The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-23

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, August IL
Major A. C. Sharp. assistant adjutant
general, furnishes to the correspondent
81 the Associated Press the following
summary OF the proceedings of the So
ciety ofithe army of Santiago de Cuba
at us inaugural meeting held in the
eoternor's palace OF Santiago yester-
day. July 81:
The inaugural meeting OF what IS
destined 10 become one Of the great
military fraternitIes of the United
States, was held yesterday (July sd In
the governors palace, Santiago de Gu
ba. "Eor the purpose OF organizing So
cietY to be known as The Society OF the
Army OF Santiago, the purposes OF
which shah be, In general, TO preserve
the archives and records and perpetu-
ate the memories of the invasion, CAM
paign and battles eliminating In the
sfalI OF the Santiago de Cuba and the
surrender Of the Spanish army on July
II, 1898"
The meeting was called to order by
Major General Lawton, who nominated
Major General Joseph Wheeler as tenn
pQtAty. C00umHHs AeHSA1A Nt'SSaSsA
was unanimously chosen and Major A.
9, Sharpe, assistant adjutant general,
was selected secretary.
General Wheeler, on taking the chair,
said: II thank you, gentlemen, for the
honor OF being called as temporary
chairman OF this gathering of my fell
low officers, who have met to consider
the advisabillty OF organizing Society
Of the Army OF Santiago. The rapidly
occurring events Of the campaign OF
the last I'VE or six weeks have been of a
character that will ever bring together
the hearts Of those who have partlcipa-
ted.
s'ThtS army, b. its endurance and
courage, has already won the admiral
ton Of the civilized world and It is most
natural and appropriate that men who
have stood shoulder to shoulder in such
struggle, crowned as It has been with
glorious victory, should desire to Chef
isli and perpetQate Its memory"
General Wheeler adverted to the his
toric character and value OF similar So
cietie5 which have been organized at
the close OF the various wars In which
our country has been engaged, enum-
Grating the order OF the Cincinnati. or
RnnIEed by Washington's officers ut the
close Of the American revolution; the
society OF the war OF 1872; the Aztec
society and the various other societies
that grew out OF the war from 1851 to
1866.
'sThe campaign" said General Wheel
ar. I'm which we have been engaged,
though brief, has probably been more
fruitful IN results than those OF any OF
the wars / have mentioned, and will
certainly be classed as one OF the most
remarkable in military history. repeat,
in closing, that It has made this army
famous throughout the world"
on motion Of General Ludlow, COM
mittee OF five men was appointed to
frame a constitution and bylaws and
TO report at the next meeting. The
chair named as the committee: Gem
eraI Ludlow, General Kent, General
Ilawton, General Ames and Lieutenant
Miley.
a committee was appointed to wait
on General Shafter and invite him to
visit the meeting. Subsequently. on
motion OF General Kent, the committee
ON constitution and bylaws was in
creased to six and Lieutenant Wood
bury Kane, of the rough riders, was
named by the chair as the additional
member
General shafter, on entering the hall,
was received by the entire company
standing, all remaining In that post
ton while the chair extended 10 the
distinguished visitor an address OF well
come. General shnfter made cordial
response, expressing his entire SYM
patty with the objects OF the meeting.
The secretary requested all officers to
register, their names before leaving
and nearly one hundred signed the roll.
Among those present were: Generals
Shafter, Kent, Ames, Lawton, Ludlow,
Wood, Chaffee, Bates and Randolph.
COlonels wherrE. Peterman, Harries,
Humphrey, Viele, Carpenter and Downs;
Majors HIne, Baker, Wood. Boyle Eb-
stein. Reade, Miller. Logan, Gallagher,
Tohnan, Sanborn, Miley and Sharpe;
Captains Kennon, Getty, Mcfarland.
Horton, Terrott, Sullivan. Clarke. ". o.
Kane, Rush, McKlttrick, Morton, c. j,
T. Clarke, Gilmore, Stanton, KirlSman,
Mendoza and Munos (volunteer aides).
and Neutenants Pershtng, Mcfarland
Tayman and others.
At $3.50 y. m. the meeting adjourned
to 3 p. M, August Z. In the governors
palace.