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Nominations for encampment city---

Communications.-.

Report of the enactments committee.

Report of tellers on first ballot--

Announcement of officers elected

Address of Hon. Winfield S. Scott, Commissioner of Pensions..

Presentation of diamond pin and life membership in St. Petersburg

ILLUSTRATIONS

Chauncey W. Herrick, commander in chief..
Harry G. Brant, senior vice commander in chief.
Frank B. Dodds, junior vice commander in chief.
James J. Murphy, adjutant general.-
Leonard S. Spire, assistant adjutant general..
James J. Delaney, quartermaster general..
Fred Schroeder, assistant quartermaster general.
Joseph F. Scott, inspector general---
Michael F. Kelly, assistant inspector general.
Otto W. Meier, judge advocate general..
W. D. Tucker, national historian.--
Samuel Griffith, chaplain in chief---
Carmi A. Thompson, chairman national legislative committee---
Harvey R. Payne, patriotic instructor.-
Peter A. Nealis, provost marshal..
Wilhelmina Borkmeier, president general National Auxiliary-
Cleta Garrity, secretary general National Auxiliary--

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,
UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS,

Washington, D. C., December 23, 1926. THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES :

There is transmitted herewith the proceedings of the Twentyseventh National Encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans, held at St. Petersburg, Fla., September 27 to October 1, 1925, 'which is submitted in accordance with Public Resolution No. 25, Sixty-eighth Congress, approved June 6, 1924, for printing as a House document.

Jas. J. MURPHY, Quartermaster General.