The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-15


atoms be opened with the Pb1ippina
Island Veterans with a view 10 CON
sOlidation. This organization exists IN
st. Louis alone The motion carried.
General Metcaif moved that adver-
tlsements be put IN the Army and Navy
Journal ana Army Register. inviting
membership. The motion carried.
Omcers Elected.
Lieutenant George ". Gibbs reported
Tor the committee on nominations
George NJ Post withdrew as candidate
t0r recording secretary, out the with
dEaWal was not accepted.
Captain Cosgrave eulogized General
Itaie, and moved that ne be president
4he motion carried with applause, ana
the general thanKed the encampment
In fitting words for the honor.
General Metcaf OF Kansas was unan-
1m0usly elected first vice president with
cheers
Captain John F. Critshlov- Of Salt
Lake was elected second wee presi-
oeati Colonel j. W. Pope of Denver,
Ihlrd vice president. Colonel Henry
Lippencott Of Pennsylvania. fourth vice
president; General Owen Summers Of
Oregon, fifth wee president; Major f.
M- Foote of Wyoming, sixth vice pres
tdent
J. j. Meyers was nominated by the
committee for corresponding secretary.
and Lieutenant Charles B. Lewis was
dominated by j. o. Nystrom. Mr.
Meyers was chosen. with a few cpDos-
ing votes from Utah men. on a rising
vote none Of the Utah boys arose.. O.
Nystrom led The ppositon-George NJ.
lost or Denver was elected recording
secretary unanimously. Captain p. j.
CosgfaNe OF Nebraska was chosen.
treasurer. The appointment of chap
lain was left TO the executive commit
zee.
on motion OF Captain John F. Criteh-
low, the association adjourned till $3.50
this meaning.
Question Of Travel Pay.
j. J. Meyers. the newly elected re-
cording secretary, tried 10 get recog-
milton from the chair just before ad-
JCurnment to present q draft of a reso-
lution and bill that he wished acted
upon, but he was ruled out on the
efound that motion to adjourn was
pending. The matter win come up at
the meeting this morning and promises
10 stir up discussion. although the
impression is that the matter viii meet
with the approval Of a large majority
OF the delegates
The resolutions state in brief that
the officers and men of the Eighth army
corps were discharged IRON the serv-
ice of the United States after their
return from the Philippines and did
not receive travel pay from Manila to
san Francisco. that a large majority Of
tne forces engaged in the Philippines
got their discharge at Manila ana we're
given travel Pay for the trip home;
and that this distinction is unfair and
q hardship on the men OF the Eighth
army corps
The resolutions urge that the Ma
'ional Society Of the Philippines re-
quest congress by proper laws 70 rec
tlt9 thls discrepancy and provide this
travel pay for each of the officers and
men of the Eighth army corps, and
lna me president OF the society see
20 II that proper bin be Introduced
INTO congress at the newt session. A
ofsIt or q bin accompanied the reSOlu-
tens This was drawn up Ia the regu-
ls.tlon form and entitled, An act for
me relief of certain honorably dis
cEarked Officers and private sc'liers Of
ttie Elshtn army corps. lt provided
tndt the secretary Of The treasury be
tthorlzed 20 Pay each of the men
LiaNei pay from Manila 70 son Fran
As stated in The Herald some days
since. the enactment Of a law such as
tne one outlined iU this bin would
-.5g1h dooul $500 foI each Of the men,
IheFe are about 500 in Utah who would
re affected and about IS. 900 in an. 1t
would mean 5000 00 for the Utah boys
ah0 sl'-959.oo0 for the Eighth army
NVLps- DC is worth working for, and TO
.uase from the expressions heard
li.oNE am classes ~ delegates, q hard
Isht VIII be made TO get II.
The New President.
General Irving Hale. the new presi-
0e1t or the association. has lived i'm
Selofauo nearly all his life, his father
Seihs one Of the pioneer settlers of
ma state and Tor many years was
itesident Of the University Of Colorado.
-A-let graduating from the East Den
- Hlsn school the younger Hale took
.lie run course at the West Point Mill
.eiS academy, and it is a matter of
1870 that at no time in a period of
-oIty years he'd a cadet at that acad-
lie did.
l'e-iiins from the army soon after
~ staQuation froia West Point Gen
go t1ele engaged in civil pursuits. be-
-I''4S western manager Of the Cen
-, 80 t-ieclfIc supply company 1t was
M-ll-g SO engaged that he made fire.
49, tIipS % salt Lake during the
.-t,e ene Mormon temple was under
$50 e.ectfEe wiring Just before it's
-.- i'.--ton- With the outbreak Of the
wa spain, General Hale volGn-
4ls services TO the government
s. placed in command OF the
ss-,-i, ,-te regiment For meritorious
49, pa the Philippine campaign he
- teted hrigadier general when
A"iui-eefs were mustered out