The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-07-14
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.WSIT 0RS DAY IN
CAMP RAMSEY
FIFTEENTH REGIMENT SOLDIERS
TAKE A HALLIDAY OFF.
Work Is Suspended at Noon, and in
the Afternoon the Men Entertain
Mothers, Sisters and sweethearts
Fully 5000 Visitors in Camp
Capt. Bond Succeeds Capt. Van
leve-New ..Blind Pig Does a
F!ourishing Business ~ Progress
of the E4aminations.

For the first time since Camp Ramsey
was opened for the Fifteenth regiment it
was swarmed with visitors yesterday and
it was the day above all others when
there was nothing to see.s The long rows
of tents ~ore there and the guards were
present to block the progress Of the Wis
tiers. but outside of that there was moth
ing that would interest an ordinary sight
seer that had TO friends among the men,
I he drills were abandoned at noon and
after that the men had ar opportunity to
rest preparatory to the hard work that
IS expected of them to-day and all
through the week. = .-'rv =
The scene during the morning was a
BUSY one aid did not differ materially
from the regular week day exercises. The
men were called for drill soon after
reve1lle and they were not allowed to
r. st until the recall was sounded at II 30
o clock. This gave the tired men time to
prepare for mess and to brl sh the nselves
up for the reception of the visitors, who
l ractically took possession Of the camp
during the afternoon. The men of A end
T. companies who had received uniforms
Saturday, brushed off the dust that had
collected during the drills on the open
held and prepared themselves for the
reception of their friends, who came in:
large numbers during the afternoon.
The Minneapolis and the St.. Paul com.
pi Eles did not monopolize the attention,
however, for several outside companies
were gladdcned by the visits of friends,
VINO mad come to look after the welfare
OF the boys IN camp. There were no
Sleclal inducements the railroads did
not o1fer cheap rates, but the enthusi-
astlc ones came anyway and by their
presence helped to brighten the first Sun
DAY in camp. Hi.a s-.
1t was estimated that there were 3, 600
visitors on the ground during the day.
hey came from all parts of the state,
although the Twin Cities contributed the
greater portion. There was no demon
serat1on and the guests quietly sought
out dheir friends and spent the afternoon
chatting and telling of the DEVELOPMENTS
since the men had left home. Every Off
cers tent was given over to ladies who
mad come out to speak a word of cheer
to the troops and to bring along little
things that had been forgotten in the hur-
| ried departure.
Capt. Bond Is Named.
Inc biggest event of the day was the
appointment of Capt. Charles E. Bond to
succeed capt. VanCleye in the command
OF Company I of Minneapolis. = Capt
Bond was formerly in command, Of the
men that enlisted in company, but when
me governor called for recruits he de-
clired to serve, owing to sickness in
his family When Capt. VanCleve was
rejected the governor asked him to re-
| Fort at once at Camp Ramsey to take
&C mmand of the company and he obeyed
The call: He came out late Yesterday
afternoon and remained at the camp dur
| ing the night. This morning he will he
| called Tor examination and after he has
passed he will be mustered into the .serv-
Capt Bond is not an amateur in mill
tSry duties. He has served in the Fifth
United States infantry aid he was q
MEMBER of the First regiment, Minnesota
national guard. A peculiar fact in ali
MS military training is that he has al
ways peen member of I company. He
was a member of that COMPANY in the
United States service, later in the M
tloral guard and now for the third time
ne is called to become a member Of I
company.
capt. VanCleve, who was rejected by
the surgeons has not given up the hope
of getting into the service and il is said
that he has been in consultation with Tho
medical officers at the army building. He
was unusually enthusiastic in his desire
to become a member of the Fifteenth
regiment, and he is using all his efforts
toward obtaining an acceptance Mai
Dehnls, the chief surgeon of the regi-
tlously accept the captain but it is said
that he advised Capt. VanCleve to go to
the regular army surgeons. If thew were
wiling to assume the responsibility of
passing the captain, Maj Dennis was
willing to be overruled. s.-.a
Pass the Surgeons. s&@=f
MAJ. Dennis opened examining head
quarters as usual yesterday morning and
he and his two assistants worked steadily
until noon. During that time 127 men
were examined of whom 1O7 were passed. /,
The work was stopped when all Of Cant
Brandt's men, Company F, had been be-
fore the surgeons. Capt Brandt had
nlnety-elght candidates, of whom fifteen
were rejected.> After the examination
was over he telegraphed to Mayor Hugh
thompson of East Grand Forks asking
for recruits. In reply he was told the
forty men would be sent to him at once
and that if he needed more thew would
be sent. Capt. Brandt was greatly re-:
ileved by. this message and he said that
re thought forty men would be all he
needed to make up his company SIS
The examina lions to-day will begin with
Company G and proceed on down the line
until all are allowed to appear before the
surgeons. If recruits for the companies
already examined arrive in sufficient
numbers they will be given preference to
allow an opportunity to complete the rolls
and to facilitate the work of mastering.
None Of the companies, with the excep-
ton of the two that have already been
mustered in, A and B, is complete, and it
will be necessary to recruit these COM
)panies before Lieut. Donaldson can go on
with mastering. He desires to get the
men into the service, as there is "a vast
amount of work to be done after all are
mustered in. The rolls must be made out
in triplicate, the same as those that were
furnished for the other three Minnesota,