Camp and the members of his family
from the camp 10 attend the exercises
at the Maine Mast Memorial day. An
invitation was also extended to Miss
Estelle Foster, assistant probation off,
Ger of the District Of Columbia, TO at
tend the services at the Maine Mast.
The resignation of Robert Tegeler
as junior vice commander was accepted
and Charles A. Lyons was nominated in
his place. ComdT. Ca11an announced
the recommendation Of Conrade Purcell
as junior department color sergeant.
vice Alexander Fraser, deceased. The
the Washington Lodge of Elks to partici-
pate in their Flag day ceremonies at
the Sylvan Theater. June II.
Lawton Camp paid camp visitation
and remarks were made by James O.
Yaden, president Of the Memorial Day
Corporation: Condr. Glaze, Past Condrs.
Graves, DawsonI Barstow and Jurgen-
son Of LAYTON Camp, Past De-
partment Condr Charles w. Nc
Caffrey, Past Department Condr.
Arthur n. League and by Department
camp elected the following delegates
and alternates to the department en-
campment. June 10: Delegates-James
Purcell. william n. Shreve. W. Lousl1-
rey, william H. Waters and Edward
Kenney; Alternates--J. j. Gering, w. 5.
Rhodes, John E. Lynch, George Williams
and Howard F1agg.
Miles Camp met, with Comdr. @. r.
McGillicuddy in the chair. The camp
elected the following delegates and
alternates to the department encamp-
ment: Delegates-Harry ]. Stahl, E.
M. Luskey, Robert z. Culin, z. A. j.
Sweeney, Jessie J. Sprinkle, Frank
Parrish, william N. Barnes, Elias Bic
singer, John M. watts, John w. Kelly,
Charles Domer, Andrew Roden and Fred
w. Wilson. Acknowledgements l..
Davidson. Patrick Mcmahon. Isaiah
Lucas. Micajah w. Knight, william F.
Holmes, Joseph d. Robertson. Joseph
n. IASD. OdIlCI NdlHpDcI4s y
Shannon, George Lorenz, Jacob Willy
and c. L. Hagerman.
Senior Vice Comdr. Kennicott and
Junior Vice Comdr Mettee spoke.
National President Edith Bird Of the
U. 8. w. VISAuxiliary was in the city
for a few days last week on official
business She was represented at the
Mothers day service at Arlington Ma
t,onal Cemetery by Carrie Nolan, ma
tional treasurer of the organization.
Mrs. Nolan placed a wreath on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The Department Auxiliary of the
U. S. w. v. will participate in the
Memorial day services at Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery May 30. Auxiliary
presidents will assemble at the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier Dead at 11:15
a m. dressed in white and accompanied
by two color bearers, to place memo
rial at the base Of the tomb.
Sea services will be held May 81 at
1890 am. aboard the U. S. S. Apache
The auxiliaries will participate in the
rnassin9 of the colors at the National
Cathedral May "a. At the last meeting
of Dewey Auxiliary Clara l.. Schilasky
Ellen M. Schilaske, Mrs. Nettie L. Jar
Doe and Mrs. Josephine Nusbaum were
initiated.
At the last meeting of Henry W.
IaWton Auxiliary Department Presi-