Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-01
"RCFtTS w. PEARSON,
Department Adjutant.
Special Meeting Called,

Commander Cox has called a special
meeting of the Department Encampment
United Spanish War Veterans, for Friday
evening at s o'clock at headquarters, III
9Th street northwest. All members of the
organization and visiting Spanish war SOL
diers and those who served in the Philip
pines or the China campaign have been
requested by Commander Cox to be pres
ent. especially those who intend to partici-
pate in the parade as a part of the Pres
ident' s escort,
Final instructions will be given in regard
TO the parade. it is stated. and the report
of the committee appointed to arrange for
the camp fire. on Monday, March 6, will
be adopted. President Roosevelt. Colonel
Brodie, Major Llewelyn and the Rough
Riders who are here to take part in the
Presidents escort have been invited to be
present. most of whom have accepted, it Is
said.
Commander-in-chie VIM. E. English of
the United Spanish Veterans and a large
number of comrades from other states will
also attend. The District Commissioners
Major Sylvester and Chief Belt of the fire
department are among the invited guests
to the camp fire
The visiting comrades who desire to par
ticipate in the parade have been notified to
assemble with the Department Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia at Spanish War Hall
1l9 9th street northwest at O'Clock on
the morning of March 4. According to the
order Issued to the Department of the Dis
.rlct or Columbia detail of fifty men and
the camp officers from John Jacob Astor
Camp. located at the Soldiers Home. will
assist In the ceremony in the afternoon in
the court of history in front Of the exec
utive mansion.
Coming of Geronimo.
Francis E. Leupp. commissioner of Indian
aHairs, has been receiving communicate lions
from various sources, in which there Is
crluclsm OF his action in bringing on fie-
ronimo. chief of the Apaches, to march
with five other chiefs in the inaugural pa
rade. Those who object to this do so on
Inc ground that this one-tme warrior has
record OF murder, rapine and feroclous
hostility to the United States government
which should be a reason for anything but
the request that he take part in an mono
Iary capacity in the inauguration Of the
great father"
Mr.. Leupp, in an interview with re-
porter for The Star this morning explained
the reasons for bringing the famous Indian
chleI mere on this occasion In spite of
the TACT that Geronimo was the leader If
the bloody raid of the SOS in Arizona
When thousands of men. women and chill
dren were killed and tortured outra geousIy
ana that ne gave the United States regu-
lars a pretty chase. killing many of them
Mr. Leupp thinks his record since CAPTURE
ana Imprisonment has been such as ID en-
titie MIN to march alongside of the five
othef braves, who have ALSO been hostile
spirit. whether in as great a degree or net
Geronimo would doubtless have been
hanged by the civil authorities of Arizona
had he not been taken out of the state. He
was taken to Florida and made a military
prisoner there, hut after some time the eli
mate was found to be very hard on his
health, and he removed with others of
his tribe to Oklahoma, where he came un-
der the charge of Capt. Hugh l.. Scott the
officer who was afterward prominently as
soclated with General Wood in Cuba and is
now with that general in the Philippines
1t was stated by Mr.. Leupp that Captain
Scott found Geronimos behavior highly
satisfactory. The chief was not treated
very differently from the other Indian
prisoners, but he showed docile spirit
which won the appreciation of the officers
at the fort Part OF his time has been
spent in peaceful farming and part in act
ing United States scout He is said
to be very proud of his United States uni
form, which he has shown to Mr.. Leupp
turning around like lay figure in a dress
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