The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-01
Band Plays "a Hot Time" and
Men Are Impatient.
BATTERY A men DISAPPOINTED
Famous Topeka Band Accom-
panies Its Regiment.
All Sections of Infantry on Way
at 11:O5 O'clock.
BY p. C. POWELL.

(Staff Correspondent for the State
Journa1.)
National Guard Camp, Pawnee
Flats, Fort Riley, Kan, July l.
Half an hour after reveille had sound
ed every tent used by the Second
regiment had been dismantled, rolled
and thrown over the shoulders of
the infantrymen. Huge bonfires
were built and aided the rising sun
in lighting the flats Lye was dis
tributed around the cook tents and
then came the order to fall in
Five minutes more and 1,007 en-
listed men were in line. The total
strength of the Second regiment had
been 1912, but 165 men were dis
qualified as result of the physical
examinations.
A few minutes and the Second
Regiment band had struck ur.
"A Hot Time" and marched
to the railroad tracks. The
band was followed by the mount
ed scouts, or mounted orderlies, the
machine gun company of Hutchin-
son. the supply company, detailed
from the regiment, q. few others, and
Col. p. H. Hoisington and his staff,
who comprised the first section of
fourteen cars.
4neTS was one standard Pullman,
four tourists, one horse car carrying
seven horses, three baggage cars, five
boxcars and one flat car Mrs. Hois-
ington and her daughter Margaret
were on the train determined to go as
far as they could and get off where
they could make connections to New
ton.
Delayed by Orders.
Considerable delay was occasioned
awaiting official orders from Capt. L.
K. Holbrook, post quartermaster.
Meantime the remaining companies of
the Second regiment stacked arms and
waited impatiently.
The companies from the First regi-
ment drilled charged at the train, fell
and pointed guns at the men in the
first section.
AT s:35 o'clock the first section
pulled out There were only a few
women at the train.
Little was seen of the men of Bat
terry A-they were too disappointed.
Shortly after a reveilIe the artillery
men began taking a collection to pur-
chase a watch for Sergeant Brady who
has been detailed to return to Topeka
to aid in recruiting another battery.
Band Plays Hot Time.
On Board First Section, First In
fantry Train-As the men pulled out
the band again struck up "a Hot
Time" Cheer after cheer was given
by the other companies waiting their
turn to entrain. Even then there was
no intimation as to the intermediate
points that the train would pass
through on its way through Kansas.
William Curtis, in charge of the
special trains, stated that the govern
ment had ordered the routings should
not be given out.
1--WE have hundreds of Mexicans
working on the sections" said Mr..
Curtis, land there is no telling what
they will do. Then, too, the govern
ment wants the troops hurried to the
border and not delayed by cheering
crowds at the depots"
Finally those who desired to get off
at Topeka were assured the train
would go through there.
The men in the Second Regiment
band rode in the next to the last car,
right next to the Pullman occupied by
Colonel Hoisington and other commits
stoned officers. Paul E. Faulkner and
David w. Smith, who failed to pass the
physical examination, were on the
train and got off at Topeka
Change in Band Officers.
1t was further announced on the
train that change had been made in
the personnel of the officers in the
band. Chief Musician Frank E. Brown