Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-13

WAS THE MEETING OF THE SPAN
IsH-AMERICAN WAR
VETERANS
HELD IN POLICE COURT ROOM
OF Making Arrangements For the
yeterans' Participation in the
Dewey Day Celebration, February
22d-Meetfng Addressed BY Attor-
ney Jansen.

Grams of the late war with Spain, held
in the police court room in the City
Building, last night, was very largely
attended. The meeting was called by
ex.Duty Sergeant Jansen, of Company
G, Of Immunes, Fourth Volunteer In
fantry, a rising young attorney of this
city, for the purpose of arranging for
participation in the Dewey celebration
10 be held In this city on February I'D
next. There were over a hundred of
the members of the different branches
of the volunteer and regular service,
who reside in this city and vicinity
present, among them being Major w.
J. w. Cowden, Captain Albert Franz
helm, Captain r. H. d. Willis, and
Lieutenant c. E. Morris, of this city,
and Captain Hooton, of Moundsville.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Jansen, and Captain Franzheim
was chosen chairman. and Lieutenant
Morris secretary. Captain Franzheim
said he was not thoroughly conversant
with the object of the meeting and
called upon MI. Jansen to explain the
object. Mr.. Jansen responded with a
lucid statement, saying in part:
I'VE should turn out for Admiral
Dewey. First, because it would be a
SYMBOL of our feelings toward him, a
simple indication Of the attachment
which each one of us cherishes for him
in our heart of hearts, and as the most
fitting exponent Of our sentiments.
Second, because it would be a pleasant
balsom for the wound which he suffer-
ed from unjust criticism of late. Criti-
cism of Dewey should be trampled un-
der foot by every American freeman.
let us put it to death by common con-
sem Third, because patriotic demon
STATIONS ~inyigorates and renews the
love of country and flag. 1t kindles the
spirit of fellowship and tends to fur
Their strengthen the arm Of our govern
Taent, and when required is easily born
into an irresistible force, enabling cur
country to repulse any infringmeLts of
her rights or insult tainted against the
Stars and Stripes.
You, veterans, will, whenever call
ed upon, sustain that flag of Stars and
Stripes, now being rendered more glori-
Gus by our brave boys in the East,
wherever it wave over the land or
over the sea, and we will rally around
il, the flag of our fathers and our coun-
try, so long as a single star shall glim-
1ner from the surrounding darkness.
We will cheer it as the emblem of a
nations glory and a nations hope"
MI. CoWden moved that the soldiers
of the Spanish-American war offer
their SERVES to the committee in
charge of the demonstration on Feb
ruary 22d. The motion was carried.
A motion was then made and carried
that a committee OF five be appointed
10 inform the committee in charge Oh
the Dewey Day demonstration or the
action taken. Later the motion was
amended Increasing the number of the
committee to nine, and giving the COM
mlttee the power of a general commit
tee OF arrangements. Chairman Franz
helm appointed on the committee
Major Cowden, Captain Humphrey,
Captain Hooton, Captain Willis, Lieu
tenant Morris, Corporal Graves, Zieg-
enselder. Duty Sergeant Jansen and
Corporal Honnecker.
On the suggestion of Major Cowden
all present wrote their names, former
commands, and addresses on slips of
paper and handed them in to the sec
q = QASO lAC AQllSS vi any VI lllC
late war veterans, whom they knew
who were not present at the meeting.
When all the names were handed in it
was found that the First West Virginia
Infantry, the Second West Virginia, the
Seventh Ohio, the Third Illinois, the
Twenty-thlrd United States, the Fourth
lmmunes and the Fifth United States
Cavalry were represented.
No arrangements, however, were de-
cided on as to the marching order of
the troops. But it was suggested that
the three companies, G and ID, from
Wheeling, and M, from Moundsville,
should take the lead in the line of
march in the procession, and a fourth
company, made up of members of the
scattered commands, should follow.
The captains of the various compan-
les will be notified to furnish a list to
the general committee how many men
In full uniform they can turn out. The
committee will endeayor to secure arms
Tor ell the commands.
Before the meeting adjourned Com
pany G was notified to meet in Mr..
Jansen's law office on Tuesday evening,
December rs. Company D was called
70 meet at the Office of Mr.. Morris
Monday evening, December 18th.
There being no further business that
could be transacted the meeting ad-
journed. The date of the next meeting
was not set, as it will be guided by the
action of the general committee