Evening star., 1935-05-12

Gen Nelson A. Miles Camp, Span
ish War Veterans, with Comdr. w. G.
Stirk presiding. observed the thirty
seventh anniversary Of the declara-
ton of war against Spain. The guest
of honor was Representative Isabella
Greenway of Arizona. The Reception
Committee included Past Comdr
Print E. Shomette and Miss Mar
garette T. Dove. a Spanish American
War nurse. Department Comdr. Tom
D. Binckley introduced Representa-
tive GreenWay.
Past Comdr. Shomette presented
Representative Greenway with a bou-
quet of carna tions, the official flower
OF the organization.
The department Memorial Com
mittee will meet Wednesday at the
Chamber of Commerce Building at
pm.
Gen. Henry W. Lawton Camp met
| last Monday. with Senior Vice Comdr.
Judson T. Mason presiding. The fol-
lowing we're nominated for delegates:
Claude l.. Pickens, John Young and
William w. Hill; for alternates. j. L.
Dillon. j. NJ. Kline and D. Harper
Sibbett, 10 the department encamp-
ment in June. The election will occur
at the next meeting.
Among the speakers were Senior
Vice Department Comdr George v.
McAlear, Junior Vice Department
Comdr. j. B. Freeland, Past Comdr
Washburn of Urell Camp and John
Whyte Of Miles Camp.
Richard ]. Harden Camp met, with
Comdr. Charles D. Long in the chair.
! The speakers included Department
/ Comdr. T. D. Binckley, Senior Vice
Department Comdr. George v. Nc
/ Alear, Past Department Comdr. Will
liam L. Mattocks O. M. Gen. P. J.
/ Callan, T. A. ludlow and George
w. Wayne of Miles Camp.
Mothers day exercises will be held
! today in the church of the depart
ment chaplain at Suitland. Nd, at
8pm. This department will assemble
4 at 921 Pennsylvania avenue southeast
at 7:30.
/ Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux
! iliary met Monday. with President
/ Carrie Flaherty presiding.
The following delegates and alter
/ mates were elected to the department
| convention in June: Madge Ryce.
Millie O'Neill, Jennie Rhodes, Mary
Hagan, Katie Long, Helen Garges,
Willie Cole. Irene Orange. Alice
Fletcher. Ella Hanback,. Lettie Ed
wards. Matte Riley. Mary Michaud.
/ Hanna O'Keefe, Nancy Evans, Belle
Moriarty. Mary Murray. Florence
Babbitt. Jane Fitzgerald, Theresa Lee.
Josie Stanford, Esther Quinn, Mary
Cecil, Josephine Cecil Margaret Shee-
han, Maude Lorentz, Tillie. Sperver.
Lillian Inge Mabel Newman and An
gela Heaton.
Department President Catherine
Dintler and her staff will make the
official visitation to Lawton Auxiliary
next Friday.
The annual memorial service spon-
sored by the department auxiliary
will be held May 26 on the steps Of
the water gate at the Arlington
Memorial Bridge at 1890 am in
honor OF the soldiers. sailors and Ma
rines who lost their lives on the high
seas. A program has been arranged
and an address will be delivered by
Representative Martin F. Smith. This
is in place of the services held each
year down the river by the depart
ment.
The auXiliarieS are requested to
unite with the veterans in the exer-
cises to be held at St. ElizabethS at
2 pm. May 26.
! The disabled veterans will be guests
May % of the Wilson Line on a trip
down the Potomac as far as Mount
Vernon. The auxiliaries have been
requested to furnish cakes and act as
hoStesSes. Be at the wharf at
1870 pm