The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-28
OUT AT CAMP LEEDY.
How the National Guards are
CHARTERED at the Grounds.
School of Instruction is Now in
Operation.
A Three Mile March was Taken Early
This Morning.

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Camp Leedy, the name selected by
the K. N. G., is composed of 1 1,04O men
occupying tents by regiments along the
east side of the fair grounds. Just
south of the main entrance is the camp
headquarters with Major General Chas.
McCrum in command. The members
OF his staff are as follows:
Charles p Drew of Burlingame, ma
1or and assistant adjutant general.
w. H. Sears OF Lawrence, major and
judge advocate.
Robert J. Atkinson of ottawa, major
and engineering officer.
Capt. Frank Nichols of Garnett, chief
of aides.
The regular army officers who are
conducting the school for the instruc-
ton of officers of the K N G. are
camped in quarters adjoining those of
the major general.
The officers of the first regiment K.
N. G. are as follows:
Colonel w. S. Metcalf commanding:
Lieutenant Colonel Chas. s. Flanders
Major D. A. Mcclure, Major f. E. Ru-
chan DR.. w. F. .Deneidman, Lieutenant
Kirkpatrick, Lieutenant Mcfarland
(quartermaster) Lieutenant Means (ad-
jutant).
Company K-Captain D. s. S Upton,
First Lieutenant w. S. Weaver
Company Ascend Lieutenant Lew
is JarbOe.
Company E-Captain H. H Nicholson.
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Company M-Captain Towers, First
Lieutenant Frank
Company Captain W.,B. Leicester,
Second Lieutenant George r. Crawford.
Company H-Captain A c. Clarke
First Lieutenant A. H. Krause.
Company D-LCaptain Lutte p. Stover,
First Lieutenant Walter P. Hull.
Company L-Captain E. P. Greene,
First Lieutenant D. L. Lloyd.
Company G-Captain p D. Brandt,
First Lieutenant F. S. Smith.
Company B-Captain G. B. Walker,
First Lieutenant II. II. Sherman.
First Regiment band-H. B. Thomas,
drum major; M. G. Grady. musician.
Two Kansas National Guard batter
les, from Topeka and Wichita are camp
ed at the grounds The officers are:
Battery B-Captain H. M. Phillips,
First Lieutenant Patterson.
Battery A-Captain George D. Down
The officers of the Second regiment
are as follows:
ing; r. A. Campbell, lieutenant colonel;
Ed Hayes, surgeon major; F. G. Arm
strong, surgeon major; w. E. Dillen-
back, assistant surgeon captain: f. D.
Kaufman, adjutant; Perry H. Norton,
QuartermaSter.
Company H-Captain w. H. Doug
lass, First Lieutenant Floyd r. Bull.
Company A-Captain w. w. Minick,
First Lieutenant H. NJ. Koeneka.
Company L-Captain V. E. Cunning
ham, First Lieutenant George A. Wool
Company B-Captain ]. S. Day, First
Lieutenant w. A. Lepprant.
Company G-Captain z. H. Hanna
ford, Lieutenant OrIey c. Billings.
Company E-Captain T. r. Campbell
First Lieutenant Ed Campbell.
Company F@Captain J. E. Houston,
First Lieutenant c.. D. Smith
Company C-Captain H. c. Loomis,
First Lieutenant Chas. Van Way.
Company K-Captain w. NJ. Rowan,
First Lieutenant Merritt Brady.
First Lieutenant ChSs. A. Moore.
Camp life among the members of the
guard is not very arduous. Drills oc-
cupy the mornings with a dress parade
and battalion review at o'clock in the
afternoon.
This takes place in the enclosure
surrounded by the race track and is
very attractive. The review takes place
under the inspiration of dashinec music
by the First and Second regiment bands
from Emporia and Hutchinson respec-
lively.
The first appearance of the troops
last night was Witnessed by a large
crowd of enthusiastic spectators who
were very generous in applauding the
evolutions of the young men
Kansas is the only state in the I'm
ion in which the officers of the National
Guard have the advantage of a. school
of instruction conducted by regular
army officers during encampments.
The officers, school in connection with
the Fall Festival encampment opened
struction in advance and rear guard
duty. The army officers who are con-
Quoting this school are as follows:
Captain w. D. Beach, Third cavalry:
Captain w B. Reynolds, Fourteenth
infantry; First Lieutenant A. L. Mills,
First cavalry; First Lieutenant Francis
G. Marshall Sixth cavalry.
The lecture on advance and rear
guard work was delivered by Lieuten-
ant Mills and the work was exempli-
fed this morning by a march of three
miles south on the Topeka avenue road
to the Bradbury school house and re-
turn.
On the outward march the first and
second battalions of the second in
fantry, under command of Col P. NJ
Hoisington. second regiment constitu-
ted the advance guard and one COM
pany of the first regiment of infantry
the rear guard.
On the return march the first and
second battalions of the first regiment
of infantry, under command of Col w.
S Metcalf, first regiment will consti-
tute the advance guard and one COM
pany of the second regiment of infantry
the rear guard.
Battery A of Wichita and Battery B
of Topeka were excused from this
mornings march because the horses
were new to military movements, ne
cessitating much delay and inconveni-
! ence.