The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-03
OLD SOLDIERS MEET
Want Appropriation for MOnu-
ment on Capitol Grounds.

The Minnesota State Veterans associa-
ton met yesterday at the city hall and
concluded its deliberations by selecting
Gen. -Lucius F. Hubbard, of Red Wing,
as president, and Col. c. w. Johnson, of
Minneapolis, as secretary. Nearly eighty
members were present.
Following an informal discussion res
olution was adopted asking the legislature
to appropriate $4,000 for a monument
or statue of Minnesota stone in honor of
the volunteer soldiers Of Minnesota dur
ing the war of the Rebellion, to be placed
in some suitable position on the capitol
grounds.
An address on the siege of Vicksburg
was delivered by Gen. C. c. Andrews. 1t
was decided to meet next year in the new
capitol
The largest of the regimental reunions
held at the city hall yesterday was that
of the Second Minnesota. Nearly seventy
five of the veterans assembled in the
council chamber.
The feature was the formal calling of
the roll. This year large number failed
to respond.
The regiment Joined with the others in
expressing its wish for an appropriation
for tablets at the Vicksburg national
cemetery with which to honor the several
Minnesota regiments.
!; All the old officers including Gen. ]. w.
Bishop as president and Col. A. r. Kiefer
as secretary were reelected.
Last night the regiment enjoyed a
Chickamagua supper at Central hall. In
Guiding the veterans and their wives near
Iy 125 persons We're in attendance. Short
talks We're made by Gen. Sanborn and
others of the regiment, and a programme
of patriotic music followed
The veterans of the old Sixth met at
the capitol, elected officers and sent greet
ingS to the young veterans of the Philip
pine war who were also in session at the
capitol. Officers for the coming year were
elected as follows:
Presdent-Col William Crooks; first
vice president Capt. H. B. Wilson; sec
ond vice president Capt. R. R. Hutchin-
son; third vice president, Capt o. c. Mer-
riman; secretary, P. ]. Leitner.
The Eighth met in the senate chamber,
the meeting being one of the most en-
thusiastic in years. The action of the leg
islature in failing to make an appropria-
ton for the Vicksburg monument was
criticised by the veterans of the Eighth,
as it was at all of the other reunions. The
following officers were elected:
President. Wesley Kinney Winona; vice
president, Sergeant Timothy Desmond, of
Maple Lake; secretary and treasurer,
Lieut.. David L. Kingsbury, st. Paul
The survivors of Brackets battalion
met at the capitol in the forenoon, and
with them were the veterans of the Fifth
Iowa cavalry. The meeting was called to
order by President John w. Cramsie, and
letters were read from number who
We're unable to attend. Mr.. Cramsie was
reelected president.
Hotchkiss' battery met in the governors
private office. There were but nine sur
Nivors of this famous organization pres
ent at the meeting. w. A. HotchkiSS was
reelected president; James Hunter, vice
president; F. S. Flint, secretary and j.
II. Arnell, secretary.
The members of the Tenth met at tho
capitol with forty-three members present.
Krupp; secretary and treasurer, NJ P.
PrendergaSt.