Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-06-07
Capt. Trumbul1's Guards!
THE TRIP 70 DUBUQUE!
INCEPTION OF rHrvoLuNruuRs!
FULL PARTICULARS.

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On Sunday the streets were crowded with
people and military matters were freely dis
cussed, cheered, and discussed again. It was
with difficulty that the most religious portion
of our community could remember that it was
the first day of the week. The Greys were
drilling all the forenoon in Overman's Hall,
and the excited crowds listened to the pattcr
of their feet-the shrill, energetic orders Of
their COMMUNICATIVE no less revercntial
attention than did others to the preaching Of
the Gospel. In the afternoon tho Rev. L. B.
FrrELp, as previously announced, addressed
the Grcys in Overman's Hall. The stand
was drapcd with the stars and stripes, and
the room appropriately decorated throughout.
The Grcys marched into the Hall in double
file, and in body occupied the seats immc-
,liately in front Of the speaker. Mr.. FIFIELD's
address, to tho Greys was o'erflowing with
good counsel and tender affection. lie eau
toned them against the evils and vices of
camp life. He besecched them in God's
name that while they fought they would pray
that they would live christian lives. lie
told them that the fact of their being soldiers
did not debar them from being christians;
and as proof Of his position he cited them to
many incidents, referring beautifully to the
lamcntcd ELLswoRrn, and dwelling at some
length upon the gallant HAvELocK. He was
listened to with great attention by the Com
pany and the entire audience; and the sin
ccrity, and earnest solicitudc he displayed
for their greatest good made deep impression
on the hearts Of his hearers, especially of the
Greys. May they treasure up the good coun.
sells they that day received, and then will
they triumph, if not over their enemies, then
over death; then can we commit them to Him
whose eye never sleeps, feeling confident that
all is well, and that some day we again will
be united with the same loved ones We parted
with on the 4th of June, 1S6l-if not on
earth, then in that bright land where all is
peace and good will to man. ~.
Monday was an exciting day. About noon
a procession of about forty teams containing
some three hundred and fifty Of the citizens
of Waverly, arrived in town, bringing with
them some twenty volunteers who had joined
the Grcys The procession was formed as
follows:
1st, Band Of Martial Music,
2nd Veterans Of the War Of 1917,
8rd, Volunteers, r.f
4th, Citizens. .. .... I ..
The Greys, as a Company, received them
in front of Ovcrman's Block. Cheers, three
cheers, and cheers, were the order Of cxcr-
ciscs- 1888 .....
About o'clock Capt. TRuNBuLL, Of Butler
County, arrived with his Company, who met
at the hands Of the Grcys and the citizens a
most enthusiastic reception. Cheers were
given by the Grcys for the Union Guards,
and returned by the latter for the Pioneer
Greys. The Guards after remaining in town
about half hour, pursued their march for
Waterloo, where some twenty five or thirty
were to join them.
Monday afternoon the grays elected their
permanent officers. j. d. SMITH was re-elect-
cd Captain. FrzRoY Sessions was elected
First Lieutenant, CnAs. II. MULARKY, Second
Lieutenant, and w. II. HAMiLL Orderly Ser
geant. We do not wish to bcstow any UNI
meritcd praise, or speak in terms Of fulsomc
aattery, yet We feel warranted in saying that
we believe there is no company in the State
that has better set of officers than tho Pho
nccr Greys. Capt. SMITH was for a long time
Captain Of the Governors Greys, Dubuque,
and justly enjoys the reputation Of being a
model officer. Lieut.. SESSIONS Was for mum.
Der Of years member of the crack" CON-
pany Of Massachusetts. Hcis an accomplished
soldier, having had the::bencfit of > thorough
military education, and we doubt il he has
his superior in the State as drill officer
Messrs. MrLLARkY and HAxILL are well quail
flied for the positions they hold. Every officer
was elected by acclamation-and every one
elected unanimously this fact tells its own
story. They are all men Of education and
refinement, and we recommend them where
ever they 60, as gentlemen worthy Of all con-
fdence and esteem, and as well fitted to grace
the drawing-room as the camp. The compa-
ny are proud Of their officers, aud the officers
are proud of their men.
We do not know as we ever saw Oyerman's
large hall more dcnsely crowded than it was
last Monday evening, when kindred and friends
met together to give our gallant boys, the
Pioneer Greys, parting God speed. There
could not have been less than eight hundred
people in tho hall, and yet there was quiet
and sedateness unusual in densely packed
assemblage. Each person seemed to realize
that it was solemn hour, where lcyity and
mirth would be out Of place. They had
gathered together to give expression to the
love and interest they felt in the sons, the
brothers, and the husbands who in the morn.
ing were to 60 forth to the performance Of a
dangerous duty, from which it would be a.
most . miracle il all returned.