The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-22

sent word yesterday that two car loads
Of Montrosc people win accompany
the soldiers here.
RIPPLE TO THE RESCUE
Arrangements for bringing oyer
Company +. Of the Thirteenth. were
not attended to until yesterday after
noon. Major Whitney looked after the
Eleventh regiment Honesdalc company
from that end of the line. but neglcCt-
ed to do anything for the volunteers.
suppOSing that Colonel Courscn would
attend to them. Yesterday Afternoon
il developed that the Honrsdalc Volun-
teers We're not provided for and Colonel
Ripple was appealed 10. At o'clock
Secretary Daniels telesraphed Lieuten-
ant Dodge that free transportation and
"A special train both ways were at the
disposal of Company + from HaWley
20 Scranton over the Erie and Wypm-
ing Valley road
The transportation of the Ninth HeGi-
ment companies over the Delaware ard
Hudson is to he paid for by a public
subscription taken up in Wilkes Barre
CALL TO VETERANS.
captain May has issued the follow ng
caIl to the veterans Of the Thirteenth:
All veterans Of the Thirteenth r-gi-
mcm are requested To- assemble in III"
first division of Thursdays parade in
honor of SrrantOn's soldiers. The place
Of our formation will be on Franklin
avenue. probably near Linden street.
1t is desired that there be as large Il
delegation of CX-mcmbers to escort the
Thirteenth, as on the night The rrgi-
men left f"r the war. Let all oN-mcm-
bcrS fall into line.
". \. May.
EN-Captain Company ID, ana chairman
general committee.
Secretary Daniels is dcsirnus that all
war nurses who intend 10 participate
i'm the parade send in their acceptanres
today Only ono has been received so
far Ii is from Miss l.. Edith Wcth-
erill, Of Philadelphia. who served in
tho Red Cross hospital at Camp Meade
Colonel Ripple, the chief marshal Of
the parade, requests the division mar
shals to report 70 him this afternoon
the names of the societies that have
Si"nifed their intention Of taking part
in the parade
All members Of Company II, Thir-
ternth regiment Pennsylvania Voun-
tr"r Infantry, are requested tu ASSEM-
bl" at Scranton armOry tomorrow at 2
p. M s. W. CorWin late captain,
Thomas Parry, first sergeant.
THE ENGINEERS.
The First United states Volunteer
Engineers held a meeting at the store
of FlOrey d Brooks last night and COM
pleted their arrangements for Thurs
days parade, Sergeant T. :. Syron
was chosen mounted aide
Many persons DO not understand what
the Engineer corps are. and for such
The Tribune will explain. The Engineer
corps are the highest branch of mill
tarY service, being drilled i'm the man
ual of arms the same as infantry and
specially qualified Tor military en-
ginccring. The engineers receive higher
nay and are classed in the ranks as
first ana second-Class priVatcs. on
military parade they al" at the riEht
Of line.
The First Engineers were organized
at PcekskilI, n. y, on July . and on
Aug. q left for Porto Rico, where they
Wore actively employed in engineering
d"ty until the latter part Of Novem-
ber when they returned home and were
given sixty days furlough, after
which they were DISCHARGED from the
United states service. Every member
of the Scranton division of the En-
ginecrs is requested to meet in blue uni
form at Flurcy & Brooks store, on
Washington avenue, Thursday after
neon at o'clock sharp.
The Seventh regiment, of Wilkes
Barre, viii not participate i'm the
parade. Colonel Miner wrote the fol-
lowing letter to w. \. May chairman
Of the committee Of arrangements;
- wrote the secretary of your COM
mitJee acknowledging the receipt OF
your invitation To the Seventh rcgi-
ment to participate i'm the parade i'm
nuuor Of the return Of the Thirteenth
regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer in