Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
MEMORABLE OCCASION
PLANS ON FOOT FOR MAY so By
UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS

The United Spanish War Veterans Of the
District of Columbia propose to make Me-
mortal day, 1905, memorable occasion In
combination with the grim and gray old
veterans of the Grand Army of the Re-
public At conference of the officers Of
the Department of the District last night
at Spanish War Veterans Hall, $40 9Th
street northwest, tentative plans were dis
cussed.
Dr. S. Clifford Cox, commander OF the
District Department of Spanish War
Veterans, said that Decoration day was
originated as a labor of love by the G. A.
r. and other soldier organizations of the
civil war, and that since the war with
Spain the cooperation of the young sol
diers had always been welcomed by the
veterans. 1t is the purpose this year 10
have as many uniformed men as possible
participate in the parade and ceremonies
at Arlington.
to hold special services at the base OF the
handsome monument erected in memory OF
the dead of the war with spain oy the sne
speeches will be made here by distinguish
ed military and naval men.
Already preliminary action mas Deen
taken by two camps of Spanish War Vet
erans-the Fourth Immune and LAYTON
in connection with the services on May 30
at Arlington, as noted at the time IN Inc
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dies auxiliaries will appoint their Memo
rial day committees at their next meet
ings.
The fact was recalled that at the first
ceremonies at Arlington in which the SOL
diers of the Spanish war participated, May
80, 1899, there were but thirteen of them
present This detachment of veterans or
the war with Spain was in command OF
Capt. Percy w. Moss, late of the I'd Ar
kansas United States Volunteers and cap
tain commanding the first camp of Span
ish War Veterans. which was ORGANIZED IN
this city and named in honor of Gen;
Nelson A. Miles Capt Moss also served
in the civil war as one of Morgans troop
ers on the confederate side, and while at
Arlington he met and fraterniZed with sew
eral Union veterans whom he had met in
battle in the sixties. This incident has
been pointed out since as one evidence OF
the complete reunion of the blue and the
gray as the result of the war with Spain.
There was large attendance of Spanish
War Soldiers. Sailors and Marines at Con-
held under the auspices of the Roosevelt
club. Adolph Van Reuth presided, with
William A. Hickey as secretary. Reports
of various committees were read.
A committee of twenty-five was appoint
ed to confer with the Grand Army of the
Republic looking TO the proper observance
of Memorial day, and each member OF TINS
committee was instructed to solicit the
cooperation of all Spanish War Veterans
in this city who may desire to animate
with the club on this occasion and invite
The Roosevelt Club hopes to have large
representation in the Memorial day ceremo-
MES and each member will be uniformed
as they were in the Inauguration day pa
rade Following is the personnel of the
committee which will wait on the Grand
Army veterans: o. H. Lake. G. o. Mason,
F. C. Longstreet, E. G. Burch, r. c. Gal
braith, R. o. Clifford, C. Rupp, jr., Martin
Pennella, ]. ]. Gordon, Allen Mccullough,
Harry Koehler. w. H. Jackson, A. T. Bam-
bauer, G. E. Cole, John ]. Strain, w. T.
Bailey, Adolph Van Reuth, William A.
Hickey, w. j. Kubaty, Wilson B. Strong,
D. c. Moffatt. Robt. koehler, Bernard Hern-
don, Gustav F. Sangust and Edward Smith.
To Confer With G. A. r.
Commander Cox Of the Spanish War Vet
Grams has arranged to hold a conference
with Department Commander A. P. Tap
scott of the Department of the Potomac,
G. A R., for the purpose of arranging for
joint Memorial day program.