Thursday, May 12th, 1898  

May 12/98
the Weather is clear to day and good many of us went in for a swim in the Lacke and made a trip up in the Mountains to a place called Governor Dick in the afternoon the 10th Regt was sworn in to the U.S. Service Governor Hasting officiating in the Evening we had a grand Parade and passed in Review this was witnessed by thousands of people in the Evening is got very cold again.

The weather is clear today and a good many of us went for a swim in the lake and made a trip up in the mountains to a place called Governor Dick. In the afternoon the 10th Regiment was sworn in to the U.S. Service, Governor [Daniel] Hastings officiating. In the evening we had a grand parade and passed in review. This was witnessed by thousands of people. In the evening it got very cold again.