The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
VETERANS INVITE ROUGH RIDERS ID MEET HIRE IN 19O7 Invitation Extended by Those Who Were in Spanish
 American War CAPTAIN HUNTER WILL
 USE HIS INFLUENCE President of Rough Riders Promises to Try to Get the Association to Meet in Birmingham
 in 1907.

At meeting of the Alabama camp of the Spanish-American War association yesterday afternoon organization was perfected, officers elected and an invita- ton extended to the Rough Riders as- sociation to hold its next encampment in Birmingham special committee will Commercial club and the Fades council to get them to also extend an invitation to the body of soldiers who followed Pres ident Roosevelt up San Juan hill. This committee will be named a. a meeting of the executive committee of the Spanish war veterans, to be held at the armory at o'clock next Sunday. A feature of yesterdays meeting in the armory was the presence of Capt. c. E. Hunter, pres- dent of the Rough Riders.
 When the meeting was called to order at 3 o'clock there was a good attendance. The first business was the adoption of the constitution and bylaws presented by the special committee appointed at the Initial meeting Col. T. o. Smith was elected commander of the association and c. Harkins was elected secretary. At the gathering yesterday other officers were elected as follows: Vice commander Col. E. L. Higdon assistant secretary Byron Dozier: treasurer George Huddleston; ex- ecutive committed, Colonel Higdon, chair man; Maj. Charles Ledbetter. Major Daniels, Capt. Clyde Harkins and Lieut.. Byron Dozier
 After the election of officers Lieutenant Dozier introduced the following resolu- tion:
 Resolution Adopted.
 Whereas, it is the custom of the ex- officers and members of the Roosevelt Rough Riders to meet annually in re- union in some city by them selected; and whereas their next reunion will be held at Prescott, Arizona 1906; and,
 Whereas, they will then and there name their next place of meeting; and where as we feel and know that it would be a credit and an honor to Birmingham, as we'll as a pleasure, to have them hold a reunion here: and
 Whereas, Birmingham might obtain the honor and pleasure of their entertain ment in 1907, and
 Whereas, their beloved and matchless leader, whose efforts in war have enlarged the map of our country and whose labors In DehaI1 or peace nave spread SunSnlne over the world. and,
 Whereas, this man and leader is now the President of the United States, and by reason of his recent acts and utter ances, has warmed for himself a place in our southern hearts and made 1t de- sirabe to cultivate a closer acquaintance with him, and,
 Whereas, he, President Theodore Roose- ve1t as their foremost comrade, is al- ways the central luminary of their re- unions and would doubtless be with them here, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That we, members of and representing the Spanish-American vet erans of the state of Alabama, do by this resolution hereby invite the regiment of Roosevelt's Rough Riders. and especially their world-famed leader, whose bright record as a soldier has only been dimmed, but never eclipsed, by his more brilliant record as a man of power in the prov inces of peace-the President of our glorious republic, Theodore Roosevelt
 And be 1t further resolved, that we ap- point committee of five of our members, and that the mayor and city council the Commercial club and Trades Council be requested to appoint like committees, whose duty 1t shall be to attend the next reunion of the Rough Riders at Prescott, Ariz and present an earnest invitation to them to meet in our Magic City" in 19Ol, ana to assure them or a warm and hearty welcome from all classes of our patriotic people.
 Captain Hunter Spoke.
 One of the first speakers was Captain Hunter, who has just arrived from New Orleans, where he went as the Presi- dents guest on the recent southern tour. He said that he felt sure the Rough Riders would come here in 1907 and that he would exert his influence toward get ting the convention for this city. He con graduated the Spanish war veterans for organizing and spoke of other interesting things. Following his talk numerous ex- pressions were made in favor of the res olution and they were unanimously adopted.
 The executive committee will meet next Sunday afternoon for the purpose of naming the committee to get commercial bodies and others to back up the veter- ans in their endeavor to get the Rough Riders convention.
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