Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-24
SALEM votuNTErRs LEAVE.

G. f.. HalIett, Salem.
Arthur ID. WEIGH. Salem.
Charles G. Savage, Salem.
Clel Hay den, Indcpc ndeuce.
W. o. Hayden. Independence.
Squire A McIlwain. oilv4rtun.
Hans Hagelin, Salem.
John JanZen, Salem.
Marion l. Porter, Ale.
Fred Wentworth. Salem.
Lester K. Davis, Salem.
Herman Amsler, South Salem
o. j. Hall, Fairfield,
j. Bernhard. Playground
d ii. Chickering, Playground.
Alexander Hulden, Playground.
f. L. Campbell, Idaho.
G.. A, Durrette, Fairfield.
| William r. Smith, Fairfield.
James e. Savage, Enger.
William Mckinley, SilvertOn.
Albert Bower, SilvertOn.
Jerry Dcsarte, SilvertOn.
The above is a list of the young
men of Salem ard vicinity who left
THURSDAY evening as vulun eers for
Manila, via San Francisco, there to
recruit Company K, Second Regiment
Oregon Volunteers, to its maximum
strength. The squad was in charge of
Geo. W. Jones. OF this city, whose
genuine patriotism is attested from
the fact that IN order 10 serve his
country as a private, he left the Office
Of county superintendent TO which he
had only recently been re elected and
also leTt the position of second lieuten-
ant of company of local volunteers,
that will 10 all probability yet be
called into service. This is true pa
trlotism.
Captain II. L. Kendall, of the
Eighth United States cavalry, as re-
cruitIng officer, and assistants, COM
pleted the task of examining the 33
applicants who reported for examina-
ion for acceptance as recruits, at 4:30
.. IN. Thursday, twenty-eight of that
uunoer being accepted. The boys
did not have much time for leave. TAX
ing but left on almost a moments
notice to serve their country.
The boys we're given grand fare
well at depot last evening Of which
they will ever retain pleasant men,
cries. IL seemed as though the en-
tire population of the city had con
gregated at the depot to bid the boys
good bye and God speed. The II. A.
y. band, which had arranged for one
of its semi-weekly concerts In the
business portion Of city, haYing dis
coursed number Of beautiful selec-
tions, marched thence to the depot
where they played number Of mar
tlal airs. AS the train pulled out,
played the ever-popular and truly
patriotic number "Marching Th rough
Georgia" and as an accompaniment
received strong support from the vast
throng in the way of vociferous and
prolonged cheering.
Not only were the relatives of the
recruits at the depot but the parents,
brothers aud sisters OF the volunteers
who responded to the first call were
also in evidence. One of the recruits
was seen surrounded by a company of
ladies, out of which position there
was no avenue Of escape, each of whom
contributed her quota of maternal
advice to the young soldier. Another
recruit was confronted by an ellerly
gentleman whose only son left with
the first troops and who is member
of the company to which last nights
recruits will be added. He delivered
message after message to the yolun-
teer to be in turn delivered to the son
at Manila.
The ladies OF the Capital Emer-
gency Corps did splendid work on
such short notice. Lunches were pro-
vided for each volunteer and they
were also each given a package con-
taining flannel stomacher, sleeping
cap and "house- wife" The ladies
gave the boys very credltable "send-
Off" for such short notice, of which
the boys made known their grateful
Salem was the first city in the state |
to respond with her full quota of
troops, in fact she sent three more
than her quota Of 25 men. The addi-
tlonal trio, however, will be placed in
one Of the other companies, Of the
Oregon Regiment. Owing to the
short time in which to notify the
men who had enlisted, but 33 Of the
80 reported for examination Thurs
day. The remaining half dozen, how
ever, will have the privilege of being
mustered In with the quota of troops
from Woodburn, Hubbard, or Ore
gon City.
Governor Lord has issued orders for
.he reorganization Of the Oregon Ma
jlonal Guard, in one regiment of
three battallOns, each having four
of l06 enlisted men. In
there will be three separate
one artillery, one cavalry
Ind one infantry. The order divides
,he state into three military districts,
NJ: Portland, Willamette valley aud
Eastern Oregon. The regiment will
De known as the Third Oregon.