The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
NOT OBLIGED TO ENLIST.
Gov. Hastings Offers Suggestions to
Men who Have Families.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 2S.-GONeTllor
Hastings went to Mount Gretna this
evening in a private car with small
party Of state officials to visit the
Pennsylvania troops at Camp Hastings
and confer with the general officers
about mastering the men into the
United States service. Other members
OF the party were Secretary of the COM
monwealth Martin, Attorney General
Mccormick, Private Secretary Beitler
and Inspector General Morrell. The
governor returned to the state capitol
tonight and by his direction general or
ders were issued from National Guard
headquarters by the adjutant general
announcing that the troops have gone
into Camp at Mount Gretna in compli-
ance with the call of President McKin-
ley for volunteers and that the division
is now composed of fifteen regiments
of infantry, three light batteries Of ar
tillery and three troops of cavalry.
Instructions from the war department
state that the mastering officer will be
instructed to receive no man under the
rank of commissioned officer who is
over As or under IS years or who is not
in physical strength and Visor. In ac-
cordance with regulations of the war
ing mustered into the United States
service will be required to pass sat
isfactory examinations as to character
and professional ability before a board
OF army or civilian surgeons or both
designated by the surgeon general This
board will be constituted by surgeon
of the United States army, Drs William
Pepper, of Philadelphia, and William
S. Foster, of Pittsburg.
NOT OBLIGED TO ENLIST.
The order concludes as follows:
The communicating chief desires to
impress upon the officers ana men of
the National Guard of Pennsylvania
his appreciation of the patriotism evil
denced by the prompt response to
general orders ordering the troops to
mobilize at Mount Gretna and directs
attention TO the fact that the neCes-
stiles of the situation do not require
that any member of the National
Guard Of Pennsylvania shall con-
slider himself bound by such member
ship to enlist I'm the service of the
United States, if such enlistment shT-l
impose upon him personal sacrifices
not made necessary under the limited
call of the Pre- Tesideut or hardships
upon those who are dependent upon
him for support, nor shall such non
enlistment be in any wise considered
an avoidance of duty or be to the
prejudice of men who, willing TO en-
dure everything for their flag and
country, ara not called upon to render
service that can be rendered by those
upon whom the demands Of home and
family do not rest 80 heavily, and who
await the opportunity to serve their
country.
General orders We're also issued 10y
Colonel Morrell announcing that the
division will be paraded in light march
ing order for general inspection and
muster next Saturday. Junior regi.
ments i'm each brigade will be first in
spected and will be paraded promptly
at a. m, the other regiments to fol-
low i'm inverse order of seniority at in
tervals of one hour.
The Battalion State FenCible and
Gray lnvinCibles will be paraded at /.
o'clock noon. Batteries at p. m.
cavalry at 3 and brigade bands at
p. m. Immediately after muster, mem.
bers of the guard will be asked by the
inspecting officer their intention in re,
gard to entering the United States vol,
unteer service. The inspector shall
| however first read i'm a distinct voic,
| the remarks Of the cOmmander-in-Ch
| in general orders.