The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-17

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dresses by Admirins Friends OF
the Soldiers.
The members of Company c, Thirteenth
Minnesota, were entertained with a re-
ception and banquet at the Merchants
hotel last night, given by members and
former members of Company G, First
regiment, N. C. S. M. One hundred and
! fifty were in attendance and the hospitali-
| ties rendered the returned soldiers were
lavish and generous. After the banquet
was served 4 programme of toasts was
carried out, which gave opportunity to
hear many OF the officers who had been
with the Minnesota regiment On the firing
| line and in camp. Several of the old ma
| tional guard officers also responded
| Owing to delay in serving the banquet,
Gov. Lind, who was to have spoken, was
| forced to leave to attend the banquet OF
| Company D, ana did not give an ad-
| dress.
The dining room of the Merchants WAS
| beautifully decorated. Palms occupied
| the corner reserved for the mandolin Or
| chestra and the tables were loaded with
| roses and chrysanthenlums in tall vases,
which lent a beautiful touch to the ap-
| pearance of the board The menu cards
| were tasty specimens of the printing art
and, besides the menu and toast pro-
| gramme, gave a list Of the killed and
wounded of Company G. DIR. r. H.
| Whitcomb was POSTMASTER of the occa-
sion and on his right sat Capt Bunker, OF
| Company C; Maj. Noyes c. Robinson and
| Lieuts. Snow and SmethuTst.
| A dinner of ten courses was served,
which contained every delicacy of the
| season, after which DR. Whitcomb, in Il
| short preliminary address, welcomed the
| company home. Said he:
| We are gathered here tonight to honor
| and welcome home our brothers who nave
risked their lives in the defense of their
country's flag. We here tonight are like
great family over which fraternity
spreads it's rich. warm mantle; and to-
night this spirit of fraternity hndS sweet
expression in the fact that our brothers
have returned from far distant land ara
join with us around the festive board.
Between the coarser fibers which span the
loom of life we may find that liner web
of fraternity. charity and brotherly love;
it permeates our inner thoughts, is the
governing power of society. and plays e
SpOnSive chords upon the heart, which VI
brate in sweetest strains at the tOucn OF
human affection. To US stay-at-honles
this spirit of fraternity has been a cor
tinuous source of enjoyment. Like tna
white plume of Navarro, ever in front,
has been seen the emblem OF our state
From the Joy and conViViality of the hour
let US draw aside for few moments in
sober thought. Some familiar faces are
missing. What though their stalWart
forms may be resolved to earth again in
aforementioned graves beneath a sultry
Southern sky. far from home and loved
ones. we know this spirit remains with US.
In the absence of Gov Lind, the vacant
place on the programme was filed by Z.
D. O'Brien. He said in part: rV'
minnesota volunteers represent the
valor and patriotism of the North Star
state. Within three years after the adj
mission Of the state to the Union, her
volunteers went to the front and in many
a hard fought battle of the Civil war
proved their, right to be named among
the braVeSt of the nations defenders.
The First Minnesota had more men killed
on the bloody field OF Gettysburg than
any other regiment. They returned home
and were received, not with such dem
onstration as you received but with the
heartiest admiration Of all.
''In 1898, Minnesota again sent a regi-
ment to the front, this time the first of
her fighting men ever to cross the seas
to engage in a campaign. Men may be
proud of their wealth and power, of their
f1uence, but the proudest man in the state
today is the man who had son In that
regiment
'sYou did your duty. Day and night in
camp and on the firing line, the press re-
ports which came back to US spoke of
nothing but your bravery and devotion to
duty l am glad to know that on c COM
pany's escutcheon there is not a blot
The fact that you have fought for your
country will make you better men and
better citizens. Welcome home again"
E. S. Chittenden, the organizer Of G
company of the national guard, spoke
somewhat at length of the deeds and rec
ord of the company He called to mind
the long and arduous service of the c
company which went with the Thirteenth,
saying that in twenty-nine out of the
thirty-seven fights in which the regiment
was engaged the company were par
Elephants. Ralph HaZenwinkle, one of the
privates who deserted while on the fir
ing line. and with others joined the
Twentieth Kansas regiment in hopes of
seeing action, said with reference to the
days spent with the Kansas men:
1--WE went with that regiment to get
action on Gle Filipinos We climbed
out over the back fence when there
wasn't any one looking and joined than.
One of the captains at that time lined
up his company and found that he had
200 men An inspection showed that he
had visitors. That's all right said he
We can all go on the firing line and
we went Three days later we got
wigging and were sent back to Maj.
Diggles. He imposed 50 fines and ten
days confinement as a punishment We
paid the fines but were never obliged to
undergo the rest"
Capt. Bunker reviewed the work of mis-
men on theiru expedition with Lawton's
column and the Third regulars He spoke
of the trying work of the expedition Into
unknown country, constant fighting and
hardships from heat and other conditions.
He referred to Gen. Otis and told of
compliment paid by the commanding
! general in which he spoke with entfIus-
1asm of the work Of the Thirteen h. Gen.
Lawton was also quoted as saying to
green regular officer. IF you want to
learn how to, fgh& the F'ilipinos, watch
the Minnesota and Oregon regiments.
Mai Noyes G. Robinson spoke of the
| fighting in the Tondo district and the
night attack upQn quarters, when the
| company woke to find themselves under
fire. with large section of the city
| ablaze. 1t was during that action that
! the flag of old Company G, carried to
the front by the c company of the Thir-
! teenth, was shot from It's faSten1ngs as It
! hung over quarters. Concluding his re-
! marks, he raised the oio HdS ttooNe tiie
/ heads of the guests, showing the buiiet
! holes and tatters which 1t b2ars. 1t wa
! greeted with three cheers and tiger.
Lieut.. John F. Snow, who distinguished
himself in q number of gallant fights, re-
sporded to the toast, 1.-THE BGcave Bridge
We Held tt Lieut. Smethurst toasted
the Girls We Left Behind
A toast to the fallen members OF The
regiment was drunk standing and In
| silence.
| J. c. Myron and Miss Mile Pottgleset
| rendered vocal selections and pleasing
! nrogramme was .yiven by the orchestra.
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