The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06
GOSSIP OF THE CAMP.

From a staff Correspondent.
Camp Hastings, Mt. Gretna, May D.
The graduating class of the kutztown
State Normal school. numbering 125
young men and women, came over yes
terday To see the "sojers" They were
In charge Of Rev DR. Charles c. Boyer,
professor of languages and pedagogics,
who is well known to Scranton edu-
Gators.
Lieutenant Colonel c. G. Mates is in
charge of the regiment during Colonel
Coursen's absence. His excellent rec
ord at Lattimer where he was in COM
nand during the greater part of the
stay, inspired the men with the great
est confidence i'm his ability and if an
other leader was ever wanting to them
they would not go farther than Colonel
Mates in seeking him.
Sheriff Clarence E. Pryor and County
Commissioner John Demuth looked in
at the encampment yesterday on their
way homeward from a trip to Hunting
ton, John Becker also called on the
Thirteenth, yesterday.
There are six Davises and seven Will
liamses in Company f. Wien the
Davises were called one after another
i'll inspection there was smiling and
joke-crackinE. When the Williamses
commenced to string out with promise
of ending there was continued laugh
ter When after calling six Williamses
the inspection officer called out as a
wind up William Williams" there was
a burst of laughter and applause. in
which even the these-days solemn gov
ernOr Joined.
Company f, of Honesdale, before
leaving home was presented by the
town merchants with over one hundred
pounds of tobacco, one hundred and
fifty wooden pipes and four thousand
cigars.
Company c had the distinction yes
terday of being called upon to furnish
the first detail to do guard duty at the
governors headquarters in one of the
Chautauqua cottages Corporal w. 5.
Gould had charge Of the squad. 1t con-
sisted of Privates Harry Angle, Jacob
Featherman, Michael Burke Harry
Drake, Spencer Kimble, Jacob Getz
Towards the close Of their tour of duty
while drawn up at present in honor
of the governors passing by, His Tx.
cellercy paused and after saying that
he had noticed their work during the
day paid them the high compliment
of saying that he had never been fur
nished with a more soldicrly guard.
The governor, it is said, has an
nounced his intention to stay on the
field until the division moves.
Quartermaster II. B. Cox received
a commission from Harrisburg yester-
day, He will not be able to make
much use of ii until the Thirteenth
again assumes it's state identity
Captain Smith, of Company -, was
officer of the day yesterday.
Captain j. o. DimmiCk, of Company
A, Is officer of the day and Second
Lieutenant j. W. Benjamin, of Com
pany Fl, officer Of the guard. Private
Walter Hall, of Company G, is col
onels orderly. The brigade officer of
the day is Major +. W. Stillwell, of the
Second battalion, Thirteenth regiment.
Company G While returning from the
field after being mustered in sang
Marching to Cuba" and was loudly
applauded by the governor and staff
who stood watching the boys as they
passed.
Hard tack is being mailed home as
a souvenir. They are not unfrequent-
ly used as barrow wheels in this re-
giOn, it might be suggested.
70 calm the fears aroused by a
false rumor it might be said there is
not a man in the regiment i'll and
there has not been a serious case of
illness since the camp opened. Today
the hospital is empty.
The following have since yesterday
cOuntermanded their mo" and re-
quested the privilege of volunteering:
John Dix, of Z; Ruth w. Wooford and
j. W. Jones, of II. This brings the
volunteers down to 60.
Morning drill was suspended on aC-
count of a heavy rain that set in be-
fore daybreak and continued during the
greater part of the day. The brigade
drills took place in the afternon as
usual.
Albert Davis, the young Scranton
camp follower, whose skull was frac-
tured in a fall from a hand-Car, is
improving. II is believed he will re-
cover.
The name of Chaplain n. F. Stahl
was, by mistake. omitted IN the pub
liShed list Of volunteers.
II i Duffy