The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-27

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special train at a. m. Saturday and were
de at Girardville at 1904 a. M, but delays
along the line made their arrival forty min
ut IS late.
Company F, 8h Regiment N. G. p,
awaited the arrival of the visitors at the
| P, 81 r. depot. Capt. E. @. Wagner was
in command. The cadets were at once es-
oorted to the grounds surrounding the
Girsrd estate office. where a tent had been
erected and seats provided for the visiting
officials and special guests.
| The buildings of the town were profusely
decorated and presented a gala appearance
The cadets marched like veterans and the
people cheered them as they passed through
the streets, headed by their own band and
drum corps and CJmpany F. The cadets
numbered 16 officers and 226 men, includ-
ing band and drum corps. u total of 242.
AT the entrance to the Girard office
grounds Company F opened ranks and
salute d the cadets as they passed in. The
cadets were formed in line before the large
open tent ano General Louis Wagner took
the platform under the tent and made a
formal announcement of the days pro.
gramme. Col. P. Il. Monaghan, superin-
tendent of the public schools of Girard-
vile, then made the address of welcome.
He said that the cadets should not consider
themselves as among strangers when in
| Girardville, but among friends, warm
] friends who have an interest in Girsrd
College, its work and students. There are
fifteen boys from Girardville in the college
and two from the anthracite region, and
as companions and fellow.students of those
boys the people of Girardgille extended
the cadets hearty welcome.
Prof A. II. Fetterolf, LII. D., president
of Girsrd College, made response 1t
was a graceful acknowledgement of the
hearty reception. His address was a short
one, as, he said, he believed that acknowl-
Judgements of the kind should be like an
echo-short,
| The command to stack arms was then
| given and, this done, the cadets marched
from the grounds to the Armory on the OPP
| posite side of the street.
] The Armory w9s magnifcently decorated
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tables we're stretched the length of the hall
for the cadets and company, and table
for the officers, newspaper representatives
and special guests extended the width OF
the hall at the east end. The HERALD,
Pottsville Republican and Chronicle, and
Philadelphia Times and Press mad repre-
sentatives on hand.
| General Wagner introduced Rev. Hum
phries, of the Girardville p. M. church,
who offered grace The cadets then took
seats and partook of the excellent feast
that had been prepared for them in a
manner that showed their appetites had
been shsrpened by their early morning rise
and the journey from Philadelphia. The
dinner WAS an elaborate one. There were
no menus, but each person at the table
found n handsome Japanese napkin under
his plate, bearing an excellent view of
Girard College. The fare served had been
sent from the college and was at the ex.
pense of the Institution. The citizens of
Girardville had volunteered their services
to wait upon the visitors and they per-
formed the task very we'll. The dinner
over, General Wagner announced that the
cadets would be allowed an hour to do rs
they pleased, Many OF them spent the
time in visiting friends and relatives in the
town.
Before leaving the hall the cadets, upon
a signal from Frank o. Zesinger, assistant
steward of the college, gave the college
yell twice, In words and letters the yell
is this: Hoorahl Hoorahl G-i-r-a-r-d sss-
boom-ahl The yell caught the favor of the
Girardville people at once and they ap-
plauded it heartily.
AT 1901 m. the cadets boarded four
cars that had been placed at their disposal
by the electric railway company and en-
joyed a ride to the Hammond collfery
They walked short distance into the drift
to get an idea of what the inside of a coal
mine looks like. The breaker was then
visited, the cadets passing through all parts
of it,
At about o'clock the cadets returned to
GirArdville on the electric cars and were