Evening star., 1898-06-04
THE MUSICIANS DEPART
Leader and Recruits for First Regiment
Band Leave for Tampa.
Company of Immunes Ordered to
Fredericksburg; others to Follow
Tnkoma Volunteers Remembered.

Inc ISL District OF Columbia Volunteer
Regiment Band. Prof. W. R. Phillips, lead
| er, left last night to join the Washington
| soldiers under Colonel Harries at Tampa
Fla. The seventeen members Of the band
| assembled at National Guard armory early
| in the evening and at once began active
| preparations for departure. 1t was 10
| O'Clock when the musicians fell in and
marched to the 9th street station, escorted
| by the Mount Pleasant Field Band. Mr.. ].
c. Churchill. leader. a, large crowd had
assembled at the depot Ito bid the patriots
| goodbye and wish them God-speed during
| their term at the ,drpnt. The two bands
discoursed martial and patriotic music up
| 10 a few minutes before the time for de-
| parture, when the last farewells were said
ana the sodier-musfciaifs newly uniformed
and equipped with chs tfumeuts and KNAPP
| sacks, boarded the Southern railway train
and at 10:43 o'clock began their long Journey
south. The band YIN prove a valuable
| place the Washington Soldiers on a foot
| ing equal to that Of any other military or
| ganization now In nhe service
Cnpt. Brools,'s Company.
Capt Broom, with his company OF VOL
| Inteers fer Col. Pettit's. 4th regiment of
| immunes, expects toif leave the city fbis
AFTERNOON at O'clock for .Fredericksburg.
] Va. where the regiment formation will
take place. Capt Brooms men were mus
! tered into the service of the United States
| Seteral days ago. sir.ee which time they
| Lave been provided for in the building az
| zoos Pennsylvania avenue. sleeping on
| straw and eating government provende-
All are anxious TO get into the field and
| although Z great majority Of them are still
Ispnunlformed and uneqUipped, they feel that
they are ready otherwise to start for the
| front.
Just where the men will be auartered in
| FREDERICKSBURG has not been decided. Other
! companies of the regiment will be arriving
| at the Doin. of concentration within tho
| next few days, and it is the hope of the
soldiers that the government will provide
tnem with tents and other necessary camp
| equipments.
| Capts. Mellach and Jorgenson, who are
recruiting companies for the same regi-
nent, have secured a ma jority of the men
| needed to complete their command. A por-
tlon OF each company. it is expected, will
pe mustered in this afternoon BY muster
ing the men In and providing for them as
scon as they enlist trey held together.
Ihere has been some delay in securing
the services Of mastering officer, the reg.
| ular army officers being up to their ears il,
work at their different stations and at the
war Department 1t Is believed however
| ttat both of the companies named will be-
reaay 10 leave for Fredericksburg the first
part of next week.
Lieut.. Parker Of Company B, 4th Reei-
H3rut, mas taken Capt. Broom's quarters at
lcoS pennsylvania avenue and will con-
tinue recruiting. He expects, however to
| date.
CoIOred Regiment Forming.
A regiment of colored volunteers for the
| United States army is row being organ
lzed IN this city, with headquarters at 904
L street northwest. by II. L. Street, nation
al commander of the Union Veterans
Union, and in few days it's services will
De rendered to the President. Five full
companies are now ready. 1t will be Off
cered entirely by veterans of the late war
and sons of veterans, who have seen serv-
zee IN militia regiments, as follows: H. L.
onel; j. f. Brooks. John Middleton. w
frank Ross. majors; S. F. Hamilton, ad-
1utant; Rudolph ullmer. quartermaster: s.
w. Baxter w. D. Yingling F. F. Bogia
James Cumberlidge, Frank Beach, c. r.
! Hughes. 6. D. Kehee, j. H. Alien. can
| tains; p. Rosafy, VIII Middleton, neuten-
| ants; Rev DIN B. Eldridge pastor Waugh
Cnapei N. f. church,. chaplain. The regi-
| mental surgeon and assistant surgeon. four
| captains and the lieutenants have not as
yet been determined upon
This command wiqcbsntendered the Pres
1dent on the part Of the Union Veterans
| Union. It will be fbffloered by men who
saw service from '6bfoi 80 in the volunteer
| or regular army. ,3HIs
Edfbles Shifted to Tampa.
Tuesday last bSxS ahd barrel of good
| tfings were sent ITO uthe Takoma boys
among the District volunteers, now in
Tampa. Fla. The box was sent to Lieut..
Frank Skinner, VIII directions to distri-
butte the articles equally among the boys,
and consisted of dfseda beef, salmon, sar-
dimes, potted meats, hams, cheese, canned
| fruits, condensed milk, jellies, pickles,
bread. cake. lemons i8i4d oranges books
and papers, and stationery. Stuart Dewey
Lieut.. Skinner, ands tie Junior c. E. So
ciety sent each mad a1"comfort bag" and
| a testament. =, So
! The volunteers were given an enthusiasts
| TIC reception as they passed through Ia
koma On their way to Chickamauga, and
| the good things semitic them will be sub
| stantial evidence Of the fact that they are
remembered by the people of the suburb.
among the men Who have gone to the war
from Tokoma, the following are In the LIST
Regiment. District OF Columbia Volunteers:
| Lieut. Frank. Skinner Corps, 8. J. Exley
and Arthur Adams and Chas. and Thomas
Day, Chas. Emick. Chandos Jackson, Pres
| ton King and George Hodge.
The following 1citizens and their families
contributed to the box: Messrs. Dewey,
BOdgctt, ktmear,. Skinner, Bailey, Steers.
Goshorn, 9. M Davis. Clark, Derrick. Day.
boswell. Bache. Dapfofth, De Pue, Col
burn, Proctor. Burri1l. Gucrry. DR.. Adams.
whitney. Mooers, Whitmer. Coon. Ten
nant, Jtmmersou, Jackson. Shedd. Van