The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-06-13
The Flag Presentation and Departure OF
our Volunteers.

OUI tOluptSSIS.
Capt. Keller received orders from State
headquarters to move with his Company ias'
Saturday from this place. to Camp Washing
ington, near Easton. The Ladies had pro-
cured splendid silk Flag, to be presented to
the Volunteers on their taking leave OF our
Mace. The Company took dinnersa little
after 9 o'clock A. NJ, and about 10 o'clock
assembled at the Court House. The assem-
bly, was presided over by John DeYoung, and
after appropriate music by the Band, Miss
Susan Van Buskirk presented the Flag to
the Volunteers, through their Captain, in the
following words:
NATIONAL GUARDS OF Monroe COUNTY:
Officers and Gentlemen The ladies Of
this County desire to present this flag to you.
Volunteer Soldiers! We feel glad that
Monroe County has men who are willing to
give their lives for liberty and the glorious
Constitution Of this country; country our
Heavenly Father has so wonderfully blessed.
May the same God protect you, and bless you
forever.
To which Capt Keller responded, on the
part of the Volunteers, as follows:
LADIES OF STRoUDsBURG & OF MONROE Co:
Friends and Comrades We meet as cit
izen Soldiers to bid farewell to many true
and tried friends In behalf of the National
Guards, we thank the Ladies of S,roudsburg
with all our hearts for the great interest they
have taken for us-for the industry and pa
triotsm, love and kindness which they have
bestowed upon US. We receive this glorious
Union Flag, presented by the patriotic La
dies of Slroudsburg, and We say to them this
day, with united hearts, we will defend and
protect it; and we pledge our lives and our
sacred honors that we will never surrender
our arms to any one, unless it De TO the arms
ofthe Ladies. Samuel Emery, take this flag.
Garry it safe to the honor ofour Country, our
Union and our Homes, and TO the honor Of
our wives, our children, our sweethearts and
the Ladies of Monroe county. We bid you
all kind and most afectionate farewell.
few farewell remarks were made by the
President, after which a very appropriate
prayer was offered up by the Rev. Mr.. Barrett,
when the meeting was dismissed, and the Vol
unteers soon after began to move towards the
Depot. The peculiar novelty of the above
occasion called together a large crowd, no
fewer than from 1900 to 5000. But little
levty was manifested cn the part OF the an
dience or Volunteers, for all seemed TO be
impressed with a due sense of the import
ance of the occasion.
The Company arrived at Easton in the
after part of the day. and Immediately took
up their quarters in the Camp. But we
were panied to learn on Sunday, that the
Volunteers were unprovided with blankets
on Saturday night, and We presume also on
Sunday night. This was by contractor
failing to furnish a proper kind of blanket,
and which were consequently rejected; and
the State not having suitable banets imme-
dlately at hand, the Volunteers were thus
left minus these necessary camp appendages.
The ladies of this place, however, nobly
came to their rescue, and furnished each Vol
unteer with a supply of blankets by ex-
press on the following day.
We have been much gratified TO learn that
our Company of Volunteers elected frequent
fattering remarks: such as "the best looking
Company in Camp" &c.
We have, however, been much annoyed to
learn that seven of Capt. Keller's zen have
deserted the Camp. Thus the Calves and
Sheep will naturally separate from the Sol
diers. We will give their names and resi-
dence when we get the full particulars, SO
that these worthless may hereafter be known
by their true characters.