Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-02
RECRUITING FOR INFANTRY
Quota of 100 Rough Riders" Filled
Will Leave Soon--Infantry
Battalion Muster in
Progress,
MILITARY NOTES AND ITEMS.

Vi teiA'
c, to be recruited here for the New
Mexico volunteer infantry battalion, has
secured over 30 men, who will presenI
themselves before the mastering Officer
for examination and enlistment i
looks as if Captain Strover will have nc
difficulty in filling the number of mel
required for his company, namely log
enlisted men.
Captain Eugene Van Patten report,
that he visited Silver City, Deming ant
Lordsburg and has received much en-
couragement; he is of the opinion tina
he will be able to raise Company D, o
the New Mexico volunteer infantry bat
talon, next week and have it ready 70.
the mastering officer. He has secure
so far about 80 men.
The volunteers accepted for servic,
in the LIST L. S. volunteer cavalry thi
morning We're: Robert C. Houston
Charles A. Brush, John c. Peck, Georg,
M. Coe, George c. Whitaker, Richar,
p. McAdams, William c. Munger, Joe
Fl. McAdams. Alfred c. Giller. Thes,
names complete the call for 100 addi
tional Trough Riders"
The following recruits came from AL
buquerque last night for the purpose o
enlisting in the 1st U. S. volunteer cav
airy: Geo. M. Coe, Chas. Brush, r. P
McAdams. j. Fl. McAdams, John Peck
Alfred Giliard and w. C. Munger
These men will complete the 100 volun
teers called for the Rough Riders"
The banners have been painted TO
the cars destined to convey the Rougl
Riders" to Tampa. They read: "W
Are Following Our Brothers. ''1st L
S. Volunteer Cavalry, Roosevelt
Rough Riders;'" SIN Gods Own Ligh
and in Open Fight We Will Remembe
the Maine"
The recruits for the 1st U. S. volur
teer cavalry will leave tomorrow ever
ing or Monday. Captain Cooper has dc
cided not to send them until a suf1icien
number of tourist cars can be secure
to insure comfort for the boys. The
will go to Tampa via st. Louis.
On yesterday the number of men sc
cured in Las Vegas by Captain w. {
Reid for Company B, New Mexico vo
unteer infantry battalion, was Al. Ca}
tain Reid hopes to have SO men by TIL
evening.
Over 100 men will be sustained by TIL
Ladies Soldiers Aid society lex weel
The ladies are devoting their full tim
to the work and the citizens should &C
to the front and aid them in every POI
sible manner.
Captain Borradaile, of Company A, a
Albuquerque, has more than the nun
Der of men required to fill his compan
to the maximum. One hundred an
thirty-six volunteers for Company .
were secured yesterday in that city.
Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon T
M. Smith, of Las Vegas, was sworn int
service in the territorial volunteer il
fantry yesterday by Captain Mitchell
18th infantry, U. S. A., and began e,
aiming recruits this morning.
Private Earl Stillson, of the 1st U.
volunteer cavalry, yesterday made
miniature ship of cambria and presen'
ed it to the Ladies' Soldiers Aid societ
in behalf of the volunteers.
Recruiting for Company c, LIST U. s
volunteer infantry, is in progress. R,
cruiting Officer Captain Mitchell an
Assistant Surgeon Smith are conductin
the examinations.
Old Abe, Jr., has been presented I
the Trough Riders" volunteers and wi
perch on the tall palm trees of Cuba an
screech for freedom.
The Trough Riders" say that ever
time they gaze on the countenance {
their coyote mascot, they are reminde
of the foe.
vote of Thanks.
TC the Ladies Soldiers Aid Society ,
Santa Fee: We desire to express our mo,
sincere and heartfelt thanks for the e.
cellent treatment accorded us by vol
society during our short stay in SAM
Fe. We will always bear the ladies of tn
city in grateful remembrance and wi
%endeavor to merit your many kindne
by our behavior in the service of OF
country.
MEMBERS 1sT. U. s. Vol. CAV.
At The Barracks.
Yesterday afternoon a dozen your
ladies OF the city employed their tin
freezing ice cream and in the evenir
they repaired to the barracks and ga,
the volunteers a ''feed." The ladi
We're ch%aperoned by Mrs. Otero. s
J gallons of ice cream and a sufficie1
quantity of angel food were distribute
The barracks were then turned into
mimic concert hall and the ladies we,
entertained by recitations, songs, dance
ETC., which they appreciated highly.
Henry K. Denney gave a comic recit
ton entitled casey at the Bat" whie
was greeted with roars of laughter.
Messrs. Richards and Denney the
favored the audience with a "gho
dance"
Frank Chaptelle RECALLED the asser
blage with a clog dance.
The ladies sang several patriot
songs, which were joined in by the We
unteers.
As the ladies left at II o'clock, tt
boys lined up on each side of the wa
and cheered Justify.
Sergeants Nesbitt and Condit act,
as hosts for the company.
Delicious ice cream soda at Fischer
every day.