The Saint Paul globe., 1903-08-09
St. Paul Is to Entertain
Army of Philippines

tary education at West Point, but soon
after graduating returned to civil life
and took UP the practice of law. At the
outbreak of the Spanish-American war
he was appointed colonel of the First
regiment of Colorado volunteers, and
later was appointed brigadier general
OF volunteers by President Mckinley,
and served during the Philippine in
surreetion. Since the war he has re-
turned to Denver, Col, where he is
engaged in the practice of law.
Lieut.. Donald McCrae, first vice
president, is physician in Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
Col. Alfred Frost, second vice presi-
dent, formerly colonel of the First
South Dakota regiment, is a retired
army officer.
Gen. Charles King, third vice presi-
dent, is well known throughout the
|, country as an author.
Col. James w. Pope, fourth vice
president, is an officer in the army and
! at present is located at Denver, Col
Brev. Brig. Gen. Wilder S. Met
calf, fifth vice president succeeded
Gen. Funston in command of the ia
nous Twentieth Kansas. He is now
United States pension agent at To-
peka, Kan.
Capt. H..tA. Crow, sixth vice presi-
| dent, is lawyer of Connellsville, Pa,
and was a captain in the Tenth Penn
I'sylvania regiment, the only Eastern
regiment in the original Eighth army
corps.
Fred M. Schultz, of st. Paul, is sec
lA1setary of the national society; Lieut.
! Charles B. Lewis, of Denver, Col, is
|, treasurer, and Rev. James Mailley, Of
T Stromsberg, Neb., is chaplain.
There are at present four camps To-
ia. r. Patterson, No. l, Minneapolis;
tsCamp st. Cloud, No 2, ST Cloud;
iICanp Paul Rhodes, No. g, Saltwater,
1and Camp Merwin M. Carleton No. 4,
j st. Paul. Another camp is in process
\ Of organization at Red Wing.
4 The officers of the Minnesota state
| society are: Gen. G. Nee Reeves,
.ident; E. w. Langdon, second vice
president; Maj. V. P. McMaster, third
| vice president, and Lieut. II. A. Limp
erick, fourth vice president.
| Camp Merwin M. Carleton was or
| ganizeds in April, 1902. The first Off
GERS were: Maj. N. C. Robinson, pres
ldent; f. w. Peterson, vice president;
William c. Montgomery, second vice
president; +. M. Schultz, secretary;
F. III. Larkin, treasurer.
This camp grew very rapidly. At
the time of the convention at Council
Bluffs it had a membership of $50. Al
present there are $50 members.
L
! Bluffs with the intention, if possible,
| of obtaining the next convention, and
| while a number of other cities were
anxious to obtain the convention for
! this year, the st. Paul delegation by
| hard and enthusiastic work, secured it.
| The present officers of the camp are:
F. w. Peterson, president; F. e.
Krembs, vice president; ]. H. O'Brien,
secretary; T. H. Larkin, treasurer; B.
B. Hammer chaplain; w. j. Thone,
sergeant arms; J.. H. Brandhorst,
| bugler.
The officers and members of Camp
| Carleton are working earnestly to
make the coming convention sue
cess, and if present indications are re-
| liable they will accomplish their pur-
| pose. The executive committee in
| charge of the convention is composed
Of F. w. Peterson, chairman; F. e.
Krembs. NJ. S. Mead, w. S. Hart, L. F.
Dow. E. M Conrad. Frank Haskell. G.
r. Spear, C. S. College. N. c. Robin
son, DR.. II. p. Ritchie. j. II. O'Brien,
T. H. Larkin, F. M. Schultz. A. w.
Henschel. A. ]. Capser.
Plans for Entertaining.
The programme for the reunion
which has been arranged provides for
the reception of the delegates Sunday,
Aug 80 and Monday morning, Aug. 81,
Monday afternoon the first session of
the reunion will be held at the senate
chamber of the state capitol. In the
| evening there will be a reception by
! the citizens of st. Paul at the Com
merciaT club "a Night in Japan" will
be given on the roof garden. Tuesday
morning, Sept. /, an automobile ride
| will be taken to all points of interest
about st. Paul. Tuesday afternoon
will be devoted to business session at
! the capitol. and in the evening the del
egates will attend the state fair.
"Wednesday morning. Sept. 2. there
will be military parade and review,
/ com posed of the forces at Fort Shell
! ing, the Twenty first infantry and the
| Tenth artillery The national guard,
lengineers, batteries, G. A. r. posts.
! Sons Of Veterans, Army and Navy
unions, visiting camps of the Army of
| the Philippines. and. lastly. Camp Mer-
| win NJ. Carleton
Wednesday afternoon the third and
last business session will be held. fol-
1 lowed by steamboat rides on the Mis-
| sissippi river. In the evening there
win be patriotic camp fire at the Peo-
/ pies church.
1t is expected that GEES. Macarthur.
4 Wheaton, Funston. Hale. King Greene.
Smith, Summers and other prominent
/ officers of the army will be present in
ST. Paul during the reunion.