Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-06
NEWARK WELCOMES
HER TROOP HOME
Essex Guard Returns Covered
With HOn0rs and Grateful
to the Capital.
ONE RODE FROM TEXAS
TO HONOR Mr.. WILSON
All Praise Their 0uartermaster
Who Gave Them Diamond
Back and Blue Points.

the inaugural ceremonies at Wash
ington are telling their friends here
TODAY of their experiences in the
parade and the difficulties they found
later in leaving for home. They
reached here last night. weary, but
bright and Immensely pleased at their
experience and the reception given
to them in Washington.
When the First. or Essex. Troop,
National Guard, which acted as Pres
ident Wilson's personal escort, ar
rived at the Broad street station OF
the Central railroad, shortly before
o'clock last night. the members
were cheered again and again by the
big crowd that gathered while they
We're detraining And the troopers
appreciation of the reception was evil
dent from the smiles and looks of
rride that each one wore as the COM
pany stood at attention in Broad
street. Newark felt proud that out of
the whole United States old Essex
was picked to send to Washington
the most important organization In
the parade, military or otherwise, to
be personal escort to the new head OF
the nation.
Tell Friends of Pageant.
The troop began to detrain at five
minutes to last night, yet 1t was
ALMOST $3.50 when the order For
ward" was given by Captain Ber-
tram r. Roome. because of the in
adequate facilities at the passenger
station to detrain horses. For two
hours and a half the troopers, in their
dress uniforms, stood in Broad street
and told their curious friends of the
magnificent pageant In which they
had held the place of honor Many
of the men are Princeton graduates,
and know the President personally,
and as "Old Grads they attended the
reception given him by the Princeton
Alumni
one of the troop Travelled hundreds
of miles. all the way from San An
tonic. Tex, to ride with the Essex
company in the parade, and, by a
peculiar whim of fate, he was the
only man to whom even a trivial ac-
dent happened. He is Frederick
Parker. and has the rank of corporal
in the troop. The company had
iust escorted the President to the
White House and were making the
return trip when they rounded
sharp corner. The asphalt was slip
perry, and Corporal Parker's horse
went down. unseatlng the rider. So
slight were his injuries, however, that
r~GAptain William Q. 6. Quinby.
surgeon of the troop, did not have to
open his medical cases: In fact, he did
not have to open them for any OF the
troopers.
He Calls on MIR. Wilson.
Corporal Parker made a personal
rail- on the President and his fam
i.v Tuesday night. He is a close
friend of the Wilson's and therefore
took a double interest in being in
Washington. He was also one of the
detail which guarded the inaugural
carriage during its trip to the White
House. The other members were
Quartermaster-S Sergeant Walter God
frey, Sergeant Wilkinson, Corporal
Carter and Sergeant Ballantine, car
rying the colors.
Tuesday was a strenuous day for
the troopers. They arose at $50 Il.
m. in their quarters over Downing's
livery. and after breakfast at s
mounted and remained in the saddle
until 1880 in the afternoon, and had
nothing to eat until at night. Most
of the time was spent standing at
attention with sabre in hand.
The men praise Quartermaster
Godfrey for his management of the
eulsine-for cuisine ii was. Diamond
hacks and oysters led on the menu,
and who ever heard of an ordinary
auartermaster. whose food is gener.
ally designated as grub" providing
these dellcacies for his detachment
All at Attention
As the troopers We're aligned in
Broad street last night the train
carrying the Gottfried Kruger Asso-
citation pulled in. and headed by their
band the members started their
march to the clubhouse in Belmont
avenue. AS they passed every mem
her of the Essex Troop was at at
tcntion
The Kruegers We're just as happy
HpOul tIle Nhule INNS as tHe tioopSi
We're. So We're the members of the
James A. Bray Association and the
Woodrow Wilson League, of Essex
county. whose members report every
thing excellent in Washington but
7he train service out of it. There
Mere no casualties nor accidents, and
over 400 Newarkers are back again
with experiences enough to use for
after dinner speeches for several