Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-31

About Twelve Hundred Persons Visited It
festerday--The Troops to Return Tonight.

Correspondence o. The Evening star
CAM DOUGLASS. August 81, 1871.
The bad weather experienced at Camp Doug
lass almost from start TO finish OF the camp
OF the first separate battalion at CollingwoOd
Beach, Va. eliminated Saturday evening in a
veritable downpour. All through the night
the rain fell in torrents. Sunday morning
came.with heavy, lowering. still weeping clouds
hanging like funeral pals, and 30 low that it
seemed almost as if vou could touch them with
the end of rife if you tiptoed little bit.
Toward noon they began to rift and draw
away, AMI when the first trip of the George
Law ended at the wharf about IL o'clock noon
there was promise at least of no rain. Capt.
Perry, Lieut.. Meredith and seventeen rifles of
company came down by tins boat to visit the
caln,. and a very respectable number Of other
yisitors, the largest thus far OF the week. The
hrst afternoon boat came crowded to its utter
most, and III few minutes after he gang plank
was out the camp and vicinity were gay with
bright feminine costumes. The Capital City
land moved up to the majors headquarters
entertain the Suests.
SUNDAY SERVICES
The bugle soon sounded. however, and the
companies. falling in, we're soon headed for the
pavilion on the pleasure grounds adjoining,
camp visitors ut the pavilion the band opened
the exercises by playing Rock OF Ages" A
hymn was then sung by the assembly, prayer
by the Rev. Air. Daley OF the D Street Church.
then followed the hymn Am a Soldier OF the
Cross!' The Rev. robert johnson, pastor Of
the Il Street Baptist Church, then preached q
stirring sermon. His text was: BE OF good
cueer, you shall be mere than conquerors.
The divine was himself gallant soldier in the
late war, and having been also chaplain Of the
seventh battalion, -. q. n. e., he knew just
how 10 talk to the boys, and did it with ylgor
and ire that electrified the assembly, ami under
its Inspiration they sang that grand old hymn,
All HAL the Power OF Jesus Name, 70 Its
welded tune, Coronation, as only such con-
gregatlon can sing 1t. A brief prayer In clos
ING, tnen Abide With Ne, to the tune Even
tlGe, played by the band and gradually taken
up by the vast congregation until not less than
hyc hundred voices were united. and with mar
Vicious precision. Tho musical part of the ex-
ercises was conducted by DR.. Ihos. L. Upshaw,
the surgeon OF the battalion.
MORE VISITORS ARRIVE.
An hour was given after The sermon for social
intercourse, then the bugie called in the
loiterers for dress parade, which was conducted
almost without a flaw. thus ending the final ex-
ercIses OF the day. Fifteen minutes later the
steamer again came In with another heavy in
stallI1ent of visitors and took on again Its limit
for the first return trip. About 1900 persons
visited the camp.
his morning camp was struck and its be-
lonSinss shipped to Fort Washington. The
balance OF the morning was devoted to rife
practice, and about o'clock this afternoon the
command viii in all probability be swinging up
the avenue The line of march from the boat
Is 9th street to street southwest, to Sd street,
To the avenue, to 18th street, VI street, Sth
street and o street to the armory. Maj. Revells
Is more than delighted with his first experience
and speaks strongly oil the valuable assis lance re-
celved from his subordinate officers. especially
by the acting adjutant, First Lieut.. A. h.
Brodie.