Show UJ AU SOCIETY Of ARMY OF THE PHILIPPINES PHILIPPIN S IS s PLACED ON fiRM fOOTING i I I About forty of ot the returned members of ot the army of the Philippines met in inthe Inthe inthe the Masonic hall on Market street last ast evening for the purpose of organizing a permanent society adopting a constitution constitution constitution and bylaws and electing of officers officers officers The meeting was called to order by bythe bythe bythe the temporary chairman Charles Charlea Ma Mabey Mabey Mabey bey and the minutes of a former meet meeting meetIng meeting ing having haYing been read the company immediately proceeded to business At Atthe Atthe Atthe the last meeting a committee consist consistIng consisting Ing InS of Kneass Foster Klenke Blake and Davis had been appointed to draft a constitution and bylaws b laws which they reported and which was wasI I read road and adopted by sections The preamble of ot this constitution shows the objects and aims alms of ot the organization orb We officers and enlisted men and honorably officers and en enlisted enlisted enlisted listed men hereby unite to establish this association the chief aims alms of which shall be the perpetuation of ties of friendship between Individuals and organizations of the Eighth ar ny corps honoring the memories memorie of oC those who gave Saye their lives live for tor the flag ag and pre vre serving the history and relics relies of the memorable campaign in the Philip pines It will be called the Utah Society of ot the Army of ot the Philippines and will ill hereafter hold meetings twice a month in such places as shall be he designated I by the president The following officers were elected i under the new constitution Major F A Grant president D Grundvig Fourth cavalry Charles Mabey bat tery tOrI A and F Ball Third artillery vice presidents Pat Klenke Kienke battery B corresponding secretary Will Kneass battery B recording secretary Nelson I Margetts battery A 5 treasurer Tom Tow r Slater Fourteenth infantry infant and Fred I Blake battery batter B Outside eligible members are to be bi I allowed to sign the constitution by let I tar tor and it is desired that every man mat L in Utah who took part in the war was in it 1 the Philippines may join The meeting adjourned at a late hi hour hur ur to meet again on the evening of the thi 1 in the same hall ball when the t new officers will be installed and other L tL I 1 important business will be transacted |