Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-27
War With Spain Recalled by
Participants.
MEETING OF VETERANS
THREE ORGANIZATIONS ASSEM-
BILE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.
Resolutions in Memory of William T..
Sullivan-Capt. Lipscomb Given
Hearty Reception.

the war with Spain were held last night at
| Spanish War Veterans headquarters. TI9
9th street northwest. The first OF these
was that of the 4th Immune Camp. No. 3.
! L. 5. w. V. This wds followed by sessions
! of the Regimental Association OF the 4th
United States Volunteer Infantry ummunes)
and of the past captains of the 4th I'M
mune Camp.
Arrangements for the funeral of William
| f. Sullivan were outlined by Commander
| Joseph l.. May at the meeting OF the 4tb
| Immune Camp, and a resolution was en-
| Enthusiastically and unanimously adopted in-
| dorsing the candidacy of Captain Fred w
Alexander for senior vice commander of tho
Department of the District of Columbia,
United Spanish War Veterans at the am
! hual erection TO be held next Tuesday even-
| ing.
| Captain Alexander is the prescpt hnior
vice commander. and is regarded as one
OF The best workers in the department Be-
| sides being n in the Masonic fraternity.
| II was stated. he is a member of the Dis
| trict bar and the business Mems Associa-
| ton, vice president OF the Regimental Asso-
cation OF the 4th United States Infantry
volunteers ummunes) and a member In
GOOD standing of several other organize.
tons.
Capt r. II. Wood read to the camp a
statement OF the war record of the late
l
philippines in two reEments-the LIST Wash
lngton Volunteers and the Beth United
| states Volunteers-which showed that he
was On the firing line i25 days continuously
and was I'm the trenches at Pasiy thirty.
eight days.
Record of Service.
The record as presented by Cant Wood
| follows: With the LIST Washineton Stata
| Volunteers. Manila expedition: battle Of
| Santa Anna and Pace. February { and /,
| 1872 skirmish at Pasig, March % 1ss,.
thlrty-eight days in the trenches az pasiy.
| skH;nlsh al Tayuig, May 10 1880: battles OF
| hagiac ana Cainta, June 3. 1899: expedition
Gnu pditie OF Morcng, June T. 1889; I25
uays on the lirin CLINE at Paslg and Tay-
uis. character excellent and service honest
anu ialthiul' discharged at Pasig city Juiy
u, 1889. With the LIST United States Volun-
teer infantry engagement and capture OF
Porac, September Is 1899. with pack train;
character very good service honest and
faithful; soldier In third year continuous
service, discharged In Preside Cal July,
1890.
Commander May appointed a committee
to draw up resolutions of sympathy ana
respect to the memory of Sullivan. 1t was
composed or Capt. j. Walter Mitchell,
Lieut. VIM. Fl. Mellach and Lieut. VIM
Peacock. The resolutions recite that as the
late Comrade William +. Sullivan has
been summoned TO the grand encampment
In the far beyond, IL is with sorrow that We
his comrades of the 4th Immune Camp
| No. 3, United Spanish War Veterans bid
| him farewell from earth and sound the
mournful cadence of taps" over his green
| tent at Arlington.
1t was resolved that the members
of the camp feel that his splendid record
| as an American soldier and true man
Will prove the correct countersign for his
admittance to the higher and better life
above. where strife is unknown"
Fourth Immune Camp.
ture NJ tbe rneafin0 ~ tho 4,I, Jr,-
mune Camp and the regimental association
last night was the hearty and enthusiastic
reception rendered Capt Lee NJ. Lipscomb
past commander Of the camp, and also past
commander OF the corps of the District of
Columbia. Capt. Lipscomb is recovering
from severe surgical operation, and last
night was his first appearance at meet
Ing OF the camp In several months. He
was called upon for some remarks, and
amidst hearty applause he expressed his
pleasure In being enabled to again be
among the boys. and was glad to learn that
the camp is in a prosperous condition.
making marked gains in membership, in
huence and finances.
Junior Vice Commander ]. p. Ruppel OF
Miles Camp invited the members of the
4th Immune Camp TO go with the men OF
Miles to Marshall Hall August 8, where
an impromptu encampment In the moon
light will be held.
Capt. r. II. Wood. adjutant of the 4th
Immune Camp, read his quarterly report,
which showed that the organization has
made marked gains in membership. He
also stated that he had secured from the
War Department an allowance of $40 as
part of the burial expenses of William F.
Sullivan, and had secured the services OF a
firing squad and q bugler from Fort MyeE
Remarks were made by Lieut.. William II.
Melach Lieut.. Daniel G. Eberly, Capt.
Homer j. Locking, Lieut.. William Pea
Joseph L. May Capt George West By
ron and others.
Regimental Association.
The meeting OF the Regimental Associa-
ton OF the 4th United States Volunteer In.
fantry dmmunes) followed. Lieut. Wiz
liam H. Mellach. president OF the associa-
tion called the meeting to order. There
were present Capt. Lee NJ. Lipscomb, vice
president for Maryland; Capt. Fred w. Al
exander, vice president for the District of
Columbia; Lieut.. William Peacock, treas
urer; Capt Homer J. Locking, historian:
Lieut.. Daniel c. Eberly. sergeant-at-arms.
and others.
A report received from Lieut.. F. w.
Huseman. vice president for West Virginia,
showed much progress made In organizing
in that state. The association proposes TO
go into camp July g. and 5. 1906 on the
old camp ground at Fredericksburg, Va.
meeting was called at the home OF
Capt. Fred w. Alexander 3O1 e street
northwest, for next Sunday. 1t was stated
that the honorary president of the Regi-
mental Association. Col. James s. Petit, IL
now in Washington and will attend the
meeting Sunday Lieut. Mellach said the
association would carry from 400 to 600
men to the reunion in Fredericksburg in
July 1908.
At the meeting of past captains, which
was next held, it was decided to support
the candidacy of Capt. Fred w. Alex
ander for senior vice commander of the
Department OF the District of Columbia;
also to urge succession in Office, and that
steps be taken for the establishment or
substantial relief funds by the several
camps. Those present pledged themselves
to strive during the coming association
year for the upbuilding OF this department.
The proceedings of the three meetings
throughout were marked with harmony
and enthusiastic earnestness.
New Story by Louis Tracy.
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