Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-14
HOSTS OF VETS
in DES MONIES
ARMY OF PHILIPPINES GATHER
ING FROM ALL SECTIONS
OF THE COUNTRY
Kansas City Brings Large Delegation
Asking for the Next Reunion of tho
Army-Revlew and Drill at Fort Des
Moines.

Des Moines, Aug. 13.-The seventh
annual reunion of the Army of the
Philippines convened here today
All day Yesterday veterans of tho
war streamed into the city and were
the earliest delegations to arrive was
that from Kansas City. These men
came with determination to get the
reunion in Kansas City next year if
possible. They are distributing but
tons bearing the statement kansas
City in 1907" This is the first city to
make known its desire to become host
to the Army of the Philippines next
year.
Prominent Men Arrive.
OF the Philippine "vets" pouring in
to the city hundreds registered yester-
day at Savery headquarters. among
them Capt H. A. Grow, e-Comman-
der-in- Chief A. H. Anderson from Penn
sylvania; ]. w. Goggin, adjutant Of
Camp Luzon from Chicago with large
delegation. Charles B. Lewis, paymas-
ter general of the Army of the Philip
pines, from Denver, arrived and re-
ports large delegation from there to-
morrow. A message from Utah Off
cials stating their delegation will ar
rive today. has been received.
A. E. Trout and R. H. McCluskey.
representing the National Defender, a
journal of patriotism published at St.
Louis, devoted to the interests Of the
Army of the Philippines and other mil
| itary bodies, arrived yesterday and are
at the Savery house.
| F. W. Karling, commander of Camp
Louis A. Craig, and Leroy L. Simmons.
from Kansas City, arrived with large
delegation. There will be a special in
today with the balance of the Kansas
City delegation Kansas City people
are anxious to get the 1907 reunion Of
the society
Private G. Harry Hager of St. Louis
registered at the Savery yesterday.
4 The rest of the st. Louis delegation
will be In today.
Among the out-of-town Fffty-frst
Iowa boys who registered Sunday were
Everett Heaton of Dubuque, R. D.
Weakley of St. Louis, Fred Robinson
of Dubuque F. M. Booth of Knoxville,
T. L. Risewick, G. D. McGinnis, G. A.
.Overton, S. j. McGinnis, all of Knox.
Vile, G. e. Kissick Of Oskaloosa, ]. G.
Myers of Knoxville, w. e. Kersey of
/ Stuart, Harry Carver of Fontanelle, F.
P. Martens of Creston and large num-
Der Of others.
Men who arrived in the city yester-
day for the reunion came wearing their
civilian clothes and some in their old
khaki uniforms. All wore badges and
Eighth Army corps pins in their but
ton holes.
Street Corner Reunions.
/ All over the business districts of
Des Moines last evening might be seen
i little knots of old comrades as they
met and reviewed the days Of the past
II Many are reaching the city who were
soldiers in the Philippines and are eli
gible to the society but are not yet
members. These as well as members
are urged to be present at the opening
meeting this afternoon at o'clock In
knights of Pythias hall, Sixth and Lo
!, Gust streets. to hear the addresses ot
welcome. Opportunity will be given
at that time for joining the society sc
that all who desire may participate in
the smoker during the evening. This
will be the greatest social function o1
the gathering, as it will bring the vet
erans together informally for an even
ing's enjoyment.
Tomorrow morning at Fort Des
Moines will be review and drill of the
regular cavalrymen who have beer
held here for several weeks under spe
cial orders of Secretary of War Taft
in order to be hosts to the Army of the
Philippines. The drill will probably be
largely attended by Des Moines people
as it will be the last before the soldiers
leave for the south, where they will
!, join other regiments on, the southern
maneuver fields. They will be gone
/ for several weeks, only enough soldiers
being left to take care of the fort.
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