Evening star., 1924-04-27
VETERANS OF CUBA
ANSWER ROLL OF '98
Society of Army, of Santiago Holds
Annual Banquet, Recall
!. ing Old Days.
TOAST OFFERED TO DEAD
Reception Held in Honor of Gen.
Nelson A. Miles.

The National Society of the Army
OF Santiago de Cuba held its annual
banquet at the Rrrry and Navy Club
asst night. The. society is composed
Df officers and enlisted men who were
members of Gen. Skaters corps and
who took part ina the actual fighting
Cuba between June IA ana July II,
sas. @
tOver fifty members answered the
roll call last night according no the
ranks they held during the Spanish
American war Many distinguished
soldiers answered their names among
the ranks of the Junior officers, among
them being Maj. Gen. John L. Hines,
deputy chief of staff. who answered
With a here sir to the call of First
Lieut.. Hines. Dthers who answered
10 junior ranks were Maj. Gen. Henry T.
1Ilen, retired. commander : of the
American Army Of Occupation, and
haj. Gen. Dickman. former com
nander OF the. Sd Army Corps in
ksranCe.
Toast for Dead.
Ranking generals in the Army sat
next to privateS who We're. their com
rades in the war .of eAS and recalled
theB' exploits in the. campaign. The
pict'ires OF brother officers who fell
is cattle and VINO have died since
wei thrown on the screen, A toast
wa, offered To them. g,. .,
Erig. Gen. E. ], McCIernand, u. s.
A. retired, commandeI of the society and
4dtutant general Of Skaters corps, pre-
sided and introduced Maj. Cen Dick
man, who recalled some of the cam
p3!gn incidents. Mai. Gen Allen ad-
IL eSSed the organization and told of
tie various phases Of the work of the
,tsmy of occupation and OF the situa-
ION in Europe a $ il now is.
Many of the difficulties Of the cam
gtaign of '9S were recalled. 1t was
pointed out that so little was known
Of camp Sanitation in the Spanish
American war that seven times as
many men died of typhoid fever as
we're killed in battle. The lack of
war material and other handicaps
we're outlined.
Reception for Niles.
Prior to the banquet a reception
was held in honor of Lieut.. Gen. Nelson
4 Miles, who was ranking general
VI the American Army during the
Spanish American war. Singers from
the Army School or Music provided
the entertainment ut the banquet.
The District branch of the society
ltaS been recently reorganlZed and is
llnUer the iHht fStip VI tSfcut. 1p!s -.
Fred Cook Efforts are being made
TO reorganize branches of the or
eanization in various other parts Of
the country.
Those who were present at the
banquet were: Maj. J. II. Adams, Mai.
Gen. H. T. Allen, George Bantzhaff,
Brig. Gen: L. NJ. Brett, Col. w: c.
Brown. Col Fred c. Bryan, Col. Their
rord Coleman, J. Cornish, C. W.. Cor
win, Brig. Gen. A, c; Dalton, Lieut..
Gspl Edward Davis. Maj. Gen. r. c..
Davis Maj. Gen. Charles Dick, Maj
ZEN. J. r. Dickman. c. T. Dqnnei. .
plain G L. Dudley, 7. T. Duffy,
Brig. Gen. c. :. Farnsworth, Col. T.
:: Foltz, Brig. Gen. f. a. Darlington,
Mai. r. F. Hardaway, Brig. Gen. G.
Il. Harries, Maj Gen. I. c. Harris,
q F. Hawkins. Maj: Gen. J. L. Hines
+, 5. IIodgs on, Maj. Gen. c. f.
Humphrey. $. Fl. Jacobson, Brig. Gen.
.. Ii; Jamerson. Brig: Gen. }: $. Kerr,
Col. r. Z. Langdon. L. j. McClernand,
Gen. g. w. McIver, Lieut.. Gen. \.
\. Miles. Maj. Gen. j. F. Morrison,
Maj. q. i. Newgarden, w. F. O'Brien,
col. Z. ;. Ofley, w. @. Ohm, J. e.
GReilIE, W. 7. Place, Col. J.. II.