Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
SOCIETY OF VETERANS
NAMED FOR LATE COL. JOHN S.
SToTSENBERG.

A veteran organization was launched last
night. at a meeting of former soldiers of
the regular and volunteer army, who were
in active service in the Philippines during
their terms of service. Those present and
who signed the charter were: Private w.
G. Copley, Company L. 51st Iowa Volun-
teerS; Private Albert G. DreiS. Company, D..
18th Minnesota Volunteers; Private D. A.
Dunning, Battery B. Utah Volunteer Light
Battery; First Sergt. Fred %. He:sler, Com
pany B, Goth Kansas Volunteers; Sergt
Benz. Scr.vener. 9Th L. 9. Infantry, regi-i
mental sergeant; Maj. William D.. Huston
9Th L. S. Cavalry; Private w. G. Jameson,
Company l., eth Z. S. Infantry; Private
Edward Neviaser, Troop c, 4th U. s. Cav
airy; Private William A. Hickey Company
e, 2sth and Company c. 41th e. s.. .Volun-
teers; Private Herbert R. IRE, Company
K, Sd Z. s. Infantry; Private Charles F..
Mullens. Company D. 18th Minnesota Vol
unteers; Private Alfred l.. S.ebel. 9th
Regiment, L. S. Volunteers; John Bright
Company d. LIST Washington Y. s. Volun-
sofa; Charles w. Blush. late L. s. Marine
Corps. and A. e. Jackson, late 14th L. 8.
Infantry.
1t was unanimously voted to give the or
8. Stotsenberg of the list Nebraska Regi-
ment, who was killed April %, 1892 at
Quingo, Philippine Islands, while, leading
his regiment in battle.
Officers Elected.
The following officers We're unanimously
elected: Commander, H. n. IRE; adjutant
Charles F. Mullens: paymaster, Fred Heis-
Ter; chaplain, B. Scrivener; sergeant-at-
arms. Ed. Neviaser.
All former Philippine veterans who may
desire to affiliate with the Organization will
be required to submit their discharge pa
pers to the following committee on creden-
tials elected last night: Fred heisler VIM.
d. Huston and Alfred Siebel. A committee
on bylaws was also elected. as follows:
William A. Hickey, chairman: w. G. Cop
ley, John Bright. w. G. Jameson and Benz.
Scrivener. 1t was also unanimously agreed
to have only one camp of the National
Army Of the Philippines located in the Dis
trct of Columbia, allowing in the case of
colored veterans a separate amp 1t was
decided to keep the charter open until March
9, when all desiring to join can become
charter members.
The organization further decided to:
meet each week at CoStelloS Hall, 9th and
g streets northwest.
Origin of Organization. -
Immediately after his return from tile
Philippines, Brig. Gen Irving Hale, tJS.X.,
conceived the idea of a society to be made
up of men who saw service in the. Philip
PihSs. ne CdiiSu d iHtetlilS 1eilteT,
Col,- August ID. $780, the anniversary of
the taking of Manila. One thousand men
responded to the call. and the, National So
c.ety. Army of the Philippines was born.
AT the first meeting Gen. Fnrncis Vinton
Greene of New York was elected president
The second meeting was held at Salt Lake
City, Utah, August 13,f1a0t.i at which place
Brig Gen. Hale was elected president. The
third meeting was hefd- at Ceuncl Bluffs
Iowa, August ID, 1892, Brig. Gen. Hale be-
ing Reelected president. The fourth meeting
was held at st. Paul MINI, August II,
1888. at which splice Brig! Gen. Charles
King was eleetsd-pr eside4at. The fifth meet
Ing was held at ST. Louis, August 49, 1894.
at which time, Brevet Gen. Wilder S Met
calf elected president At the sixth
and last annual reunion, held at Chicago,
October g. 1889 the haaie of the organiZa-
ton was changed to Army of the Philip
pines and new designations for certain Of
tcers were. also adopted. AT this reunion
Gel. Alfred -S.-Fr,Esl-yas elected command
er-n-chief -
TO perpetuate the ties of friendship be-
tween this individuals and organizations of
the Array OF the Philippines honor the
memory of these who gave their lives for
the fla s. and ETe serve the history and relics
OF the, memorable campaign in the Philip
pine Islands. is the object of the organize
ton.
Following are the names of some of the
prominent men in Washington who are
the society:
Lieut.z Cieland Davis, U.S.N.: Brig. Gen.
CLARENCE r. Edwards, chief bureau insular !
affairs, War Department; Neil w. Nc
Doreii' assistant surgeon, United States
navy; Capt e. c. Poey, U.SV; Capt
Charles L. Breckway, Treasury Depart
ment; George Campbell. Soldiers Home
Big. Gen. D. ]. Craigie (retired), Maj Gen.
]. p. Sanger. 1895 18th street. President
Roosevelt and William Fl. Taft are honor
airy members.
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