Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-23


SOLDIERS.
Santiago de Cuba, August 1.--Maj. A
c. Sharp, assistant adJutant general,
| furnishes the Associated Press CORE
spondent the following summary of the
proceedings of the Society OF the Army
| of Santiago de Cuba at its inaugural
meeting held in the palace Of the gov
ernor of Santiago yesterday:
The inaugural meeting of what is
| destined probably TO become one of the
| great military fraternities of the Uni
ted States was held yesterday DULY SD,
! in the governors palace, Santiago de-
| Cuba. for the purpose of organizing
society. to be known as The Society
of the Army of Santiago. the purposes
| of which shall be, in general, to pre-
serve the archives and records and per-
petuate the memories OF the invasion,
| campaign and battles eliminating in
the fall of Santiago de Cuba, and the
surrender OF the Spanish army, on July
| II, 1895"
The meeting was called to order by
Maj. Gen. Lawton, who nominated Maj.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler as temporary
| chairman. Gen. Wheeler was unani-
mously chosen, and Maj. A. G. sharp,
assistant adjutant general. was select
| ed secretary.
Gen Wheeler on taking the chair
said: Il 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 advisability of organizing society
of the army of Santiago. The rapidly
occurring events of the campaign OF
| the last five or six weeks have been OF
| a character that will ever bring togeth-
er the hearts of those
WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED.
This army in its endurance and
courage has already won the admira-
ton of the civilized world, and 1t Is
most natural and appropriate that men
who have stood shoulder to shoulder
In such q struggle, crowned, as 1t has
| been. with glorious victory should de-
sire to cherish and perpetuate Its mem
ory"
General Wheeler adverted to tho
hist.Ae character and value OF SINH
| lar societies which Suhsen organ
lied at theswHl
in which our country has been ehgag-
ed. enumerating the order OF Cincfn-
natl. organized by Washington's OIL
GERS at the close of the American rev.
olution; the Society Of the War OF
1912: the Aztec Society and various
other societies that grew out OF the
war from 1861 to 1865. The cam
paign." said General Wheeler, in
which we have been engaged, though
brief, has probably been more fruitful
| in results than those OF the wars
have mentioned and will certainly be
classed as one of the most remarka-
Bile in military history. | repeat. IN
closing, that IL has made this army
| famous throughout the world
On motion Of General Ludlow a
| committee Of five was appointed 10
frame a constitution and bylaws, and
! to report at the next meeting Inc
! chair named as the committee; Cen
eral Ludlow, General Lawton, General
Ames and Lieut.. Miley.
a committee was appointed to wait
on General Shafter. and invite him to
visit the meeting. subsequently, on
motion of General Kent, the commit
tee on constitution and bylaws was
Increased to six, and Lieut.. Woodbury.
Kane. OF the Rough Riders, was named
| by the chair as the additional mem
Der.
General Shafter, on entering the
hall. was received by the entire com
pany standing. all remaining in that
position while the chair extended TO
the distinguished visitor
AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
General Shafter made coriial re-
Spouse. expressing his entire SYM
pathy with the objects Of the meet
ing. The secretary requested all Off
GERS to register their names before
leaving. and nearly one hundred sign
ed the roll Among those present
were: Generals Shafter. Kent, Ames.
1.awton Ludlow, Chaffee. Bates and
Randolph.
Colonies Wherry, Peterman, Harris.
Humphrey. Viele. Carpenter and
Downs; Majors Hine, Baker, Wood.
Boyle. Ebstein. Reade. Miller, Logan,
Gallagher. TohBan. Sanborn, Miley
and Sharpe; Captains Kenncn, Getty,
Mcfarland Horton. Tefrstt. Sullivan,
Clarke. w o. Kane. Rush. McKittrfck,
Morton. G. J. r. Clarke. Gilmore.
Stanton. Kirwman. Mendoza and Mii-~,
nos (volunteer aidesl. and Lieutenants
PersEing. Mcfarland, Tayman and
others.
At $50 P. NJ. the melting adjourned
TO 3 p. ~. August 7, in the Governors