The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-13

THE MEN who three years ago to-
day were toiling along muddy
road toward captured city are
marching today into another captured
city. Three years ago today the arms
were thrown down in sullen anger To-
day arms are Outstretched in cordial
greeting TO the men who furled foreYer
the flag Of Spain in the Philippine ar
chipelagO-
Up to last night only the slirmish
line had reached Salt Lake. Today the
main forces are expected and the city
is prepared TO receive them with open
handed hospitality. The lads VINO
fought their cOuntry's battles are nor
dragging YEARLY through the sticky
mud of a tropic roadway. They come
IN Pullman sleepers, in luxurious
coaches. with all the comforts their
native land can furnish, as is their
due
Today the visitors viii renew the ac-
qUGintGnCes born three years ago on
the firing line before Manila and nur-
tuned by many a hOt' skirmish with the
trCors Of AguinaldO. Old stories VIII
be revived, old experiences recalled
with many a warm handclasp for the
living, with many q sigh for the boys
who never came home.
ne LlbSL DlDitllAiFilt al ivan III
terday was General Irving Hale. firsS
vice president of the Society Of the
Army of the Philippines. General Hale
VIII preside over the deliberations of
the society. There is little reason TO
doubt that he viii be promoted to the
presidency when the election of officers
is reached in the order of business.
Genera Hale Arrives
General Hale came in last night with
a delegation made up of veterans from
Colorado. Nebraska and Iowa. The
train was more t-an an hour iate' put
large delegation of Utah veterans was
at the station to meet it. As the en-
CINE whistled, Buglers Elmer Thomas
and Pike gave the assembly call, ana
the lively air was stil ringing out over
he SATIN yards Ehen the train came
To d stanastiil
Captain Wedgwood and First Ser
geant Joe Nystrom of battery had
gone to Springville to meet the visitors
/ They were the first off the Pullman
coaches in the rear on which the dele
cation was travelling In few mo-
ments the entire band had assembled
on the platform and prepared to come
up to the city in the street cars and
other vehicles which were in waiting
As General Hale stepped into car
rage a volunteer with a f0ur-horse
power voice suggested three cheers for
him. The response was spontaneous
Everybody yelled for the general and
he bowed a smiling acknowledgment
as he was driven away with Captain
! Wedgw0od. who is QUartered at the
/ KnutsfOrd.
/ General Hale is a small man with a
sOldierly carriage and a most alert eX-
preston He walks briSklv and MS
actions indicate that he is a rapid-dre
fighter I am sorry we weren't able
10 bring over a larger delegation from
f Colorado" he said. Many of our vol
unteers had expected to come. but were
compelled to abandon the trip at the
last moment. Some of them found they
( couldn't spare the money You know
: there aren't many wealthy private sol
/ diers
/ Naturally. General Hale did not care
I to discuss the question as to who viii
/ be elected president OF the society He
/ said that was a matter he hadn't heard
talked about and he didn't know
I whether the society would adopt the
! promotion rule or not. 80 far as
{ know" he concluded, there are no
( candidates for the position.
The general said he was looking for
] ward 70 a good time in salt Lake This
is not his first visit to the city He
/ has been here numbers of times, he
| says. and found Salt Lakers a most
hospitable class of people.
Major Frank NJ. FOOtl Of the WyO-
ming battalion was one of the first
/ delegate from outside of Utah TO reach
the city. He dropped into headquar-
/ tiers yesterday afternoon and was high
~ pleased to find some of his own boys
! who have located in salt Lake since
| the close Of the war. Major Foote vii
| be in evidence at every session Of the
| convention.
| Captains Spicer and Locks and Lieu
| tenant Lewis of Colorado came VIII
General Hale. So did Captain COsgrov,
Of Lincoln. Neb-. ana Major Fairchilt
Of Clinton, Ia. Captain Cosgrove il
treasurer and Major FaiTChiId secre
tary of the association.
More Arrivals TO Day.
The local executive committee Wa
4 disappointed over the small number %
arrivals yesterday It vas estimate,
, last night that not more than 100 vol
; unteer officers and men had reache
the city. The committee is not at al
discouraged, however. for informauoi
mas come to the effect thai L sever5
hundred will be in today. Among tn
, big delegations expected are those fror
, oregon. Idaho. Washington, Wyomin
. and Montana. Reception committee
viii meet every train and escort tn
visitors to their lodging places
one session of the society is SEIZED
, uled for today. beginning at o'cloc
; this afternoon in the Assembly hal
; This morning from 9 until Il o'cloc
. { the visiting soldiers viii be receive
and registered at the Knutsford head
? quarters. There they viii be give
. badges which viii enttIe them to ad
. } mission to places of amusement, to fire.
( rides on the street cars and to othe
{ cOurtesieS-
, Question of Travel Pay.
; The most important question to 3
|. [ dienosed Of in the convection VIII
. / that Of travel pay for the time cor
: I e1Jnled in coming home from Maniis
? The men who were regularly dis
charged. including the Utah boys WeI
, deDrived Of this item, although it ha
{ been allowed to all who had been dis
. charged previous TO that time, and ia
) bows who viii gather in convention O.
= dav. see no reason why they should b
cut of from this simply because the