The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-04-29
THE WILMA CoRNET BAND


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THE WILMA CoRNET BAND
arrived about 10 80 A. NJ, and soon the stir
ring strains Of the National Anthems and
other martial airs added to the already in
tense excitement. at eleven o'clock Com
pany d. fell into line and marched with meas
ured tread to the courthouse, where they took
position on the right Of the main entrance,
being vigorously cheered as they filed into the
grounds.
The meeting was presided over by Col.
Ohio S. Lee, and upon its call to order, SOL
emn invocation was uttered By Rev. Il. Allen
Castleman, rector of Emmanuel p. E. Church.
Short, but stirring addresses were made by
Hon. Stevenson a. Williams, Rev. Silas l..
Tredway, Hon. George Y. Maynadier and
States Attorney Walter W. Preston, The
meeting closing with prayer by Rev. Frank K.
Isaac, of the Bel Air NJ. E. Church.
The patriotic sentiments expressed by the
speakers and their assurances that our full
est sympathy, aid and encouragement would
60 with and remain with the men of the
Company and all others who had taken up
arms in behalf of the National honor, during
their absence from their homes, and that if
necessary, their presence in the camp and
field would be supplemented by company of
equal extent, met with the hearty approval Of
the assemblage, which could at this time be
numbered by hundreds.
LIEUT.. W. G. ROUSE
replied on behalf of the Company in aforcible
and earnest manner. He assured his hearers,
that while he could make no promises for the
command, they would when the hour arrived,
make record Of which Bel Air and Hartford
county would be proud. The hour for talking
had passed and the hour for action had come
aud whatever duty Company ID. was called
upon to perform, their would be nothing in
their actions to cause a blush from their
friends.
A lunch had been provided for the men by
the ladies of Bel Air and was served in the
Court room by a committee composed Of
Mesdames, Walter W. Preston, Samuel W..
Bradford, Mary c. Young, n. n. Mock, j.
Roystou Sitter, Henry W. Archer, j. Edwin
Webster and e. Z. Rouse and Misses Helen
Rouse, Jessie Reckord, Alice Lee, Eta Rouse,
Josephine Phillips, Grace Street, and the
Misses Forwooi. Previous to partaking of
the lunch, the Company stood at attention
and group photograph of them was taken by
Mr.. j. F. Langley.
After hastily partaking of the collation.,
THE MARCH
for the depot commenced. The band led the
,,-oo.,ssir,, mud ,-os FolInwa1 Ey "a EEGuurd nj
Honor, composed of veterans of the last war,
men who in that conflict had represented
the blue and the gray. They were Messrs. E
Il. ID. Pue, Steward Hornberger, j. Thomas
Gorrel, g. Smith Norris, William II. Paul
James NJ. Reynolds, Edward II. Hall, William
| 7. Billing5lea, John T. AXer, john Shwab,
| William e. BavingtoH, James X. Hamilton
Joseph A. Harris aud DR.. j. Ward Scott, and
were marshaled by Captain Richard L. Boul
| din. Immediately in their rear was the Com
pany, who, with firm and determined step
were starting to learn for themselves the true
meaning and import of war.
The march to the depot was an ovation over
| the entire line. Men cheering, ladies' ap
| plauding and waving handkerchiefs; stirring
music and the unmitigated and ceaseles
ebulitious of the omuipresent small boy, ren
dered the occasion noteworthy and one t.
which the quiet streets of our county town are
happily strangers.
As the procession passed the corner o
Main and Gordon streets a number of th
older school boys, produced "Spanish flag
which they burned amid the applause of til
passing crowd.
Nearly every person in Bel Air and tn
immediate vicinity accompanied the soldier
on their march, notwithstanding the raj
which was falling, and when the train whic
bore the boys away from their homes, role
out Of sight around the curve, cheer after chez
rent the air, given with will by the crowt
who seemed even then 10th, to leave the plac
where they had caught glimpse of the la'
goodbye waved by those on the rear plat
form.
THE ROSTER.
The following is a complete roster of Con
pany d. at the time they left Bel Air.
Captain-Thomas q. ForwoOd. LIST Lieut.
Willard &. Rouse. 81 Lieut.-Shirley
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