The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-13
VOLUNTEERS WELCOMED.
Companies E and F Enter
tain Their Returning
Members.

National Guard present at the Armory
last evening thar for several months past.
The reason for such a large attendance
was the reception rendered to the volun-
teers of Companies Z and f. The COM
panies rooms were crowded from an early
as eight o'clock. The volunteer were
kept busy shaking hands with their old
| comrades, until their arms ached.' Prob
ably not in a year has so much interest
been manifested in the affairs of the
guard.
In almost every one of the company
rooms, members of the regiment gathered
while the volunteers related interesting
| stories of camp life. Occasionally by way
of variation a member would render piano
solos. So the evening went in the majority
of the rooms.
But in the rooms of Companies e and
F, there were far different scenes. These
two rooms were packed almost to suffoca-
ton with the regular members and the
volunteers who applied for reinstatement
until at half past eight the bugler noti-
fed the members of the two companies
that the time for their drill had arrived.
The number of men who formed on the
floor, caused a big surprise to those who
| had gathered to watch the proceedings.
Some of the men appeared in the volun-
teer uniform. while others wore civilian
| dress. OF the twenty-one members of the
guard who Joined the Fourth New Jersey
Volunteer Regiment from Company 3,
last July, twenty were on hand last even
ing and all were reinstated. The twenty
! first man is still doing duty at the Green
vile camp.
Captain Waldo E. Gibbs was more than
pleased with the splendid showing made
by his ompany He fairly bubbled over
with enthusiasm when he spoke of the
number of men who had returned to the
guard.
1T clearly shows said he, that there
is no truth in the reports that dissension
existed. The fine showing, this evening,
speaks for itself and to say that l am
pleased is putting it very mildly"
Captain Gibbs said he had applications
from ten new members who would be ex-
amined shortly. Ten volunteers returned
to Company F n others are expected
within e few days.
The. drills were shortened in order to
give the men time for the reception the
guardsmen had prepared for the volun-
teers. After the men returned to their
respective rooms, Captain Gibbs distrib-
uted tickets for the drill on April 10.
| He. then passed cigars to all the men.
The Captain told his men hat he wished
all to be present at the drill to take
place on Thursday night, explaining that
all the volunteers were to wear their
campaign uniforms, as there were no new
uniforms ready at the Arnory. This
pleased the volunteers, who are decidedly
anxious to show their friends what sew
eral months of camp life has done for
| them in the way of drilling.
The men, about two hundred in num-
Der, headed by Captain Gibbs and Lieu
tenant Gaddis, marched in double file to
Bradley's Hotel, at West Side avenue and
Montgomery street, where the reception
was held. The soldiers were amply sup
piled with refreshments. Then came an
informal entertainment, in which a great
many of those present participated.
| Speeches were made by Captain Gibbs
and Lieutenant Gaddis in which glowing
tributes were paid to the volunteers The
best of feeling exists between the volun-
teers and the guardsmen. Whatever dis
sension there ever was seems to hav en-
tirely disappeared.
Major Brensinger, in alluding to the al
legged dispute, said he is greatly pleased
to learn that no ill-feeling existed.
81 think the guard is now in a fair
position to dvanc to it's old standing
he said.
Other officers appeared to be pleased
with the unusual amount of enthusiasm
displayed and expressed their belief that
before very long the guard would be
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