Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-08-10
Band and Company
Do Themselves Proud in CamI
Harrison.
SIX DAYS FRoUGHT WITH UN
ALLoYED HAPPINESS.

To company F, of this city, Camp VIM.
81. Harrison at Perrysburg was as all other
encampments site where fun holds flush
for six days, with nothing to remotely mar
state several degrees beyond ecstacy.
The trip was made uia Toledo. the boys
arriving in camp in time for dinner. Camp
was broken Tuesday, thus making the num-
ber Of actual days of camp life five. Still,
notwithstanding the great time had, thvre
were none to kick on the one day short.
Company F and the Napoleon 10th Regi-
ment band both came home, fguratively,
stoop shouldered with fame and glory. AL
ways, from the time of its enlistment, the
band has enjoyed a prestige which 1t would
seem impossible to add to, but this year q
work proved the fallacy of such PROPOSITION
as with each succeeding day our musica
aggregation scored series of hits that ele-
vated it higher and higher in the estimation
of the whole regiment from the Colonel
down to the lowest menial in the cooks
shanty, and more especially did this admira-
tion hover around headquarters. Aside from
regular daily work such as dress parade,
guard mount, etc, the band each evening
gave an outdoor concert In front of head
quarters, and the eagerness with which the
elite of the regiment drankin the harmonized
sweetness was enough to swell the heads OF
Napoleonites several sizes.
Director Adams certainly can congratu-
late himself on his work during the past
year for the 18th Regiment band now stands
ons its tip toes on the highest round of the
ladder.
Company F.
In the same proportion did the company
distinguish itself. And this too, although
nearly one-third was made up of recruits Of
this year. The company stands high in the
regiment both for being composed of as fine
appearing and jolly set of officers as ever
wore blue, and the excellent military ability
it manifested at every move. To belong to
Company F is the passport to the best the
regiment has.
Capt. Reynolds is general favorite with
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Naturally loquacious and possessing any
amount of affability he is we'll known
and universally liked throughout the regi
ment. Nor is it in sociability alone that he
is prominent, for in military he is recog-
nized as one of great worth. 30 much is
this SO that he was appointed officer of the
day and night the first day in camp, wher
the boys are keen for everything in sight in
the way of disorder. Yet it was noted an6
commented on that Capt. Reynolds handled
the regiment to queens taste.
Lieutenants Reitsr and Tyler also cut &
broad swath among their fellew officers. be-
ing courted and feted to such an extent al
to justify little imitation of their domes oil
knowledge.
Company F is without doubt the banner
company of the regiment and, in coniunc.
tion with the hand, has done more to adver-
tise Napoleon than any other agency.
"Reveilles."
The oompany's quarters we're situated di
rectly in front of the Colonel's, thereby be-
ing distinctly in it from start to finish.
Commisssry Serg. Jas. Putt is the righ
man for the right place. Nothing but prais,
of his excellent management could be heard
The duties of orderly sergeant are ardu
ous and difficult, but Joseph Musser il
more than equal to the occsrion.
The Perrysburg Journal under the excel
lent management of Ed. Blue got out sever
al extras which were little gems for news.
1t seems that Perrysburg girls look upoI
one wearing the blue as species of pirate
brigand, renegade, old soak and genera
despoilers of both life and property. The
first time the boys were made painful,
cognizant of this fact was at a dance Frida!
night when some 200 of them completed,
wore themselves out hustling for partner
among crowd of ID girls. The boys sweal
that if they ever get the Perrysburg girls il
the same shape they'll show them few
"lines."
Miss McNarry, Alice Baldwin, Mrs. Dellt
Harrison nee Dinch were up from Toledo
Sunday and Witnessed the big day's proceed
ings.
The regiment attended services Sunday
morning at the Presbyterian church in ,
body. The sermon was preached by Rev
M. L. Donahey of this city, chaplain of thu
regiment. His scourse was ono vel
adapted to the occasion, and notwithstand
inO the mixed apdiauca with which he haf