The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-11-19

armory. The soldier boys were loud
in their praises of the treatment they
received at Raleigh. "Why, they
couldn't do enough for u.s." was the
language of the one sentence that ex-
pressed the sentiment of the members
Of the Fifth. The prominent business
men of Baltimore..who stood side by side
with the Fifth at Raleigh, stated that
there could not be the least doubt that
the commercial interests of Baltimore
and Raleigh would reap a mutual
benefit from the visit OF the regimen.
to the Capital of the Old North State.
The regiment deeply appreciated the
eloquent reference of Capt. Coke. the
Secretary OF the State of North Caro-
lima, to the United States Senator
from Maryland, and many of the men
said that they were sorry they did not
shout louder when the graceful COM
pliment was paid. One ofthe leading
officers of the regiment said "The
compliment of the official representa-
tive of North Carolina to Senator
German, was at least graceful &C
acknowledgement that Maryland has a
man of whom she can be prond in the
United States Senate" After the
ordinary military tactics the regiment
was dismissed, and the pleasant journey
of the citizen soldiers of Maryland to
Raleigh and return became a thing
of the past.
The Baltimore Sun of Saturday
says: The Fifth Regiment reached
its arrnory in Baltimore shortly after
10 O'Clock yesterday morning on its
return from Raleigh.
On the return trip Col. Boykin COM
plimented the men for the exemplary
manner in which they had conducted
themselves during the visit. He said
he was gratifed at the zeal shown by
each member of the command to do
his best and to deserve for the regi-
ment the commentator that was so
freely showered upon it by the citizens
of Raleigh. Such conduct on all occa-
sions, he continued, would do much
towards retaining for the corps the
excellent reputation it already pos
sessed. He was proud of the command
and more than pleased at its conduct.
The Colonel also thanked the officers
for the assistance they had given him
and said that to them in a great measure
belonged the credit for success of the
trip.
In speaking of the trip Col. Boykin
said: "The visit has demonstrated
to the people of Baltimore that the
Fifth Regiment has now reached a
point of efficiency in numbers and
discipline equal to that of the best
days in its history. The men are
possessed of a feeling of pride for the
command and are sufficiently imbued
with the spirit of military authority |
to make them tractable to restraint.
want the people of Baltimore to feel
that the corps is an ornament as we'll
as protection to the city. That all
are fully alive to the interests of the
corps and are not members in name
only is shown by the full ranks that
each company had on the recent trip.
Never before since my connection
with the regiment have l known it to
parade on any occasion twelve COM
panies of thirty-seven muskets each. |
l feel justly proud of having done this
Another evidence of tie efficiency of
the regiment lies in the fact that not
withstanding the open hospitality
manifested by the citizens of Raleigh
toward the company-free bars open
and liquors dispensed with a lavish |
hand-every man responded in good |
condition and with soldierly bearing |
when the roll was called preparatory to
leaving for home.
The merchants of Baltimore, by |
their liberality to the regiment in the |
Raleigh trip, have shown proper
appreciation of our efforts to give the
city a frst-class command. They
have enabled US to show our strength,
and l believe the outlay has been
wisely made, for l think the display
of the regiment, both in Virginia and
North Carolina, will result in increased
commercial advantages to this city"