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 . had kept any one at homethen, there was no sucli reason this day,and all were out. Before 8 theCompany was at the .Armory, every mantinding something to do at this the finalmoment The assembly was soundedby Xiclmlas J. Skerrctt, the newly en
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 . had kept any one at homethen, there was no sucli reason this day,and all were out. Before 8 theCompany was at the .Armory, every mantinding something to do at this the finalmoment The assembly was soundedby Xiclmlas J. Skerrctt, the newly en-rolled nnisician, and the response wasimmediate. Into the drill-shed marchedthe soldiers and formed on the eastside. Opnosite them were the honora-ries. whie the veterans were drawn upat the north end. When thus formedin a hollow square with the Company atl)arade rest. one of its number ap-peared with the flag of privateproperty of the men. all joining in vocif-erous a])])lause: but this was only a be-ginning of what followed wlien the Starsand Stripes appeared. .A little laterMayor Rufus B. Dodge. entered, ac-conqianied by the Rev. Mgr. ThoinasCriflin. Rev. D. E. McCillicuddy, Gen-eral Josiah Pickett, General A. B. , Colonel R. II, Chamberlainand Colonel E. H. Russell, all of whom 230 WCTIU |:k IX THE SPANISH rcMMirr guards, company g. 2St were rt-cciwil witli cluers. Al a coiii-niand from Captain Moynihaii. the Com-pany knelt when tiie Rev. FatherMcCiilhenddy nfferecl prayer, every oneuncovering-. Then at attention themen stood and heard Father McCJilli-cuddy in a l:>rief address, and he wasfollowed by IMayor Dodsje and ;_lriffin. With the management in the hands ofColonel Fred W. ^^elling?ton. it mightbe expected that the line would I)efonned on time. The Colonel had anefficient staff consisting of Chief, Lieu-tenant James Early; Surgeon, W. McAleer; aids. CaptainXMlliam Hickey, John J. Rogers, Wil-liam J. Tansey. Patri
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