The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-29
THESE FOUGHT SPAIN
National Army and Navy Span.
ish War Veterans Meet.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. Is
Clad in uniforms of blue and gray,
1000 soldiers of the Spanish American
war marched in parade today, as
preliminary to the opening of the
fourth annual assembly of the Nation
al Army and Navy Spanish War Vet
Grams. They were reviewed by veter-
ans of the G. A. R., state and city Of
fcia1s and President Hadley, of Yale
university, while in the procession ac-
companying them as an escort were the
Second regiment of the Connecticut
National guard, the naval battalion,
governors foot guards, members of the
Naval Veterans association, the
Knights of Columbus and other civic
societies. The first assemblage of the
day, aside from the many informal
gatherings of old comrades in the no.
tells and on street corners, was that of
the council of administration, which
met at 10 o'clock at the New Haven
house. This meeting was largely for
the purpose of completing the details
of the programme for the convention.
The council consists of Capt. George
l.. CASTOR, Michigan; Capt. G. Leyburn
Shorey, United States Soldiers home,
District Of Columbia; John L. Hilton,
New Jersey; Charles Leimbach, New
John II. Wussow, Wisconsin; James
w. Carver, Maine; H L. Sutterly, New
York; Capt. Daniel V. Chisholm, Dis
trfct of Columbia; I. L. Warren, Mich
1gan; Henry D. Green, member of con-
gress from Pennsylvania.
Reports of work accomplished dur
ing the year We're submitted to the ma
uonal council, and were referred to
the convention for acceptance.
The report of Adit Gen l. O. Over
showed that the organization has made
rapid progress during the year. The
increase in commands has brought it's
membership up to about 140 000 Eight
new state organizations have been
formed. The association was declared
to be in good condition financially, with
no debts and with considerable bal
ance on hand. The amount expended
for relief work during the year was
nearly 100000.
In the organization of new commands
some trouble has been experienced be-
cause of an effort to amalgamate the
Spanish War Veterans with the Span
lsh-American War Veterans, and other
like organizations. A good many have
desired to hold out from joining the
Spanish War veterans until this con-
solidation was perfected. All hindrance
TO consolidation has now been removed
and 1t is expected by the end of Oc-
tober all details, including the election
of officers and the adoption of rules
and rituals will have been arranged.
The report of Commander in Chief
Urell, of Washington, D. c., tells of the
gratifying increase in membership, but
calls attention to the delinquency in
the payment of the per capita tax and
recommends that steps be taken to
remedy this condition of affairs He
expresses strong hope that the move
ment for the amalgamation of the
Spanish War Veterans with other or
CARNATIONS will be successfully con-
Summated. --~
One of the important matters dis
cussed by the council was the proposed
establishment, probably in Washing
ton, of memorial institution for the
male descendants of Spanish war vet
Grams. The erection of memorial war
college was also considered. Both these
suggestions will be presented to the
convention tomorrow. 1t is EXPECTED
that Col. P. C. Degraw, senior COM
manderin chief, will be elected COM
mander in chief, to succeed Col. Urel.
The opening exercises of the Spanish
war veterans convention were held this
evening in Woolsey hall, the new audi
forum of Yale. Fully 1000 persons at
tended including about 400 Spanish war
veterans and several hundred Grand Army
veterans; Gov: Abram Chamberlain
hdY VI Dluul6y, IIeSlu6nL L. Hal
ley, of Yale. and the members of the gov
ernors staff, had seats on the platform.
Gen. Phelps Montgomery, of New Haven
was chairman.
Mayor Studley delivered an address of
welcome, in which he felicitated the
Spanish war veterans upon having fought
in war that united the North and South
and cemented national interests and
Sympathies. Gov. Chamberlain added
the welcome of the commonwealth of
Connecticut and President Hadley that of
Yale.
The response on the part of the dele
gates was made by Capt. Champ S. An
drews, junior vice commander. He spoke
not only as a national officer and as a
representative of Commander in Chief
Urell, who is sick in a Washington hospi-
tai, but as a Southerner expressing the
qualification of the sons of the South that
sectional differences have been obliterated
by the common bond of the war with
Spain, in which sons of federals and Sons
of Confederates fought side by side.