Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-28
TIE NEHANI ESCANPNET.



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lag add - . eosgtso2s EesfSeUAs.
CrsE1 Army Fssn5ozs uftbo9t RsiF-
tasks MI - fooe1psess. FeE .
Escdass raaS.ts8s Ju5ge, ,ss bls ne1glksoss
eziI bsro. raA1e . pasasant iDpFsssou-
Consrsde Beach, q woo4Earr, oos q
TIE executive oDDmiifee, pEDFed hin-
sesf g1od tslkeg. He b a. ezabDsiAz-
fte yesenzo. Dos . Wild g1sheT. bgs .
gsD1i1e worker and - proTed biEnssIf
~ be-
JsoEs Henry. - SaIerB. The D1feh
ppss. who esassd TIE bsgge2a Ea1gh
daring bis og0 rsBditioD - bis OSn
pen. n8Diinsentsd the MsbAEns pso-
pc On tsss5f enieTpsSse 8ssil SIS jT
brs-sts sWesied % 20 tie dInehpsODs +
KHnzsT, ilse sststzbEial eszieni bEssss.
Sspssn1s Jnstbes Moore surprised
~ bic speeels. sbbeh was 40 e, g8~Dt
tSTh8ts n tie I'd s0sdieTs. Il seemed
- eOnas 1Ehf from isis bssrf, and e0n5-
IBz from that source the veterans sp-
preciated IL. TIE j0dge was too young
% ~ in the var. tut that he IL man
who IL well halaneed and bgOzd minded
Sas the EBlysEssj seotimeBt q all who
heard bim. Tie judge l. not ffe-
q8ent speeeb maker, bot he will be in
demand more IN future.
A dispatch was reeeived from R~y.
3. r. Cue, Of Portland, on Saturday
and read 70 the eDesmpment, that he
could not get 70 1fehsms, a. re was
un&vOidzbiy taken out Of the city
where hs lives.
Major Williams, commander Of 5edg-
wick Post, worked hard 70 make the
Mehsma eBezmpment . sueeeze. He
was largely Tesponsible for the good a.
tendance Of the main workers from the
capital city. sickness in his family
prevented his going before Friday. fl
IL the only reunion Of the old soldiers
be has ever hada chance 10 attend and
while not well he siaid TO the end.
"HOw shall We make 1t 20 ?" asked
Co. Baker. make It e stock com.
pzDy," said Major Williams. "Put
me down for ten shares." That spirit
will make the Marion county reunions
az e tablfsbed success. II be had felt
well he would hayc done what he never
has done before In his life. He would
have made a speech. He had prepared
IL and ali who know his earnest way,
know that he would have said just
what he believed aud felt, but he would
have said it kindly as there is not
kinder hearted man living than Major
Williams Of Salem.
MEHAkA BOOMERS.
The local enthusiasm that backed
this undertaking was supplied by few
msn. Landlord Smith, Hsdley Hob
son, q. p. Terrell: w. L. KImsey, r.
A. Pratt, Jessie Bennett and Mr.. Mul-
hey, ewner Of the grounds, were the
principal contributors TO make it the
grand success 1t proved TO be under all
the circumstances. Nearly one hun
dred veterans enrolled their names and
with their families made five hundred
people. Considering that nearly all
who have money to spend are at the
seaside, in the mountains or had al
ready taken their outing, the crowd
was remarkable.
Col. J. X. Baker was secretary, treas
urer, chairman Of the committee, gen.
eral manager, chief cook and bottle
washer. He helped clear the ground,
settled all disputes. answered the kick
ers, filled blanks on the program, wrote
to the newspapers, bulldOzed the in
tractables and brought around the re-
fractoFy, cared for the erriBg ones, wept
With the dying, etc. Baker II brick.
He Is also notary public, and law
yer Of considerable ability. As q man
ager Of soldiers reunions be has no su-
perlor 10 Oregon and the fact that he
10 again on the general committee en-
sures the success Of the next gathering
II IL 10 Ia his power 10 make II 90.
Next year II the encampment is held
at Mehama, ,-and Mehama il the most
central railroad point for Linn and
Marion county peopls,-lt will prob
ably be on Smlth's camp located on the
Linn county side Of the river just be-
low the big bridge. Here nature has
formed beautiful camp ground 200
feet wide and thousand feet long, big
enough for six regiments. The trees
are from 100 10 300 feet, cedar, balm,
Dr. clear trunks nity feet, = perfect
shade. The ground Il covered with
grass aud very heavy screen Of tim
Dor shuts out the sun from the east.
Nature and Smith have for 2s years
been At work hand Ia hand 10 make
this what II IL, the most beautiful
natural eDeampment Ia Oregon. The
soil 10 clean aud whsFs che children ca n
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