The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-29
CODSPEED TO THE RECRUITS
ST. PAUL WOMEN WILL SHOW
VOLUNTEERS ALL COURTESY
Committee Organized Yesterday at
Short Notice Entertained the
Boys of the Fourteenth Last
Night-WiIl Do as Much for the
Twelfth and the Fifteenth, Too,
In Their Turn.

A body of women which formed it
self in something Of a hurry yester-
day will hereafter cooperate with the
members Of the Commercial club in
caring for the recruits who will pass
through st. Paul. The first attempt
was made yesterday afternoon and
was delightful success. The recruits
were made welcome at the CONNER
cial club and given royal send-off.
The women had been busy at The
rooms all of the afternoon seeing that
the tables were properly laid with all
the good things of the season. At
each place lay a nosegay which was
eagerly pinned in the lapel Of each
coat. Coffee, salads, bread and but
ter, cakes and cream were among the
refreshments offered, and every ounce
Of 1t was thoroughly enjoyed.
The men arrived at the club rooms
at 6 o'clock in charge Of Capt. Eva,
and several trips Of the elevator were
necessary to carry the thirty Of them
up stairs There they were received
by Mrs j. J. Hill. Mrs. r. M. New
port, Mrs. Rufus Davenport, Mrs j..
w. Edgerton. Mrs. Alfred Johnson,
Mrs. A. T. McGregor, of Duluth; Mrs.
C. E. Secor, Mrs. F. Bird, Mrs. Fred
Driscoll, Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. H. B.
Willis, Miss Robbins. Miss Tallmadge
and others Of the new women's COM
mittee; also D. r. Noyes, Rufus Hoyt,
Rukard Hurd. A. S. Tallmadge, Charles
P. Slime, Condo Hamlin and others of
the Commercial club. Before them
was spread a long table and ban
quet of cool foods laid on the whitest
of linen. All arranged with an eye
to the artistic as well as the real needs
of the men. When the men had been
seated the colored attendants of the
club were called to assist the ladies in
serving them, and Mr.. Noyes. Mrs.
Hurd and other Of the club also took
seats at the table.
When the ices had been served Mr.
Hamlin called upon Mr. Moves for a
few words to the men, and Mr.. Hurd
also responded briefly to a request for
an address The call of duty to which
they were responding and ST. Paul's
appreciation Of it composed the sense
of the remarks made, and then every
one shook hands with every one else,
and q parting cheer was given as
thew went their way to the train.
These thirty men have gone to the
Fourteenth over the Great Western.
Friday Sergeant Crego's men will be
sent away with a similar demonstra-
ton to the Twelfth.
Each man last evening was given
two bandages by the Red Cross wom-
en- and a bath towel. also a generous
box of lunch and a dainty bouquet.
They were very young in appearance,
but Capt. Eva said they had gone
through more rigid physical exami-
nation than any men sent from here
yet. At the train there were many
friends to see them off, though some
went away without familiar face
in the crowd to wave a farewell to.
They all seemed very cheerful about
it, however, and while some Of the
boys whose mothers had come to the
train choked back the tears there was
much laughing and joking along the
lines, and a vigorous cheer from both
interior and exterior of the train told
when the engine had started.
L. L. May furnished the flowers used
yesterday, and smoking tobacco for
each man was donated by the Phoe-
nix Tobacco company