The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-21
MARCH OF COMPANY A
Anniversary Cele brated Last
Night BY Captain Bum
sted'S Command.

~ AAR 49,
out of the Armory, at the Junction, equip
ped with war-like ace~outrements, and began
a march which demonstrated the value of
the command as a military organization.
The readers of The JERSEY CITY NEWS
will remember how the company covered
the distance between the Armory and the
State encampment at Sea Girt and how the
citizen soldiers, hampered by bad roads and
hot weather, established records which are
vet to be equalled by other military organi-
zations carrying the red white and blue as
| their emblem. The first camp established by
the company was on the picturesque shore
front of the Kill Won Kull at Bergen Point,
and last night forty-six OF the men who par
t~icipated in the long walk gathered at Nc
Donald's Shore House, adjoining the site of
| the camp and celebrated the event by merry
making and speech making.
The company met at the, AEmofy at eight
o'clock, and after a short meeting at which
ARRANGEMENTS were made for the annual rifle
practice. the National Guardsmeri boarded a
car bound for the Bergen Point ferry. A
! short walk brought them to McDonald's
! Shore House, where mine host" had every
thing prepared for the evenings fun. The
! first event of the evening was an effort to
| satisfy the inner man. Clam Dakes were in
order, and heaping platters of the luscious
| shell fish were made to disappear with Light
ming ike faplulJy. CdPedin Duuisteu ieo oho
| attack, and for two hours the skirmlsh con-
tinued. the National Guardsmen retiring
victors. Liquid refreshments followed, and
no ones appetite was left unsatisfied. The
refreshments having been disposed of, speech
making was declared in order, and Captain
j. Howard Bumsted opened this most pleas
ing part of the programme.
CAPTAIN BuMSTED'S A
He said:-"Members of Company A, l am
| unable to express my Joy at seeing you all
| gathered here, close by the site of our first
camp. Captain S~pringsted will no doubt re-
call the pleasures Of a sleep, with soda water
bottles as his couch, and you all will never
forget the experience of being called out by
a false ~reveifle at half-past three o'clock in
the morning. There were many varied ex-
periences that night, and every one OF you
figured in one or. more of them. But seri-
ously, / can say thatwe had most remark
| able success in our undertaking. Every man
that left the Armory marched the entire dis
lance. Although it is possible for us to do
the same trick over again, L believe we
would not meet with the success we had last
year.
.'Our march was nothing short of phenom-
| email. 1t has brought the compan into
prominence not only throughout this State.
but through the entire Eastern States. l
meet people every day who have followed
the movements of the company through the
l lOF opdpO d oAA0 L CAh IA AAA@oJ
lated upon the soldierly qualities OF my com
mand."
Ex-Captain Charles A. Laws, who was one
of the organizers of the company way back
in 49,. was then called upon for an address,
and he replied as follows: 81 am always
! with Company A, and always will be inter
ested in whatever my old company under
takes. The company, ever since its organi-
| zation, always has been the banner com
mand of the First Brigade, and | am proud
that it accomplished last year what has
never been done by any other military Or
ganization. Most of you will remember
| how | addressed you upon your arrival
at Asbury Park, and how 1 said
that I believed the company was in a better
condition than at any time when | was a
member of it. You got me to say a good
deal when I said that. but | could not
c~onscientiously take any other stand: l am
proud of one thing in particular and that Is
| the large number of marksmen that you
turned out last year. In my time it was
always the c~ompany's endeavor to lead in
craftsmanship and | am proud that you
are still up to and even passing the stand
ard"
FROM O T.
A communication from the Little White
House, at Sea Girt was then read by Ser
geant William Maxon, but owing to the in
complete signature considerable doubt wa
left as to the author. The communication
in full was as follows
sEa GIFT, \, j. July 10, 1891
DEAR LII M xi IN an ~ ! reg, 10 excappdiGy g a
chat that my Ds1 presence { at the State en~eampment prevents
my being with you at Bergen Point on the a0.h
Give my regards 10 Corpora iu yaap ana n 'h hss Iap'sih
GEORGE T.
Aftar the Iangbter which the reading OF
+b;s 1ettar ca,fsed had subsidized. CAPTAIN
Brinkerhoff of Company G, who was g
nriyate in A & ranks 0urinp the march. DalC
bis resnects to tha bovs by making a shor1