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Show SPANISH WAR VETS WILL ASSIST NEW MEMORIALS ST. LOUIS) Sept. 14. llecommenda-tion llecommenda-tion that the l'nlted States war veterans veter-ans cooperate with veterans of the world war In building up their memorial me-morial organizations was made in a report submitted at the Sfnd national encampment of the organlaztlon The report wa presented by I. K. withei spoon of Seattle, Wash . senior vice commander-in-chief and suggested suggest-ed that the Spanish war veterans affiliate' af-filiate' with those who fought In the recent war In ceremonials and public affairs and in legislative matters effecting ef-fecting ex-servlcc men. Another report urged that action betaken be-taken demanding that all positions In I soldiers' homes be filled by veterans William Jones of .New York, commander-in-chief, advocated establishment establish-ment of a permanent national head-1 quarters He suggested that an assistant assist-ant adjutant general of the organ Isa-1 tlon be placed in charge of the pro-1 posed headquarters for a period of not less than five years. It was decided to conduct a membership mem-bership campaign In an effort to en- roll every veteran of -1S98. |