Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-07-25
GOVERNOR NASH
Visits the Soldiers at Camp Nc
Maken.-Events of the Day,

Camp McMaken was in fever of
expectation all yesterday morning. I'm
portant guests were expected to arrive
numerous attractions had been billed
for the afternoon and evenings enter
tainment and much labor had been ex-
pended to make the day success.
The gods we're propitious and the
day, while distinguished by rather
high temperature. permitted the unin-
terrupted presentation of the entire
program. That the program was in
tensely interesting from start to finish
every one of the large crowd of specta-
tors will unreservedly admit.
Immediately after the arrival of
Governor Nash and party at the camp,
people began to arrive in constantly
increasing crowds until by the time
the exercises of the evening were ready
to be presented, the large grounds were
packed by living sea of people. Car
riages were drawn up in every avail
able part Of the old track and triple
lines of spectators extending all along
the northwestern side of the old track,
surged to and fro in their efforts to
see the different evolutions of the par
ade.
Governor Nash, accompanied by Gen.
Geo. R. Geiger, Adjutant General OF
the State and Col. H. T. Taylor, Quar-
termaster General, arrived on the 124O
T. & o. C. E. train yesterday.
Lieutenant Colonel Bryant, Adjutant
Duffy and Captain Rydman, of the
Sixth, were at the train to receive their
visitors. Mayor Sykes was also pres
ent and extended the hospitality of the
city to the Governor.
The party then entered carriage and
were driven to the grounds. On ac-
count of the intense heat, to which sew
eral men had succumbed in the morn
ing, no formal reception of the Cover
nor by the Sixth was made. The de-
tail of the guard, twenty men strong,
were drawn up in salute as the Chief
Executive entered the grounds.
Three large tents facing the parade
grounds had been erected for the use of
the Governor and his party, but as the
band stand was cooler and better ap-
pointed. the tents were not used until
evening.
In m a. q MI hnGl
ball between the nine of Co. H and the
Marietta team took place. Co. H went
down in defeat before the Marietta
team. The playing on both sides was
rather slack and full of errors. The f.
nal score was Z to in favor of Mari
eta.
The dress parade and inspection by
the Governor and Gen. Geiger took
place at $50 p. m. This exercise was
reviewed by an extremely large crowd
of people and was executed in the
skillful manner peculiar to all the
Sixth's military mo, ements.
While the regiment was drawn up on
parade the four military organizations
of the city headed by the Marietta
band marched on the parade grounds
and stationed themselves at the north
western end of the new track. Here
they remand until the Sixth had retir-
ed from the grounds, when they were
reviewed by Governor Nash and party
The organizations of the city were re-
viewed by Gov. Nash in the following
order: First, Marietta band; second,
G. A. r.; third, Sons of Veterans
fourth, Marietta Guards; fifth, High
School Cadets. All came in for fair
share of applause The High School
Cadets made fine appearance in their
uniforms of white ddck trousers, white
gloves and sash. The soldiers of the
Sixth expressed themselves as being
very favorably impressed with Mari
etta's military organizations.
The Marietta band gave a short con-
cert before the regimental headquart-
ers and later in the evening rendered
the opening number of the minstrl
show.
The cast of the minstrel show is
made up of members of Co. H and Co.
l.. Corporal Curt Benton and Jim
Benton. of Co. H. were largely instru-
mental in getting Zip the show and
making it the success it was.
The various numbers of the program
were well presented and elicted from
the spectators numerous bursts of ap-
plause The program was as follows:
PART FIRST.
Introductory Overture ...... .....
.... ....... Sixth Regiment Band
Opening Overture. ...... Company
overture. ........ go. go. End Men
JOKES. ........ ...... 49,. END Men
Solo-The Blue and the Gray. ...
.......... Fired LaFeyre
Solo-Miss Virginia Frank Collins
JOKES -. ....'''... go .Ehu End
Solo-A Bird in Gilded Cage. .....
...... ........ William Cooper
jokes. ....... ......, .... .Enu Men
Solo-Asleep in the Deep. Tom Tyrrell
SECOND PART.