Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-08-25
ARMY OF SANTIAGO SOCIETY
Its inaugural Meeting Held In
That City on July 3lst.
OBJECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION
Gen. Joseph Wheeler Elected
Temporary Chairman.
Gen. shafter Received by the Entire Com
pany Standing, All Remaining in That
Position White the Presiding Onioer Do
livered to Elm an Ad6ress OF Welcome.

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. I.-Maior
A. @. Sharpe, assistant adjutant gen.
eral, furnishes to the correspondent OF
Ths Associated Press the following
summary OF the proceedings Of the
Society of the Army of Santiago de
Cuba at its inaugural meeting, held In
the governors palace, at Santiago,
yesterday, July 3lst:
Tie inaugural meeting of what 10
destined probably to become one OF tho
great military fraternities of the United
States was held yesterday in the gov
ernor's palace, Santiago de Cuba, for
the purpose of organizing society
to bu known as the Society OF ths
Army of Santiago, the purposes Ut
which shall be, in general, to preserve
the archives and records and perpstuate
the memories Of the invasion, cam
paign and battles eliminating in the
fall of Santiago de Cuba and the sur
render OF the Spanish army on July
18th, 1882
The meeting was called 10 order by
Ma Hjor General LawtoD, who nominated
Major General Joseph Wheeler az tenn
porary chairman. Gen. Whssler was
unanimously chosen, and Major A.: q.
Sharpe, assistant adjutant- -geneYal was
elected secretary.
Gen. Wheeler, on taking the chair.
said: 81 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 the So
ciety Of the Army of SRntiHgo. The
rapidly occurring events OF the cam
paign of the last five or ak weeks have
been 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 admirB-D
tion Of the civilized world, and il ia
most natural and appropriate that men
who have stood shoulder to shoulder In
such struggle, crowned as il has been
with glorious victory, should denire to
cherish and perpetuate its memory.
The campaign in which we have
been engaged, though brief, will GER
| tainly be classed as one of the most re.
markable in military history. l re-
| peat, in closing, that it has mads this
army famous throughout the world. y
| On motion of Gen. LUDLOW, com
constitution and bylaws and to report
4 az th1 hoAb hoobAhEs hp Chdu bothod
Gen. Ludlow, Gen. Kent, Gen. Lawton,
Gen. Ames and Lieut.. Miley as the
committee.
A committee was appointed to wait
on Gen. Shaftsr and invite him to
visit the meeting, ls -
Subsequently, on motion OF Gen.
Kent, the committee on constitution
and by laws was increased to elk, and
Lieut.. Woodbury. Kane of the Rungs
Riders was named by the chair as the
additional member.
Gen. Shaftsr, on entering the bsll,
wss received by ths entire compsny
standing, al! remaining in that position
while the cha;i delivered to the dis,
tinguishod visitor an address of well
come. Gen. Shafter made a cordial
response, expressing his entire sym
pathy vith the objects of the meeting.
at 4.30 p. m, the nesting adjourned.