The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-16
ROOTS AVN SADDLE.
Visit of the Portsmouth Cavalry 90 the
High school Cadets-A Striking Parade
and IA Brilliant Ball.

High school Cadets-A Striking Parade
and IA Brilliant Ball.
Portland has not been favored with visit
from cavalry company for many years, and
therefore the announcement that the Ports
mouth Cavalry had accepted an invitation
from the High School Cadets to celebrate the
anniversary of the latter command, awakened
lively interest in the occasion. The p. m.
trair from Portsmouth bore the cavalry to this
city yesterday, and they were received at the
Eastern station by their hosts and a battalion
of the city military. The line was formed in
the following order:
Platoon of Police
Col. j. j. Lynch, Commanding Battalion.
Adjutant Miliken.
Drum Major Bean,
Chambers Band.
Mechanic Blues Capt. Davis "a men.
Light Infantry, Capt. Norton, 80 men.
Montgomery Guards, Lieut.. Gallagher, "a men.
High School Cadets Capt Tryon "a meh.
Portsmouth Cavalry, Capt. Perry, SO men.
Guests in Carriages.
As the procession started a salute was fred
by a detachment of the Brown Light Artillery
and the battalion presented striking appear
ance as it took up the line of march mp State
street. The various uniforms, the waving
plumes of the cavalry, the steadiness of the
infantry, the careful alignments, all supple
mented by the bright sunshine, the gay and
sparkling music of the band, the waving of
flags displayed from public and private build
ings, and the throngs of people who crowded
the streets and windows, made noteworthy
pageant.
TIE line of march was through State, Deer
Jog, High, Congress, Middle, Exchange and
Congress streets to the Preble House, where
the companies broke ranks. As the battalion
passed City Hall, marching salute was paid
to Mayor King and the members of the city
government, who occupied the window of the
Mayors Office.
The Cavalry is composed of young men, sll
Of excellent material and bearing. Their uui-
form is exceedingly pronounced, and very rich
They wear dark blue jackets, trimmed HuEsar
style, with white and yellow braid; DIRK blue
trousers, trimmed with yellow, and helmets,
with floating yellow plumes.
The Portsmouth Cavalry. Cns-R "~r-'-S
Raf+olio..s ", was organized about
the first of July. 1876, and was mustered into
service by Capt. Frank Williams. Among
the original members were many of the promi-
nent gentlemen of the city. The first officers
of the company were: Captain, e. G. Pierce;
Lieut. E. D. Coffin and Lieut.. M T. Betton.
The company has been to Concord three times
to assist in the inaugural exercises of the Gov
ernor. In June. 1881, they entertained the
Roxbury Horse Guards, mounting them, SO in
number, and paraded the city, for which hos
pitality the Guards sent them handsome tes-
timonial. The following is roster of the
company:
Captain-John s. Perry.
First Lieutenant-Horace D. Whidden.
Second Lieutenant John P. Tibbetts
Sergeants-A. +. Cox, F.. FL. Seavey, IL. W.
| Marden, f. P. Rand A. G. Brewster.
Corporas-S. II. Weeks. c. F. Smith, B. j.
Carroll, G. s. Eyre.
Musician-W. W. McIntire.
Prvates-C. M. Armstrong, FL. L. Beach
| am, j. Broughton, Jr., G. 81. Chase, Hiram
| Chase, f. P. Durgin, f. w. Emerson, c. S.
| Frye, M. H. Gregg, Charles Kendall, A. Il.
| Locke, @. F. Marden, Thomas McCue, E. G.
| Morrison, L. Pickering, e. Place, R. Z. Poole,
Bert J: Rowe, A. e. Seavey, G. s. shannon,
| III. M. Tucker, E. B. Walker, f. Watkins, e,
| r. Weeks, K. d. Wood, Fred Wood, D. Shea
| Among the invited guests accompanying the
Cavalry, and acting as staff to Capt. Perry, are
Col. T. o. Marvin of Portsmouth, Major Alb
bolt of Dover, Capt. George E. Hodgdon
/
Guards, Dover, and Capt. E. S. Coffin. Other
invited guests are Mr.. Henry Wendall, of A
P. Wendall & Co.. Portsmouth, and Mr.. j. N
goodwill, landlord of the Kearsarge House.
| The High School Cadets were organized
| Oct. 18th, 1879, with membership of twenty
five, and Sumner d. Richardson was the first
captain, L. L. Hight frat lieutenant, and Ed
| ward p. Deering second lieutenant. Mr.. A
e. Chase, principal OF the High School, secur.
ed arms for the company, and Mr. /. 81. Baker
OF the Portland Cadets, was made drill-master
On Memorial Day, 1880, the company made its
| first appearance. On Dec Goth, 1882, tue
i company won the prize cup in drill with the
Bath High School Cadets, and on the occasion
of the visit of the command to Portsmouth
last year, an elegant prize pitcher was present
| The second captain was L. L. Hight, ant
the third Walter T. Woodman. The follow
| ing are the present officers:
| Captain-James L. Tr yon.
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