The times., 1899-09-28
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
They Object 10 Their Position In the
Dewey Parade

Arrangements for the Admiral Dewey
parade are being perfected by the organiza-
| tions of Spanish war veterans in this city.
special meeting of Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Camp, No. 1. was held at Costello's Hall
last night. A vigorous protest was made
by the members against having assigned
TO them any but the position of honor in
the parade on Monday night 1t was fnfor-
maiiy decided among the members of the
camp present to refuse to appear in the pa
rade If they should be assigned to a posi-
ton in line behind the Grand Army or
other veteran organizations The sentf-
ment among the veterans without exeep-
tion was that the celebration in honor of
Dewey was for the services rendered dur
ing the Spanish-Amerean war. and not in
the Civil War. No special feeling. however
was manifested against the Grand Army
organization. The idea was that ceIe-
bration of the victory over Spain in 1898
was being made by the American peoDIe
and that an organization which had
| been honOred and which had re-
ceiyed preference in parades for the past
| thirty-hye years should step aside for the
time being and allow the men who had won
in the latest war to take their proper place
| in honoFing the hero OF Manila The action
OF the reception committee of New York
In regard TO the participation OF the G. A.
K. was cited as precedent Nothing def
mite in the matter was decided upon.
A committee composed of Lieut. William
L. Clark and Lieut.. n. A. Ulrich was ap-
/ pointed to confer with the COMMITTEES on
the Admiral Dewey parade at II o'clock
this morning. A committee from Hardin
Camp Will meet the chairman of the Dewey
parade committee at the same time Gen
A. o. Girard, Junior Vice Commander of
| the Department of the Potomac. Spanish
| War Veterans, Will enter a protest with
the committee from the two camps in re-
gard to the matter. A strong appeal will
be made to the committee to grant to the
( Spanish war veterans a band of music for
/ the parade 1t is understood that the
veterans would be expected to march 10
the music of the Union Veteran Legion,
which. according to the present pro-
gramme will be directly in front of the
veterans of the Spanish war. This ar
rangement brought cut a strong protest
at the meeting last night
A meeting of Gen Nelson A. Miles Canp
will be held at 8 O'Clock Saturday evening
at Costellos Hall TO hear the report of
the committee. which, it is hoped, will
make better arrangements today. The
men were instructed last night to wear
uniforms of the recent war il possible.
About two hundred members of Miles
Camp will be in line Monday night. il all
goes well. All veterans Of the war with
| Spain are invited to take part in the
parade with the organizations which have
4 already been formed Those intending TO
| participate are requested to leave their
names at 1902 Z Street northwest. Thirty
seven new members We're received into
I the camp last night.
Lieut. William A. Hickey. Private Joseph
! T. Stotsenburg and Sergt. James E. ShipIey
! have enlisted in the Forty-fift Regiment.
/ United States Volunteer Infantry. for ser
vice in the Philippines Lieutenant Hickey
will organize a camp Of Spanish war VET
Grams among the men in the Army Samuel
H. Ways was appointed sergeant-at-arms
by the chair.
4 meeting of Hardin Camp was also held
last night in the Centre Market Armory.
committee was appointed to confer with
the committee from Miles Camp aud the
committee in charge of the Dewey parade.
A meeting of Hardin Camp will be held
Saturday night at the ArmoFy to make
final arrangements for the Dewey parade.