The National tribune., 1906-12-13
UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Secretary BOnaParte Cemnended for HE
Recent rtteYances-ExtendiaE the Or
der In Tennessee-New Casap.


Secretary BoaaParte Cemnended for His
Recent rtteYances-Extendia the Or
der In Tennessee-New CaAp.
Several Camps of United Spanish
War Veterans have passed resolutions
commencing Secretary of the Navy
Bonaparte for his action in requesting
Congress to pass law for the protec-
Aon of the uniform of the United States
Navy. He desires a law be enacted to
punish by fine or Imprisonment any
keeper of a public place of refresh
ment or amusement who discriminates
against man because he is clad In tile
uniform of the Naval Service or in any
manner shows disrespect to the inslg-
ria, which Secretary Bonaparte adds,
should be regarded as a mark of honor.
Comrade William A. Hickey intro
duced resolutions in Gen. Andrew S.
Burt Camp. of Washington, d. c., in
dorsing the action proposed by the Sec
retary Of the Navy and urging that the
Secretary of War take similar steps as
to the uniform worn by American SOL
diers.
Comrade Hickey said this country
owes It's being TO the men who wore
tho uniform Of 1776 to 1914, when tho
United States won its freedom from
England; that the men In the blue uni
form won the war from Mexico. while
the boys in blue prevented the disso-
luton Of the Union from 1851 to 1865.
The men in blue and khaki won The
war with Spain." concluded Comrade
Hickey. land made this country
world power. carrying Its Flag around
the globe, SO that now the sun never
sets upon old Glory and the 'reveiIle'
sounded on the nights Of Arlington re-
verberates away round to the PARKWAY
Philippines. And the American fight
ing men of tomorrow in their uniforms
Of blue or olive drab will fight the
world If necessary. and maintain all
that Uncle Sam has gained since the
days of the Revolution" II
Col. Hughes, who served in the 9Th
U. S. Vol. Inf. in the War with Spain.
Is in correspondence with National
headquarters of the u. 8. w. v. at
Cleveland. o.. with the view of forming
additional Camps of United Spanish
War Veterans in Tennessee. Col. Hughes
has had a unique experience. He was
a private trooper In Forests Confed-
crate Cavalry, and since the war has
always been a Republican. He was one
of the 306 delegates who voted first and
last for Gen. U. s. Grant at the Ma
tional Republican Presidential Conven-
ton which nominated James A. Garfield.
Col. Hughes is great admirer of
President Roosevelt His home is at
Columbia, Tenn, and he expects to es-
tablish a number of new Camps in that
State.
A detail of officers from the Depart
ment of the District of Columbia, u. s.
w. ", went to Wilmington, Del. last
Thursday and mustered in a new Camp,
to be known as Geo. v. Farrell Camp. 1.
The mastering officers were Capts. VIM.
Peacock, Thos. A. Green, Geo. West
Byron and Joseph p. Ruppel. The
Camp Is named in honor of a young
Wilmington soldier who lost his life in
battle during the Boxer uprising in
China.
The officers of the new Camp are:
Robt. j. Cross: Senior
Vice. Geo. c. Snyder; Junior Vice, w.
A. Grant: Adjutant. Geo. H. Brown;
Quartermaster, Richard Mari; Surgeon,
c. L. Munson; Chaplain, A. Houton;
OfficerSof the Day, John +. Brennan:
Officer of the Guard, William f. Ned
ley; Trustees, p. p. Mete and c. OIL
Brown; Color Sergeant, p Brennan.
The Camp starts with about so active
and is the first established in
Delaware
r
A number of petitions have been re-
ceived by the National Legislation Com
mittee of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams from wives. mothers, sisters,
daughters and relatives of soldiers of
the War with Spain. favoring the pas
sage of an act by Congress restoring the
Army canteen, or ''the lesser of two
evils" as one OF the mothers expressed
it.
- Information has been received that
Commander Bean, of Cali
fornia. has started n movement to re-
cruit the Camps in that State to a maxi
mum strength. He advises all State
to take steps to have all
eligibles join the organization, so that
the membership can be doubled by the
time of the next Annual EncampmentI
at Oklahoma City. Okla. Walter
National Historian, U. S. w.
", Washington, d. C.