The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-25

was Il short address Of welcome by the
Governor
A prayer by Rev DIR. Thos L. Skin
ner.
The Doxology, led by Mr.. w. s. Prim
rose.
In his address Governor Russell re-
ferred to the disadvantages with which
the regiment has had to contend in it,
early career, to the heroic manner in
which it had overcome them.
when in Washington recently / WAS
informed by officials that there was nc
regiment in the volunteer army whose
services had been more useful or more
commendable.
I'VE welcome you back to this city.
to your homes. We welcome you rs
soldiers. as citizens. AS you have made
good soldiers, may you also be good citi-
zens.'
The company when mustered out at
Savannah Saturday numbered IS men.
About Is of these remained there. About
half of those who started did not reside
in Raleigh, and left the train for home
before reaching here.
The following is the list of those who
arrived here:
Captain, w. r. Beavers.
First Lieut.. u. =. Smith.
Second Lieut.. O. ii. Dockery, Jr.
First Sergeant, G. NJ. Broughton.
Duty Sergeant, Joseph McClough,
Fred Doyle, and Ernest Horton.
Corporals: John Foster, Robert Little,
Laurie Nichols, Wiley p. Straughan,
james n. Perry, Capers White, II. T..
Holderfeld, Il. G. Lanier.
Regimental Commissary, b. j. Aren-
dell.
Regimcntal Quartermaster, C. c..
Bunch
Priyatcs: w. e. Aycock, Joe v Bar
bee, j. 4. Bragassa, j. l.. Busbee, W.
Nj, Buffaloc, {. c. Blalock. t. r. Craw-
ford, w L. Ferrall, W. r. Haley, W.
Il. Headen, III. 3. Horton, Algie Hamp-
ton, w. l.. Hudson, j. n. Hunter, j. j.
Jones, l.. A. Jones, w. Z. Massey, Il.
h. Morgan, Norman McLead, Conn Per
~, James Robbins. H. T.. Smith, Jno.
Upchurch. Horace Watson.
The following is the list of members
who did not come to Raleigh:
Sergeant J. j. Williams.
Corporal Johnson Busbee.
i'rirates: w. n Atwater. Fletcher
Barham, j. l.. Byrd, Geo. M. Benson.
G. A. Bradshaw, j. c. Carpenter, J. T..
Council Albert w. Covington. Edgar T..
Craven. Eugene Dorset, J. G. Dobbin.
G. NJ. Greer, w. NJ. Gray, Il. Il. Hol-
land alter Hamm, w. G. Hudgns,
c. G. James, j. w Lee. Albert Maynor,
Jno. -cGarr, Vernon McRary, J. w.
McAllister. Elijah Norton Willie Parish.
E. L. Pierce, James Reeves, Jesse Rig
gan, w. i. Searles, J. r. Stephenson.
W. l.. Thacler. Thomas Womble, w. Il.
Wright, Romulus V. Young.
THE BARBECUE.
At 1870 yesterday Company X and a
large number of citizens met at Canitol
square whence they proceeded to the
fair grounds, where a barbecue was to be
given the returned soldiers.
The following organizations took part
IN the barbecue. The Mayor and city
officials. members of l.. OBJ. Branch
Camp of Confederate veterans, Meade
Post. q. a. r., ex-members of he Gov
ernor's Guard. a. and NJ. College Cadets
and the Wright Cornet Band.
Several hours were pleasantly spent at
the grounds, while the barbecue and
Brunswick stew were being prepared and
everything was done to make the mem
bers Of Company * understand how
pleased everybody was to have them
back from Cuba
The band played lively airs, the la
dies, OF whom a large number were pres
ent, smiled their sweetest and every
man was jolly good fellow.
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turn and, with the soldiers in the place
of honor, all lined up at the tables
which were placed just north of Floral
Hall. The committee on entertainment
had provided an elegant menu in the dis
position of which the soldier boys for
got about hard tack and army beef. Late
in the afternoon the company and its en-
tertainers returned to the city, greatly
pleased with the function. The commit
tees having charge of the matter were
ms follows:
Committee on Reception-W. S. Prim-
rose, chairman; y. b. Broughton, A. A.
Thompson.
Committee on Entertainment-R II.
Jones, chairman; w NJ Russ Il. III.
Lee.
Committee on Subscription-E. A.
Womble, chairman; w. w. Parish,
David Levine DIR. j. NJ. Aver.
Committee on Music and Transporta-
tion-Chas. f. Lumsden, chairman Ora
ham Haywood. w A. Linehan.
The entire city co-operated with these
active committees in making the occa-
sion worthy the company. 1t was re-
ception and banquet fit for Napoleon's
Old Guard or the Goth North Carolina
Regiment and there are as brave men
and as good soldiers in Company X as
in either of those famous commands.
CAPT. BEAVERS HONORED.
The officers of Company X are ex-
ceptionally capable and popular. ] min
gled with the soldiers and found that the
closest and most friendly relations "S-
listed between the officers and the men.
Every man had respect and regard for
Captain Beavers, who won his promo
ton to the captaincy by merit, and who
bore himself throughout as true sol
der. Raleigh is proud of Captain Beav-
ers and Lieutenant Smith The is splen-