The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-09-21
McRae's store is opened early and is
closed late.
CAMP LEE.

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We clip from the Tlmes-Dcmocrat
of the 18th inst. the following article :
on Camp Lee, written by Mr.. S, B.
Kennedy:
About five miles from the town OF
Providence, on the banks of the beautl- /.
full lake after which the town is named,
stands Camp Lee, the annual camping
ground of the East Carroll Guards
COMPANY g., L. S. N. G.) Nature
has done great deal to make this
spot a chosen place for outdoor fes-
tlyities. 1t is situated few PAGES
back from the banks of the lake, just
l where Baxter bayou flows into it.
upon whose high steep banks the oak
and pecan seem to vie with each othef
for supremacy over the sylvan scene.
Here grow the wild ivy and the black
berry, and here also Irvine around the
huge oaks the wild grape and the rat
tan. lending to the scene feature OF
magnificence, such as is often seen IN
! the rural haunts of nature.
:. On one side of Camp Lee the bayou
tt.,-.-,fs, .lazily westward toward the
a. ls widSsae forest. while on the other
n So saw . green pasture stretches out
until it reaches the banks of the lake.
Here is the drill ground, and when
}, ever "the boys" are in camp one can
e see the proud Stars and Stripes float
Q ing triumphly over the spreading pas
!, ture, as the incoming breeze catches
its folds and bears them onward upon
c it's bosom, only releasing them to
g catch them up and bear them onward
o again. The camp is located within an
amphitheatre of large oaks. whose
=. huge branches stretch out and almost
interlock each other over the tents be-
II meath. From headquarters to the
d kitchen tent is distance of about one
/, hundred feet. The camp is about
fifty feet wide, and in the centre
stands the flagstaff, from which hangs
the beautiful colors OF the company
bearing the coat of arms of Louisiana
c. and the four memorable dates in her
N history. Next to the main tent, and at
right an giles, to it. comes the tent OF
:! Capt. E. n Rea. an old war veteran,
le whose record on the battlefield is with
re out blemish. The licutcnants come
m next, then the boys IN ranks; and a.
night, when the campfire is lit and the
- guards pace slowly up and down, II
ge reminds one OF warlike times, sure
es, enough. Mess hall is opposite tn
re long row of tents. but no hard tack 81
-, far has found its way to the tables.
In fact, the boys in blue live OIL tn
fat OF the land, and many poo
chicken is mourned by its feathers
kin in consequence OF coming in per
cy sonal contact with the appetites Q
Camp Lee.
Company e. presented llvel
ho scene on the evening OF the Isl ID
W slant, when they left the Armory Hall
lof with guns, bags and baggage, an
started out for the camp. 1t looked q
a, if they were going out for 81
e. months campaign, from the amount
The military stores that followed then
AS soon as they got everything int
shape, military duty began and frol
us that time until the following Friday
res Capt. Roa had everything conducte
500 in regular military style. Here is IL
daily programme: Reveille, 6 a. m
drill in the manual, to 1920 a. M
py breakfast. 7:30 a. M; guard mountln!
sat- 9 a. m.; squad drills, 9 to $3.50 a. M
ing dinner 70. M: company drill un
'od. form. 4:SO to $50 p. M; supper.
o;o M; guard duty, 8 to $50 p. M; Ia
r. too, $50 p. M; taps. 10 p. M:
On Thursday, the 9Th instant w
reception day. From morning uni
dewy eve vehicles from all parts
0 is the country were continually drjrii
in into the camp. The ladies were the
and in any lumber, and if the soldier
, on ranks so far forgot discipline, 1t W
only to glance furtively across
drill ground at his sweetheart. W
pert happened just then to drive up a.
tur- wave her dainty handkerchief at q
,ity. soldier boy. The ladies fwere shov
we every attention; and the soldiers we
so anxious to instruct their fair pa
- ners In the tactics that they won
81 ~ come to ..parade rest" at the loot
1'eI some secluded oak. where they wnr
en' remain until the bugler would alm'
ncus blow his head of before he could G
- them back to ranks.
1t was during dinner hour on rec'
ton day that joke was perpetual
on Commissary Sergeant Dees'
= Sergeant Deeson had charge OF iai
,ruc. box of cakes, made for the compa
-, by the fair sex. The sergeant l
anu boasted that no one would dare tot
un- those cakes. So while dinner was
the ing discussed and the sergeant y
bees busy with the ladies. few OF
soldiers stole around TO the rear Of
e''"' commissary, secured an entrance
Bed made away with one OF the chs'ie
ssion cakes in the box. They imnediat
cata- started across the pasture with u
booty. but were discovered by
10. D., who sent detachment
IN, TROOPS after them. 1t was q
J, La. lau gl.able to see the boys scaniper
away and eating cake as fast As