The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-16


his achievements will fully mate those
Of Company DIS famous ram, last year at
Mt. Gretna.
Matthew Brown, the halter, Is the
guest Of Sergeant Major F. y. Wasman.
Of the First battalion.
James Hayes, of Scranton, is a guest
of Captain Murphy, of Company G.
The splendid work of Quartermaster
Sergeant Ralph Gregory. of Company D,
who came down with the advance. was
greatly appreciated by the members Of
the company. Everything had been pre-
pared in tiptop shape. and the boys were
quick to realize the fact.
Among the Scranton visitors in camp
Sunday were the Misses Leona and Clara
Gregory Miss Nettie Halleck and Mrs.
John Huff, wife of Company HIS COM
mander.
Barber Louis Rinsland, of Scranton, Is
in charge of the "tonsorial parlors' in
camp and is doing rushing business.
Artifcer William Rafter. of the United
States army. who is a guest of Company
c, hasn't been doing much loating, but
Immediately on his arrival, sailed in and
started to make himself useful by help
ing in the commissaiy department. The
artistic way in which William proceeded
to divide sides of beef. legs of mutton.
etc. is a source Of qualification to all of
Lieutenant Koehler's staff.
Private Thomas Cullen. of Company K,
was orderly at brigade headquarters
Sunday.
En- route to camp, the regiment was
met at Avoca by large delegation of
the natives. Epworth League tracts were
distributed In the headquarters car by
Miss Myrtle Smith and Miss Jennie Bell.
two enthusiastic members of the League.
Jonathan Vipond, of Scranton. is the
IF yin1p n
Corporal Powell, of Company f. Sun
day afternoon entertained Harrisburg
friends.
Frederick>M Kirchoff. one of the clerks
in the LackaWanna county commission
ers' office. was among the local visitors
Sunday. He was accompanied by John
Miller and William Wachter, of Lebanon.
formerly of Scranton.
Company F rejoices in band Of how
ling dervishes who nightly put to shame
the widest of Midway performers.
First Lieutenant T.. F.. Berry is one of
the best tactcians in camp, and. being
tall anl soldierly- looking, commands con-
siderable attention.
Lieutenant Relph Is one of the best
looking men in camp
Corporal Malott is one of the hard
workers of the company and seems to
have added to his military training that
of the use of the "unicle."
Ine nonOr OIL IlPnI oI llHc uuIlHS CAMP
was given Company 3, Colonel Watres
having transferred it from Third to First
battalion.
TOO much celebration, Monday night.
and too lively a part played in Company
Fs midway performance. landed Private
Peter Grimes in the guard house. Peter
took his enforced retirement stoically.
however, and peacefully smoked away
throughout his days Imprisonment.
rbora ic q ppSSjhility that general
field day of sports will be arranged, some
day towards the end of the week, in
which every athletic youth in the regi-
ment may participate and make an ef-
fort to win the laurel. There are sew
eral notably good athletes in the rcGi-
ment and competition would be keen in
the 1O0-yard dash. the broad and high
jumps the weight events and other con-
tests.
Corporal Frank Coffin of Company d,
is probably the premier sprinter OF the
regiment and for the matter OF that
would probably give any man in the
division a pretty good run for his hon
ors. Although Coffin is heavy of build
and doesn't look like a runner. still he is
fleet as hare, and the members of his
company would like to see him meet some
outsider, Sergeant Major Bob Vail is
another young man, who can run little.
On July 4. 1900, he won the 1OO-yard dash
I'm running match open to all the United
States soldiers in that district of the
Philippines, where his regiment was sta
toned He received gold medal in token
of his victory. Coffin has, however,
beaten out Vail. The former has record
of 10 fiat for the 100.
The grounds here are fairly covered
with fakirs who sell to the unwary me-
mentoes of all kinds and descriptions.
Their wares vary in quality from the
ordinary little bronze medal, to Jagged
broken pieces of metal, which are claimed
to be fragments of shells, An officer who
has been here before, whimsically re-
marked when he saw the mementoes on
sale: Same old shell game. They have
sold enough of that stuff in the last
twenty years to have blown to pieces
dozen Federal and Confederate army
camps"
Captain Clemons, the new captain OF
Company /, is worthy successor to that
able officer, who preceded him in COM
mand Captain Horn. The new captain
is tall and straight, and looks the SOL
der, every inch of him.
Lieutenant Colonel j. w, Oakford, of
Scranton, has been in camp the last two
days.
Large numbers of the soldiers daily
take trips over the historic sections of the
battlefield. and look with interest at the
countless monuments erected to the men,
ory of the brave soldiers of the past
Mrs. r. II. Ripple is now with her hus-
band, Colonel f. II. Ripple at his quar-
ters, at the division heights
Sergeant Major Charles Adams. of the |
Third battalion yesterday discovered |
relic In the form of the hone of a mans |
forearm. He found 1t on Seminary Ridge. |
Corporal James Brock of Company r, |
sprained his ankle while at drill yester- |
day. |
Lieutenants Henshaw and Breig. of |
Company F. Sergeant Major Charles |
Adams. OF the Third battalion, Corporal |
Caryl and Privates Ryan and Cleveland, |
OF +, enjoyed carriage trip over the en- |
tire scene Of the three days nghting sun |
dsY. Leon NJ Levy.