Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-21
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

| A recent order from the national
| headquarters of the United Spanish
| War Veterans of Hartford announces
! .hat since May 10 appllca ions for
| charters have been received and ap
| proved for camps in the following
| places: Waterville, Me-; Toledo, Ohio;
| Borough OF Westchester Pa; Color
ado Springs Colo; Bruce, Wis, Vicks-
| burg. Miss; Jackson, Wis; New York;
| Springfield. ILL.,; Santa Barbara, CAL;
EySyracuse. N. Y; Fort Mott. N. ]. The
order revoked the charters of five
camps in Ohio. three i nNew York,
and one each in California, Alabama
! and Idahu The order also tells of
official visits made by the comman-
der in chief Charles w. Newton, as
follows:
On July %, the commander-in- chief
visited the encampment of the de-
partment of Indiana at South Bend.
Ind. and attended a banquet given in
his honor on the evening of that day.
On July 20. he reached Elgin, Ill,
and remained in attendance on the
encampment of the department Of IL
linois held in that city until the aft
ernoon of the oath.
On the evening of the 23d he was
present at a very large campfire, at
which the speakers were Governor
Dineen of Illinois, eGn Fred D. Grant
and himself, and on the gath. in com
pany with the governor of Illinois,
he. reviewed a large parade in which
100 Spanish War Veterans were es-
corted by 500 members of the Grand
Army of the Republic and a brigade
of the national guard of Illinois.
On July 26 he reached Indianapolis
and was present at tile exercises held
in that city in connection with the
dedication of the memorial to Past
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grew.
On July 81 he attended the en-
campment of the department Of Ohio
at Kenton, o., and in the afternoon
of that day he reviewed largs parade
of United Spanish War Veterans es-
corted by members of the Grand Army
of the Republic and battalion of the
Ohio National Guard
On July rs he attended a reception
and luncheon at Cedar Point, o.,
given under the auspices of the COM
rades and auxiliary of Santa Clara
Camp. No. II. of Sandusky.
On July 20 he attended reception
and ball at Cleveland, o., given in
his honor by the camps and auxiliaries
of that city
On August 2 and he was present
at the encampment of the department.
of New York at Oswego, n. Y, and
attended large banquet which was
given on the evening of the I'd. On
the afternoon of the Sd. he reviewed a
large parade of Spanish War Veterans.
escorted by members of the Grand
Army of the Republic, battalion of
United States Infantry, and a val
TALON of the National uGard of New
York together with a large number
of civic organizations.
The term of office of Commander
Newton is soon To- expire and the or
der says: From all of the visits
which the commander-in-ch has
and camps during his term of Office,
he has gained broader knowledge of
the enthusiastic devotion Of our OFF,
GERS and comrades to the work of
the organization, and of the great
progress which is being made in car
rying out the fundamental objects of
the United Spanish War Veterans.
The commander in chief hopes, and
has been given every reason to be-
lieve, that his visits have been of
value to the organization. and the
memory of the cordial welcome which
has been extended to him. and the
marked courtesies which he has re-
ceived both officially and personally
on all these occasions will always be
treasured