The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-25

Colonel j.. a. Watres. of the Thir-
teenth, yesterday issued regimental
order dealing with the invitation to
participate in the Memorial day SER
vices. rendered by the local posts of
the Grand Army Of the Republic. The
order follows:
Headquarters Thirteenth Regiment. Third Bri.
Scranton, Pa, May -, 1901.
Rcgincntal Orders No. u.
This command has been cordially invited by
the Grand Army Of the Republic to participate
IN the tender and patriotic services incident TO
Memorial day. Since its formation the regiment
has always deemed it privilege to be permitted
TO do honor to the mcnoty Of the brave men
who fought for the nations existence.
The colonel commanding is glad to believe that
the spirit of patriotism and devotion os the
command will be glad to manifest itself upon
the present occasion.
The field. >taH. non commissioned staff band
and the First and Third battalons will assemble
at the armorr on Thursday MAY 10. lnOl,
promptly at 10 p. M. with caps and lcggings.
Assembly will he sounded at 13O y. m : adni.
tant's call at $50. BY order OF
L.. \. Watrcs Colonel.
u. -. Mhcrton Adiutant.
The ;ong-dellyod order announcing
the dates Of Inspections OF the local
companies Of the Thirts cnth regiment
has not ye; been issued. although the
date for the armory opening ball has
been fixed and the inspections can now
he arranged for accordingly. The ball
will be held June IA. and it is there
fore very likely that the inspections
will start June Il. There is consider
able speculation among officers and
privates. however. as to whether Ad-
iutant General Stewart. impatient at
the frequent delay in beginning the
local inspections. may not step into
the game and order them begun June
l. or at least during the first week Of
the month. These are supposed to be
the spring Inspections but by the
time they are completed il started
as late as the 18th. ii will be almost
time for the summer examinations to
start. All the other regiments of the
brigade completed spring inspections
some time ago.
Although this seems Il rathcrpeculiar
season of the year for indoor base
ball playing. as mentioned in last
Saturdays Tribune. the sport has been
given sudden impetus. and frcquent-
~ after drill the men stay about the
armory. playing the game until late
at night. Companies - and Il have
begun the work of organizing teams.
and have lined up against each other
on several occasions, with varying re-
suits. Ralph Gregory and Charlie
Adams, of Company y, two of the
regiments star foot ball players shine
equally brightly on the indoor dia-
n;ond. and are among the crack play
erS. Private Frank Coffin. of ID. is
another expert. and + has a long line
of good players. Corporal Robert
Kiple. captain Of last seasons foot
ball team, and Lieutenant Berry and
Sergeant Brink. the two big guards,
are amoTg rs star ball tossers.
The first o. the companies to an
nouncc that it will give a military
ball on lis own hook is d. 1t will
follow close after the big opening af-
fair. as il Viii be he'll; Aioit'ay, June
IL. The original Geccrat. Cn., can be
utilized, and DIS boys count on maxi
ing their affair one of the most ena
JpN3Dle u! JUS klnu ever nciu III tne
city. confidently counting upon far
cclipsiTS the brilliant darce given by
J. on the night of the dedication Of
the Soldiers anl Sailorc' monument.
John kyaeger. of Dunmore. the
bridge builder who met his death last
Sunday by falling from the Nay Aug
bridge. was we'll known and popular
in the Thirteenth regiment. He was
a hard worker in Company X, the
same company which recently lost by
death its popular first lieutenant Isaac
Brown. y large number of boys from
the company attended kraeger's flu
cral. which was held Wednesday.
Tie place fCr brigade encar.pment
this year has not vet been announced.
AMI there is little doubt among the
soldier lads that Gretna will again be
TIE seen" Of their weeks stay. The
visions OF Iui,a!p and the Ffi- Amer
lean exposition, which we've for awhile
presented. when the ahvisability of
going ,h"ra was discussed, have now
comr!"tcly vanished, and the idea Of
Wyoming also has been apparently
abandoned as a camping ground.
Since tho opening OF the range at
Dickson city there has been uni