Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-14

the nost distinrnlshed men who have been
making Philippine history If eonstltution
e result Of two years experience. provide
for a comprehensive and harmonious or
started right. IL growing and viii continue
70 enjoy a steady aud healthful develop
All should Come In.
The Society Of the Army Of the Philip
5RssrrSsesd n iHSass r%isiiiippinss should considsr L
an honor e belong. With the most cor
the Philippines are bound together by ties
Sf comfadeship which grow only from cam-
paigning together in the same foreign cline
AT present. and perhaps for some time
to come, there are two special reasons for
Ioyaa. nonpsrtiSsn . OF the United
States government In its earnest and con-
sclehtioae efforts to carry out the response
pines brought forth. and. second. defense
Of the United States army, which mas beer
made a ehcppins block ny hostile Poi nd
let us stand together for the honor Of our
commander-in-chief the president, the
army and navy, and the nag.
I~nforrAai Receptions the order.
The forenoon was devoted entirely to an
informal exchange Of greetings, the FIRST
business session being deferred TO 1880 ct
Royal Arcanum hall. In the corridors Of
the Grand hotel officers were the centers
OF groups OF the boys who had served under
them, and the man who had only q bar on
HIS arm was getting on more intimate terms
with the other man with q star on his
shoulder than military etiquette made poe
sible when they we're together before.
In suite 1o4 Brigadier General Irving Hale,
president OF the national society, was hold
ing an informal reception. He had arrived
shortly after 7 o'clock with Lieutenant Don
Macrae. president Of the low society, az
his escort from Omaha. with him from
Denver same Colonel J. w. Pope, third vice
president Of the national society; Lieuteh-
ant @. B. Lewis, treasurer Of the Colorado
society; DR.. G. e. Locke, brigadier surgeon
Of the Eighth army corps; Lieutenant r. w
Means, president OF the local camp at DEN
YER; Charles Burkhhrt. secretary OF the
same; Guy shull, Henry Youngs, O. J. RAJ
walt, ]. H. Hendricks and A.. Pendleton,
who are the representatives Of the zoe MEM
oers Of the Colorado society.
General Hale IL Pleased.
General Hale, who was . promoter Of the
organization Of the national society and who
has been q central figure In It ever since,
said:
II am more than pleased with the pro-
gress that the society is now making. I
cannot quote figures until 1 see some Of
the reports that will be made at this meet
ing. but the growth this year has been
much greater thar In the year that fol-
lowed our nrst meeting at Denver in 1900.
Nebraska veterans are well organized. Iowa
has taken hold splendidly and the eastern
states are now getting into line. Neccs-
cowl1rr a. Aaknn q uuAalo 81 ga - rw~.a-~A
tion Of this kind 10 its full dimensions, but
/ consider that ours is now a well estab-
lished one. with q fixed identity that should
be retained. with NJ change In name or In
sigma. There is nothing Of particular Inn
portance confronting the society for deter
mination at this time except some alters.
lions in the constitution and bylaws which
I shall touch upon In my address at the
business session this afternoon. General
Funston. ] regret to say, was not physi-
caliy able TO come.
General Charles King. the so-Idier-novelist,
arrived early from Milwaukee with Colonel
A. 8. Frost Of Evanston. n IL being en-.
tertained BY his old-time friend Ernest u.
Hart, president Of the First National bank.
AZ the latter's home on Park avenue. He
went early to the hotel for q chat with
other officers and to meet his numerous
a~equaintances among the men. Most Of the
oficers were in khaki but General King
wore a civilians suit Of blue. . gray fedora
hat which he later doiied for q. khaki uni
form and carried no more dreadful weapon
than q light cane. His proverbiai cordially
was apparent, and when an acquaintance
asked II he would remain through the meet
ing he replied heartily: Indeed I shall sir,
I came out expressly for It and I wish to be
in on all there is Of It. 1t is the first meet
Ing ! have had opportunity to attend. 1
was preparing to so to the nrst one, but
about that time my publishers failed and I
nave been busy ever since mending fences"
Minnesota Boosters.
Minnesota has a delegation OF very sner-
getic boosters" on hand to capture the
reunion of next year for st. Paul 1t com
prises Major G. Robinson, commander Of
Merwin M. Carleton camp OF st. Paul; Can
tain w. H. Hart, +. W. Peterson, w, M.
Stephenson, n q. Good, #. NJ. Schultz, W,
B. Klein, J. y. Groh, I'd. Lotus, William
Middents. John Flynn, G. s. Colledge, L. T.
Dow, A. w. Henschei, p. W. IAnKdon. II,
Rogers, H. N. Klein. 7. +. Calvin, William
H. Miss. A. A. sprAgue, Hugh R. Scott.
With them Is d. f.. Reese, clerk Of the
Minnesota supreme court, who IL to present
the invitation Of the apostolic city at the
business meeting Friday. In addition to this
gentleman's pe~rsuasive oratory the deiesa-
tion has provided itself with tags and ban
ners. has opened h~eadquarteru and has COM
menced lobbying with q vengeance. Al
present 1t seems almost assured Of success.
as there is no other lively bidder. Port
land IL freely mentioned 40 such, but last
night had NO representative on the ground
and sentiment appears to be that II is MOI
s~ufhcientiy central. The st. Paul pro-
motors say that the st. Paul camp has 15S
members, that there are 100 more In the
Minneapolis. st. Cloud and Saltwater sampa
and that the visitors. II they go there, will
be treated to the best there IL in the state
81. Louis lays all its plans for 1904.
~. Louis Also wants 1t.
Albert d. Fout Of st. Louis, commander
OF Camp LAvtons Philippine Island veter.
ans society, arrived yesterday, accom-
panied by the following; Robert Britton,
r. &. Eek, J. p. Baird, G. B. Leech. C. p,
Jamiaon. Henry MARBLE ana Henry HageF
Lieutenant Jamison is a former Council
Bluffs boy and served In the Philippines
with Company L, Fifty-nrst Iowa Volun-
teers.
Commander Fout and his delegation hav,
a double mission TO perform. The irst Ii
to secure the reunion OF the National So
ciety Army Of the Philippines for the Ex
position City In 1904. The second IL to urge