The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24

Washington Veteran Artillery. with seyen.
ty-two members was effected last ersn1,r
at . meeting oe battie-trsed old sosdia1a 3
Stevens Post hall It was an entAuuonn.
ito gathering. In which the sentinenf
once and for all tiueo was. Loyalty to u
Stars and Stripes and a desire to - ~
the dear old nag should FOREVER vaps
proudly over the. homes Of liberu-lovst 4
and humane people," Every char 81 ~
soldiers stood through IL meeting. Az
Il WAS all over the veterans fornsa 6
double file. with Maj 8. w. Ciaxh 6 !
their head. and marched through H.
business portion Of the city, WITH O11
Glory fioAtsrg nro0dly over their hen1n
On returning to 6ec0ad avenue and c..
lumhia street they presented arms. AL s.
with three rousing cheers for the .'Wash~s;
ington Veteran Artillery disbanded A.
Immense crowd gathered and toine4
haASt1ly with the men who. In their you11
Is Ia their old age. were ready 10 O.
and die for their country.
The meeting was called 10 order IT,
Chairman A. H. Carr. commands -
Stevens Post. q. A. r., No. l. GeoRoo
w. Tibbetts was chosen secretary. u ~
Holmes. acting for q committee conalrfs.
ing of himself. Mai. 8. w. Clark and
HI. Carney. read the following resolut.ea1
Whereas. War now exists between IT,
United States and Spain and as mlDst n S
the veterans OF the late civil war are m
by reason OF age and infirmities unohle b
again enter upon active campaixn -.
vice In the field but are still as pstztotiA
IS loyal and anxious as ever to again ~ {
the country in time OF need, and
Whereas. Qualifications and forts ar =
course OF construction on Puget sound ~ &
adjacent waters for the safety and rsottos
ton of our own state and our own hosuoot
and
whereas, Many OF the veterans IN splles
Of age are still able and willing. II needNk
to man such forts and aid In such defeup4
Therefore. be 1t resolved, That We, ~ I
undersigned veterans hereby cnroh 60
selves as members Of the Washtne0o
Veteran Artillery and tender our seFvjeeD
for the defense Of the Pacific coast.
Al Mr.. Holmes finished reading
there was an outburst Of Applause vhiee
told palmer than words that the Old W.
spirit OF 81 was still alive.
Patriotic speeches were made by ~ ~
Holmes. Major 8. w. Clark. ]. r. Hall q
c. McGray. p. r. Carroll. Robert Flckee
III ana George w. Ttbbetts. after waiehe
the resolutions were adopted by ssan!- I
UQU2 yO&0. OCu$tal UuSAnSES ~ -
ed while the resolutions were sisneA Ine
names handed In were as follows:
J. r. Bell. G. L. Camp, Henry 11ke
Thomas Clark. A. Barney, A. n; Bin
8. r. Pierce. J. s. Otte, Robert ricGMl
A. III. Carr, A. I. utterback, Henry =
Gray. g; v, ohny. Daniel Kelly Kelly 81. y
n: psuel j. ". Ewing, Robert I.FssS
Hathorn. ,. II; Waters, 9: I; smissl c.
u q I' RU1n John 3 Mcn iIsd ". Z. lin
NJ. y. Holmes, g.. w. Vail, George II 80
Carthy. G. r. Main. Henry De voe. Inee8
Teller as;rn Mep Rsv fsitss Dsn,s, HaTn
noIds, III. G. Mclean. Y. n; Twiss. Al
Burns. HI. PerburE. John q: Ryan Y ~
Atchison. George McCiares I, Y. holra
Corning. r. J. ThrrstoD. u. III. IAQaA
John c. Ogle, c.. A. Wilson, Carrot
aker, Joseph Alexander. Patrick ~
8 81 M 81 3 Rene. nss. u f bsilsy
Church. r. Flaharb, T. Henry, Geores ~
Wallace. r. &. kilbourne. ]. q. U7'le
Il was decided to leave the rolls 4 ~
p. CAROLS office. In the Seattle Net1e5
Bank building. no that anyone who 3d.
to Sign may have an opportunity.
n. NJ. Holmes addressed the nettin9 81
the scope of the organization. ne
that he understood that It was 70 q i
state affair and that companies coui
formed In other citie& Al the requeG W.
the meeting he put this In the form -
motion. and 1t wna carried On non
Of NAL 8. w. Clark. 1t was decides
cali the Seattle company NO J..
companies viii receive numbers IN - -
der In which they are reported TO the 's
attic headquarters. $50
A COMMITTEES on permanent ORGANISM 81
was appointed as follows: MAI -
Clark. chairman: p. r. Carroll. y.
Holmes. Robert Pickfriii. T.. s. WHICH,
Tho next meeting will be called BY ~ 81
man Carr. OF the general organizatio -.
the request OF the permanent orgah' y q
committee. U.
The meeting then adjourned TO