The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-21
WARREN'S CHANCE,
Another Worcester
Boy May Get a
Commission.
CHAPLAIN PHALEN'S TALK.
Weeks Work Begins at
birmingham Today
Notes.
CHAPLAIN PHALEN'S TALK.

South birmingham, Camp of First
brigade, NJ. V. M, Aug. 20.-Today was
day of rest in the First brigade, and
it was welcomed by the men who were
well tired out after yesterdays hard
work getting the camp into shape forl
the weeks tour of duty.
All routine work, with the exception
Of guard mount and evening parade.
was put aside and the day was given
over to Sunday services in the early
part of the forenoon, and to the men
exclusively until the evening parade.
Brig. Gen. Marcus P. Butler, U. S.
A., retired, the hero of Iloilo, arrived on
the muster field early this morning, inI
company with Adjt. Gen. Samuel Dali
ton, both men driving over the road
from Boston. Brig Gen. Miller wasI
welcomed at camp by Gen. Mathews
and staff, and spent the greater part of
| the day at headquarters until the eve
ming, when the old warrior reviewed
both the Second and Sixth regiments
on evening parade.
He was formerly the official repre-
sentative of the United States army
at Massachusetts state camps, and yes
terday did not appear to have suffered
much from his campaign in the Philip
pines, other than to have features
Drowned from life in Uncle Sans new
| possessions. Considering everything,
Gen. Miller thought the militia has lost
Inone of it's old-time enthusiasm in
military work, and has great hopes for
the perfection of the work laid out be-
fore the end of muster.
Contrary to orders given out by Gen.
| Mathews visitors were allowed in
camp without special passes, and this
fact was the cause of considerable dis
satisfaction on the part of the men of
his brigade.
/ Early in the day, carloads of people
arrived from Worcester, Marlboro and
other points along the Worcester and
Marlboro street railway. and they were
admitted to camp. Lieut.. Col. w. S.
Hagar adjutant general of the brigade,
explained the matter last night to a
Spy man, by saying that Gen Mathews
i decided this morning to allow all re-
spectacle persons on the ground with
out passes, but hoped no one would
come, as he did not care to have the
large crowd around that flooded the
muster field on the Sunday in camp of
the Second brigade.
The officers about the field do not look
kindly on this action, as they fail to see
where it comes in from a military point
of view. They think that if an order
is promulgated from headquarters, it
should be carried out and not be re-
lScinded at the last moment. The Wor-
cester boys, especially, feel badly about
the matter, as they know many of
their friends have lost an opportunity
which they would have taken advan-
tage Of had they known about it. But
as it was, number Of Worcester peo-
pie took a chance and came to camp >.
Visitors to the City Guards, Co. A,
of the Second regiment, today, were:
Perley Chase, Walter Bruso, Miss Grace
E. Written, Mrs. F. C. Eaton, Mrs. E.
G. Barrett and Master Franklin e.
Barrett, James Collins, George Hoey,
Mrs. Ralph Greene, Mrs. c. A Poland,
e. B. Sawyer, George Connolly, Corp.
j. It. G. Casey, Henry Martin. Corp. r.
H. Rooney, j. 2. Rice and F. C. Skel-
ton of the Greenwood Cycle Club, Ar
thur Desautelle, Patrick Fell, T. j. KEEL
laher, w. M. Riedl, Henry A. McManus,
John w. Davies, j. G. Spring, Henry
Shields.
Worcester people who called on Co.
H were: Mrs. H. e. Young, Mrs. Geo.
e. Bryson, George Farmer, Clarence
Thompson.
The following Worcester people called
on members of Co. G.: Lieut. w. r.
Gilman and wife, Miss Whiting, Lieut..
c. F. Bigelow and wife, Lieut. M. E.
Hines, Halleck Bartlett, Carl Bonney,
Capt. F. L. Allen, Irving Brigham, A
d. Jefferson. Fred P. Dean.
These Worcester people who visited
lcamp received their information about
people being able to get into camp with
tout passes from large posters on the
Worcester & Marlboro cars, and the
Worcester boys thought that possibly
many of their friends might drop down.
ILieut.-Col. Hagar stated that Gen.
Mathews did not care to have the mat
ter published, and now the boys are
Wondering where the Worcester &
Marlboro directors got the tip, unless a
little brother of the green-eyed monopo-
lily has been formed for the benefit of
the road. The attendance of Worces-
ter people would have been tenfold II
the facts of the case were known.
Sunday services in the Second regi-
ment were held at 10 o'clock, Chaplain
Frank NJ. Phalen, who is shortly to be-
come pastor of the Church of the Unity
in Worcester, presiding. 1t was Pha-
Hens first appearance before the boys of
the regiment, and they were loud in
their praise of him tonight to a man.
He made a lasting impression, and is
sure to be a favorite with every man
lin the regiment. Although it was
Chaplain Phalens first appearance in
THE Second, it was by no means his first
work as spiritual adviser of a regiment.
He was chaplain of the First New
Hampshire regiment during the war
with Spain, and he was with that regi-
ment in Chckamauga while 1t was in
the volunteer army. At the close of the
war he was appointed chaplain of the
Third New Hampshire, and resigned
that position to accept a similar posi-
ton with the Second Massachusetts
The services yesterday morning be-
Igan at 10 o'clock. The regiment formed
lin a hollow square about the marquee
lin front of Col. Clark's headquarters,
dressed in blue uniform and white
lgloves. An anthem by the Second regi-
ment band, under Bandmaster Short,
opened the exercises followed bv the
singing of Nearer, my God, to Thee"
by the entire regiment. Chaplain Pha-
lien read passage from the scriptures,
and Bandmaster Short played Sweet
by and by" as a cornet solo, which was
followed by the singing of America"
lby the regiment, with music by the
band.
Chaplain Phalen then addressed the
regiment, taking as his subject "a good
solder; a true soldier of Jesus Christ"
He spoke as follows: "Patriotismand re-