Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-22
THE NEW ARMY SOCIETY
Inaugural Meeting Held in the Governors
Palace in Santiago.
1t Will Probably Become One of the
Great Military Fraternities of
the United states.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.


SANTIAGO De CUBA, August 1.-Major
A. c, Sharp, assistant adjutant general,
furnishes the correspondent of the Asso-
GATED Press the following summary of the
proceedings of the Society of the Army of
Santiago de Cuba at it's inaugural meeting,
held in the governors palace of Santiago
yesterday, July 81:
The inaugural meeting of what is des-
tined probably to become of the great mil
itary fraternlties of the United States, was
held yesterday July 80 in the governors
palace, Santiago de Cuba, for the purpose
of organizing a society to be known as the
Society of the Army of Santiago, the pur-
poses of which shall he, in general, to pre-
serve the archives and records and per-
petuate the memories of the invasion, cam
paiSn and battles eliminating i'll the fall of
Santiago de Cuba and the surrender of
the Spanish army on July II, 1885,
The meeting was called to order by Maj.
Gen. Lawton. who nominated Maj. Gen.
Joseph Wheeler as temporary chairman.
Gen Wheeler was unanimously chosen, ard
Maj A. c. Sharpe assistant adjutant gen
erai, was selected secretary.
Gen. WheeIer's Remarks.
General Wheeler, on taking the chair
said:
Il thank you, gentlemen. for the honor of
peiiiS cdliSu DIS temporary cIidlfilldH VI tlils
gathering of my fellow officers, vino have
met to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of organiz-
ing Society of the Army of Santiago. The
rapidly occurring events Of the campaign
OF the last five six weeks have bsen of a
character that will ever bring together the
hearts of those who have participated
This army by its endurance and courage
has already won the admiration of the civ
ilizeG world, and it is most natural and ap-
,ria 70 fhat -fr,, oil
der to shoulder n such a struggle. crowned
as it has been with glorious victory, should
desire to cherish and perpetuate its men,
ory."
General Wheeler adverted to the historic
character and value of similar societies
which have bean organized at the close of
the various wars in which our country has
been engaged, enumerating the Order of
the Cincinnati, organized by Washingtons
officers a the close of the American reVo-
luton; the Society of the War of 1872, the
Aztec Society and the various other socie-
ties that grew out of the war from 1861 to
1865.
THE campaign" said General Wheeler,
in which we have been engaged, though
brief has probably been more fruitful in
results than these of any of the wars l
have mentioned, and will certainly be class
ed as one of the most remarkable in mill
tary history L repeat, in closing, that 1t
has made this army famous throughout the
world
For Constitution.
On motion of General Ludlow, commit
teee of five was appointed to frame a con-
stitution and bylaws and to report at the
next meeting. The chair named as the
committee General Ludlow, General Kent,
General Lawton, General Ames and Lieu
tenant Miley.
committee was appointed to walt on
General Shafter and invite him to visit the
meeting. Subsequently, on motion of Gen.
eral Kent, the committee on constitution
and bylaws was increased to six and Lieu
tenant woodbury. Kane of the Rough
RIDERS was named by the chair as the ad-
ditional member.
General Shafter, on entering the hall, was
received by the entire company standing,
an remaining in that position while the
chair extended to the distinguished visitor
an address of welcome =
General Shafter made a cordial response,
expressing MS entire sympathy with the
objects of the meeting. y
me secretary requested all officers to
register their names before leaving and
nearly one hundred signed the roll. Among
those present were: "a
Generals Shafter, Kent, Ames, Lawton,
Ludlow, Wood, Chaffee, Bates and Ran
dolph
Colonies Wherry Peterman, Harries,
humphrey, Viele, Carpenter and Downs:
Majors Htne, Baker, Wood, Boyle, Ebstein,
Reade. Miller, Logan. Gallagher, Tohnan
sanoorn Miiey and Sharpe; Captains Ken
non. Getty. Mcfarland, Horton, Terrott
SuiilVan, Clarke, w. o. Kane, Rush, Nc.
kittrick, Morton, c. ]. T. Clarke, Gilmore,
Stanton klrkman, Mendose and Munes
volunteer aids), and Lieutenants Pershing
Mcfarland, Tayman and others
AT $50 pm. The meeting adjourned to
PIN, august {, in the governors palace.