The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-16
TO JOIN THE THIRTEENTH
MINNESOTA SENDS ANOTHER
BATCH OF RECRUITS
Kind of Send-Of.-St. Paul
Boys Are Feasted and Feted-
Many Well Known Young Men In
the Number-Escorted to the De-
pot and Cheered On.

Minnesota, always patriotic and al
ways loyal may well be proud of the
fact that the response to the second
call for volunteers was so generous
that the men who left for the coast
last evening will arrive in San Fran
cisco days ahead of those from any Of
the other states from which recruits
were asked
1t is something to be proud of, too,
that so fine a body of young men
could be sent to the front on the Sec
ond call. Great husky fellows, all Of
them, they made a most imposing line
as they stood before Lieut. Merrill in
the armory last evening and respond
ed to the last roll call, made by Ser
geant Bach.
The men were sent from ST. Paul
with royal Godspeed. The women of
the Red Cross Aid society, the men Of
the Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers
Auxiliary association and the citizens
soldiers reception committee united in
a grand demonstration Of hospitality
and the men were Toasted and feted
and sent away with hearts. aglow with
good fellowship and gratitude.
Hundreds of flowers were fairly
showered upon them, a banquet Of
good things was spread before them,
and each carried with him a box gen
erously filled with lunch enough to
carry them some way on their journey
over the plains and the mountains.
The women from the Red Cross were
at the armory early yesterday, and
long before the time announced for
supper along table had been laid along
one side of the great room. Snowy
linen covered 1t, and hundreds of fra
grant blossoms lifted their bright faces
in welcome from vases and bowls plac-
ed down it's entire length. Great
piles Of yellow oranges occupied places
of honor between the bouquets Of
flowers, and heaping dishes Of straw
berries made vivid spot Of color at
each place. On every plate lay bou-
quet designed to grace the lapel of
each blue coat, and groups Of women,
old and young, waited behind the va
cant chairs to serve the men of whom
they were all so proud.
The order was given to fall in at 5
o'clock, and after roll call Mathew J.
Ring, the tallest man in the lot, head
ed the line for the table, carrying the
Stars and Stripes before him. The
men passed down each side of the ia
bic, Mr.. Ring taking his place at the
head, and the officers in charge to the
right. - 8
Among the spectators were:
A. S. Tal.madgeS George Watson; Hetty
Ruuuy, OF the JOnni Ericsson ScnOOl; ROBERT
Seng, Henry Hoyt; Joseph Brigham, naval
veteran; James King, Benjamin Brack, j. ].
McCardy. Maj. Espy; Charles Bunpee,
graduate of Annapolis
Every head was bowed as Rev. Maui.
rice D. Edwards of Dayton Avenue
Presbyterian church, asked for Gods
blessing on these men, and a low
Amen, came from many lips. -.
The supper was appreciated There
were cups Of hot agrant coffee, sand
witches made of ,home-cooked bread,
many kinds of dainty cake and 'heapiug
dishes of ice cream, of which the. men
will dream many, times after suppers
of bareback in the land Of the equator.
Among the women who served with
light feet and, alas, heavy hearts were
Mis-. Thomas. Cochran. Mrs Harold
Bend Mrs. Lee; Mrs, Flynt, Mrs. T. S.
Shurick, Mrs. c. S. Bunker, Miss Som
ers, Mrs. Bramhall, Mrs. Annie B. Pow