The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-24
Some Men
of the Hour

Since his arrival in this city as the
officer in charge of the local recruiting
station of the United states army,
Lieutenant Robert G. Davis, of the
Seventeenth infantry. has acquired
many Scranton friends. has been a
guest of honor at many social func-
tions and himself officiated as host of
a small clique of intimates at a num-
Der of highly enjoyable events. He
was among those present at the OPEN
ing of the armory ball, and it was diff
cult for many who saw the slender
form and rather boyish face of the
lieutenant, in a graceful waltz to con-
jure up a picture of n field hazy with
smoke and dust. the air shattered by
the sharp report of musketry and the
thunderOus roar of artillery, and in the
midst of this scene the same young
soldier, khaki-clad, leading a battalion
Of American soldiers against dusky, d,
agile enemy.
And yet this picture would have done
Lieutenant Davis no more than justice.
Since he graduated from West Point
in 1898. he has seen his share of SER
vice in both Cuba and the Philippines.
He acted as second lieutenant of the
Seventeenth in Cuba, during the war
and his regiment was among the
troops made immortal at San Juan
hill In March. 90. he was promoted
to first lieutcnant At the close of
the war his regiment was transferred
to the Philippines and remained there
till December. 1900. 1t was during an
engagement in Luzon that in the alb
Scnce of his superior officers he COM
manded battalion and acquitted him.
self admirably. He succeeded Lieu
tenant r. a. Murphy. in charge of this
recruiting district He is himself a
Pennsylvania, his family living in
Lancaster.
Luzcrnc's new judge, Hon. G. l.. Hal
sey. made an extremely favorable i'm
preston on the Lackawanna bar dur
ing the week he presided here in quar-
ter sessions. While there was never
any question as to his fitness for the
bench. among those of the local lawyers
who knew him. there was still that in
detinable something attaching to the
judiciary. which Judge Halsey had to
prove was in him. and as is the case
with each elevation from the bar to the
bench, he was scanned with an eye
watchful for this aforesaid something.
And none looked in vain
The ermne, all agreed. was worn
with exceedingly becoming grace If
the opinions of the Scranton lawyers,
expressed during the interim since
Judge Halscy's visit. are worth reckon
ing. Judge Halsey is in his proper place.
TO A. B. Holmes, the treasurer of
the Fircmen's Relief association is due
large part of the credit for the sue
cess which attended the opening of
that organizations club house last Fri
day night. He has been untirinG ever
since it was first decided to furnish a
club house and has spent a large por-
ton of his time in arranging the de-
tails in connection with the work of
preparing the quarters and in assist
ing in the general work of supervision.
Mr. Holmes is, probably with one
| exception, the oldest volunteer fireman
in the city in point of service but not
in years. for he is still a comparatively
young man. The one exception above
referred to is his father-in law Charles
Corless. who joined the Columbias on
the same night that Mr.. Holmes did,
in 1877. Both father-n-law and SON
in-law have remained members of the
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