The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-13


to Return, With Witness
Not as gay as when it We wv, but not
less glorious, the tattered n.-pital flag of
the Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers
hung over the stars and stripes at the
reception given by Distaf chapter,
Daughters Of the American Revolution,
yesterday afternoon in the hospitab.e
home OF Mrs. Judson Wade Bishop, on
Mackubln street. The parlors were drap-
ed with the national colors and beauti-
fully decorated with flowers. Mrs Ell
Torrance, of Minneapolis the state re-
gent; Mrs. Brown. regent OF the Fergus
Falls chapter, and officers from sister
chapters in st. Paul and Minneapolis, as
well as other patriotic societies, were
present, beside many other guests Maj.
R. J. Fitzgerald and Capt. Harry p.
Richie, two, of the surgeons of the Thir-
teenth Minnesota volunteers, We're pres
ent as honorary guests of the chapter
The guests were welcomed in few we'll
chosen words by the regent, Mrs. Charles
E, Smith, who called attention to the
Red Cross flag, faded and stained by the
sun and rain in Luzon.
she said, since 1t was fashioned by a
patriotic daughter of the American Revo-
.utIon and has seen strange scenes. Our
hearts stu dwell with enthusiasm when
we recall those stirring days Of eighteen
months ago, when our boys in blue were
camping in our midst, and our hearts
still thrOb in sympathy with the mothers
whose boys never returned from the far
)m land. Ours was the sad pleasure of
3ddlng Godspeed to this Red Cross flag
as 1t started on it's mission of mercy
ina protection; ours was the joyful pleas
IRE OF bidding. it welcome home, it's mis-
non a,,+6 5cf t6a ll,a and OF growing
lag means to US it will be the duty of
our historian to tell. What this fa~
means to those who have served under
t, it will be our privilege to hear from
me lips Of Maj. Fitzgerald"
There was an intense moment when
Maj. FftzgeraIu brought in the fragment
Of the flag, originally presented to the
thirteenth hospital corps by Distaff
chapter members, and dFaped it on the
stars and stripes.
Maj. Fitzgerald said that though the
colors were soiled, and the flag torn. it
was permeated with sentiments more
beautiful than the colors of the rainbow
and the affection with which 1t is regard
ed could only be compared with the feel
ngS Of the home circle. He gave a stir
ring history of the flag, relating many in
cidents of bravery shown under its sa
cred presence. This was the first hospital
nag raised over the main entrance of the
division hospital at Manila Every
wounded man carried into that hospital
Tor many months had passed under the
nag. 1t was raised first at Camp Ram
sey, when presented by the ladies of the
DlstaH chapter; transported with the reg
nnent to San Francisco; the transport
Para carried 1t to Manila, where it waved
Tor months over the general hospital 1t
was taken to the front with the regiment.
and marked the most advanced positions
IN the hiring line. Its record in brief is:
camp Ramsey, Camp Richmond. Carn
Merritt. Camp Dewey, Mariquina. Tbir-
teenth Minnesota hospital and First re-
serve hospital at Manila, and afterwards
at the model camp at the Preside On
the suggestion Of Maj. Fitzgerald it was
decided to place the flag in the state cap
itol.
Capt Ritehie told the story of the
guidons which accompanied the hospital
flag, landed at Camp Dewey in the rainy
season, and were carried during the bat
tie Of Manila on Aug. 13, 1898 When the
hospital flag was placed over the general