The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-14
REUNION OPENED.
appointment of Committees and
Other Preliminary Work.

Appointment of Committees and
Other Preliminary Work.
With a medley of patriotic airs from
HeId's band and the rap Of a gavel
made from the Spanish flagstaff cap
tured at Manila, the second annual en-
campment of the Army Of the Philip
pines opened in the Assembly hall
shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The gavel was welded by Gen
eral Irving Hale, the first vice presi-
dent Of the association, in the alb
sence of General +. Y. Greene. Gen
eraI Hale made an admirable presiding
officer and pushed the work of the
convention along promptly and with
very little friction. Aside from the
hearing of reports and the appoint
ment of committees there was little
done at the first session. but the
groundwork was laid for all the work
that is to follow
In the absence OF 3. T. Stapleton, the
recording secretary, George NJ Post of
Denver was named for the position by
General Metcalf. and he was elected
unanimously. After the reading of the
minutes Of the last meeting General
Hale stated that the gavel to be used
at the convention was the present Of
Colonel W. :. MCCaSkey, of the TWen-
tieth United States infantry, and was
AAaNE 4lUllt NllE VAAANlc1A s1llcttAlciA mas
staff captured in Manila, Aug. 13, 1898
The gift was to the society, and later
in the proceedings, on the motion of
Major r. ". Young, a resolution Of
thanks was voted to Colonel McCaskey
fOI the gift
General Hale read a cablegram from
General Greene, who is now in Europe,
sending congratulations and best
wishes to the Philippine Veterans on
their annual reunion -
General Eale's Address.
General Hale said also that ne had
kilograms rom Admiral Dewey and
Vice President Roosevelt, which he had
left a the hotel. In his address he
recommended a change in the name by
substituting the words Army of the
Philippines" for Eighth Army Corps. -
He also recommended that some
change be made as to representation
in the business meetings of the or
ganizatiOn. He thought 1t unfair to
permit ali to vote. as that would put
each meeting in the control of the
community in which the encampment
was held. He favored having each
local organization elect deIegates
Speaking of the war. General Hale
said, The campaign in the Philip
pines against Spain and the Filipino in
surgentS viii always remain one Of the
mus UNIV 4C anu III AalA ElllEUQeS IN
the history of our country. II was the
first war in which an American army
crossed a great ocean to attack q for
eign enemy in its own possessions. It
resulted in the expulsion of tyran-
meal government from a great archi-
pelagO, and the extension to its in
habitants Of good government and the
highest possible degree of liberty"
The address OF the presiding officer
was applauded. the rollcall was dis
penSed with and then reports from the
other officers were proceeded with.
Major D. 5 Fairchild jr of Clinton
Ia, the CORES pOndin secretary. re-
ported that he had communicated with
the adjutants OF the different army
corps and with the secretaries of the
different organizations. and was con-
WINGED that in time all who are en-
titled TO membership would be IN the
society.
Captain P. J. Cosgrave Of Lincoln.
Neb.- the treasurer Of the association.
reported the reeeip during the year Of