Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-05
VETERANS AT BOARD
Banquet of Society of the
Army of Santiago de Cuba.
DISTINGUISHED MEN THERE
Campaign Fought Over Again in
Speech and Story-List
of Guests.

The Santiago campaign. in stories and
| "reminiscences, was fought over again
around the banquet table at the New
Willard last evening where members of
the District of Columbia branch of the
Society of the Army of Santiago de Gu
ba met in annual reunion. All branches
| of the service commissioned and enlist
| ed personnel, regular army volunteers
and, National Guard, retired and those
| still in the service, We're represented in
| the little gathering of veterans who
snapped stories about the fight around
Santiago before the Spanish forces finally
yielded to the irresistible onslaught of
the American troops.
Many informal talks over old times
were made, and many facts not recorded
in history, but facts. nevertheless. were
related. Incidents that are now recorded
in the nations war annals, such as round
robins colonies of rough riders, block
houses, San Juan hills were discussed by
those who had first hand information, and
wildly recalled the incidents Of those
strenuous days.
Lectured on the Campaign.
Maj. d. H. Boughton, who has made
a special study of the Santiago campaign
anu mas letIuTeu Oh IL DIT Tie NdilouS
service schools of the regular army,
gave an excellent word picture Of the en-
tire fight from the standpoint of military
science He explained the position of all
the troops from the time they dlsem-
barked from the transports through all
successive stages in the fight until they
marched into Santiago after the sur
render and began to trade rations with
the Spanish troops. Maj. BoughtonS talk
was much applauded.
Gen. George H. Harries, commanding
the District of Columbia militia, who
went through the Santiago campaign as
colonel of the LIST District of Columbia
Infantry, United States Volunteers, pre-
sided at the banquet as president of the
District branch of the society. Maj. Gen.
S. S. Sumner the recently elected presl-
dent of the national society, was a special
guest, as was also Lieut.. Gen: John I.
Bates. former president of the organ
ization.
The festivities of the evening ceased
for a few moments while. Maj. w. E.
Horton and others paid tribute to the
memory of Gen. Hamilton T. Hawkins,
the late governor of the Soldiers Home,
who was a member of the society. Maj.
Horton served on Gen. Hawkins stan as
adjutant general. A set OF resolutions
expressing regret at the death OF Gen.
Hawkins was passed.
The Society of the Army of Santiago
de Cuba was formed in the governors
palace at Santiago shortly after the city
had been taken by the American troops
and it's constitution was adopted at Camp
Wyckoff, Long Island, n. Y, September
Is. 1898. The purpose of the organization
is to record the history and conserve the
memory of the events of the campaign
which made the Americans victorious
in that section of Cuba
Eligibility for Membership.
The membership is open to all officers
and enlisted men Of the United States
Army who constituted the expeditionary
force to Santiago de Cuba and who
worthily participated in the campo ign
between the dates Of June IA and July
II. 1898.
Those present at the banquet last even
ing were: Gen. George H. Harries, Lieut..
Gen. ]. c. Bates. Maj Gen. S. S. Sumner,
Gen. ]. NJ. Bell, Gen. Tasker H. Bliss,
Col j. T. kirkman, Lieut.. Col. S. E.
Smiley, Lieut.. Col. w. D. Beach, Maj.
W. E. Horton, Maj. D. H. Boughton,
Mai c. Fred Cook. Maj Leroy W. Her
ron, Maj. F.. B. Wheaton. Maj. F. P.
Smith, Maj. F. S. Hodgson. Capt. F. l..
Graham. Capt. Hollis C. Clarke, Capt.
c. v. Sayer, Capt. T. S. King, Lieut..
George c. Shaw, Lieut.. j. D. Carmody,
B. P. Richenbacher,t Anton Heitmuner,
jr; Arthur H. Buell. and John Lewis
Smith.