The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09

1nS opdIlSH-AfneTlcan war,
gave to the United States the Philip
pines and Porto Rico, creating terri
torial expansion heretofore undreamed
Of has given also a new and powerful
organization which is assuming an i'm
portant place among the patriotic Or
ders of the country s.,
The National Society, Army of the
Philippines, which sprang into exist
ence four years agos is now recognized
as one of the greatsnational bodies and
promises to becomea powerful agent
for good, not only among it's members
but also to the country at large. q Ce-
mented by the ties OF mutual good will
created among the, members by SITTER
ing in strange land amidst advefsity,
the Army Of the Philippines PROMISES
to become as strong, if no" stronger,
than any fraternal Disqualification. ~
The boys who have followed the flag
through the fever-stricken regions of
the tropical islands of the Pacific. and
who have fought side by side against
strange. cruel foemen far from native
i land and kindred are just the men to
stand together to uphold the ideals OF
the nation in the trying times that are
coming. ga
st. Paul will soon have 1.-The oppoI-
tunity of entertaining the members of
the Army of the Philippines Who are
to gather in this city attend etlfea
fourth annual reunion which will she
held Aug. 81 and Sept. .lsand 2.ss The,
fourth annual reunion, it is expected,
will see the Army Of thes,P.hilippines
many times as large asst -Wasgst the
Ia ST
Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1907 s'ssss4,.,., iir
Local Camp to Be. tiost. 3
Camp Merwin M. Carleton, NV hich in
cludes the Philippine veterans residing.
in St. Paul. will be the host, and 1.-THE
members are making extensive. prep
arations for the entertainment of the
comrades who will come from all Sec
tons of the United States..~...,ss.s..-ys=,s
Since the organization of the national
society four years ago it's growth has
been phenomenal. The society is open
to all regular and volunteer soldiers as
well as sailors who served in the Phil
ippines or in the waters of the -are1i-
pelago during the war. The work of
the present members during the past
four years has been to get their com
rades interested in the society. Sc. well
have they succeeded that many thou
sands are now enrolled. From 1.-THE
small beginning four years ago at Den
yer it stretches today from ocean to
ocean.
Growth of the Order.
After the return of the volunteer
troops in the fall of 1899, the members
of the First Colorado infantry, U. S. ",
conceived the idea of organizing a So
eiety composed of men who served in
the Philippines, and the Colorado So
ciety, Army of the Philippines, was or
gained in December, 1899, and issued
Invitations to all of the organizations
which served in the Philippines to at
tend a reunion in Denver Aug. 1915,
1900 This reunion resulted in the or
ganfzation of the National Society,
Army of the Philippines, and the cleo
ton of Gen. Francis V. Greene as pres
ident.
The next annual reunion was .held-at
Salt Lake City Aug: 1915, 1901. At
this meeting Gen. Irving Hale was
elected president gr
6 The third annual reunion was held
at Council Bluffs. Iowa, = Aug 1878,
r lJOl, anu WrS peruttpS ,SlIlea ldTSeSIz ana
best of the three. At this meeting the
constitution and bylaws were. revised,
prescribing fully all the. deals of or.
ganization of state societies and local
camps, Gen. Hale beingre~electedp pres
ident, and the city Of St. Paul, MINI,
was selected as the meeting place for
the fourth annual reuniensseaasrz4=z zs-@ssssss
Local camps have been organized in
almost every state in the Union and
also in the Philippines, many of the
comrades are either serving in the
army there or are located there ON
business, many taking their discharge
from the army there, andesethers hav-
ing returned there since the war to go
into business. A~ - %s7
The organization includes men from
every walk of life, officers of the army
and navy. soldiers and, sailors of the
army, navy, marine corps, professional
men and men in all the deRastEseHts-ef
civil life.
Many of the present national Off
GERS of the society are notable mill
tary characters, having achieved fame
in the late conflict from which the or
ganiZation sprang.
Its Officers.
Gen. Irving Hale, the president of
the national society, received his mill