The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-21

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listed to Fight Spain-SOme of the
Plans for the Parade, So Far as
the Work of Gettysburg Post Is
Concerned.
The preliminary steps toward the organ
ization of an association which will. in
clude the veterans of the Spanish Ameri-
can war were taken at a meeting held At
the capitol last evening.
a committee consisting OF Lieut.. George
Eckles of the Fifteenth regiment; James
Wilmot, of the thirteenth Daniel Peter
son. of the Fourth artillery; J. A. Nc
Donald, of the Fourteenth, and Edward
Barton, of the Twelfth, was appointed to
arrange fer the organization, and meet
ing will be held at the capitol Tuesday
evening at which the association will be
perfected. All members of the Twelfth,
Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth reg
imenJS, as we'll as those who served as
sailors in the regular army are invited
TO be present at the Tuesday night meet
ing.
The object for which the meeting was
called last night was TO have the soldiers
end sailors of the Spanish-American war,
who were not members of other organfza-
TONS take part in the parade and eXer-
cises Decoration day. DR.. o. S. Pine,
chairman of the committee, having in
charge the Memorial day exercises, call
ed the meeting to order, and Sergeant
C. M Bunker of the Fifteenth regiment,
was elected secretary.
Henry Hazenwinkle, who is to be the
chief marshal of the Decoration day par
ade, said it was the desire of the q. A
r. organizations that the members of the
FIFTEENTH
ments, and those who served in the reg
ular army during the Spanish-American
war to organize and participate in the
parade on May 80.
Capt Drake, of Camp No. 1, Sons of
Veterans, said the members of the organ
ization would turn out as usual on Dec
Grafton day, and an effort was being made
10 have the members of Company L,
Twelfth regiment who, while not only
members of the Sons Of Veterans, but
veterans themselves, join with the organ
ization in the parade His suggestion
was that the members of the several vol
unteer regiments join with the Sons of
Veterans, and be given the right of the
line in the parade.
Paul z. Henninger, who was captain OF
Company L, of the Twelfth regiment, sent
a letter TO the meeting in which he stated
that he had been requested to command
a company made up of members of the
1WeiItn, fOurteenCn F0Sl-
ments on Decoration day, and he also ask
ed that the company which he was to
command be given the right of the line.
WEAR FIELD UNIFORMS.
T. E. LAWN, of camp No. l, Sons of
Veterans, suggested that the members of
the volunteer regiments appear in field
uniform and under command Of Capt.
Drake participate in the parade. He
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be organized for this purpose.
Commander Patrick Henry, of Acker
post, G. A. R., thought that under the
revised statutes of the United States the
members of the Twelfth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth regiments could not appear in
uniforms, as only members of the regular
army and state militia were allowed this
privilege There was some discussion on
this point but it was settled by a motion
of w Fl. Hoyt that the uniforms Of the
veterans of the Spanish American war be
allowed to appear In the parade.
On motion of James Wilnot, former
member of the Thirteenth regiment,
Chairman Pine was authorized to appoint
a committee to take the preliminary steps
for the organization of the Volunteer Sol
diers and Sailors Of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, and the committee given above
were appointed.
Dr.. Pine then resigned as chairman and
Lieut. George Eckles took the chair. F..
E. LAWN informed the meeting that the
names of siXty-seVen volunteers had been
enrolled from the Twelfth regiment to
participate In the parade Decoration day,
and that meeting would be held at the
capitol Tuesday evening to secure if pos
sible, a full company of log men to turn
out on that day.
1t was decided to have the new organi-
cation meet at the same time and an
adjournment was taken to Tuesday even
Ing. All members Of the volunteer regi-
ments, as well as sailors and those who
enlisted in the regular army, are invited
to attend the meeting Tuesday night at
the capitol.
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
Commander o. s. Pine, of Garfield post,
chairman of the general committee on
Memorial day services, has designated
Gettysburg post, located on the West
Side, to call upon during the coming week
the patriotic citizens of the West Side
generally for such contributions as they
may desire to offer to assist In defraying
Decoration day exercises.
For thirteen consecutive years this post
has never forgotten to flag and decorate
the graves of the silent heroes, recently
Joined by some of those of the Spanish
war, who sleep In the cemeteries at South
st. Paul, Mendoza, Inver Grove, and the
Lutheran cemetery on the German road
Rain or shine, two details from this
post, each assisted by six boys and six