The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-29
COMPANY \. |. \. c.
BY MAYOR PAR.
SONS WITH MAJ, GALBRAlTH
AS GUEST OF HONOR.
MUSIC AND SPEECHES
Major Gabraith Praises Cairo Com.
pany But Urges Attention to Drill
Militia important as Power
Behind the Executives.

Mayor Parsons entertained Com
pany X, | n c. last night at his
palatial home. in that delightful man.
ner for which he has become famous.
The occasion was honored by Major
! Galbraith, of Carbondale command.
| ing the Third Battalion who came
on invitation Of the mayor to be with
| the boys. Governor Deneen had been
invited, but wrote regretfully of i'm
portant engagement elsewhere which
ne has gone to fill Major General
Scot wrote that he would have been
here had the invitation reached him a
little earlier.
About 50 Of the members Of Com
pany X were present with Captain
w, p. Greaney--al in uniform, and
they had probably as pleasant a time
as they ever had anywhere. 1t was
informal; the mayor was in a happy
mood, he tried to make everyone feel
thoroughly at ease, and with his usual
tact on occasions like this he sue
ceeded in doing 50, Refreshments
were served, consisting of salads, bis.
cults, olives, coffee ice cream, cake
and almonds, the cake being decorted
with creams in the national colors.
The company We're then invited across
the hall to the larger apartment and
told TO turn themselves loose TheI
mayor expressed himself as much
pleased and honored by their presence
all present. Major Galbraith respond |
ed to the mayors invitation. He con
graduated Company X. upon residing
in city having a mayor who took
such a deep interest in the welfare Of
the company, saying that few cities
had executive officers who recognized
the importance and honor of having
a well equipped military company,
and who would exert themselves to en-
such organizations But he
that Cairo also was to be
upon having such IN
organization as Company K, which,
le had no hesitency in saying. was
he best company in the battalion and
he best in the regiment, Company K
lad more men in line at the encamp-
nent than any other in The battalion
md showed greater efficiency The
major spoke earnestly however Of
he need Of thorough discipline in or
Ter that the company might maintain
is high standing; he urged attention
o drill, which he held to be as i'm
Crtant under the oath taken as was
ilegiance TO the government. He
poke of the high mission Of the state
llitia, of it's greater Importance as
he power behind the executive Off.
ers, municipal, state and national,
the maintenance of order and the .
of the law: and he hoped
1at every member present would
aalize the full purport of the obli- q
atoms he had assumed in enrolling
is name AS a member of the company :,
nd would do nothing that might bring "
shonor upon the uniform he wore n
NJ his uniform was as sacred as the y
ig of the country He suggested that
very member exert himself to bring =
one more, so that the company
light show an enrolment of over 100 p,
the next encampmenj. n.
The mayor expressed his thanks %
ajor Galbraith for his kind words. r.
ID heartily approved Of the good AL in
&c given. Members of, the company ot
ere then invited by His Honor to tell
Drics, c;c. Captain Greaney spoke VI
icily aud in pleasant vein and was ne
llowcd by score of The boys. Ser in
ants Schulzc Morrow, Thistlcwood
lchanan. Hewette, Lewis. Glass. an
tpp Wilson. J. c. Fisher, of the Gle n,
N ard others responded to calls.
d a spirit of easy good fellowship Va
IS developed and peryaded the com W;
NY. A feature of the evening was a as
ng by Mr.. Joseph McNulty, who has IN
Iine bas, voice and another by Mr. pa
hulze. who has splendid tenor
tn piano accompaniment by Mrs pr
Oflet mi
Captain Greanev read communi- ge
ion from the Captain of Company
TO Company X. to come to Carbon
@ December ( and enjoy the hospi- er
ity Of the Carbonate organization, Sn
The company dispersed near mid
Int all agreeing that Cairo's mayor ma
4 most genial fellow.