The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-30

panies of the regiment, drawn up in line
on the parade ground. They marched
through the camp, formed a double line
and then wheeled into mpan front in
great style, until the old and the new
were face to face. Then the member of
the regiment let out three rcusing cheers
for the recruits, followed it with a tiger,
and then kept up a contin1 al yell pecu-
liar to the Minnesota soldiers. Company
yells were also given.
The captains sought out the recruits
that belonged to them, Capt. Metz, of
Company D, being one of the first to go
to the new men. His face was familiar
to most of the st. Pau men, and the
captain fairly blushed as he was greeted
with three cheers.
They had to double up on tents, and
Chaplain Cressey of st. Paul, who has
turned in with Dr.. Fitzgerald, and one
tent was taken away from the quarter
masters and sergeant majors.
More of the old members of the guard
had enlisted than was expected, and the
majority Of the recruits \are far from
particularly numerous. There was a gen.
eral. laugh when Charley. Mason, a small
colored boy, bobbed up with the recruits
wearing a service hat. Charley was one
one of the characters at Camp Ramsey,
attaching himself to Company F. He was
LOlu CNaC ne COulu go alOuB Will Tue
regiment, but was thrown off the train
somewhere near st. Paul. He seems to
he irrepressible, though, and managed to
get here with the second expedition. He
had a big bull terrier in his charge.
Charley was passed around the camp,
and was the first to be bounced in a
blanket.
The recruits had an uneventful trip.
They had stoves in the cars to make their
own coffee until theiy reached Portland.
They were received just as the
was, the people boarding the train at
every stopping place and supplying, them
with fruit and flowers.
Tie new men were allowed special lib
critics after their arrival and many of
them took advantage Of the opportunity
by going to the baths. Som Of them
We're called into the officers tents, par
ticularly those from Saltwater, Red
Wirg and st. Cloud, the captains and
l~ieutenants wishing to heal the latest
from Ecme., Lieut.. Grant treated a few
of the boys to champagne in
his tent, which is a remarkable recep-
ton for soldiers. The recruits stood the
long march out to the camp like TrOjans.
The only man who was seriously i'll was
Fred Gregory of Minneapolis, who was
one of the party that went on from here
to get the recruits. He had an liberated
tooth on the train ard was taken down
with pneumonia soon after arriving here.
Lieut.. Col. Anies' wife was one Of the
Minneapolis party that arrived to-day,
and Capt. Corriston brought his wife with
him. This makes four officers wives
here. ~ ~
DR.. Fitzgerald of Minneapolis is al
ready acquainted with nearly all of the
doctors, and there is hardly a night but
what he has to decline an invitation to
some banquet.
There was a little dinner party to-
night in one of Company AS tents. One
of the recruits added to the company
was a brother of Private Roy Roberts.
Roberts messes with Sidney Pratt, and
Miss Pratt was present to eat with the
boys. Some one gave Roberts a nice
lunch when he left Minneapolis, but it
got lost some way and was not found
until to-day. Some of it was still in con-
dition to be used tonight. The one
man added strawberries almost as big as
hens 81 another furnished a chocolate
cake, and altogether the boys had a
feast.
Several Of the Minnesota officers were
entertained to-day by Frank Dickey.
The Tennessee regiment threatens all
kinds of trouble for the Minnesota boys.