New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-22
A WEDDING IN CAMP.
AN UNUSUAL INCIDENT EXCTTES THE
SOLDIER BOYS.
TWO MEMBERS OF A. NJ. PALMER's COMPANY
MARRIED BY THE REV. DR.. PAXTON IN
COLONEL APPLEToN's TENT-sUN-
DAY At PEEKsKILL


DAY At PEEKsKILL.
State Camp, PeekskiD, n. Y, June 81 (speciail.-
tinge Of excitement added to the dolngs Oh inc
day In camp by wedding, which took place III Ooioei
Appetons tent after dress parade this evening. Inc
couple were Harry James Halliday and Miss Florence
Ethel Gibbons both OF them members OF A. NJ. Palmer :
company which played with +. S. Willard last season.
Halliday formerly in the English army, ana ,hau
was his reason for wishing 10 be married III CAMP
They came here from NewYork to-day for the express
purpose of being married The ceremony was performer
by the Rev. DR.. John r. Paxton and Colonel Appleton
gave the bride away. When the men heard that the
ceremony was in progress they hurried to Colonel Ap-
pletons tent and every in the regiment ana every
visitor in camp crowded about the entrance. Aler
the ceremony performed, DR.. Paxton, Coiohei up
pleton and Adjutant LandOn kissed the pretty Dlue'
When the ceremony finished, the men sUSi,
naturedy fell back and made passage for the brdai
party 10 20 TO carriages I'm waiting for them Coohei
Appleton led the bride away and the bridegroom walked
with Adjutant Landon through the long line, wnlle
the men heartily cheered.
Captain James Thorne Harper, OF Company l. ol .no
eth Regiment, in consequence OF his conhecuoh WIN
the firm Of Harper Brothers. has been accustoeu W
receive all sorts Of contributions from a'pifants lor
literary honors ard incidentally for little hard cash.
Among the many contributions which he has received
however probably none with stronger individuality
was ever sent to him than the one which came here
by express soon after the regiment arrived IN camp
Some Of Captain Iarpers friends seemed to thhk ths1
he was connosseur OF live Stock and they sent MN
fine fat live porlcr' These same friends VIII be
rrieved TO learn that Captain Harper was so I'M
appreciative of the gift that he turned 1t over
tn thc members OF his company. They thought it
would be fine sport to let the animal run
around the camp, and they acted upon the
suggestion Then they ordered to catch the
plg and send 1t out of the camp This made more
fun than they had barganed for. The important work
of making lemonade stopped and fully 400 men
Joined in the chase 1t was the pigs turn to have
his fun and he had until he finally surrounded
and tumblcd into his box and carted away.
Over I'm Company HIST there such quiet
Stiffness all the evening that the gentle snoring OF
William e.. known by his friends as BLY, Coates
could be plainly heard. Billy" is the proprietor OF
the Arch Avenue HOTEL and before taps had sounded
some Of his friends around to inform MN that
he had been elected president of the Chicken Club SO
named because the members do not take kindly TO
water Mr.. Coates just about 70 deliver, In elo-
ouen words the speech Of his life, thanking the mem
hers for the honor they had conferred upon him when
his eloquence cut short by the announcement,
made by the leader Of the crowd. that Billy" was the
fourth president who had been elected within the
last ten minutes The term of Office toe short and
he declined the honor.
Tile tag end, or at least it IS to be
weather which precipitated upon the 23d
Regiment still hangs around the place. and frequent
showers made the camp uncomfortable today
large number of visitors expected, and some OF
them came early before they scared away by the
threatening sky. a few of them arrived In time to
hear the last the church services which held
on the bluff at the end Of Luxury Row, and were at
tended by nearly every in the regiment, except
those on guard. Tie chaplain, the Rev. John r..
Paxton preached an impressive sermon. The music
was ono Of the features Of the services II was fur
nshed by the 18th Regiment Glee Club. under the di-
rcrtiOn OF Captain Charles H. HOyt, eA-member Of
Company /. Those who sang were John Miller, NJ. ].
Fox A. f. Wood, d. ;. Williams VI. W. Green. A. j..
Vast IL. b. sneder, T. 49, Duryca c. \. Darling,
C. A. Appleton, }. r. Lienan, H. f. stevens, F. b. Mar
finger John l'ain jr., W. d. Edwards NJ. Stuart,
4. f. Pressinger, f. p. Crssman, j. /. Mccammon,
H. b. Turner. J. Laimbeer, NJ b. Nesbitt IL. y. Tie
mann II. L. Eldredge, IL. H. Arthur, +. II. Temple,
G. W. Hart c. L. Raser, I. b. Cornell. A. ii. Abeel
and J. H. Wells. -
As the day wore on more visitors arrived. and by the
time the call for the second guard mounting was
sounded a good number OF spectators were on hand to
watch the ceremony Captain Augustus w: COnover
and Lleutenants Walter ;. Wilson and Addison Nc
DOuga were responsible for the conduct OF the guard
during the day and they turned their response
billty TO Captain James Thorne Harper and Leuen-
ants James b. benson and Harry f. Nttel at D
O'Clock.