The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-05
A MILITARY FETE.
A Resplendent Day Sandwiched Be-
tween Two Moonlight Nights.
The Cannoueers of Donaldsonville n
corporated With the Louisiana
Field Artillery.

BE oloys the military. and whenever two or
moro uniforms congregate at any given point,
that point ID sure To be Immediately sur
rounded BY gaping crowd. SO 1t was on
Saturday evening when the Louisiana Field
Artillery and their guests assembled at the
armory on Dryades street for their grand ex-
cursion to Donaldsonville.
The crowd did Its duty nobly, and when the
column took It's line Of march streams Of PEG
pie accompanied 1t even to the very guards 81
the steamer Henry Frank.
The embarkation Of the troops was accom-
plished In very short while end with the
greatest order and military decoruD, under
the able superintendent of Col. John Glynn,
Jr., aided by his brilliant stat.
Capt. Henry Denegra, tile qnartermaster OF
the battalion attended III the cabin to the dis
tribution Of quarters and managed to give
general satisfaction. He was assisted by the
members Of the staff, Lieut.. Col e.. LeGar-
deur. Col. Buck Miller, Major L. Bouny.
Major J. b. Scott, ordnance officer; Capt. ID.
A. s.. yaught, commissary; Dr. Warren Stone,
surgeon, and Capt. Durel, the adjutant.
The command took along with them two
Napoleons and Gatling gun. This detach-
ment was under the charge Of Capt. "a. For
tier, Capt. II. Durive commanding the Gatllng
gun and Lieut. Gueriu the two NapoleOns.
All four companies Of the battalion turned
out In full force. Company A, commanded by
Capt J. N. Augustin; Company d. by Lieut..
w Ell. Beanham; Company q, by Capt. A.
Fortier, and Company u BY Capt. J. y.
The guests OF the Artillery were Con. w.
D. Behan, with his staff; Major Glenn Walker,
Lieut.. Col. Williams and DR.. Joseph Holt,
Capt Mark Quayle, Of the Governor s staff,
Capt. John Fairfax and Assistant Surgeon
Chas. Whitney.
me Crescent City Battalion was repre-
sented by Major E. A. Burke, auartermaster,
Capt John Augustin, Sergeant Major Ben
Nire Of the staff and Capt. w. L. Pinckard
and Lieut.. A. Frellsen, of the League Guards
Capt Atwood Violet was there In command
of the Burke Rifles, mastering fifty-men.
rank and file.
Col Adj Meyer DIR. w. M. Schuppert, sur
geon, Capt Ghas. N. Ogden, and by the first
company, in neat white pants and light IN
dress, under the command Of Capt Manuel
Reyes.
ment, had sent two companies under com
mand Of Major Harry Pickles. who was ac-
companied by Lieut.. w. W. CRIME, Jr acting
adiltant: Lieut.. w. j. kaIcher, acting com
missary; Lieut.; }. p; g. Stevenson, Garter.
master, ami W. 5. Laconr, acting sergeant
major Tho first company was commanded
by Cant. Geo. d. Moffat, with Lieutenants l..
ID. Hollingsworth and E, Greer Chandler
Tho second company BY Capt. = g. MeCand,
lish with Lieutenants ]. Ii. Hanrahan and
North Abbot The command turned out
tifty-five muskets, and Was accompanied by
it's own band Of thirteen pieces.
The Orleans Artillery was represented byCof.
Bachpmin, Capt. Boucheroau, ordnance officer
Cant. sidney Jacauet, Gommissary, Surgeon
Edward Affair." Capt. q. G. Cain, and Lieu
tenants Henry Canonge and J. l.. Pittman,
of Battery A Capt. Chbs. Iuzerne, OF Bat
terry b Capt. Sidney Witt and Lleutenant T,
At about . o'clock the Henry Frank IN
loosed from It's mornings and slowly backed
out into the stream amid the cheers oil the
crowd On the wharf and the military on board.
saIyo of artillery from the detachment on the
lower deck announced that we were off, and
determined not to remain very quiet until We
came back.
And it happened accordingly. The night
was replete with Incidents too numerous to
mention. and ali, thanks to the splendid dis
cipline maintained on board. OF pleasant
nature But few could sleep, and the SUM
bers of these privledged ones We're not by any
means uninterrupted. Songs, Jokes, merry
laughter and rpvelry were on the wing that
night, and Iiscchus was more courted than
Morpheus. We know of o small but de-
termined band, out Of which we could name
several distinguished personages, that had
taken cnaT9s Oh BIe CttDGhlH dHN
passed the whole night in honestly trying to
80 to sleep, but without success.
And 80 the night wore on, pleasant. cool,
with resplend.nt moonlight falling IN silver
rays on the maj estic Mississippi,
At daylight the Henry Frank landed at
Donaldsonvlle, the long roll was beat and the
troops narshalled under arms Not long al
terward a detachment of the Cahnoneers OF
Donaldsonville arrived, leading horses for our
artillery. .z.z..=
Everything being ready the Cannonears
came up In d body, with their notwithstanding
captain prosper Landry Mt their head, and
formed q beautiful line OH the road.
Then the attachments from the first and
second regiments. the invited guests and the
Louisiana Field Artillery ELECTED landing,
and filed past the Cannoneers, exchanging
military courtesies as they passed. When
tho line had been formed the CannOneers
marched past our troops, took the head Of the
column, and the other commands wheeling
into line. the procession moved forward ia the
following order:
panies OF the Second Regiment, the Meyer
Rifles. the invited guests and detached Oil
GERS and the Louisiana Field Artillery.
After d brilliant march under very hot sun
through the principal streets, the column
halted at the Fair Grounds, Immediately aG-
Joining the Church of the Ascension, where
our weary and over-heated soldiers were re-
called with IL substantial breakfast by their
DonaldsOnville hosts.
Tho visiting officers were ENTERTAINERS right
royalty in the spacious dlning-ha OF the rec
tory OF the Church Of the Ascension, Rev.
Father Francois Coupons presiding with
much affable dignity and the officers Of the
Cannoneers exeiting themselves III every way
to make Their guests comfortable, aud Ia this
they succeeded admirably. for soon we felt as
much at home as IT Dpnaldsonvllle was our
native place and everything in it our personal
property.
thirst had been appeascd the tongues were
unloosened, and many y good thing was said
and replied to. 1t would take too long to re-
cite 1t all. Sufli y it to say that 1t was only
after u protractel siege On the wines and
meats. enlvened by brilliant coruscations Of
wit, that the guests adjourned, II being near
Il O'Clock, to attend
SOLEMN HIGH MASS,
for the celebration Of which an altar had been
erected under mammoth awning on The
Rev. Father Julien Charles officiated, and
the Louisiana Field Artillery assisted under