Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-20
MORE | men |. ENLIST
Muster Roll of the New Com
parry Continues to Grow.
BATTERY GOES SOUTH
Troops Leave Fortress Monroe for the
Land OF Flowers. Yosemite Ke-
turns to Old Point. WIFE Go
With the Dixie.

"A large crowd attended the maSS
meeting held at the Casino last night
for the purpose of enlisting men for u
new military company.
1t had been expected that Mayor w
"A. Post and Mr.. r. G. Bickford would
address the meeting. but both of these
gentlemen were detained by pressing
business engagements. Among those
who attended the meeting were many
ladies with their escorts, .but it was OBJ
served that none of them urged their
best fellows to enlist.
Attorney c. z. Berkeley addressed the
meeting, stating that it was the pur-
pose of the organizers to secure the
names of forty-one men and then effect
permanent organization by electing the
officers. He explained that there would
probably be another call for troops, and
urged those present to enlist and thus
relieve themselves of the stigma of be-
ing drafted, should such q thing be
necessary. The new names added to
the list swelled it to twenty-six. and
from now on a personal canvass will
be made. Next Monday night another
meeting will be held. when the company
will be organized. s.y
Following are the names added to the
roll last night:
J.. ]. Woodhouse, Jr. s.. ..
Harry Bartlett.
Dempsey Jones. ~
H. B. Alexandria.
u Smithers. .Hml. "+
w. B. MS. :ss& t5.
l.. r. Todd.
o. Martin. t MI a..M .E8uH. r
W. B. Furman. lu- ......
OFF WITH THE DIXIE.
Sixteen employees OF the shipyard
have enlisted for the Dixie as first and
second-class machinists They are:
Thomas j. Logan, Joseph E. Tracy.
Baltimore: John J.. Sexton. of Mt. saw
age. Md: John T. Payne. of Suffolk
Va: Fred S. Williams, of West Haven,
Conn., Patrick Sampson. of Ireland;
William J. Harrington. Of Cardiff,
Wales; Eric Lndquiser. OF Sweden:
Charles Mackery, Of. Germany; George
Coates, Of Wilmington, Del; Charles
Langheim. of Philadelphia; Roland L.
Waters. Of Washington. N. c.; Joseph
II Mayo, of 2Plattsburg, N. r. and
PASTOR MACKAY IN RICHMOND.
Rev. Thomas J. MacKay. pastor of
the East End Baptist church.. went to
Richmond yesterday for the purpose
Of making arrangements to have the
East End members of the Ifuntinston
Rifles properly cared for on the field
OF battle. 49,
Rev Mr.. MacKay will see the chap
lain of the Fourth Regiment and will
arrange with him to send any Of the
boys home, who may be SO unfortunate
as to be wounded or fall in the con-
flict.
The auxiliary cruiser Yosemite return
ed to Old Point yesterday afternoon aft
ter being at sea thirty-siX hours for tar
get practice. 1t Is said that the trip was
attended with satisfactory results, tho
rifles working like charm.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie will leave
the shipyard tomorrow to join the Io
semitic. IL
BATTERY II LEAVES.
Battery H, Fourth United States Ar
laft Tnr of I
o'clock yesterday morning. and march
ing to Old Point wharf. boarded the
steamer for Norfolk. where later in the
AFTERNOON they took a special train for
Tampa, Fla 3f I
The battery comprises four officers
and sixty-eight men. It's departure
was witnessed by a large number of
people. who gathered on the wharf to
bid their relatives and friends fare
we'll. f SsaF%N