The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-29
CONQUERORS
OF SPAIN
National Veteran Tells
of the Local Cam
paigners.

The initial issue of the National
titled with G. a. r. and Spanish War
Veteran interests, contains the follow
ing news relative to Theodore Roose-
velt Command, No. 24s, Spanish War
Veterans of Honolulu, and sent by one
of the members:
In February, 1902 a number of the
veterans of the Spanish-American war
came together at the call of Captain
Otis of this city with a view of organ
ization, and filed application with the
Spanish-American War Veterans for
charter, etc. After several months
delay and the expenditure of some lit
tie money in supplies and correspond
ence, the charter was secured, and
what promised to be a thriving camp
was instituted. After waiting nearly
one year from our initial application
we found that it was next to a mat
ter of impossibility to secure from the
national headquarters either recogni-
ton to our correspondence or supplies
for the camp. Feeling that we were
in position to have strong and per-
luduGnl III l1llS CITY. tIiS
bers of the same decided that it was
advisable to abandon their relations
with the Spanish-American War Vet
Grams, and transfer our allegiance to
the Spanish War Veterans. After
some little correspondence, this end
was finally accomplished and the COM
mand was duly mustered in by the un-
dersigned, as mastering officers
The officers of the new organization
consist of J. K. Brown, Jr., commander,
formerly corporal in the Ohio Volun-
teers Light Artillery; J. FL. Flynn, first
lieutenant, formerly of the Second Uni
| ted States Volunteer Engineers; j. w.
F. Miller, second lieutenant, formerly
of the Second Oregon Volunteer Infan-
| try; H. NJ. Tucker, adjutant, formerly
sergeant Second United States Volun-
| teer Engineers; w. B. Dods, quarter
| master, formerly of the First Troop
Utah Cavalry; j. L. Benoit, sergeant
of the guard. formerly of the Califor-
MIA Volunteer Infantry.
Under the efficient services of the
| new officers and the assistance and
| courteous treatment given by the off,
GERS of the national army, the command
| has steadily advanced, both in the in
| tereSt of the members and in the
| strength OF NUMBERS. one Oh the
| downs, which we regret to record and
at the same time feel it our duty to do
| So is the unfortunate loss of very
| large proportion of the members by
| their permanent removal to the states
Although the strength of the command
| has increased, at the same time the
| loss through this cause has not only
| been serious, but has dampened the
ardor of those who remain behind. The
! number of recruits mustered in at the
regular meetings has averaged even
| beyond our most sanguine expecta-
| tons; at the same time the loss from
| the above cause has fully, if not more,
than equaled the gain in new recruits.
We, however, trust that, as time goes
on and the country adapts itself to the
American ways and methods that this
| difficulty will be removed and that we
| may see it a possibility for a very
large number of the veterans to make
| their homes with us.
At the present time the command has
a hall furnished and devoted entirely
| to the use of the comrades.
At the last meeting of the command
| the undersigned was appointed histor-
| ian of the command.