Evening star., 1933-05-07

At meeting of the Department
Council Of Administration, with De-
partment Comdr. Patrick j. Callar
presiding, it was decided to. hold the
annual department encampment June
II. The Good and Welfare Committee
was directed to make arrangements
for the annual department excursion
to commemorate Santiago day, July II.
A resolution was adopted indorsing the
provisions of the national defense act
OF 1916, in maintaining the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps at full strength
in order that our Nation may be prop
erly projected and that bo-h houses of
Congress be furnished copies of the
resolution.
The annual Memorial day exercises
will be held in Hitchcock Hall st.
Elizabeths Hospital at 2:3O pm, May
28. The department authorized ar
rangements to secure the services of
two Boy Scout troops to aid Admiral
the graves Of Spanish War veterans in
Arlington National Cemetery, May 80.
James G. Yaden, president of the
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
Day Corporation, appealed to all vet
Grams to support the corporation by at
tending the meetings, the dates and
places to be announced in the press.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp met with
Comdr Nelson B. Durfee presiding
and obligated F. Steuhaman, who
transferred from Robley D. Evans Camp
No. 80, Milwaukee, Department of Wis
consin. Eight Spanish war nurses,
members Of the camp, were present.
The camp adopted a motion directing
the adjutant to write a letter to the
department commander requesting that
committee from the department be
appointed to advise the District Com
missioners authorities CT the Com
munity Chest and others necessary that
after July l. due to the drastic elimina-
tion of the Spanish War pension of
veterans and their widows. that large
number will require relief and that ar
rangements should be made to meet
the situation.
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp was
called to order Monday evening by
Comdr. James p. Malloy The follow
ing were mustered into active member
ship: James T. Brennan, late private in
Company E, 18th United States In
fantry, and Philip Laferries. late cook
Of Troop L, United States Cavalry.
Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux
larry, in meeting last Monday evening,
presided over by President Mrs. H. r.
Titlow. completed its list of delegates
and alternates to attend the department
convention, June IT. The delegates are:
Mary Hagen, Alice Hamburg, Lille
O'Neal. Esther Quinn, Madge Ryce,
Mary Burke. Helen Musselman, Mary
Rink, Katie Long, Nettie Edwards, Jen-
ME Rhodes, Agnes Kelly, Mary Butler
and Augusta ThOrne and alterrateS.
Matte Reilly, Rose Shaw, Clara Schi-
lasky, Mabel Allen, Ella Hanback,. Jane
Fitzgerald, Tillie Sperber, Estela Boog-
her, Ellen Smith. Hannah OKeefe. Ei-
leen O'Keefe. Lillian Inge, Carrie Haws
and Mary Klein. At the meeting on
May Is the auxiliary has invited De-
partment Comdr. Patrick j. Callan and
Dewey Camp Comdr. C. A. Lyon to
speak on Pension Legislation"
Henry w. Lawton Auxiliary met with
President Mamie Galpin presiding. De-
partment President Catherine E. Huhn
and her officers made their annual Wis
itation. Those initiated were: Mary
Farmer, Mary Gressam, Helen Gressain,
Marjorie Gressam, Annie Gordon, Flora
Cox, Mary Laughton, Francis Laugh
ton, Catherine C.. Radcliff, Virginia
Cozzens, Ida Miller, Ellen Miller. Fran
ces Bean and Louise Bowers. Mrs. Ro-
setta Of Miles Auxiliary supervised a
musical program by radio talent COM
posed Of Frances Campbell, Mrs. Con-
nor, Mrs. Chick, Mrs. Curtain and Ret
ia johnson.