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presides. He found this school with seven teachers, and now there are nine regular teachers and one substitute.

He was commissioned first lieutenant of the Seventh United States Volunteer Infantry, July 26, 1898, then being organized for the Spanish-American War, and was honorably mustered out with a regiment at Macon, Georgia, February 18, 1899.

He was commissioned second lieutenant of the Forty-eighth Regular U.S. Volunteer Infantry at Manila, Philippine Island, January 26, 1900, to date from December 13, 1899. Served as commanding officer of the Province of Bengnet, with station at La Trinidad, the captial of Bengnet, Philippine Island, from March 10, 1901, to May 10, 1901, when relieved to join the regiment at San Fernando De La Union, preparing to return to the United States. He was honorably mustered out with the regiment at San Francisco, California, June 30, 1901.

The officers of the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth U.S. Infantry on the way home from the Philippine Islands organized on board the U.S. transport, Grant, the Military Order of Antilles and the Orient, of which order he was elected quartermaster-general, which position he still holds.

Mr. Coleman was elected treasurer of the State Teachers' Association at Carrollton, Missouri, December, 1889, and served as such until 1891. He is now secretary of the State Teachers' Association.

He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the International Order of Twelve, Knights of Pythias, and

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United Brotherhood of Friendship, having filled most of the important offices in the subordinate lodges.

He is also now deputy grand master of the United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten for the State of Missouri and jurisdiction, having been elected to the position at Macon, Missouri, August, 1903.

In 1894, December 26th, he married Miss Julia Frances McWorter, of Barry, Illinois, to which union three children were born, two boys and a girl.

Mr. Coleman bought property in Moberly, Missouri, and has carried for many years in different well-established insurance companies endowment policies to the amount of $3,000 with which to protect the family in case of death.