The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-16
OPENING OF THE ARMORY
Meeting Of the General Committee
Which Will Have It in Charge
Was Held Last Night.

A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held in the board of trade assembly
room last night by the general con-
mittee chosen by the Thirteenth regi-
ment to take formal charge of the
ceremonies attendant upon the OPEN
ing of the armory.
Permanent organization was effected
| and committee appointed TO SUPER
| wise matters. About two hundred in
vitations were sent out and at last
nights meeting the great majority OF
the recipients were represented. either
in person or by letter. The committee
| which extended invitations was made
! up OF Colonel l.. A. Watres, Lieuten-
ant Colonel r. w. Stillwell, Captain j.
w. Kambac'S. Captain .. Il. Athcr-
ton. Lieutenant L. Fl. Ripple, jr., and
Lieutenant w. L. Gunster.
In sending out the invitations they
extended them to representatives OF
all local enterprises. as q result Of
which each of Scranton's industries is
represented upon the general commit
tee. Among those who were either
present or signified their willingness by
letter to act upon the committee, We're:
Captain W. A. May, Colonel L. A.
Schroeder. r.. r.. Chase Colonel L. Fl.
Ripple, Colonel Herman Osthaus. +. s.
Godfrey, Colonel Arthur Long. Hon. c.
p ONIalley, Superintendent c. c. Rose
Of the Delaware and Hudson coal de-
partment, Col. Fl. a. Coursen, j. w.
Howarth. Sidney Williams, ]. W. Fow-
Ter, a. H. Lee. w. S. Taylor, A. Is.
Warlnan, Thomas Sprague, Lieutenant
'.,1r = - T~l,,
w. kambeck, Captain Frank Vandling,
Adjutant. d. &. Atherton. Lieutenant
l.. E. Carter. LieutenantW. T.. Gunster,
Captain Fred r. Drake, Easton; w. r.
Stcrrs, James Blair. jr., James Nc
Anulty. A. u. Blackinton, Hon. II. NJ.
Edwards, II. J. Foster. Captain Robert
Y. Horn. Easton; Il. f. Loomis, Hon.
John E. Roche, Ralph f. Weeks, G. H.
Whitney. Honesdale; +. s. Barker
Garrett Bogart. Hon. John i. Barrett,
Colonel c. Bow Dougherty. Wilkes
Barre: Homer Greene, Honesdale;
Captain Harrington, Montrose; Colo
mel Asa Miner. Wilkes Barre: Hon. Ed
James. jr., w. II. Jessup, jr., f. p.
Kingsbury, ]. A. Lansing, Captain J..
Y. Mates. Major w. S. NLllar, Joseph
O'Bren, F. +. Platt. Theo. Storing,
IlttSOIl, "A. j oedflc, t1OleS1ale, u. w.
Ten BrOeck. j. a. Linen. John Post. G.
Il. Smith, Charles Schager. William +.
lIallstead. 0. F.. Johnson, Major Ever
EFT Warren, w. Gaylord Thomas. w.
G. Parke, J. w. Oakford, w. l.. Hen
wood. Hon. j. G.. Vaughan, Hon. p. A.
Philbin.
The committee organized by elect
ing Captain w. A. May chairman and
Lieutenant w. T.. Gunster secretary.
The work 10 be done by the members
in connection with the opening of the
armory, which will take place about
June or Is was discussed at length,
every one present taking the Iivliest
sort of interest in the question and the
following executive committee was
then chosen: j. w. Oakford, Henry
Belin. jr, Colonel RI. NJ. Boies, Hon.
William Connell. II. j. Casey. Il. j. Fos-
ter, Joseph Levy, Captain w. a. May,
Conrad Schroeder, Charles Robinson,
Col j.. IL. Ripple. w. q. Parke. II. L.
Fuller, Y. Fl. Watkins. Major Everett
Warren. G.. s. Weston. Frank Carlucci,
Hon. John 4. Williams, Major j. Is.
Fish, l.. J. Robinson and w. G.. O'A[ul.
ley.
This committee is empowered TO an
point subcommittee to take charge
of the rcgimental ball. with which the
aImory is to be formally opened. and.
in fact. to have complete control of all
the accessory details.