The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-09

on n War Footing.
The st. Paul Camp, No. /. Sons of
Veterans, is making active prepara-
lions to go to the front at the first call
to arms.
The recruiting officers spent a large
portion of the day yesterday taking
| an inventory of the equipment of the
company.
Capt. p E. Henninger yesterday ap-
pointed H. A. Gregg a member Of the
| recruiting committee as corporal OF
the guard, with duties as custodian Of
the property of the camp.
During the day the following en-
| listed as members of the company:
H. X. Shirk. st. Paul
George L. Rice, Minneapolis.
w. Forester, Minneapolis.
Milton S. Brooks, Belle PLANE.
Frank Brooks Belle Plaine.
Charles Horton, Shakopee.
Joseph Kane Shakopee.
Samuel Blake, Jorden.
Frank Willius Minneapolis.
Martin S. Wilds. Minneapolis.
]. c. Bennett, ST. Paul.
Morris Cooley, st. Paul.
The last recruit enlisted yesterday
brought the membership roll of the
camp up to 10S. 1t is proposed to Sc
cure 100 sames for the first company.
Necessarily, some of the recruits will
fail to pass the physical examination,
when inspected by the United States
officers. 1t is a fact, however, that,
for the most part, those enlisted have
been of uniformly excellent physique,
! and came fully up to the army re-
quirements.
AS soon as 100 men are secured, a
second company will be started with
few non-commissioned officers as a
basis of organization. Those of the
100 who do not pass the examination
will have chance to join the drum
corps, which will be organized shortly,
by two members of the camp commits
stoned by Capt. Henninger for this
purpose. They are experts with the
sticks, having served in a like capacity
in the ST. Paul camp for several years.
Arrangements are being made to
turn the equipment and properties of
| the company over to the commander
in-chief of the Sons of Veterans, when
! they go to the front
The offer of Gen. Nuremberg to fur
nish the company with the Krupp-
Jorgenson rifle and other essential sup
plies has met with favor among the
members of the company.
The guns with which the company
has drilled for ten years past are the
1878 pattern Of the Springfield rifle.
The new guns will be received with
much satisfaction.
Squad drills are being held every
day at the camp headquarters in the
Central block under the direction of
some of the officers of the company.
Ihey expect to have the desired 1870
names for the first company by to-
night.
In connection with the recruitine
work of Camp No. 1. the following was
received by The Globe Yesterday
from M. S. Mead:
! In your issue of the Sth inst. note on
artlcle headed Authority Is Questioned,'
! IN IN which =, State Commander Kelly of the
| censed at the action of St. Paul Camn No
| L, OF this city, in mastering in sons of vet
Grams lor the purpose of forming a large
company composed entirely of sons Of yet
Grams with the view of rendering their
services to the government in the event
| OF war and questioning the authority of
| the camp to do so.
whoever inspired the article has tn
tirely mistaken his ground. and. so far
| as the officers of Camp NO / are con-
cerned. nothing is known of the matter;
! but the article referred to may create
false impression in the mind of the pub
lie, and 1 therefore desire to say that Mr.
| Kelly is not the state commander of the
sons OF Veterans. and has absolutely no
authority to question the actions of any
camp OF Sons of Veterans in this or any
other state.
There is nothing in the constitution,
of Veterans that can prevent a camp off r-
ing company of volunteers to serve their
country if occasion requires. If the mem
bers OF st. Paul Camp No. l. or any 9TH
er camp. desire to form company and en-
list in the service of the United States as
company of volunteers, it is unques-
tionably their right to do So and the di-
vision officers have no jurisdiction in the
matter; they are officers of the civil or
ganization only, and possess no military au-
thority whatever.
| The Sons Of Veterans are sworn to up
hold the constitution of the United States.
and to maintain the honor and glory of our
| flag. and every able-bodied member of the
| order would pledge his life without a mo-
ment's hesitation to preserve "Old Glory
unsullied and without star obscured
Capt. Henninger has established a re-
cruiting station in the quarters occupied
| by st. Paul Camp No. 1, and applications
| for membership in the camp will be re-
ceived from all sons of veterans who are
| over eighteen years Of age, and are NOR
| ally and physically qualified, and in event
| of hostilities, he will be the first to offer
| a full company of volunteers composed
| entirely of of veterans.
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