Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-14
AT CAMP BENSON.
Thursday Was Set Apart for
Woman's Relief Corps.
And a Great Day it Was The Wealth
er Was Simply Perfect.
Several Speeches Were Made and Everything
Moved Along Like Clockwork.

Camp Benson, Aug. 13.-(SpeciaD.-
1t was fitting and proper that, today,
the weather should be propitious. that
Il strong, cooling breeze. sweeping
across the broad bosom of Lake Sc
basticook, should 50 temper the atmo-
| able. 1t was right that the day should
be fine. for it is the day set apart of
| all the week for the Woman's Relief
| Corps. Who Of all the country is more
| deserving of homage and respectful
attention than the woman who. when
| The southcrncrs rose in madness,
And our land WAS dark with slaves:
| And the prairies. aud the mountains,
And the valleys yawngd with graves.
saw the husband ana the son and the
| brother march away from the loved
ties of nome. and more than that. she
| babe them go?
When the heroic work of Columbia <
noble men is inscribed beside the sac
| rilccS of the women Of the self-same
| land. the latters work in the field and
hospital and her anguish at the loss
| of the one who most loved her every
man of honor in the land will raise his
hat in profound respect and honest
appreciation Of the American women.
Today, then. they have come to
Camp Benson to have their day To
| carry out an appropriate programme
| of entertainment The early trains
brought good sized delegations, but
the special train from Lewiston, which
arrived at 1880, brought a crowd.
Guard mount at O'Clock. provoked
much nerriment. as the old veterans
not being wen up in tactics ana hay
ing during the war drilled under sew
eral different kinds Of tactics their
appearance, this morning, was cor
tainly amusing to those who have
later tactics in mind. 1t was a jolly
detail that came out for guard mount
and Il Lot of funny sayings and queer
commands were INDUCED in by both
officers and men.
Say. Ezra, We want you for guard.
'Ail right, give me a gun and the
old fellow stepped into the ranks a.
spry as when in 81 he dill not know
what it was to 90 that duty but was
Very willing.
Here. Brown" said self-appointed
recruiting officer, fall in here: we are
going to have guard mount 'Taiut
many times more that we shall have a
chance to do this, you know"
Great ghosts | hadn't any morcn
struck camp fore they detailed me
for guard duty, said another as h.
tossed the butt Of gun into his left
hand at left shoulder arms"
one veteran wanted to put otis
Ross into an awkward squad ana drill!
him up"
Nov let me see said the adiutant
who acted as sergeant major also. we
want to- count off in twos if we right
face our old way, don't we? I've most
forgotten"
1t was agreed that he should count
off in tWos. that the inspection of arms
would not be very critical. that any
old tactics should be used, ana every
man should give up his tobacco ana
keep his head and eyes square to the
front"
Guard, right face. Forward by Glc
left! File left, l say" as the guard
swung onto the adiutant
File right, you mean" cried an old
vet whose hair was as white as snow
and who required the service of Il cane
to move along.
Yes. THAT'S so. Won arc RIGHT 6le
right"
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