Executive Order 2882

It is hereby ordered that all veterans of the Spanish-American War in the service of the Government of the United States who desire to attend the Twentieth Annual Encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans to be held in Baltimore, Md., September 3, 4, and 5, 1918, shall be granted leave of absence with pay, in addition to annual leave provided for by statute, from September 3 to 5, inclusive, that they may have the opportunity to attend the encampment, and that they be granted as many more days' additional leave with pay in each case as are necessary for the journey to Baltimore, Md., and return to their posts of duty.

Woodrow Wilson 

The White House,

June 13, 1918.