Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-21
BuCkEyEs IN CAMP.
Quite Colony OF veterans and w. n. CO
Are Enjoying Thrmseive..

Outtc n Np1nnN ot veterans nno w. ~. ~
Are Enjoying Themselves.
Several thousand persons have visited the
Ohio camp in the woods and accepted the h,.-
piislity Of the veterans and sons OF Veterans
whose tents are pitched there The camp IL IN
a beautiful oak grove just north 81 Florida
avenue between the tracks Of the Metropolitan
branch OF The Baltimore and Ohio railroad aud
tao-e of the lexington electric road
Although those in the camps are supposed 10
be living in army styie. the Sons % Veterans
are enjoying everything tho markets afford.
and the cooks who csmo here from Columbus
are serving hot biscuits, oysters and al kinds
Of steaks and sweet stuffsL In
the other end Of the camp
the old veterans are being handed ont their
rations 'he same they were duriag the war,
ONLY the quality Of the food l. much better ard
more care is exercised IN lite preparation. The
Camp Is situated ona hall that slopes toward the
cast. and about the ccatcr Of the camp e .
pump % excellent wei water. 80 that no trouble
Is experienced in hauling water from q dis,Ance>
WAS cAxFED TIERS pvHIS0 rHE WAR
The south end Of tho camp Is occupied by the
older comrades. who know what IL Il 90 face
powder aud shell, and around under the trees
are repeated many stories % the var. The
camp recalls the time when during the war
NA-AA''-N - - hAteosh VI AAc .. ~ hNNos W.
was camped there.
Comrade Krocson is the commander % the
post which Is virtually the head Of the camp.
there being something like 500 member hsre.
They came here in Pullman cars and pitched
their own tents. kation- enough were brought
with them 20 last during the encAmpmcnt, aud
Jolly Tom Mynn. tho chef can make French
drip coffee in a clothes boiler that In 1T 70 be
served al any first-c hotel
During the war Commander Kroesen WIS Q
,1.av II ~. g. ID
Birney's zouaves. and they camped on the
ground where the Ohio people now are. Capt
ID. Is. Brncy, son of the famous abolitionist,
was in command Of that company.
Among the visitors have been Comrsde Carl
NJ. Bancroft. c. OF A., Department Of Ohio, and
Mrs. Bancroft, past president Of the ". r c.,
Department of Ohio. Comrade bancroft IL
also well known in the Sons OF Veterans, being
organizer Of the first post west Of Pittsburg.
THE N'cor ". nc.
The J. c. Mccoy Women's Relief Corps, Mrs.
Andrew W. Green president, forms a part OF
the camp. There are about seventy-ive ladies
in this company. Then there is the @. A. r.
drill corps. also Of Columbus. Of which Capt.
q. A. Grub is commander. There arc seventy
1--WE men Of the corps In camp, and the boys are
having big time.
GOOD Grub" is what the captain il called AZ
he is thought so much Of by tho members.
With these organizations ia tho Prospect Baud
Of Columbus, with sixteen pieces. and the Nc
! Coy Post Drum Corps. Then there arc the ".
! I. Sherman Guards and the Mary Logan
Cadets. Capt 4. J. Chapman IL the
commanding officer OF the Guards and Miss
sadie ID. Chapman Is lieutenant commanding
the Cadets. There are forty men with tho
| Guards and sixteen young ladies constitute the
membership OF the Cadets. Those young ladies'
attract more attention In camp than the others
and they have received MANY callers. Tho Jus
| tus Paxton Post OF louisville, Ohio IL quar-
| tered in q car on a siding
Valentine Haas, the big fat Dutchmsn. 70
here with the post. and he is rs proud o. ever
that be is still the color bearer.
CAN'T cLARKsoS.
just across q little ravine to the north Of the
| Ohio camp Is Camp Clarkson." where the
stacks Of Winchesters and the appearance %
armed men on duty gives IL q warlike appear
nnce. handsome purple banner, appropriately
described, shows that this camp Is the stopping
place Of the First Regiment, Ohio Sons Of Vet.
Grams Guards. There are seven Companies a
| the Guards in camp from as many Ohio cities,
and Col. II. s. Backland and Lieut. COL d. II.
| Gilke are in command. There are fully 800
\ Sons OF Veterans In tho camp.
| The camp is named in honor Of Mai Clark
son. a deceased officer Of the regiment A NJ
| tie distance from headquarters IL the hospital
| tent Or. III. c. Houston OF Urbsns and Df.
4 Bemis OF Fremont have charge
Thirteen members Of the regiment oonscituto
| the Buckland Guards and they csn make 7T6
| silent drill movements without . single order
| being given
The dining tent OF the Guards Is an extensive
| affair aud here more than 100 men car be 81
commodated nj one time.