The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-28
co. F FALLS IN.
Scenes at the National Guard Departure
From Girardville.


When the 5:45 o'clock Schuylkill Traction
car left town this morning for Girardville IL
carried Corporal Lewis Hopkins William J.
James, William Williams and Grant Trout
man, Of town, and Stephen Lindenmuth, of
Fishers patch, all members of Co. F, Sth
Regt., N. G.. p, and number of townsmen
who arose early to escort the Guardsmen to
the armory at Girardville. The car was well
filled, but there is always room for one
more" and at VIM Penn another Guardsman,
Henry Fogle and half "a dozen other people
boarded the car. At the Lehigh Valley Com
pany's Lost CToek office Guardsmau Louis
Hammer escorted by dozen or more en-
ployes of the engineer corps squeezed on to
the car and at the turn on the north side of
the valley dozen more most of them ladies,
got aboard
When the car reached the armory at Gil
rardvile several guardsmen were engaged in
hoistiug an American and a Cuban flag. The
delegation from Shenandoah had hardly ar
rived when the stentorian voice Of Capt. H.
II, Dauks was heard in the hallway of the
armory giving the command Fall in /"
There was a grand rush for the drill room
and in few minutes the Guardsmen were in
line, awaiting further orders. Capt. Danks
did not daily. He put the company through
few drill movements and then made a short
address, saying Boys, / look to you to
keep up your record. | hope there will be
no occasion for reprimands during eur trip to
| Mt. Gretna and that all of you will behave
/ yourselves as the company has in the past
when going from home. If you do that
there Will be no necessity for placing guards
at the door. The old members of the com
pany know me- and know that do right by
them when they treat me right The new
| ones will find the same thing. Attention -
| moment later the company was march
| ing out Of the Armory. Several hundred
people were gathered outside and most of
them carried small flags As the company
emerged from the armory long double
column of school children standing on the
sidewalk joined in singing "My Country
| Tis of Thee The scene was an imposing
one. line of parade was formed with the
| Preston Hill drum corps in the lead playing
] The Girl | Left Behind Me-" Major Jen-
nings Post, c. A. R., Company and the
school children following in tho order named
As the procession left the armory cheers
broke from all sides and were given re-
peatedly along the route to the Philadelphia
" Reading Railway station. The school
children continued singing national songs
during the entire march. They entered into
the spirit of the occasion most effectively,
and neither drum corps, nor cheers could
drown their voices. Among the proudest
men in the ranks of the G. A. X. was Col. p.
| II. Monaghan, superintendent of the Cir
ardville public schools
1t seemed that the entire population of
Girardville had assembled at the railway
station. Three cars were in waiting, two
passenger coaches and a freight car, the latter
next to the engine. The front passenger
coach was reserved for the officers and the
rear one for the privates. The engine was
decorated with American and Cuban flags
The scene about the train was pathetic, but
not to an extent many people might suppose
| In two or three instances women were OBJ
served wiping away tears, but none of them
made emotional demonstrations. There were
! not few sad faces, however, and some of the
| Guardsmen fitted to and fro in manner in
dicating that they were anxious to avoid
fearful adieus As whole the boys" OF
the company presented a jOvial appearance
and chatted humOrously with the friends
who stood at the platforms and windows of
the cars. Several pocket pistols" and
bunches Of cigars were slipped through the
windows and each successful smuggle occs-
stoned cheers. The train left the station fol-
Mahanoy City at 7:15 amid great cheering
and waving of flags from the large gathering
of people and the rapid discharge of firearms
Before his departure Capt Danks stated
that he had sixty Guardsmen and four vol
unteers under his command and he expected
a few more members of the company to Join
him en- route to Mt. Gretna One of them
Charles Dressler, of VIM. Penn, will fall in
at Lebanon, where he has been spending the
past few days visiting friends