Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-24
OUR BOYS ARE HAPPY
Not One Would Willingly
Turn Back.
GUARDS HIGHLY PRAISED
Talk Of Making Ca plain Hope Ma ior of the
Fourth Regiment. Football
Challenge. Death Of WILL
liam MassenherE.

The Daily Press IS in possession of
information from a strictly reliable
source to the effect that the happiest
and handsomest set of soldier
boys now in camp at the
State capital are the Peninsula Guards,
of this CITY, the plucky lads who. on
last Friday afternoon, faced one of the
most powerful emotional fusslades
ever directed at human hearts. 1t was
a hard fight all along the line, but
harder, of course, for some than 9TH
ers, and @ere We're times when it
seemed that more than one would yield
to the strong appeal OF mothers and
sisters and sweethearts. But once
away from the old town, with it's sa-
cred memories and happy associations.
Captain Hope and his men were able
to swallow the big Jumps that rose in
their threats at the hour Of parting.
and by the time the stentorian but me-
lodious voice of Captain Jim. Barley no.
tilted them that they had reached
Richmond. jollier set of young ras-
Gals never set tooth in hard tack and
salt bacon.
A prouder or more patriotic compa-
ny never marched over the cobblestone
pavement Of Broad street than Cap
tain Hopes youthful and neatly at
to fell proud, for the loyal people of
Richmond proceeded to cheer them
With a Vlgor that that showed that
they know a good thing when they see
it. Upon reaching Camp Lee the
Guards took up their quarters in the
auditorium of the exposition building
and there passed their first night. The
accommodations were very different.
of course, from those they had just
left, but that. to use worldly phrase.
was a matter that cut no ice with
them. An abundance of clean straw
made the hard boards Of the hunks
softer, and the boys. one by one. drop
ped Off and slept as peacefully as
when. years ago. they closed their eyes
friends, aus from her loving lips fen the
sweet notes of her evening lullaby. It
is possible that some Of HamptOn's
soldier lads thought of those happy
days as they stretched themselves
upon their hard berths on that first
night of their war experience, and they
may think of them again, in distant
land. when the burning sun sets upon
a martial tragedy in which they were
actors and the shadows gather and
deepen around them.
On Saturday the Guards moved into
tents. a change with which they were
much pleased. Objection was raised
to lying on the ground If 1t could be
helped. and Private George Wray
Booker. always fertile in original sug
gcstions, promptly proposed scout
ing party to look for lumber. Il was
soon formed and set out with Private
Booker at its head. A short march
brought the squad to an unoccupied
one-story house. and in the brief space
OF an hour the tents of the Guards
We're provided With comfortable plank
floors. Twenty men occupy one tent
Captain Hope and Lieutenant Daugh-
erIy however, are quartered under
the same canvas. The change of quar-
tiers gave the men plenty to do and
enough to think about to keep their
minds off the old town and the tear
stained faces they left Friday in the
evening the election of second lieu
tenant took place and furnished the
topic Of conversation for the rest of the
day Vernon L. Daugherty, son OF
Capt. w. T. Daugherty. was elected.
The only other candidate was First
Sergeant Harry Holt. A number OF In
,eresting rules were adopted on Satur-
day among them being one requiring
al. privates to discard collars and
neckties and instead use red hand
kerchief around his neck. The rule
was set aside Sunday night, however.
in order to enable the company to at
tend worship a Holy Trinity church.
of which the Rev. Mr.. Gravatt, form
erly pastor of st. Johns Episcopal
churcn IN IllS CITY, IL IcSlOI.
The physical examination OF the
company took place yesterday and it
will be gratifying news to the people
of Hampton to know that not man
was turned down. But one member
failed to pass muster and he Is man
who enlisted after the Guards reach
ed Richmond. Captain Hope is StlE
seven men short. however, and hence
there is an opportunity for some young
guish themselves. 1t is not expected
that there will be any trouble in bring
ing the company up TO the required
eighty-four before the end OF the week.
The following corrected list, sent to the
correspondent of the Daily Press by
Captain Hope. shows the exact
strength OF the Guards:
Captain. g. w. Hope; First Lieuten-
ant. Frank H. Couch: Second Lieuten-
ant " l.. Daugherty: First Sergeant,
H. H. Holt; Second Sergeant, II. Q
Jordan: Third Sergeant H. D. Hul!;
Fourth Sergeant, Max Hagedorn;
Fifth Sergeant, V. Gammel. @
Privates = George Wray Booker, G..
S. Booker j. NJ. Branch, Luther
Brothers, T. e. Beckner. A. }. Best.
Charles Carver, N. p Cooke, W. -:
Council. J. L. Cramer. Slgman Clark
c. Crosby, Sinclair Curtis. Fay Cur
lis. B. Carmines, Horace Davis, ]. A.
Deane, A. S. Dobbins, A. r. Doome,
w. P. Tanning, Emmett Gatewood, II.
H. Henry, T. w. Holyday, II. D. Hun.
Robert Hunt, P. H. Johnson, 7. F.
Jones c. Jones, G. B. Jones, Hunter
Jones, j. F.. Kahn, w. Kanhn, r. s.
kmpton. F. Ripper, NJ. B: League Ed.
Leach, w. c. Iigham. FL Merchant.
Charles Massenburg, John Mayonke.
= r. Melvin, w. T. Mcconnell. c. H.
Mimmick. Francis A. a McMu''en, Nv w; j. ) ):
O.Rourke. w. H. Peek Harry Powell.
G. L. Robbins. F. c. Rees. E. H. Rosen-
grant, II. S. Schermerhorn. l.. NJ. Soul
Sidney Smith c. D. Smith. J: w; staen-
CLAN, W. A. Springfield, w. H: Topping
r. Topping, G. Wallace, W. West, ). -
Wheeler, - White, L. F. Whiting Chas
| Whiting, II. Whiting. H. c. William
son, A. J. Ford,-~ts.
Company D enjoys the distinction ir
Richmond of being the crack company
Of the Fourth regiment. People hays
| fallen in love with them, fact thal
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