The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-27
THE BOYS
An Interesting Clipping From the Chicago
-Knapsack" About WilmiD gtonians.

The following clipping taken from
the Knapsack. a monthly printed at
Chicago in the interest OF young Amer
leans, is published by request and will
no doubt interest our readers:
Our brigade is, SO far as we know,
the only one in North Carolina. Our
char-er number is $50, AXE out in
September, 1896, with the officers COM
missions. Our Boys wear grey uni
forms with North Carolina brass but
tons, and they drill with guns and Of
ficer's swords and belts. and bayonets
and sc~abbards-we have a very beauti-
full flag with United States Maltese
cross.
The brigade drills every Monday
night, and the boys are making splen-
did progress. They take great pride in
this branch of their work. as We'll as
interesting themselves closely in the
other features of the brigade.
Their captain, Colonel Walker Tay-
lor, has given the brigade a great deal
of his time and attention, and the boys
appreciate it all, for they look to him,
morally and spiritually as in other
ways. Colonel Taylor has been a mem
Der of the North Carolina state guard
for a umb of years, having he'd
various positions and is at present lieu
tenant colonel of the crack End regi-
ment of the North Carolina state guard.
We notice the third annual encamp-
ment will begin July 6, 1897. We will
not be able to attend. but we are ar
ranging for an encamDment of our
brigade here. and will probably have
it in July also, perhaps near the date
of the national encampment. Our bri-
gade went in a body last year to the
encampment of the state gard and
were the guests of honor to those
troops. The commander made the boys
a speech, toasts were givn them-wa-
termelons, toO-and altogether they had
a right royal reception.
Now we want to see other companies
formed in this state, and then We can
have a state encamDment of boys
brigades alone. This last, however, is
a secondary consideration. Besides
teaching them obedience, the import
ance of order and system in all their
affairs. and leading them a better
knowledge OF their great Captain,
Ill Isl, lItE Soo1l viii lIit tSpctt oIfd
esteem Of their business men in their
community.
Some of the boys already occupy i'm
portant positions in the most substan-
tial business houses in Wilmington.
and our boys are, in fact sought after
by our business men, for these gentle
men know that the training of the
members of the boys brigade put these
young fellows on a higher plane for
duty and service than those who do not
get this training. The spirit Of honesty
industry, integrity is i~nculcated as a
part of their training. SO what is be-
ing done for our boys. could be done
for countless other boys all over the
state. Let us have more ~brigades in
North Carolina. 50 we can build up
strong men to fight in the army Of the
Great Captain.
The following are the names of the
members of our company:
Captain, Walker TAYLOR, LIST Lieut.,
Edwin Dudley, End Lieut.. Joseph
Loughlin: 1st Sergt., Percy Hall: End
Sergt., Willie Robbins; Color Sergt.
Frances Garrison; Drummer. Vance
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Charles Lough-
lin.
Privates: Fred Russ. John Redd.
Alonzo Burruss, Andrew Sellers, Thos.
Ramsey, Herbert Jordon. Waltr Black
man, Miles Garrison, George Burruss.
Thad Tyler. Robert PreSSOn.