St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-23
COMPANY ID RETURNS FROM IT'S
TRIP TO THE MARDI
GRAS.
ONE ROUND OF UMMIxED JOY
FROM ST. PAUL TO THE CRESCENT
CITY AND BACK
AGAIN.
THERE WE'RE NO WOES TO TELL
Policemen Had an Easy Time While
the Crack Blue Coats We're
En- Route.

After an informal reception at the
armory on the evening of Feb. 10 asst,
Company D, First regiment, N. G. S.
NJ, departed for New Orleans to par
ticipate in the Mardi Gras festivities.
The company was escorted to the depot
by the postoffice band who kindly ten
dered their services upon this occasion.
A Pullman tourist sleeping car had
been provided for the accommodation
of the company while en- route, and
during the stay in the Crescent City.
The first stop was made at Chicago
where the company arrived at 8 o'clock
a. m. and left at $50 the same evening.
The day in Chicago was spent very
pleasantly in sightseeing, and renew
ing acquaintance made on previous
visits to the Worlds Fair City.
Upon the arrival of the company at
Nashville, via the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois railway, a committee of citi-
zens, headed by Col. w. c. Smith and
Maj. Wills, met Capt. Bean and party,
and escorted them to the public square.
where the company gave an exhibition
drill before a large ana appreciative
audience. After the drill the company
was escorted to the Duncan hotel,
Where arms were stacked and the
company invited to view the many
points of interest in and about Nash
vile. Taking electric cars, the COM
pany were shown the centennial
grounds and buildings in course Of
construction. Great preparations are
here being made to celebrate the one
hundredth anniversary of the adms-
sion of the state of Tennessee to the
Union.
From the centennial grounds the
company repaired to the Fiske uni
yersity, where over 500 colored children
are being educated, the university
buildings being erected with money
raised by the jubilee singers of the
school, who made tour of the United
States and Europe giving concerts.
Upon the invitation of the principal of
the university, Capt. Bean addressed
the students, his remarks which were
words of encouragement and sound adj
vice, being received with much ap-
plause. After visiting the Vanderbilt
university, the company returned to
the Duncan, where lunch was served.
The afternoon was spent most enjoy
ably at the world renowned Belle
Meade stock farm Returning from
Belle Meade, the entire party repaired
to the state house, where they were
formally. received by the governor of
Tennessee. The former residence and
tomb of James X Polk was also Wis
tied by the company. Before leaving
their hosts in Nashville the company
quartette, consisting of Corporal George
Z. BookstaVe, Paul E. Henninger, w
IL. Allen and Chris Bach, rendered
some vocal selections, which were en-
Enthusiastically received by the large au-
dience which had assembled at the no.
tel to bid the company farwell and
Godspeed on their journey South. The
silent drill by Corporal John H. Krch
and Paul e. Henninger was also a
pleasing feature of the departure from
Nashville, and was loudly applauded
by the spectators.
After night run the company ar
rived safely in Mobile about o'clock
Thursday morning, Feb. 10, no stop
being made in Montgomery, as origin
ally intended. The company was royal
ly entertained in Mobile by the mem
bers of the Lomax and Mobile Rifles
and citizens. While in Mobile many of
the company visited the revenue cutter
Winona, at anchor in Mobile bay.
Upon the invitation of the members
of the national guard of Mobile Com
pany d gave an exhibition drill in the
armory, the varios movements of the
company being enthusiastically ap-
plauded. AT 40 p. M, Friday, the 14th,