The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-21
TIN SOLDIERS
ORGANIZE
BOYS IN BLUE FOR WENATCHEE
so YOUNG MEN MET IN COM
MERCIAL CLUB ROOMS LAST
Notwithstanding SESSION.

Iul breast, anu the enduring OplFlt
of re" portrayed in one of the
| greatest paintings that the world
Academy of Arts at the national CAPT
tal is calling the young men of We
natchee today to don the uniform OF
blue and take up the military career
! that is the birthright of all Ameri-
cans.
Whether there will ever be another
war is a matter that is needing no
consideration. The fact exists that
the boys want to be soldiers, they
want to wear the uniform that his
figured in the glory of the nation and
they want to be soldiers, too, march
ing through the streets of Wenatchee
to the time of the bugle and the
drums, and sing that good old march
ing song that has eased the road for
many a man in a hard days march,
when Johnny Comes Marching
Home Again, Again
Last night the gathering in the
rooms of the commercial club was
one that would have stirred the
hearts of the veterans as the so young
men, representing the cream of We
Eatchees coming citizenry debated
on the matter of organizing a mill
tary branch of the state here. 1t was
a heart to heart meeting where never
a dissenting word was heard and
nearly every man in the room took
occasion to speak at some length dur
ing the evening.
As other towns are competing with
Wenatchee for the company, 1t is
necessary to make every imaginable
effort in order to swing the plum this
way, and a committee of five was APP
pointed to wait on the business men
to-day and get their signatures to a
petition that was prepared for sub
initial to Adjutant General Lamping
Those on the committee we're c. H.
Armstrong, II. B. Cassidy, C. F. Kei-
ser, Ralph Neal, w. o. Fowler and
James F. Forte. The committee was
also instructed to get the business
men to write personal letters to the
adiutant general and to make an eff
fort to get official letters from the
vice president of the commercial club,
Mayor Gellatly, all of the councilmen,
Conrad Rose (known all over the
state), Arthur Gum, ex-senator and
state known; A. z. Wells, also known
in Olympia, Seattle, etc.; l.. M. Hull,
postmaster, and from all the county
officers.
When seen this morning the COM
mittee was reporting unqualified
success and stated that every plan is
working to perfection.
Captain Wanted.
One of the necessary details in
getting the attention of the necessary
officers for organizing company is
to show the requisite qualifications
for captain. A certain number OF
men must be signed up, too, but that
was not a consideration for last night
as it will probably be necessary to
make the examinations pretty strict
on account of there being SO many
applicants to get in on the limited
roster, but only a very few can quail
| ify for captain. 1t was explained
that only those who had had three
| years' service in the army or national
guard. or who had seen actual SER
vice in time of war were eligible. In
that list were found c. H. Armstrong,
w. o. Fowler, F. A. Baker, James F.
Forte and Hugh Cassidy. All of the
eligibles were seen this morning and
three gave to the World brief state
ments of their qualifications, which
follow:
c. III. Armstrong.
c. H. Armstrong enlisted at Boise,
Idaho, in May, 1898. ana served un-
til October 20, 1899, and served in
the siege of Manila in August, 1898.
He was in the bloody battle of Santa
Cruz in February and 5, 1899. He
was also in Calvocan, San Pedro,
Malabon, Macati. Malate, Lagoona de
Ray and served under General Law
ton. Mr.. Armstrong served as first
sergeant until the last three months,
when he occupied the position of Sec
ond lieutenant.
Record of James f. Forte.
Enlisted in Indianapolis, Ind, in
1899 and served four years in the
Fourteenth United States infantry
The military record of the discharge
of Mr.. Forte shows that he had an
active military campaign in the Phil
ippines. The prominent engagements
in which he was connected were in
General Schwan's expedition in 1899
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