Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
PENINSULA MATTERS
RELATED IN A BRIEF. CONCISE
MANNER.
Michigan's state Troops spend n Week
In Camp Pinsrce at Island Lake
The Governor a big Attraction
Incidents of Camp Life.
Michigan Soldier Boys In Camp.

Camp Pingree was the name given
the eucampment of the Michigan Ma
tionai Guard at Island lake this year.
The number of men in camp averaged
we'll with any other previous year and
the plan of having the tents pitched
before the main body of the troops ar
rived gave general satisfaction. The
Fourth regiment was given taste of
camping out, however before they
reached Camp Pingree. They left their
train at Green Oak, four miles away,
and marched in heavy marching order
over thu rough fields and sandy roads
70 within mile OF the camp and then
pitched shelter tents, cooked their own
supper and spent the night there, with
Co. G. 10Th U. 5. Infantry from Fort
Wayne, Detroit, for company. When
they reached next day they looked like
old campaigners.
As fast as the companies arrived at
Camp Pingree they WERE mustered in
! by the coloneis of the governors staff
and inspected by lnspector-Gen. Case.
: The First was the first to have full
regiment in camp.
, ne ARRIVAL Ol hON. COlu-
mander-in- chief of the Nj. n. e., was
an event which was somewhat inter
fered with by rain which began just
before the train arrived and continued
! until the governor had reached his
tent. Nevertheless there was a big
crowd of both civilians and soldiers to
I greet him. The absence of the elabor-
, ate gold lace trimmed uniforms of the
escort was noticeable, but this was on
!, the governors order as he had all of
! his staff instructed to appear in camp
y with only their fatigue uniforms. Gov.
= Pingree was attired very simply, but
] as he unted sl<ittish black horse
4 and rode along it was evident that he
b would be the principal attraction dur
Z ing the rest of the camp. just be-
!. fore the parade began TO move the
/, Naval Reserves fred the governors sa-
! lutte. Every time gun doomed the
: governors horse jumped into the air,
but that did not seem to disturb it's
l rider. The Third regiment was given
the honor of escorting the governor
/, and his staff into camp.
Thousands of visitors witnessed the
grand pageant Of blue-coated soldiers
in the review before Gov. Pingree and
I staff and enthusiastic cheers repaid the
boys for their long hours of drill which
have been necessary to enable theua to
q make the splendid showing they did.
q The rain came down almost in torren Is
II for a time, but the boys, and the
crowds, too, held their ground. The
e troops and officers were drenched but
the bands continued to play and the
governor and his staff sat erect upon
\ their steeds reviewing the swiftly
moving column as it swept by the re-
viewing stand. Cheer upon cheer
went up from the spectators all along
; the line of march, which led around
- the entire field, each company salut-
ing as it passed the reviewing stand.
Camp Notes.
a The U. S. regulars camp was named
Camp Gardener.
&c Mrs. Gov. Pingree, Miss Hazel and
al II. S. Pingree, Jr., were guests at the
e. governors quarters.
tic Second Lieut. w. Il. Grayson, Co. L,
IEThird infantry, was arrested charged
Y. with abusing guard.
no Gov. Pingree expressed much salts
Faction at the appearance of the camp
and the troops and was greatly pleased
with the showing of the Fourth regi-
ment in their ''roughing it" experience.
Tramps inflicted their presence on
3 the camp by the score, but were
bounced when they entered the camp
limits. They stole everything found
loose in and about camp.
The largest company in camp was
Co. A, Second infantry, from Coldwater.
with 80 men aud three officers