Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-04
CHRISTMAS AT ALBANY.
The Albuqueiqn. C,mpany Eri vs. the
Banquet rovldsd BY Loving
Home Friends.
EXPECT TO BE MUSTERED OUT SHORTLY.

special correspondence.
Camp Churchman, Albany, Ga. Dec.
go. 1883 1t the citizens and good ladies
ot Albuquerque will, imaginatiyely
speaking. journey across the cold and
snow covered central states and promen-
ale through the regimental and com
pany streets OF the First Territorial
volunteers. they would feel RI though
Christmas was being observed In mid
summer instead Of In the bleak winter.
COlumnh, arches and crosses Trimmed
with pine tops, eyergreens, m~istletoe.
holly and moss we're constructed ut the
entrance of each company street. with q
profusion OF pine sprigs on either side OF
the numerous streets, making the whole
have the appearance OF one vast summer
garden. The decorations and designs
we're appropriate TO army lie, and out
side OF these displays CT swords, guns
and nsga. one would think they we're
strolling through some noted botanical
garden.
Notwithstanding that several severe
trosts have fallen there is al abundance
OF green yerdue AMI trees N every
direction from camp.
10 describe each street separately
would be a hard undertaking. At tn
head Of Company E's street staniS a
massive arch, the largest In the regi-
ment. Between the officers tents Ia a
raised bed OF earth surrounded By ever
green's. The bed is hordered with shells
and in the center are the words "Co. Il ,
New Mex" At the real end Of the street.
surrounding the sink. are pine boughs
and shells inlaid in thu earth with tho
words Merry Xmas
With the exception OF guard mount
and roll call the daily military routine
of camp life was dispensed with yester'
day and to. day and the soldiers allowed
the privilege to enjoy themselves the
hRppiest way they saw TT.
owing TO the poor facilities for cook
ing an elaborate Christmas dinner in the
company. 1t was decided to have dinner
served at the New Albany hotel, to b,
paid for out OF the funds 10 generously
donated by the kind ladies OF Albuqner
que. The entire company assembled
there at $3.50 .. m. for this occasion.
Your writer Ia still "too full for utter
aDcs" to give the leaders OF The ClrIzEr
an account OF this spread, but he will en-
close an extract from the Albany Herald
OF Ia. dsy's issue Instead.
Note Here follows the article from
the Albany. Ga, Herald, which was pnb
li-led la full In THE CITIZEN on Mon
; day. Jan. 2. 1899
Not one member OF the company vii
ever forget the kindness, words OF on
enlargement and liberality OF the Ladies
Aid society OF Albuquerque In providing
? for their comfort and wants after the
. had left their homes TO meet the nov
: vanquished foe. Their gratitude an
thanks to those noble and good Christian
ladies can never be fully expressed o
conveyed, and should We never have a
opportunity to fulfill the confidence n
posed In w, on the isld OF battle. "
shall always cherish n lasting remem
brance OF their kind acts until the las
chapter in life's work IL finished.
Preliminary target practice, whic
consisted OF aiming at "A small large
was first gone through with, and la'
week the different battalions had IN
pleasure OF firing the new krag-J0rgeI
sen rifles at 200 yard range target
NJ Company KS score was about an ave
age, but some individual scores were e.
D. cellent.
Lieutenant Page Osero, brother
l. Governor 0tero, has been appointt
At msj0r Of the New Mexico battalion, an
should we be mustered out soon. his tit
will tie genuine.
Sergeant Harding has returned fro
Denver, where no went on "A sick IN
Tough before we left Camp Hamilto
The sergeant IL greatly improved
health, but has not resumed his duties
d, the company.
- Percy Mcllae has also returned TO Il
~ company after quite a long spell Of IL
In ness. The boys say he Is just as {
y and saucy M can be-. Well. Percy do
~ look sweet enough for some young laC
a. to steal.
Q. Il. Athey, A. II. Mckenzie and W.
SlemmOns have been transferred to q
hospital corps; Richard Kelly has be-
In attached 10 the band, and j X. Wise "
ny transferred TO the signal corps while q
le company was at Camp Hamilton.
Sergeant Major Boston Il, Barnhill
II ceiyed his discharge last week and We
10 direct TO st. Louis 10 meet his wife, OIL
We after staying there a few weeks will
turn to Albuquerque. Boston left a he
Ies OF friends In the regiment.
nd A letter from j.. 2 Royalty conveys {
~ sad news that IA permanent cure for !
y. affection ia doubtful. lie Ia sufieri
from rheumatism and phlebitis.
y. G. Parker, who has been sick for I
nm past six weeks. expects his dischar
m. from Washington the latter part OF
Al week and will return to AlbuquerQ
Va. minus many pounds %ayoifdupois.
nd Corporal G. X. Hepler received a "
,bt rant which creates him a sergeant.
AT Ia sergeant OF the guard to day.
rs- The discharged members from Go
pany Il from thu original enlistm'
nj. are: Ad. II. Nycofi, P. J. McGp
IN Charley Mcdonald, Louis Kello
, q Dwight Wheeler, Edward Mcguire,
for \ Smith, T. r Lsftwich, Richard Bro'