Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . part in the contest. Themarch was not a long one, but it wassufficient to try the strength of thelatelv fever-stricken soldiers. At CityHall, they were reviewed Mayorand the city government, and theschool children were there in force,just
Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . part in the contest. Themarch was not a long one, but it wassufficient to try the strength of thelatelv fever-stricken soldiers. At CityHall, they were reviewed Mayorand the city government, and theschool children were there in force,just as they were six months before.( )n the Common, Battery B fired a sa-lute in honor of the soldiers return,and at 5 the parade was dismissedat the Armory. Couchee, the mas-cot, also was in line with his fellow vet-erans, and his blanket bears the words,Ive been to Cuba. How about a pen-sion ? In the evening came the last scene,in tlu- rece]5tion, when Mechanics Hallwas filled to repletion with a vast ar-rav of soldiers and citizens, all intenton making the day and the hour mem-i]ral>le. The galleries were filled withpeople, who had paid fifty cents apiecefor the privilege of seeing the veteransserved and to hear the speeches. Thenumbers present were so much greaterthan expected that the city gov-ernment had t(i retire without a i>art. I. West. Co. H. Ihomas I-. Casey. James F. Power. Gr.\Ki)S, company 287 in the programme. In the confusionincident to the seating, the Emmetswere left outside on the stairs, andwere not present wlien grace wassaid liy Dr. A. Z. Conrad. Charles [, that veteran chairman ofreception committees, efficiently sup-ported by his aids, saw to the proiserplacing of the guests, antl then fol-lowed the repast. When the feast wasover, as toastmaster, Colonel hred. \\ .Wellington took charge and happilyintroduced his several speakers. Allrose equal to the occasion, and theiroratory was enthusiastically speakers,
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