Evening star., 1938-06-12
SPANISH WARUN|T
ELECTS OFFICERS
John M. Farmer Chosen by
D. c. Department as
Commander.

John M. Farmer was elected COM
nander of the District Department OF
Spanish War Veterans at the organi-
zation's 39th annual encampment at
the Pythian Temple last night. Mrs
Catherine Lynch was elected depart
ment president of the District Aux
iliary.
Thomas F. Donovan was elected
senior vice commander of the veterans
group, Calvin B. Lucas, junior vice
commander: James A. Burns, Judge
advocate; DR.. Herbert M Manning
surgeon; Rev. William M. La Roche,
chaplain; James Fitzpatrick, marshal;
Chauncey l.. Davis, chief of staff;
Robert c. Washburn, adjutant; Joseph
j. Harvey, assistant adjutant; Oliver
M. Barker, quartermaSter; James G
Yaden, patriotic instructor; Charles
Cohen, historian; Charles H. Appich,
graves registration officer.
William C. Stirk, senior color
bearer: Albert Potter, junior color
bearer; William C. Ryan, assistant
ouartermaSter; William G. Copley, de-
partment inspector. and Charles D.
Long, John Hamburg, James A.
Burns and Mr.. Potter, delegates to
the national convention at Portland,
Greg, September Ills.
Other Auxiliary Officers.
Other auxiliary officers elected were:
Mrs Namoni Hartman, senior vice
president; Mrs. Pauline Thompson,
Junior vice president; Mrs. Carrie
Flaherty, chaplain; Mrs. Margaret
Burns, judge advocate; Mrs. Ethel
Finn. patriotic instructor; Mrs. Mar
earet Binnix. historian; Mrs. Bessie
Afford, conductor: Mrs Catherine
Baughm, assistant conductor; Mrs
Nettie Thompson, guard, and Mrs
Mabel Hessen, assistant guard.
Appropriation by Congress of funds
for memorial to the Spanish War
veterans, to be erected on the site
bounded by Pennsylvania avenue, E
street, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets NV, was urged in a resolution
adopted by the veterans. 1t was in
troduced by S. j. McWilliams.
Seek Further Benefits.
The organization voted to continue
its efforts to obtain an amendment
of laws granting disqualification and
burial benefits to those veterans who
enlisted after August l3, 1898, and
prior to July 4, 1902, who did not
see service outside the United States.
An amendment to the act granting
pensions to widows TO make eligible
widows who had married their vet
eran husbands five years prior to his
death or who had borne the veteran
child would also be sought, it was
announced.
A Finance and Budget Committee
was created by vote of the veterans.
Members will be appointed later.
Endorsed by the veterans for ma
tional Offices were: Thomas w. Payne
of Detroit. present national senior
vice commander in chief, to be COM
mander in chief: Judge George r.
Eberly Of the Supreme Court of Ne
braska. present national junior vice
commander in chief. to be senior vice
commander in chief; Judge Rufus E.
Foster of the Fifth United States Cir
cult Court Of Appeals, New Orleans,
to be junior vice commander in chief.
Letters Of commendation on behalf
Of their work were ordered sent to
Alfred j. Kennedy of New York. COM
mander in chief of the national or
ganization, and Rice w. Means of
Colorado, chairman Of the National
Legislation Committee.
John A. Gallaher, assistant provost
marshal general. represented Com
mander in Chief Kennedy at the en-
campment.