The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-02
Two Commanders-in-Ch in Chief VIII Prob
ably Adopt an Agreement Within
a Short Time.
MOVEMENT A POPULAR ONE
AMALGAMATION Is FAVORED BY THE
RANK AND FILE.
Milwaukee Is Selected as the Place
for Holding the Next Annual Meet
ing-Routine Business.

Capt. William e. English was elected
commander-in-chief of the Spanish Amer
lean War Veterans National Association at
the meeting of the Council Of Administra-
ton in Englishs Hotel yesterday after
noon.
Because Of the happy coincidence that
the commanders-in-chief of both the great
orders of younger veterans live in Indian
apolis-Captain English. of the Spanish
American War Veterans, and Maj Harold
c. Megrew. of the Spanish War Veterans
the amalgamation of the two military asso-
Citations will be brought about within few
weeks, contamination of the hopes of the
leading men of both orders.
When Captain English was formally elect
ed by the Council of Administration he
made 1t plain at once that his policy would
be to secure. If pos sible. the union of the
Spanish-American War Veterans National
Association and the National Association of
Spanish War Veterans Captain English
has long been in favor of the movement to
make these great orders one and believes
the rank and file of both will hail the ANAL
gamation gladly. He announced that he
would confer with Mai. Harold c. Megrew
within a few days, to see if an agreement
could not be reached.
MAJOR MEGREW PLEASED.
When Major Megrew was informed last
night of the election of Captain English
he expressed the liveliest satisfaction. Major
Megrew declared he would meet Captain
English at any time convenient to the COM
mander-in-chief of the Spanish American
War Veterans to talk over plan for con-
soidating the orders. Major Megrew be-
lieves everything is to be gained by ANAL
gamation and little is to be lost. He be-
lieves the idea is entirely practical and that
ii will be popular with the members of the
national association of which he is at the
head.
The National Association of Spanish
American War Veterans is much stronger
in Indiana than the Spanish War Veterans
Association, but in some other States the
latter order is numerically the stronger
so the total strength of the associations is
about the same. This is the first time in the
history of the orders that the commanders
iD-chief have lived in the same city The
peculiar situation is largely responsible for
the probable success of the consolidated
movement.
HEADQUARTERS IN THIS CITY.
Among the prominent members OF the
Spanish-American War Veterans Associa-
ton who met at Englshs Hotel yesterday
were Col. d. ]. Foster, of Chicago; Lieu
tenant Governor n. w. Gilbert, of Fort
Wayne; Mai w. p. Dusenberry, of Iowa;
Capt. David Davis, of Illinois; Capt. Mat
Whitney, of Milwaukee: Capt. William
Schulhofer. of Louisville, and Col. Rus
sell b. Harrison and Maj. George w.
Powell, of Indianapolis.
The books of the treasurer were audited
and several other important matters OF as
sociation routine were up for consideration
Milwaukee was selected as the meeting
place for the next annual convention of the
national association. The vacancy existing
in the office of commander-in-chief was
filled by the election, unanimously, of Capt
William e. English.
Capt. English will at once remove the
headquarters of the order to Indianapolis.
He has appointed Col. Russell b. Harrison
as adjutant general in charge of the head
quarters Office. This action establishes the
headquarters of both the National Associa-
ton of Spanish War Veterans and the
| Spanish American War Veterans National
Association in this city.