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Show COMPANY "A." Captain Canmn aad His Men Cover Theraifslves With Glory A Handsome Showing-, Grand 1'urade, Excellent Briilins: A Crowded Uali and Maguifl-ctnt Maguifl-ctnt Banquet. The town was all excitement yesterday yester-day awaiting the grand military display dis-play that had been promised, aud the people were not disappointed when the parade began, nor when it ended, nor I at any time during the inspection and diill, nor during the dance, nor at the banquet. All ras firstclaaa. pai'ish Fork's company of cavalry, J. li. Mustard captain, were over on tLeir handsome aod wtll tiaiued chs-.rgere; they, wi.h Cctptain Can-luan'a Can-luan'a company and the two drum corps, made a magnificent parade. The procession moved to the Ii. G. W. depot de-pot and there met Adjutant General Oi linger and Inspector General Tat-lock Tat-lock who reached the city on No. 6. These officers were escorted to Company A'b armory in tne Kruger building and in the square opposite drill and in-pection in-pection of both companies was had. The boys of both conaucted themselves admirably. Their equipments were found to be in first class condition. Thedrfvcfi '" the opera hou"0 was a huge su( C63S Thejhouae v. aa 1 ea ly dec ; or Ued with evergreens and here and thereguns were stacked, and over the procenium w as amagniflcent large oil paintiDg of "the Father of his Country' ' in full regimeutais. T.ie house was packed and to the strains of music by Jepperson's lull quadrille band they tripped the light fantastic right merriiy unul long alter midnight. The banquet, served in the Cosmopolitan Cosmopoli-tan hotel dming rooms, adjoining the opera house, was indeed a most superb affair, Lck of space compels us to omit today the extended mention thai it deeervts. Let us have more military balls. |
