The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-18
IN INTERPRETING OCC4SION.
The Boys' Brigade nt city Mission Hall

The Boys' Brigade nt City Mission A"ii' There was quite a military ar throughout City Mission hall on sun day evening. The occasion was the mastering in of the four companies ot the Boys Brigade, 2d Connecticut reg iment, 140 in all. lately enlisted al the ed with the members of these compan- ies waiting to march into the large hall Captain Carleton of Co. F, in command of the guard of honor. with details from Co. F, (Swedisf) and Co. K (Jew- ish), and the First company, Girls
 Brigade, Sergeant Hattie Walsh) took
 a position upon the platform. As the companies marched in the guard salut- ed with present arms" and as Major
 General Oscar E. Perrigo and his staff
 came upon the platform, the generals
 call was sounded by Bugler Mendoza of Go. K, and Color Sergeant Bristol sa-
 luted with the regimental flag.
 After reading of the Scripture by the
 missionary pastor, Rev. w. ID. Moss man, and prayer by F. F. Hartstroon, one of the directors of the Missionary association, the official charters of the four companies, A, B, c and F, were presented by General Perrigo to Rev. MT. Mossman, who responded in behalf of the City Missionary association The charters are from the headquarters of the United Boys brigades of America at Chicago, and are signed by General o. c. Graner, the commander chief. Chief Bugler Dwight M. Frost then sounded the assembly," and the entire battalion, officers and men, arose and were mustered in by General Perrigo. The command was then given "Officers to the front" and with appropriate mention in each instance, the general presented their commissions to Major A. O. Humston, Captain George D. Stevens, Captain Walter Rathbon, Cap tain H. c. Jaques, First Lieutenants Herbert A. Blogg, R. D. Bradley. Harry F. Arnold, Felipe Predra, Willis Humls- ton and Second Lieutenants Malcom White and Edward Friesse. Captain Stevens is now senior captain and last evening was acting major in command of the battalion in the absence of Major w. l.. B. Collins. Lieutenant Blogg is the adjutant of the battalion. Major Humiston has lately been elected colo nel of the 2d Connecticut regiment, with which this battalion is connected, and Captain Carlson had been elected lieutenant colonel.
 General Perrigo, who is in command of the division of Connecticut and Rhode Island, and also a member of the national board of trustees, then made an address upon the Aims, Ob- jects and Methods of the Boys Brig ades.' The closing address was by Hon. H. G. Newton, chairman of the di rectors of the City Missionary associa tion, who expressed hearty approval of this very successful effort to enlarge and strengthen the work of the City Missions. At the word of command the guard came to parade rest, and the entire battalion arose and repeated the Lords Prayer, in which the au- dience joined Buger Frost then sounded taps" the doxology was sung, the benediction pronounced and these very interesting exercises came to an end.
 The mission hall was appropriately decorated by D. P Candee with an abundance of flags and bunting, and was filled with the parents and friends of the members of the brigade Iri the two gun racks in the rear of the hall were the guns which are used ill the weekly drills. Upon the platform were seated the generals staff, Major A. o. Humiston, Major Reginald Zunder, Captain Emmanuel Fleischner, Lieuten- ant Charles Weiss, Lieutenant Jacobs, Bugler Frost, and Sergeant Major Frank Brocar. Messrs. Horton and Short were the ushers. Miss Jennie Holt was organist, and w. D. Bissell led the singing, and also sung one of his stir ing solos during the exercises.