The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
DAVIS OUTING.
Everything Ready for the
Big Event on Wednes-
day Next.
WHO WILL COMMAND
Indications That 1t Will Be the
Largest Excursion Ever
Known.

The outing of the season, that of the
Robert Davis Association, takes place on
Wednesday next. Robert Davis, the
standard bearer, will march at the head
of at least eighteen hundred men. There
is possibility that the number will
reach two thousand, but Sheriff Heller,
who is managing the affair. is reckoning
on eighteen hundred.
Without the slightest doubt the outing
will be the largest one that ever left the
city.
Robert Davis has very little to say con-
corning the event, but his intimate
friends know that he is gratifed with the
way old timers are preparing to fall in
line behind him. There will be three
bands of twenty pieces each. A squad of
police will head the procession.
1t has been reported that the standard
bearer was to occupy seat in a coach
drawn by four horses. If such a thing
was contemplated Robert Davis has put
stop to it. He will as heretofore walk.
Colonel Robert G.. Smith of the Fourth
Regiment has been chosen Colonel for
the occasion. Henry Heller will be Ad-
jutant and John P. Noonan, c. ]. Rooney,
Jr., George Donaldson and Frank Nc
Kenna aides. There will be three bat
talions, each headed by a band of music.
The first battalion will be in command
of Alderman John Tracey, who will have
the title of Major on this occasion. His
assistants will be Patrick Baxter, Patrick
McGoyern and Joseph Mccormack In
the first battalion there will be thirty
two companies in command of the fol-
lowing Captains:-J. r. Purtell, Frank
McNally, John Quinn, Philip Bindernagel,
John Donnelon, Richard Judge, James
Birmingham, l.. R. McCulloch, Louis
Diehm, J. H. Keim, l.. B. Foley, George
w. Garretson, M. ]. Garry, T. ]. Cum
mings, Fred Rippe, Jas. T. Lillis, T. j.
Carroll, John Roberts Jas. Hennessey,
Hugh Hague, John Vollers, John Boyd,
Chas. Wagner, Frank Hague, John Lane,
Jas. ]. Larkins, M. Stack, M. j. Kenny,
VIM. d. Daily, Edward Barr, VIM. H.
Mead and J. J. Hopkins.
The second battalion will be under
command of Major George B. Fielder.
His aides will be:-Michael Fl Kollaher,
Charles M. Austin and Benjamin
Bertsch. The battalion will consist of
thirty-two companies and they will be in
charge of the following Captains:-Jas.
E. Kelly. C.. Hendricks, Thos. Mig
gins, N. F. Gronin, a; LoseI J. F. Keat,
Martin, Chas. Carroll, VIM. Il. Quinn,
Julius Breternitz,- Patrick McQuade, Jos.
A. r Riordanl, A 81 HaIek J. p ae McGqyern,
Philip McGovern, H Lohmann, Geo. w.
King, VIM. Dugan, r. 6. Bovine, VIM.
Duffy. John Kelly, Emil Groth, Thos.
Duff and James Kerwin.
The third battalion will be looked after
by Major John Zeller. He will be assisted
lry T11,1 1,ol. A i
Killian V. Lutz. The third battalion, too,
will have thirty-two companies. The cap
tains will be in charge in the following
J. Coyle, John Callaghan,- Con Dietz, Jas.
Tremble. D: ]. Mahon J. M. Kelly, James
Coleman, Thomas f. Jordan, John Grimes,
samuel ohn H + sylvan Nav smsS Feepay Bhngtoni
Smith, Alex. Clements, John Oxley ]. j.
Kelly, John l.. Kelly. VIM. J. .Calnon,
lanes n1ag Brapden M T o6n Gonnelly r.
Dan Cole, James Mannix, Thomas Mag
ner, S. G. Warrin, j. ]. Reilly and Charles
Klein.
Each company will be composed of
twelve men. The procession will form on
Mercer street, between Barrow and Grove
streets, facing west, at nine o'clock.
The first battalion band will be placed
in position nearest Barrow street, with
an interval between it and the second
battalion band, large enough to allow all
of it's companies to for in column of
COIupdlllGS ClOSSu up l1luCh uo POooADlC,
in order to reduce the space required for
formation to a minimum. The same rules
will be observed by the other battalionS.
At the command march the first company
of the first battalion will step off at once,
the succeeding companies moving forward
as soon as the company next in front has
advanced or twenty-five feet. Majors are
to see that an interval of so feet is pre-
served between battalions and twenty-five
feet between companies.
The line of march will be as follows:-
From the clubhouse on Mercer street to
Barrow, to York, to Grove and City Hall,
where Mayor Hoos and members of city
and county government will review the
parade; to Newark avenue, to Mont
gomery street, to Hudson, to Morris and
embark on steamer.
At College Point, going and returning,
the same rule for formation will be OBJ
served; and on return to Morris street,
where much confusion will be avoided if
all members promptly form in their
proper places for the return march, which
will be from Morris street to Hudson, to
Montgomery, to Newark avenue, to Jersey
avenue, to Grand street, to Grove, to
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