The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-21
WITH TROOP A, CAVALRY
ENCAlIPED AT SEASIDE PARK AT
 BRIDGEPORT.

Collie Becomes AIaseot-EnteFtain-
 ment at EImwOOd-YOung Ladies
 Help to Arrange Camp for the Boys.
 Bridgeport, Aug. 2O.-Troop A, the only cavalry organization that Connec- ticut boasts of. arrived here yesterday afternoon and went to Seaside park, where they are encamped near Barnum monument. The company left New Ha- ven shortly after a. m. Saturday and was met at Milford by Colonel J. H. Wade and Major w. H. Marigold, who rode with the organization to this city,
 Special services were held at the South church this morning, where the cavalrymen attended in a body, escort ed by the commissioned officers of the city battalion. Rev. Henry Hallam Tweedy had prepared a sermon which was of interest to the soldiers.
 The Third regiment band rendered sacred concert at the Seaside park camp last night at o'clock.
 Tomorrow morning the troop will leave here and proceed to Danbury. Colonel Wade will ride with the troop over the entire trip through the state, and Major Marigold will ride with them on Monday and Tuesday.
 During the march down the troop en- |
 At Milford where the men halted for dinner Saturday they learned with agreeable surprise that they did not have to cook for themselves if they are in the vicinity of a hotel or other place where food can be had without the trials of getting the food ready. A number cf the soldiers took advantage of the fact.
 A Scotch collie has followed the troop CTS from Savin Rock and he has been made the mascot. A yellow bandana is around his neck. After some coaxing he responds to the name of 'Luddy."
 The last of the Milford dust was rais- ed shortly after o'clock, and then Ma jor Ludington informed his command to brush up a little before reaching Washington bridge. We may meet scout, said Major Ludington. You can imagine the surprise when on Washington bridge young woman on a spirited animal rode up and in true military style saluted the gallant major.
 The buglers played and her horse danced and then she dashed ahead.
 Major Ludington then informed his lieutenants that the young lady who displayed such fine control of her horse, was Miss Lillian Lyons of Bridgeport, the daughter Of a well known horse breeder.
 Then Major Ludington gave an order to gallop to the troopers, and up the River road they dashed and to Elm wood farm, where Miss Lyon gave a formal salute.
 1 The old Colonial farm house was trimmed with red white and bluet and a large American flag was flying from a majestic elm
 Troop A drew up in dress parade or der and the flags were saluted and then the order for parade rest was given. The horses were hftched and then the soldiers partook of refreshments served l by a number of ladies. MT. Beardsley, i his wife and daughters, extended a welcome to the soldiers. Among those who assisted were Miss Alice Wakeley, Miss Marian Curtiss, Mrs. H. B. Web ster of New Haven, Miss Grace Miles of Milford, Miss Tena Beardsley, Florence Baldwin of New York, Mrs. Bobbert, Mrs. Johnson, Miss Medora BeardsIey, Mrs. DeVore, Mrs. Charles Clark of West Haven, and Mrs. James L. Miles of Milford.
 The soldiers voted Miss Lyons the | daughter of their regiment and before leaving Elmwood farm gave a drill. They gave a cheer and by engagement | the young ladies agreed to go to Sea- 1 side park, where the soldiers were to camp for the night and the next day to help in arranging the tents and the cooking utensils. Miss Lyons acted as 1 guide for the soldiers through Strat- l ford. and when she left the command was given @ long cheer that resembled the finish of real battle on the grid l iron between Yale and Harvard.
 The young ladies at Seaside park were ready when the soldiers arrived, and even helped to unload the baggage wagons, and troop A believe that they are having a taste of real war, just like they are having on the other side of the earth before the peace confer ences started at Oyster Bay and Ports mouth,
 There are some of the soldiers who do not think that riding horse all day is as much fun as they figured. These fellows can be seen walking around in camp. They don't like to sit down. Uncle Sam does not furnish cosy cor ners with his saddles they have ascer- tained by the experience of one day on the road.
 A large crowd of Bridgeporters visit | ed the camp last night Attorney Gerth, who recently joined the troop, has been chosen leader of a no harmony band that gave concert to which no admis- sion was charged.
  DINED AT MANSFTETD'S