Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1880-03-18
Our Citizen Soldiery.
Meeting Of the Officers Of the Regi-
ment Yesterday.

mcnt from thlS county; all the OJner com
panies, we believe, belong to Luzerne and
Lackawanna counties. The officers have an
Assocl; ton, and hold regular stated meetings.
for the discussion of matters pertaining to the
welfare of the National Guard.
The following named officers arrived ycster-
day ut II o'clock, and were met at the dep0tb by
Capt. WILT and Lieut's LYON and TAY, Or:
Col. REYNOLDS, 1t. Col. KECK, Maj. BEN
NETT, Adjutant MOORE, Capt. HARVEY.
CommiSsary, Capt. DAY, Paymastcr, Maj.
HARVEY, Surgeon, Capt. WENNER, Co. II.
Capt. JONES, Co. Il, Capt. CRANDALL, Go. B.
Capt. STARK, co. +, Leuts. WENNER and
MUMAw, Co, II, Licuts. PARSONS and STUR-
DEVANT. co. l.
The business meeting was held at the
armory of &c. X, in the afternoon. and was
very interesting, II number OF the officers
taking part in the discussions.
In the evening Il banquet was given by
Capt. WILT and his Lieutenant&, at the Ward
Hous TO which quite IL number Of citizens
were invited.
At an early hour the officers and invited
guests assembled in one of the parloI's of the
chat, listening to camp song, etc. At eight
O'Clock the dining room doors were thrown
open and Col. REYNOLDS, placing himself in
front, As Il brave officer should do, gave the
command, follow me, boys" an order that
was obeyed with aacrlty by civilians rs well
as soldiers. The collation. was elegant and
bountiful. The bin Of fare was not exactly
one of Mrs. JoRDAN'S best efforts in the cul-
mary art. After all had done ample justice
to the good things set before them, Captain
WILT, welcomed in neat and appropriate
speech his brother officers, and announced
that for the remainder of the evening, BY vir-
tue of his position as chairman of the commit
tee of arrangements, he would issue orders.
The first toast: "Tho Ninth Regiment. and
its Officers" was responded to in u pleasant
and happy strain by Colonel REYNOLDS, who
urged his fellow officers to pnt forth every cf-
fort to render themselves proficient and make
the " Ninth " the best regiment in the state
In eloquent language he magniticd the calling
of the true solder, and showed how military
education and discipline developed the high
est type OF manhood, both morally and phys
ically. The Colonel is pleasant speaker, and
evidently is interested in the National Guard,
and especially the Ninth Regiment.
The next tonst. The National Guard or the
Citizen Soldicry," brought Capt. HARVEY to
his feet. He pointed out the great Importance
of the organization in this country, AZ almost
the only means Of defense in case Of insurrec-
ton or foreign interference.
N. &. ELSHEEE, Esq, was asked to respond
to the veteran Soldier" The speaker said
he was entirely ignorant Of military affairs.
In the literal meaning Of the term we have
no veteran soldiers i'll this county, but If by
veteran soldiers were ment those who had
become proficient in the art Of war, who had
won the Cncomium, of the world for bravery
and daring, then the whole army of the rebel
lion were justly entitled to the appclution.
The heroic deeds Of our army durina; the late
war were not djmmed by the record Of the
"Old Guard" even.
The Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA"
was CloQucntly spoken to by Senator DAVIES.
The rapid strides the state has made since the
revolutionary war was referred to, and the
fact that she furnished more troops during the
rebellion than any other, was asserted. The
Senator spoke Of the provision made BY the
Legislature for properly equippinE and cloth
ing the National Guard, and closed BY urging
thorough preparation for service; but cX-
pressed the ardent hope that the necessity for
their services might never arise.
j. H0ICCMB, on the part of the press, well
comcd the visiting officers, and assured them
Of the the hearty sympathy and willing aid Of
the newspapers in building up the National
Guard.