Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-05
Volunteers In Camp.

rlety of Developments in the military
line. We stated last week that COM
pany of volunteers had been formed.
Thursday came an order from the ad-
jutant general to the officers Of the K {.
N. u. to forward Immediately all gov
eminent property to that Office, includ-
ing arms, uniforms, tents, camp equip
age, etc. This was by many inter
preted to mean Reorganization of the
National guards and for a few days
feeling ran high among guardsmen and
the band boys and their friends against
the State administration. However
this has largely subsidized though many
VOW they will remember it on election
day.
Saturday W. L. Brown, of Kingman
as recruiting officer appeared and en-
listed ninety-six men for volunteer
company. Ofthis number the examin.
ing surgeon rejected thirty three for
various causes. The remaining sixty.
three were duly organized into com
pany. Many of these were members of
the National Guards, while several
guardsmen were among the rejected.
The company held meeting Saturday
and elected officers who are as follows:
Captain, DOrr Thompson of Thompson
Bros. grocery; J. U. Brown of Tribune
Greeley county, first lieutenant,
Following is a list of the volunteers
who passed the examination, being
about seventy per cent of the number
that applied; VIM. H. Ashley age 81
years, Clyde Botkin age IS, Walter
Baker age 81, Harry Barton age IS,
Frank Baker age ~, Jas U Brown age
SO, Ethan Bringle age 81, Owen W
BickfOrd age 20, Frank G Brown age
"a, Andrew CrichtOn age 10, Gilbert L
Callard age 20, Edward s Duke age 20,
Judd Elliot age %, VIM II Irwin age
"a. Walter S Simmons age 10, Ed Swift
age 20, John H Schraut age 81, Henry
Squire age %, Harry S Shaw age 81,
Chas H Shaw age "a, Eads E Shive age
IS, Chas A Starr age 81, BERTHE Z
Shultz age 10, John W Smith age %.
Chris W Schrader age 10, Cyrus 9 Tay.
lOr age 81, Morgan M. Tollee age 10,
Levi H futile age 81, Rufus Edwards
age rs, VIM H Elder age %, Albert D
Eales age 81, Benjamin A Fleming age
20, James Fitzgerald age 30, Percy F
Cooley age 20, Chas S Gibbons age "a,
W H Heffner age %, E A Heffner age
"a, Joshua P Hamilton age %, James
Hamilton age 81, E E Kenoyer age 20,
Thos Kirk age 81, Marion A Kelley age
q. James F Lawson age %, VIM A
Munson age %, Lawrence A Niece
age IS, Jas o Messenger age SO, Jas K
Moon age 81, AlgernOn R MurpheY age
80, Raymond T Nalley age q, Levi A
O'Hara age 80, Uhas E PendletOn age
"a, VIM F Redman age %, Carl D Rice
age Is, Jno W Roberts age 81, Arthur
G Rogers age 20, VIM G Robertson age
81, DOrr Thomson age "a, Jos H Van
DOsten age 81, Clarence E Warren age
"a, John G Willard age 10, Teed W
White age 10, Ray G Whitney age "a,
and Alfred Yanghgar age "a.
Almost all the time between that and
Tuesday, the date of their departure,
was spent in drill, and because Of the
fact that so many of the old company
had joined the new they made exeep
tiOnal progress.
On Monday evening farewell meet
ing was held at the Central NJ. E..
church. The company marched up
from the armOry headed by the Hutch
inson band playing patriotic airs and
were greeted on the street by numerous
rounds of cheers. The church could
not hold half that wanted to attend.
The aisles were filled with people sSand-
ing and a crowd was gathered ON the
outside o. every window, trying to
catch part at least of the exercises.
The band was seated on the platform
and at various times furnished apprO-
pirate music. Henry linn acted as
master of ceremonies.
After invocation by DR.. Moore, DR..
Hall of the Methodist church, was pre-
sented and spoke principally to the SOL
diers in his usual unassuming, cheerful
common sense manner. The substance
of his talk may be eptomized thus: "Be
sober, be temperate, be clean. Many
of those who 90 out to the duties of a
soldier die in camp and in the hospital
from vices they tolerate while in camp"
DR.. Irwin spoke of some of the trials
they would have to undergo; one of the
first of these was Inconsistencies; and
that when they return they would APP
preciate home and the home folks as
never before. Some liberties will also
be cut off, such as are unquestioned in
civil life. He closed with giving them
number Of things to remember, and
assured them that the prayers of the