Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-02-09
COMPANY e.


Amid the footing Of whistles, play ing
of bands, and cheering of their folks
at home Co. E. train pulled in at the
West Penn station, Thursday morning.
last fifty-fve of the company We're on
board The majority were in Pittsburg
over night. having arrived too late TO
reach Butler Seven of the boys how
ever got home Wednesday evening and
some arrived on earlier trains. Thurs
day morning.
From the station the company was
escorted in great parade to the Court
House and then dismissed Out-of-
town members were taken to the va
rious hotels for dinner by the reception
committe
The company assembled in the Odd
Fellows hall at Thursday evening and
were escorted to the Armory by the A.
G. Reed Post G. A R., Co. G 21st n.
G. p. and the Maccabee's band. AT
the Armory Col. Thompson delivered a
short address of welcome ard Capt.
McJunkin responded. Then n. Black,
Esq, master Of ceremonies, introduced
Sec. J. 3. Carruthers, who presented
each man of Co E with full member
ship ticket in the Y. NJ c. a. good for
one mouth.
Sergt j. F. Moore presented Capt.
McJunkin with lifesize portrait Of
himself, the gift of citizens. These ex-
ercises over, the eighty veterans of the
Spanish-American war present sat down
to an excellent repast of things which
please the palate and nourish the body
Twenty five of Buffers brightest young
ladies acted as mattresses. The repast
over, an informal reception was held
and Co E dispersed, perhaps never to
meet again in numbers 50 nearly com
plete.
Co. E had been in existence as part Of
the 18th n q. p. for 20 years previous
to the war with Spain. With sixty
some members it left Butler April p.
1898 and encamped with the rest Of the
state rrODDS at MI. JTcIu1- mere
about twenty recruits were added and
Co. E with the rest of the 18th was mus
tered into the service Of the United
States, May H. A month later Co. T.
occupied Fort Washington, Nd. and re-
mained there until Sept. when they
came back to Camp Meade, Pa. About
the last of June enough recruits from
Butler, KittanDing and New Castle
.11 n "a
strength, 103 men. On Nov. - the
18th left Camp Meade for Camp Has
kill Athens, Ga where they remained
until mustered out, Jan. 30, 1899.
Death entered the ranks Of Co E but
once and Albert Walters was the only
soldier who returned upon his shield. He
died in the Fort Washington hospital
August 8, 1898, Of typhoid fever and his
remains were brought to Butler for bur
ial He will be remembered as true
soldier and comrade.
NOTES.
Clarence Graham, son of JOS. Gra
ham, was seized with a malarial chill
on the train Thursday morning and was
taken to the hospital In a carriage. His
marriage to Miss Laura Patterson of
this place has been announced. The
ceremony took place while Clarence
was home on a short furlough about
Christmas.
Harry Cook started on long trip to
California to visit his father there in
stead Of coming back to Butler.
Charles Kalb, son Of Henry Kalb, was
the last man of Co. + discharged, two
months ago he came home on a thirty
day sick furlough which was further
extended and when his time was up it
was known that the 18th would soon be
mustered out and he received orders to
await the company at Butler and re-
ceive his discharge here.