The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23

train the procession was formed in the
following Order:
Chief Marshal Roger Moore, and
aides, all mounted on horseback, as
follows: Captain JAS. +. Nets, (chief
of staff, Messrs. G. w. Worth, John II.
Gore, M. S. Willard, j. H. Boatwright
and w. N. Harriss. Adjutant Of the
battalion, Corporal T. w. Davis, also
mounted.
Second Regiment Band, twenty-five
strong, Captain James E.. Wilson,
leader, and Professor S. A. SchlOss,
musical director. The mascot of the
band, Master James E.. Wilson, Jr.,
acted as color bearer.
Wilmington Division, Naval Re-
| serves (the Nantucket's crew, thirty
five strong, Lieutenant r. H. McKoy,
commanding.
Wilmington Division, Naval Re
serves, eleven men n fifteen men Of
the Southport division, commanded by
Ensign A. w. King, q. S. N.
Gun Detachment of the Naval Re-
| serves, nine men, commanded by Lieu
tenant J.. c. Morrison.
| Colonel Walker Taylor's Boys Bri-
gade, twenty-five boys, Lieutenant J.
j. LOuchlin, commanding.
| Baptist Boys Brigade, twenty-three
, men, Lieutenant G. T.. Herring, COM
manding.
| Cape Fear Camp, No. 254, United
| Confederate Veterans, twenty men,
| Commander Geo. w. Higgins, Ser
| geant r. F. Hamme, color bearer.
Wilmington light Infantry, forty
men, Captain T. C James, command
ing.
Wilmington Light Infantry, Reserve
| and Veteran Corps, Captain w. R. Ke-
nan, commanding.
Company K, Second North Carolina
Regiment, United States Volunteers,
| Captain Don MacRae, commanding,
| siXty-eight men.
Carriages as follows:
No. 1, containing Lieutenant H. H.
| McIlhenny, of the United States mont
tor Nantucket; Lieutenant r. H. Nc
koy, of the Nantucket; Assistant Pay
master w. G. Jones, of the Nantucket,
and Lieutenant M. Farguson, of South
port Division, Naval Reserves.
No, 2, containing Lieutenant w. M
Atkinson, of the Nantucket; Chief En-
| gineer w. A. Furlong, of theNantuck-
ct; Lieutenant T.. M. Morse, of the
Nantucket, and Mr.. H. c. Mcqueen,
chairman of the city board of audit
and finance.
No. 8. containing General William L.
DeRosset, North Carolina Division,
United Confederate Veterans; Mr..
James Sprunt, British Vice Consul; DR..
c. P. W~ertenbaker. United States Ma
rine Hospital Service, and Colonel Jno.
l.. Cantwell.
No. 4, containing Mr.. Edouard Pes
| chau, German consul; Mr.. A. S. Heide,
vice consul of Norway, Sweden and
Denmark, and Sergeant D. T. Cronly.
| of Company K, and Mr.. George Har-
| riSS, Jr.
No. 5. containing Colonel w. J.Wood-
i 1-a~I Ty-ifa~-, Dar1y Of D ro rfo =,
T. D. Meares, Supreme Master Of EX-
| chequer, X. of P, Lieutenant w. f.
Robertson, Uniform Rank, K. of P:
| Lieutenant w. E. Perdew. Uniform
Ranw: Quartermaster Martin New
man. Uniform Rank. Master Richard
L. Meares, aide to Colonel Woodwork,
and Master J.. w. Perdew, Jr., color
| bearer.
No. s. containing Messrs. J.. J. Hop
kins, w. L. DeRosset, Jr., and E. H.
Batson, Uniform Rank, K. of P.
No. z, containing the chaplains, Rev.
DR.. James Carmichael, Rev. A. D. Nc
Clure, Hon. A. NJ. Waddell, the ortaor,
of the occasion, and Alderman D. L.
| Gore.
The procession moved to the the live
ly airs Of the Second Regiment Band.
and along the route the crowds cheered