Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-14

strength, q NebraskAn. Lieutenant Macrae,
president Of the Iowa society. is apt to be
made FIRST vice president. There are six
vice presidents and they are usually ap-
portioned two to the regular army. two to
the United States volunteers ana two to
the state volunteers. Macrae and either
Captain II. A. Howard Of ConneilBviIle, Pa,
Of the Tenth Pennsylvania, or Major N. O..
Robinson OF the Thirteenth Minnesota may
represent the state volunteer branch. Gen.
eral King and Colonel ]. ". Pope OF Colo
RADIO are apt to represent the regulars and
General Metcalfe and Colonel Frost. the late
ter Of South Dakota, the United States
volunteers.
Treasurer C~osErave's Report.
Captain p. J. Cosgrave Of Lincoln made
his report as treasurer Of the National So
ciety, Army Of the Philippines, at it's ses-
sion yesterday afternoon. He reported that
$3.50 in dues had been collected during the
year ana 1855 disbursed for expenses, leav-
ing g1e5 in the treasury. Before he left the
hall he collected an additional 500 from
those present.
This IL no such showing as the the treas
urer will be able to make at the next re-
union,'' he said. Hereafter money will be
coming in freely a. general organization
practically dates from this meeting. We
now have ready for distribution the char
tiers for state sooieties and local camps,
and there have been many OF these or
ganized since the last meeting. We have
prepared alBo individual certificates OF
membership in the national society for those
ellgibIes who are not resident where camps
exist. Both the charters and certificates
are extremely handsome anairs, or the de-
sign described in General Hale's address.
Estate organizations who win get charters
at once are those OF Nebraska. Iowa, Penn.
sylvania, Minnesota. Colorado. California,
Utah, Kansas and wyoming. All these have
local camps and there are local camps At
Washington, d. c., Philadelphia and New
York City. We have In the national or
ganization 4 membership OF about 1900.
but there are I46, 900 men in the United
States who will be eligible after we amend
the constitution. as we certainly will amend
II, to make the time limit for service July
4, 1902, instead of 1901"
spanish-Ameriean war Veterans.
AZ the meeting yesterday william G. LII.
Ter Of Lancaster, Pa, adjutant general Of
the Spanish American War Veterans, was
heard from in a communication that pro-
posed that the Society Of the Army OF the
Philippines urge all It's members to Join the
organization he was speaking for. One
passage IN his letter read thus: your So
ciety hould occupy the same relation to US
that the Army Of the Cumberland occu-
pies TO the Grand Army Of the Republic.
Fifty per cent OF your members belong to
our organization and all OF them should
When the letter was read there was not
even a peep of appreciation. and an Ofhcer
Of the Philippine society later said:
II guess the proposal Isn't to receive
much consideration when II lie taken uo
later. We have meme but the best Of feel
ing toward the other organization, but this
one has an individuality that can not we'll
be sacrificed now ! believe, too, that the
regular army ofhcers feel q great interest
in our society and prefer to See II retain
that individuality. The other society we'll
represents the volunteer service; ours more
nearly the regular service"
Life Membsrs of h order
General Charles King was yesterday
given the honor Of q life membership in the
society. There are but eighteen others,
their names appearing In the records thus:
Major General r, v. Greene. New York;
General w. s. Metcalfs, Kansas; Major
w. O.. Bates, United States volunteers;
Major Charles z. Kilbourne. United States
army; Major General 3. 8. Otis, United
States army Lieutenant Don Macrae. Coun-
ell Blufsi Lieutenant John Mcclineoek,
sixth United states cavalry; Captain P.
James cosgrave. First Nebraska; coionei
C. A. Coolidge. commanding Seventh In
fantry United States army; Captain J. Ed
ward white. Fifty-hrst Iowa. Major d. q.
IFairchiid, Fifty-nrst Iowa. MAJOR f. N.
Foote. commanding the First wyoming;
Captain Thomas Miliar, Company c, First
WyominE; Colonel A. 8. Frost. command
ing the First South Dakota; Colonel oracOy
IchIlders. commanding the First Ten
nessee; Lieutenant Roland Fortiscue, United
states army; Captain Robert Nearns. United
States army; Major General Arthur Mac
Arthur, Urssed states army.
Bis Day Thursday.
Thursday will be the big day Of the re-
union from \ military and spectacular
standpoint. In the morning will be the
rrapd military parade in which the regulars
from Fort Crook, the militia from Iowa
and Nebraska and veterans Of the Philli-
pine campaign from all parts OF the United
states will take part. There will be at
least three bands in the parade, the ia
nous Twenty-seeond United States infan-
try band from Fort Crook. the Fifty-First
iowa band from centerville and covalt's
MAnawA band.
The formation Of the line viii be as fol-
lows:
Governors of Iowa and Nebraska. with
STATS.
Covalt's e
Major Crittenden, with Battalion OF
| Twenty-second United states Infantry.
Twenty-second u. s. Infantry Band.
Nebraska National Guards.
Major FINLEY. with Battalion OF Iowa
Troop A, First Nebraska Cavalry.
McFadden Drum Corps.
High School Caeets. Council Bluns ana
Omaha.
Artillery ana datiing Gun s~eetions.
Abe Lincoln Post. No. -, q. A. r.
Encampment No. 5, Union veteran Legion.
other Veterans Of the Civil and Mexican
F1fty-arst Iowa Band.
General Hale and stan,