The evening times., 1899-05-23
sPANIsH-AMER1cAN VETERANS.
The Boys Who Fought for the COun-
try in Line.

The veterans Of the Spanish American
war formed cne Of the interesting fea-
lures of the parade this afternoon. Plans
were completed at a meeting of the general
committee last night and everything was in
readiness to make the appearance of the
boys in the line n success. The battalion
assembled in Tenth Street in front Of SIS.
promptly at IL O'Clock. where the forma-
tion.was made The march was taken to
the position assigned them in the parade.
The volunteers in the Spanish American
war appeared in the line in the division
commanded by Major Hawkes..
A motion was made last night providing
for a request to be made to General Haw-
ley allowing the veterans to appear imme-
diately in the rear Of the immuneS. This
request was granted. The committee
which completed the arrangements with
General Hawley yesterday secured two
large white guidons bearing the inscrip
ton. Men who served in the Spanish
American war;" The silk flag promised
by General Hawley is at Cape May and it
was impossible for it to be brought to
Washington in time for the parade. Gen
eral Hawley. in view of the fact that the
veterans would be considerably disap-
pointed. presented the battalion with a
large flag which is to be the property of
the organization. Capt. Percy w. Moss,
of the Second Arkansas Volunteer Infant
ry. commanded the battalion. The other
commissioned officers were selected by
him before the start was made. The nom
commissioned officers were taken from
those men who were sergeants and corpor-
ais in the service.
Almost every State in the Union was
represented among the members Of the bat
TALON, and every arm of the service was
in evidence in the ranks. One of the in
teresting features was the appearance of
six sailors from Admiral Dewey's flagship.
the Olympia, who arrived in the United
States on the last trip of the Columbia.
Four companies of forty-eight men each
composed the battalion. One company was
made UP Of sailors. the other three were
composed of men from every branch OF
the service without any attempt at classi-
fication.
The following is the muster roll Of the
battalion:
Capt. Percy W. Moss. Major NJ. W. Lang. r.
II. Cowan, J. II. Mittendord, G. T. d. Rollngs,
W. II. johnson, Gustav Augerstcin. First Lieut.
S. l.. Harmon, Lieut.. Joseph Carr, late of the
Rough Riders; Sergeant Frederick W. Albert,
Company Z. First Volunteer Engineers; o. II.
Mcknight. Frank Sdfnan. &. f. johnson, j. W.
Mitchell. p. J. Lcleher. o. J. Palmer. Mayer B.
Dodek. William J. Wagner. Fred Stewart, Walter
Washington, J. W. Davis. W. s. Loomis. Carl V.
Eckdail, William A. TAFT. W. h. Beatty. Howard
Turner. George +. Lanham, A. j. Patterson, d.
II. Payne. John Virgins. J. b. Haskell, o. B.
Chambers. Z. b. Stilson, Charles Buckley, II. X.
Love, Charles ". Needing. G. A. Long. G. B.
Cristman. C. A. Lyons. James Cook. J. r. Cook,
F. c. Philpitt, A. c. Pickells II. L. Price, J. j.
Pollock, E. A. karner, J. C. Boss. William A.
Boylis, John N. Kline. S. L. Dickerson, J. F.
Shaw, William Fennell, Frederick Kuester, J. z
Wilson. II. A. sIiolton, F. A. King. II. W. Ed
wards William Hawkins. d. w. Davis w. Ford,
J. W. James, Robert Smith, Charles Washington,