Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-24
RETURNS TO CAMP MEADE
Fourth Regiment of Volunteers Concludes
Its Jubilee Outing
The Visit of the Men Made Pleasant
by Citizens of the
District.

The 4th Regiment, United States Nolun-
teers Gmmunes) left this city about o'clock
this morning for Camp Meade, Pa, the
regiment travelling in two sections over the
Pennsylvania road. 1t was taken direct to
the small station on the Philadelphia ana
Harrisburg division of that road nearest
the camp grounds, short walk of about an
eighth of mile bringing the men once more
to their temporary home.
After the parade last night the men were
given liberty Immediately upon being dis
missed until II o'clock, the regiment hav-
ing stacked arms in the yard of the Penn
sylvania freight depot at Maryland avenue
| and 9th street. 1t did not take long for the
men to scatter themselves from one end of
the city to the other. The boys in the
Washington companies very generally took
advantage of their liberty to go home and
| see their relatives and friends, while those
who came from other sections OF the ~eun-
try put in their time in seeing the sights
| and taking in the fireworks. Although
| Companies A, B, c, d and F are known as
| the Washington companies. there are per
| haps over a hundred District men In the
| other companies of the regiment, and these
| had eXpatiated upon the beauties of the ma
| tional capital to such an extent as to make
| their companions eager for an opportunity
| to familiarize themselves with the objects or
| interest they had heard so much about. Inc
hours preceding II O'Clock passed all too
| quickly, however, and the men, Ike the
| true soldiers they are, were on mana
| promptly when the assembly was blown, a
| few minutes after that hour.
An Animated Scene.
| The majority of the men were on hanu
early, and the vicinity of Maryland avenue
| and 9th street presented lively appear
ance up to the time the train started. The
District boys brought their mothers. and
| fathers sisters and brothers, and sweet
| hearts down with them, while the others in
| the regiment brought new-found Trends,
| who gave them all the attention they could
| desire. Pretty girls were in abundance, and
| some of the officers were so well supplied In
this respect that they had to call for help
| when the time came to escape from tnelr
| fair entertainers,
| The yard of the freight house presented a
| lively and busting appearance Tor snort
| time when the soldiers began to arrive, but
| the guns had been left in such perfect
| order and with much of military method
| that confusion was out of the ques zion.
| The first sergeantS of the companies were
| given the numbers of the cars their com
| panies were to occupy, and IN an Incredibly
| short time the companies were formed, the
| rolls had bean called and the men were
| aboard the train, each man clamoring for
| the most comfortable seat. Most of the
| men had supplied themselves with home
! cooked ratiOnS, so that even II they did not
| get much breakfast this morning. as was
| expected would be the case, they did not
! suffer much on that account.
| The calling of the rolls developed the fact
| that there were not more than two or three
| men absent from the entire regiment a
| most remarkable showing when it is ron-
! sidered that yesterday was the first time
| they have been let loose in city of any
size since they left Jacksonville about seven
| months ago. Two ofythese men were on de
| tached service from their companies, SC
| that they may have been doing their entire
| duty and still not have been present Il
| answer to their names at roll call. Col
Petit and Lieut.. Col. Cole did not put il
| appearance until after the regiment had
| been assembled and put on the cars, this
| work being under tn direct supervision OF
| Maj. Parker, an eX-regular, in command OF
| the ID Battalion.