The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20
MERGER Of SPANISH WAR
VETERANS IS COMPLETED,
NEW ASSOCIATE ION FORMED

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PACED
eral Shafter. General Wheeler, General
Lee and other prominent Spanish war COM
rades who are members of the organization
VIII be invited to attend and it is expected
that $1,000 Spanish war veterans will be
present.
There is great rejoicing among the SOL
dlers or the Spanish war that union has at
last been accomplished, and n great, power
full and influential patriotic organization
similar TO the G. A. r. is expected. Many
soldiers of the late war have held aloof
from either society heretofore because of
the differences existing between them, but
all these are now expected to promptly en-
roll themselves
Major Megrew and Captain English are
especially jubilant over the happy ending
OF their efforts as upon their shoulders
the labors of amalgamation have largely
fallen and in addition to the agreement of
consolidation they have prepared a new
constitution and ritual and new regulations
for the REMEMBERING of camps and the re-
ments upon an equitable basis to pre-
serve the rights Of all existing organiZa-
tions.
They have provided in the constitution
for the preservation of all the past ranks
and honors of past officers of the three
contracting societies. The new constitution
and articles of union are now in the hands
of the printer and official copies will be
forwarded to all camps at an early date.
The national officers for the first term
have been equally divided between the
three organizations and are as follows:
ROSTER OF NATIONAL OFFICERS.
Commander-in-chief Major Harold c..
Megrew, Indianapolis; senior vice COM
mander-in-chief. Captain William e. Eng
lish, Indianapolis; junior vice commander
in-chief, Colonel George M Mouton, Chi
cago. The chief of staff, adjutant general.
quartermaster general and inspector gener-
al will be chosen later.
eral, Capt. l. n. Kinney, Michigan; sur
geon general, DR.. Frank N Hendley, Ohio;
haplain-in-chief. Rev. w. II. /. Reany,
U. s. N; paymaster general, Col Russell
b. Harrison, Indiana; commissary general,
Col. Thomas F. Lynch New York; chief of
engineers, Capt. Wilson 1. Davinney,
Brooklyn; chief signal officer, Major w. H.
Davis. Pennsylvania; chief Of ordnance,
Col Edward c. Young, Chicago; chief of
artillery. Capt. David Davis. Litchfeld:
chief mastering officer. Major Harry Hall,
Pittsburg; historian, Rev. DIR. s. r. j.
Hoyt, Iowa.
The Council of Administration will be:
Senator Charles +. w. Dick, Ohio: Gov
ernor Winfield I. Durbin. Indiana; Lieu
tenant Governor Curtis +. Guild, Massa-
chusetts; Captain John T. Hilton, New
Jersey; Colonel G. c. Maths, Pennsylvania;
Major H. A. F. Young, New York; Lieu
]. w. Carver, Maine; Comrade j. l.. King,
New York; Lieutenant G. J. Heinz Ohio:
Comrade F. l. Averill Connecticut; Major
G.. n. Skipw1th, Virginia; Colonel NJ j.
Murphy, Massachusetts; Captain c. l..
Leimbach, Albany, n. Y; Captain Hamil-
ton Ward, jr., New York: Sergeant Thomas
+. Legion, Missouri; Comrade Harry f.
Huber. California: Corporal S. d. c. HAYS
Colorado; Colonel Willis Metcalf, Kansas;
Major w. p. Dusenberry. Chicago; Captain
| ]. l.. Shulhafer, Louisville; Colonel James
II V
| Lord, Orange, n. j.; Captain Ferdinand
| Koenig, Philadelphia; Colonel Thomas f
| o'Neil. San Francisco; Colonel James H
| GcClintOck, Arizona.
The adjutant general, quartermaster gen.
| eral, inspector general and chief of staff
| being personal appointments of the com.
mander-in-chief, to serve at headquarters
| will be announced by that officer in hi.
| first general order on assuming command