The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-23
ENTERTAIN The VEEVGUAUD
old GUARD WELCOME THE GOV
ERNOR or CONNECTICUTS OWN.
Populace Cheers the Double Parade After
church Visitors Uniforms Are Pretty,
hut We OutClaSs Them In Waist Llno-Ah
Evening with a Trace OF Moisture.
(Toid by a SurriWr.)

. Old Guard had another great time yester-
day. Just sos TO get ready; been resting
mn over since pay-rade dedication Gen.
Ir1n5 SIgeI monument last fall. Terrible
insult that day-old Guard lined up OPP
posite monument-'long comes man driving
water wagon up Riverside Drive. Well
Lghty-second anniversary yesterday
sermon ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS evening.
night and morning at Hotel Aston. Early
in afternoon all fell in at armory, marched
N 81. Thomas's Church TO hear sermon by
chaplain Wssson-yes, James B. Wasson-
yes, the Rev. James B. WATSON. Good ser
mon. too Sang a hymn named What
the--can't seem remember rest Of II.
Oh. yes. hymn named "0h. What the JoYl'
Perfectly good hymn. After that marched
down avenue 70 Forty-fJurth street
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES overBme
nv heat this polnt-had TO fall out, Rest
hack to armory. Installed o~ssifers. Major
Charlie stadler again Major. He led pay
rade. too. His belt buckle only beat him
hack TO armory by minute and half. New
record for Old Guard Major.
Bank-wet, perfectly good bank;wet.
Grand ballroom and everything full-ohook
full Plenty to eat and just enough,
~snging-som hOOraying too, don't know
Iut little more than just some. Guess
there was. come TO think. Major Charlie
there 10 boss Job. Cap'n Rastus Ransom
westminster. Others at silt table were
Naior-Gen. Frederick d. Grant, Gen. James
n O'Beirne, Charles A. Towne, Edward
Iauterbach, Herman Metz-he's Comp
troller-Hugh Hastings, Jacob A. cantor,
Commodore P. Vedder, Gen. John O.. Eddy,
Col h. s. B~owler-he's Collector-Col
William f. Morris, and then some more.
And oh. YES, there was-where old
Harry's that ice water-yes-there was
Cam Matt oon-yes, Cap'n A, W. Nation.
He was there with bunch Governors Feet
glarder- MISUNDERSTANDING OF
e~m-orRanized first i774-well organized
again last night last we saw Of EN-. Came
on special invitation-good f~ellows-sixty
good fellows. Glad they came, l guess.
Came yesterday-going back New Haven
h2if past six next week,
Same old troublesome entrance ballroom
Hotel Aston. Remember speaking about II
ast wear. Double door. Both sides look
same. Only one side opens. Can't tell
which till you try. Very annoying spend
five minutes trying open wrong side. Lots
valuable time wasted. Spoke about 1t last
wear. Must be attended TO before next
Lme-sure.
Much rivalry between uniforms Of Old
Guard and Governors F~eetguard. Visitors
wear leggings--blacK ones-kind OF CONT
mental eject, but is it dressy? Some soy
YES and, on the other hand, some don't
say YES. Pretty, though; no doubt about
that. Why didn't Herman Metz wear his
uniform? Said his Wallets sick, Tried TO
get into il by himself and almost strangled.
Thinks Bird COler must have made II.
Matter Of fact. all he needs 10 practice
bots o. practice.
But about TINT Tostgusr' Putting aside
3 uniforms, they admit we got much better
cafSs here than New Haven's got. De-
tachment met ON at train. Line OF morch
then follows: Hotel Belmont. Hotel Man
haitian. Jacks, kniCterbocker, Shanleys s,
two or throe other places and 50 to srmory.
Half an hour passing given point. Every
where chearod by enthusiastic populaco.
But about that ~bank-wet. Major
Charlie set ball rolling kindly but firmly.
No waistlins like his among Cove rnOr 4
Feetglard or-er-elsawher5. Then Capn
Ransom took command and said he was an
old man. Many circs Of NO. you am
either" Cap'n Ransom didn't insist. lie
said flower OF American manhood was Of
bank-wet. All blossoms present rose ana
cheered. Finest horticultural cheering
ever. But came very sad Omen When
Cam Ransom Raid not many veterans
civil war present. No cheering then, but
lots for Little Mac (meaning General, not
Mayor and lots more Tor Gen. Grant.
Electric fans waved Old Glory out in wavy
breezes when Gen. Grant rose to spoke-er-'
speak, Electric fans and flags most trying
10 eyesipht such occasion. Several Old
G%uardsmen, unable to endure II. rose ano
left room. Must see about II next time
Makes flags joggle up and down-all around
Most trying.
Gen. Grant said he remembered many
ch~ampagnes-no, he said campaigns. lie
remembered many campaigns, but civil wal
veterans entitled TO first praise before all
Nobody disputed. Said time approachec
when he'd have to leave New York and hi
WAS sorry. Told stories Of his father ant
civil war. Remember he told one about
very complicated military movement.
He said down In Mississippi when UnioI
army was trying strike Confederate hant
or Confederate flank was trying STRIKE
Union Army-Well, he told about mos
complicated military movement anyhow
and some army got struck in the nanR
Old Guard cheered him 10 several echoes
Drank President Rooseyelt's health toc
and sang 'Oh. say, and quite a lot more o
il too-quite a lot more.
Drank Gov. Hughes's health, and cheerec
him, too, some. Only cold water drank
at bankwet used drinking Governors
health. Had TO send out and get 1t. Mr.
1owne talked about Congress: He talked
quite a lot about Congress. Thought Their
was patriotism In Congress. Sorry, no
enough Of it there 10 get four battleships
Lots Of Old Guardsmen stood up and SAM
.0h, say Mr.. Towne talked about VI
Glory-very annoying, those electric fans
made the flags ali sort Of joggly. Oh, yes
Mr.. Towne said had been a time when prid'
and power Of North went out TO lay dow
lives for Old Glory, and II time ever cam
again just as many more ready 70 go Y
bottle-er-battle, OF c~ourse-battle, no
bottle.
After Old Guardsmen going out hac
argument with wrong side OF ballroom
door Herman Metz said hadn't got arount
IN time for civil war but knew something
about fight. He's been Mt Democrat
State convention and also had 20 get ap
propriAtions out OF Aldermen. He though
Old Guard would get new armory som
time. City ought 10 be more liberal wit
armories anyhow, but just now there wer'
% many ways TO spend money-hospitals
charities and suohlike.
Gen 0'Beirne he spoke, too, and oh. 9th
trs-yes, several others. He said-er-the,
Baid-weil, they said number Of things
very interestinG-oh, very interesting. AM
everybody sang several things. They sans
oh, say and several things They san
How can | bear TO le-e-e-ave thee an
that thing about afraid to come home be
Tore daylight They sang several thing
and others spoke-several others. Waite
then opened troublesome door and bankWe
ended.
HIMAN SUCCEEDS PRESTON.
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