The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-04
HOME In THE SPRING
THIRTEENTH REGIMENT AUxIL-
larry CONFIDENT THE BOYS
WILL RETURN THEN.
MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT

Returned Members of the Regiment
Were Guests OF the Association,
and Caused an Exciting Discus
sion Through Their Statement.
ter From e. A. Sumner.
The Thirteenth Regiment Auxiliary
association held a largely attended
meeting at the rooms of the CONNER
cial club last night.
After the meeting was called to or
der. and the usual formalities were
zone away with, the following report
was read:
st. Paul, Mimi. Jan. g. 1870 the Presi-
aent ana Members Of the Thirteenth Mime
sofa regiment Auxiliary Association: Since
our last meeting. held upon Tuesday evening
the Zoth OF December. very little OF interest
mas happened in connection with our asso-
clation or with our beloved regiment, which
IL represents, except the receipt of numerous
letters from our boys in the Philippines
lnere was published almost Immediately
AFTER our last meeting in the telegraphic dis
patches from Washington, which appeared
IN our daily press. the request that Hon.
the war department for the mastering out
OF the regiment upon its return home in that
city.
ately held at which there was a full attend
ance of the men members of it. to consider
whether any action should be taken with re-
garq TO SUCH mastering out After full dis
cusslon OF the question it was unanimously
resolved that the committee would recommend
10 The association a hearty concurrence in
such request by Congressman Fletcher and
cordial cooperation with the citizens OF
MINNEAPOLIS. as far as such cooperation may
be asked on their part, in the welcome to be
gwen =. TO the regiment upon the occasion Of
afn
Two members of this committee, Dr. Richie
and the chairman, having noticed In the Min
neapois papers that there was to be meet
ing Of the Minneapolis Auxiliary association
In that city on Friday, Dec. g. ventured,
though without special invitation, to attend
that meeting. 1t was held in the rooms OF
tended by about fifty persons including some
OF the citizens Of Minneapolis most interested
In our regiment The members Of your com
mlttee were not only most politely but most
warmly welcomed, given every opportunity to
express their views and one Of them appoint
ca upon a committee to frame the Christmas
telegram from the MINNEAPOLIS association to
the regiment in Manila. This telegram read:
Merry Christmas. Regulars leave in Janu-
airy for your relief" and was signed Min
nearohs Auxiliary Association"
The executive committee duly considered
at the special meeting before referred to, the
question Of sending a Christmas telegram
from this association to the regiment. mas
much, however. as 1t was known that one
was to be sent from Minneapolis, as this
association had notified by cable the regiment
OF the decision OF the war department to ar
canvass for funds would have had to be made
for the purpose, 1t was thought that the ex-
penss would not be justified Your commit
zee gas Sea Learned NED Of nothing which has hap
retard the return Of the regiment in the early
spring. The developments in the Philippine
islands themselves cannot be forecast, but
as far as the personal opinion of the execu-
tive committee Is concerned 1t looks with
hope and confidence In there being no hind
rance in the islands themselves which shall
prevent the speedy return OF our volunteers.
Respectfully submitted
Thomas Cochran,
Chairman.
The chairman also read the letter
which appears below. dataA at New
York. Dec. %, 1893:
Hon. G. D. O'Brien, Chairman Thirteenth
Minnesota Auxiliary Association, st. Paul,
Minn.-Dear Mr.. O'Brien: On my return to
this city from an absence Of some time beg
to acknowledge the receipt Of your memorial
to our Irish friend, Sir Thomas Upton, and
to- express my very great qualification for It,
How much it wifi please him your associa-
him.
1t Is the present plan to make personal
Presentation to him, and an occasion of 1t,
also So far the memorial contains refer,
ence to myself, you may be assured 1 appre-
ciate it all. And am having made a COPY to
preserve for myself on this side Of the water.
cerely, "a s,I1per
When this letter was recorded the
president introduced Maj. Whipple,
who was received with a warm well
come Of applause. His address was
replete with interesting remarks and
anecdotes relative to his experience at
San Francisco and Manila He was
loud in his praise of the great hospital
| fty OF the Californians. He spoke Of
the wonderful resources of the Philip
pine islands. and gave much valuable
| information about them. In speaking
OF the boys he said that the Minnesota
boys seemed to have great faith in the
traditional unlucky number thirteen.
He said they even went so far as to
nave thirteen tackS put in the soles of
their shoes. Maj. Whipple recited a
poem, which members of the Aston
battery had written, when en- route to
Manila on the transports. the spiciest
following:
Oh, we have bold sailor in Manila bay.
We havei We havei
he captured ga a., dhe Whole place in half day.
me gunners they made every shot tell,
while they were not touched by single
Remember the Maine and give EN- he'll
Sang Dewey. the king Of the sea.
The poem ELECTED much mirth from
the audience
AT the meeting We're several MEM
bers of the Thirteenth regiment who
had returned to st. Paul, either on
furlough or sick leave. Among them
were Private Wilmot, Private DonneI-
iy, Corporal Hart and Private Webb
All were called upon, and responded
with a short address each. WiImot
claimed that the sick soldiers received
little or no attention from the nurses.
but the doctors were doing splendid
work.
Private Donnelly then spoke of the
nard police duty that was enforced on
the Minnesota regiment He made a.
statement that the boys were put on
duty for twenty-four hours at a.
stretch without a relief and il was
this statement that caused all the tur-
mol. Maj Espy jumped up and con-
| tradicted the statement, which was
| quickly followed by the substantiating
| of the same by Private Wilmot. It
| was impossible to call the meeting to
| order, and 1t then looked as though a
| disastrous climax was inevitable.
| However, matters were adjusted and
the meeting was peacefully adjourned.