Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-08
OF SPANISH WAR
Council Bluffs Hopes to Secure Notable
Triple Gathering,
TWO PHILIPPINE SOCIETIES MAY UNITE
Fifty-Firut Iowa and First Nebraska
May BE Asked 20 GET Together
one of the Greatest OF En-.
campments Planned.

Camp Louis A. wegner. Philippine Island
Veterans, at lite meeting last night laid
plans to secure the national encampment OF
the organization In Council Bluffs this
summer. The National Society of the
Army Of the Philippines will hold its en-
campment in this city August 10. IA and 10,
and as the two organizations are SO closely
allied, the veterans Of the Fifty-hrst lows
volunteers In this city are determined to
make a strong effort to secure the attend
ance here at that date Of the Philippine
Island Veterans. This organization has a
membership OF over 1000. and as there has
been more or less talk Of c~onsolidating the
two societies, 1t Is believed that II both
encampments were held here this could be
accomplished.
President Judson Of the localicamp, PHIL
ippine Island Veterans, has been In COM
munication with the head ofhcers In ST.
Louis and has been assured that IL the ma
tional encampment can be held in this city
this summer a special train wilI b. rum TO
this city during the encampment Of the
National Society Of the Army of the Phil
~ippines, bringing a large delegation from
the former society.
Another proposition on which the mem.
bors OF the local camp Of Philippine island
Veterans is working Is to have a reunion of
the Fifty-hrst Iowa volunteers In this city
during the encampment OF. the National So
ciety of the Army Of the Philippines. II
this could be accomplished 1t would be one
OF the most notable events of the year for
Council Bluffs. 2
Colonel Lopez Favors Plan.
Colonel John c. Lopez, who was in. COM
mand Of the, Fifty-nrst Iowa. volunteers in
the Philippines. is strongly in favor OF such
a reunion, and has expressed the belief that
1t would be largely attended IL held In
Council BLUFFS at the time OF the encamp-
ment Of the National Society Of the Army
OF the Philippines, when members or diff
ferent regiments who saw service in the
front together could get together and talk
over old times In the Philippines. Colonel
Lopez favors this city as the place for
such a reunion on account Of the splendid
reception It's citizens gave the regiment on
Its return from service after being mustered
out in San Francisco.
Colonel Lopez suggests that II the re-
union Is held here, the members Of the
old regiment attending It go into regular
camp and that the veteran officers and
men live again for q week or as many days
as the reunion might last, the field life In
which they spent several months together
IN the Philippines. :
Camp Dodge, where the encampment Of
the Fifty-hrst and Fifty-second regiments.
lowe National guard. was held last summer.
would. It is claimed, afford an excellent
site for the camp IL the reunion was held
here. 1t has also been suggested that the
First Nebraska volunteers be invited to
hold q reunion here at the same time and
go into camp at the same place, SO that
the two regiments which saw service to-
gether in the Philippines might be brigaded
together again.
1t was through the efforts of. Surgeon
Macrae that the encampment Of the Ma
tional Society Of the Army Of the Philip
pines was secured for Council Bluffs this
year, and he L. anxious that arrangements
be begun to entertain it properly. The
citizens will be called upon to assist, but
nothing will be done in the matter until
after the city election