The herald., 1898-05-30
MORE MEN FOR *"
ANOTHER RECRUITING ORDER
COMES
An Eleven Year-old Boy Weeps Salty
Tears Because He Cannot
Be Soldier

first ring of the free telephone service
from the soldiers camp to this city Satur-
day evening there came call for more men
for company X. 1t was an order from Capt.
o. p. Sloat to Lieutenant d. c. Schlott to
open up the armory at once as a recruiting
Office and obtain % more men for the COM
pany, as 1t must be Increased to the full
capacity of 100 men and officers. That was
what the company had at first, but some
one Numbered" and they only took Sc
men. Now the mistake must be corrected,
but to obtain that many men at present
is a doubtful proposition. The recruiting
for the cavalry has taken quite a num-
Der of the enthusiastic ones, still by being
lenent the surgeons may find second-class
material to fill the required number.
Capt. w. d. Covington is attempting to
enlist another troop of cavalry, and Capt.
Frank Singer, another old veteran. is anx-
ious to head full company of horse, and
claims he has authority from Governor
Budd to do so, If he can find the men to
go.
The full roster of Capt. T. ]. Wilson'S
troop H is as follows: George 8. Pierce,
Thomas ]. Wilson, Charles A. Rouse, ].
N. Loverin. Ralph E. Swing, w. w. Davies
J. w. Balm. Martin Covington. c. c. Jor-
dan. D. A. Taft, A. C. Rudolph. w. ]. Han
ford, C. P. Baxter. C. ]. Mitlock, G. W.
Perkins, ]. D. Jones, T. NJ. McFadden. c.
H. Wilson. J. e. Morse. ]. R. Smith, Ben
F. Butler, w. c. Taylor, G. H. Ward J. H.
Talbot, B. A. Cooper, r. L. Praster M. L.
Wetzel, w. H. Rodden, H. w. Braun, Geo.
Goss, e. L. McComp, L. c. Worden, o. d.
Jordan, Charles Carter James E. Mack L.
u {x,i,,c
zolo. ]. M. Aver, Lucian Barrow, Frank
L. Cox, w. ]. Borham, Jr., H. B. Ham, A.
]. Lunning. Amos Rife, o. L. Warner, Fl. ].
Allison. w. F. Hickey, H. Brimmer, ]. c.
Carter, H. r. Praster, Walter Hadley, L.
C. Mann. j. P. Hight. Gordon Walker,
Walter Hubbard, A. Smithson, NJ. H.
Brown, Henry Morse. Thomas Bolan, e. A.
Wilcox. ]. s. Green, J. F. Fuller. w. J.
Allen.
An affecting incident of the departure of
the captain for Los Angeles was the appli-
cation of William Guy Balm, boy only II
years of age, to have his name enrolled
as a member of the troop. He had OBJ
tanned his fathers consent, but not his
mothers, and as he pleaded to have his
name placed on the muster rool in the ca
pacity of drummer or bugler, he is quite
musician, the tears flowed down mis-
cheeks and everyone present wept in SYM
pathy with him. Captain Wilson took the
young hero on his knee and soothed him,
promising that If he obtained the consent
of his mother the captain would take him
along as member of the troop.
OF the 81 school districts of the county
only eight have thus far been heard from
in the matter of subscriptions to the
American Boy fund. These are High
land, s1O.n; SanAntonio, SO: Franklin, $5.45;
Hermoso, $5.25; St. Elmo, Sc; Live Oak, 81;
Mountain View. $l.5O; San Bernardino
city, $685. making a total of $104.09. The
county board of education have procured
certificates, after the Los Angeles pattern,
which will be given to all contributors.
Many of the children have caught on to
the scheme and only give penny. as that
secures the coveted certificate.
Memorial day services commenced this
afternoon at the pavilion before large at
tendance by religious services, with SER
mon by the Fighting Parson," Rev. Fred
erick Vining Fisher, captain commanding
of the cadet brigade. The members of the
Cormman post and Relief corps assembled
at their hall at 2:3O and were escorted to
the pavilion by the cadet brigade, acting
as a guard Of honor. The sermon was
stirring one. looking to the deeds of the
past and to the future of the military arm
of the government. with a most touching
allusion to the martyrs of the Maine. Elk.
cellent patriotic music was furnished. This
evening the churches will unite at the First
Methodist in patriotic services and listen
to a sermon by Rev. J. C. Collins, en-
titled "The Trail of Blood"