Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-01-03
BOOTH CAMP.
The Spanlsh-Ameriean War Veterans
Met and Elected New Officers.

Met ard Elected New Officers.
The regular meeting Of Booth Camp
No. 255, Spanish American War Votcr-
ans. was held last evening over Zei-
gers Cafe. with fair attendance of
members. New applications for mem
bciship were received, and the pros
poets for II large and enthusiastic
camp are very bright. TIE statehood
question was discussed by the mem
Lers ana the following resolutions in.
troduced and adopted:
Whereas. Il has been the sense OF
majority OF the senate committee on
territories to report adversely on the
house bill admitting to statehood the
territories OF New Mexico, Arizona and
Oklahoma. which was unanimously
adopted by the latter: and.
Whereas. In their report they state
| that the citizens Of these territories.
| especially Of Now Mexico, are not fit to
become citizens of state; therefore
| be II
Resolved. That Booth Camp No 255.
| Spanish American War Veterans. OF
| Albuquerque, New Mexico. do hereby
| rall the attention of the honorable sen
ate OK the United States to the fact
! that the territory OF New Mexico in the
late war with Spain furnished proper
tlonately as many, and perhaps more,
| volunteers than any other state or ter
ritory in the Union. one man passing
the rigid examination of the muster.
| ing officer for every $50 OF population
within her borders. The call of the
president Of the United states for vol.
| unteers found New MeXico's quota Of
i90 for the First United States Volun-
| teer cavalry. commonly known as the
Rough Riders. filed within two days.
with as many disappointed ones turn.
cd away. The second call for over 100
more men to iii the depleted ranks OF
| the Rough Riders. was Oiled with
| equal rapidlty. The third call for four
full companies Of infantry for the First
| Territorial Infantry Regiment OF Vol.
unteers was responded To likewise. as
was also the case in recruiting for the
Thirty-fourth United States Infantry
| which regiment saw service In the
Philippines. That each and every man
who went from this territory done his
full duty honorably in camp and on the
battle field can be attested by refer
enco TO the records of the war depart
ment, as well as from the lips of the
Honorable Pr sident Theodore RCose
welt. who commanded FIVE troops from
New Mexico and to whom, at the first
annual reunion of the Rough Riders
at Las Vegas New Mexico he publicly
leo AID Arizona in their claims fol
statehood and stated that he would &c
to Washington and speak in our be
half. BE II further
Resolved. That while we call the at
tentlon OF your honorable body to what
New Mexico did in the war with Spain
we also wish to state that the feeling
toward the flag OF the United States
will always remain the same, and thai
New Mexico would in the event of an
other call. furnish twice or thrice the
number mentioned who volunteered II
the late war BE It further
Resolved. That we call the attention
of the honorable senate to the fact tina
this was not only the case in the late
war with Spain. but also in the civil
war and the war with Old Mexico
when New Mexico's volunteers TO the
Union army of the United States wa'
larger. proportionateiy. than that o.
any other state or territory, and Is
matter of record. BE II further
Resolved That Booth camp Join II
the prayer of the great majority of the
citizens of New Mexico in asking tina
the coveted stars be placed in the
great American flag for the territories
OF New Mexico, Arizona and Oklaho
> ma.
Resolved. That copies of these reso
lutlons be forwarded to our goot
friend the Hon. Matthew S. Quay
United States senator from Pennsylya
MIA, and 10 Hon. Bernard S. Rodey
New Mexicos delegate in congress.
After the adoption of the resolution
the following officers were elected 10
the ensuing Germ Commander, Har
man II. Wynkoop; senior vice comman
der, Coral +. Roberts, junior vice com
I
Hale: quartermaster. A. V. skinner
chaplain. Edward Hale; officer Of thu
day. Warren Burgess; officer OF thu
guard. y. A. skinner.
The next meeting will be held th'
first Wednesday In February. when
smoker win be had after the installa
ton of officers.
) Plenty OF fine literature, all abou
California resorts. can be obtained by
calling on the ticket agents at the loca
depot.
The Optic says: Abe Peeler, thu
locomotive fireman. has cot yet passed
the crisis m his disease at the loca
railroad hospital and some apprehen
sion is felt about his recovery.