Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-31
WILDWOOD CREST

Capt. w. A. Ryan was extended a
reception and the affair made the &C.
casion of a reunion of the old members
OF Company e. 10Th Qater Company
NJ. 2nd) Regiment Infantry of Penn
sylvania Volunteers, mustered into
service July 20, 1898. All the MEM
bers of the Company and several guests
of prominence had been invited. The
gathering was held at the Students
Inn, 12S Buttercup road, Wildwood
Crest, Sunday. July 26, 1914.
Captain Ryan, Of Germantown, was
the commanding officer of this COM
pany when it was mustered into SER
vice and the reunion furnished the oc-
casion on the part of former comrades
and other friends for the presentation
to the Captain Of a beautiful gold ruby
stickpin.
Capt. H. W. Elvidge, of Allentown,
Pa, made an exceptionally good
POSTMASTER and introduced the various
speakers in q very happy vein.
The first speaker called upon was
the Hon. P. P. Baker, Mayor of Wild
wood Crest, who referred to the splen-
did work which Captain Ryan was
trying to accomplish for boys camps
during the past five years at the Crest.
He spoke Of the deep respect and high
regard which his brothers and he, as
we'll as they who came in contact with
the Captain, had for him; said he was
honoied and respected by all, and that
his word with them was as good as a
bond.
Capt. HI. w. Elvidge, who was mus
tered in as Second Lieutenant Of this
company and later promoted to the
c~aptaincy of Co. M. End regt. National
Guard of Pennsylvania, spoke in glow
ing terms of his former company COM
mander. He said; " / am proud to be
present on this suspicious occasion to
honor my old company commander.
We knew him as the best Captain in
Pennsylvania's National Guard and at
the Gettysburg encampment In 1902,
the company commanded by Captain
Ryan received the highest average
ever given a company in the guard
the rating being 100 per cent with spec
ial mention by the regular army Of
ficer." He spoke In high terms OF the
splendid appearance of the entire com
pany.
Captain Ryan was personally, and
in general orders of the Inspector Gen
erals report of the Division of the Nat
ional Guard Of Pennsylvania, highly
commended. The Adjutant Generals
office published the rating of Co. M,
in it's official reports with special notice
to the standing of the company. Cap
tain Ryan was known In the guard as
one of the best drillmasters and swords
man and was at all times a most ef.
fcfent officer.
Captain Ryan mustered 720 recruits
in Town Hall, Germantown and was
Offered the position of Major Of the
Battalion, but his interest in his origin
al company was so great that he said,
mo, I stick to my original German
town company" We stuck to him
and are still sticking. Captain Ryan's
60. G. Of the 10Th infantry was origin
ally composed entirely Of Sons Of Vet
Grams, Ellis Camp No. 8.
Capt. VIM. Tretbar, 1st 1t. under
Captain Ryan In 1898, paid high trib-
ute to his old commander and present.
ed the ruby scarfpin to Captain Ryan.
He said among many other fine things
that he was proud to have the honor
of presenting to his old captain, COM
pany commander and friend, this
token Of the esteem in which his COM
rades and many friends hold him. He
said it was fitting on this anniversary
of the company to pay the highest trib-
ute to our Captain who has turned out
SO many efficient officers now holding
commissions in both the National
Guard and the United States Army.
His remarks were followed by three
cheers for the Captain, led by Captain
Tretbar.
Many others present responded when
called upon by the toastmaster and
the affair was one that will be long re-
membered by those present. The
guests included the following:-Con-
gresham J. Thompson Baker, Hon.
P. P. Baker, Mayor of Wildwood Crest;
L. r. Baker, Capt. HI. w. Elvidge,
Lit. Geo. M. C~hatburn, Capt. Edwin f.
Goodwin, Capt. VIM. Tretbar, Garrett
B. Joyce, John ]. Courtney, H. J.
Ryan, HI. L. Stricken, John Basford,
w. d. Hart, Edw. Muslin, sChas. E.
Super, Raymond Super and many
others. The following was the COM
mittee In charge:-Capt. FL. w. Eli