The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-30

general ovation. When Col. Roosevelt
came opposite the line of rough riders
he commenced shaking hands with the
troopers and gave them most cordial
greeting. r
ls.,s Greeted by. school Children.
At Springer the citizens presented
the colonel with floral wreath. At
Wagon Mound there was an ovation,
and the school children sang my Coun-
try, Ills of Thee .,s.-... ~
The business meeting of the Rough
Riders Regimental association was
| held in the Duncan opera house, and
owing to the absence of Secretary Car
ter, of Prescott, Lieut.. William f. Dame,
of Santa Fe, was chosen secretary pro
tenn. An address of welcome on behalf
of the citizens of Las Vegas was made
by A. A. Jones, prominent attorney
of this place. fSz
Col. Roosevelt. responded at some
length, his remarks at times being en-
Enthusiastically applauded.
President Brodie delivered his adj
dress of welcome and the reports of Sec
rotary Carter were read and placed on
file. The financial Statement of the as
ISOLATION was also given by the secre-
tary, together with list of members
and list of ex-troopers of the regi-
ment, who have received the bronze
badge adopted at the first meeting at
Montauk Point onAugust 80 last.
Honorary Members.
The reading of the minutes of that
meeting disclosed the fact that only
three honorary members of the associa-
ton were recorded. These are Richard
Harding Davis, Edward Marshall and
Lieut.. ''Gatling" Parker. Gov. Roose-
welt recalled to the mind of those pres
ent that Capt. cCormick, of the
Seventh cavalry, lad been made an
| honorary member and the omission in
the minutes were ordered corrected.
Gov. NJ. A. Otero, who actively assisted
year ago in recruiting the rough
riders, was also made an honorary men,
Der of the association.
Non-soldiers to BE Excluded.
! The committee on constitution was
ordered to frame the bylaws so that no
one but an actual soldier at some time
in his life shall hereafter be elected an
| honorary member. Gov. Otero re-
sPonded to the compliment in neat
speech. Gov. Roosevelt was elected as
honorary president of the association
for life. Col. A.. O. Brodie, of Prescott,
was elected president; Lieut.. Dame, of
| Cerrillos, secretary; Capt. w. H. H.
Llewelyn, first vice president; Lieut..
Goodrich. second vice president.
There was quite lrited contest for
| the selection of the place to hold the
| next annual reunion between Oklahoma
City and Colorado Springs. The former
city had decidedly the best of it., the
vote standing 80 to IL. There was love
/ feast of the rough riders at night at the
opera house. 49, .,.at @.---
j Memorial Services Held.
Memorial services was the first thing
on the roughriders reunion programme
Sunday. They were held at II o'clock
a. m. at the Duncan opera house and
Rev. Thomas A. Uzzell, pastor of the
Peoples Tabernacle, of Denver,
preached the, memorial sermon. Mr..
LATE Young, editor of the Iowa State
Capital, then delivered an address. Mr..
Young served with the rough riders and
his recital of the regiments experiences
at Tampa and San Antonio found are
| sponsive echo in the hearts of the as.
sembled rough riders.
| ~ Roosevelt Departs.
The rough riders attended sacred
concert Sunday night given by local
talent. The reunion will conclude to-
night with reception and ball at the
Montezuma hotel, Hot Springs. Gov.
Roosevelt and party left at one o'clock
Sunday on his return to New York. One
of the features of the reunion was the
presentation to Lieut.. ,Brodie. presi-
dent of the Rough Riders association,
of a handsome saber