The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-17
GOVERNORS DAY AT CAMP
TWELVE THO US4ND PEOPLE PRES-
 ENT YESTERDAY.

the TrOops-COl. Callahan Is Honored
 by Second Regiment Oficers-Given a
 Costly Loving Cup-some of Those
 There.
 To say that there was a crowd at
 Camp Mclean yesterday is talking
 mildly, but when one says there was
 crush or tremendous throng he comes
 sand is conservative number to place
 on those inside the gate, and those who
 have been to Governors day exercises
 for the last ten or twelve years say
 that there never was larger gathering
 of people on the brigade grounds at
 Mantle than yesterday Some even
 thought there were 15,000 people there,
 and perhaps there were. It was cer-
 tainly brilliant assemblage and the
 sight presented to the eye as the brig
 age started on it's rounds will long be
 remembered by every one who saw it.
 Along the south side of the parade, or
 the side where the brigade and gov
 ernor's' staff have their headquarters,
 there was line of people twenty deep
 from the entrance to the grounds, al-
 most to the water front. The grand
 stand was packed to it's capacity, as
 was the reviewing stand, and every
 available place that afforded an out look on the grounds was occupied. The quartermaster's department with it's many buildings is located at the south end of the ground and the crowd at that section of the field was so dense that the buildings were almost entirely hidden by the throng. People were on the roofs and hanging out of the windows and people seemed to be ev- anywhere. Then coming down regi- | mental row on the east side of the | grounds another great mass of people | met the eye. The tops of the soldiers l tents with the taller officers tents | looming up in the rear were all that | could be seen of the hundreds of tents l in the row, and at that side of the field | the crowd was seven or eight deep.
 Each of the company streets were full | of visitors, mostly friends and families of the soldiers Last year 1t rained | hard just as the brigade formation was about to take place, and all the prepa- ra tions of the soldiers went for naught This year things were just the opposite. The day was a perfect one, the sun be- ing out nearly all the time, and cool westerly breeze swept down the Thousands of women took advantage of the fine weather and ,ame out in their finest togs and to- gether with the splendor of the uni7 'orms of the officers made the spec .acle brilliant.
 The town of Mantle was simply jam ned and the money that was left there yesterday will probably hold the mer- ,hants,, hotel keepers and vendors for lime at least. Some people say that if t was not for the coming of the sol Hers and their friends each year all lie places of business would be The Niantis people Ire evidently preparing for rainy lay for the prices they charged the Vis- tors from out of town for the necessi- les of life were something fierce. Milk 1t ten cents a glass, bananas five cents piece and pie was selling five cents or an eighth. That means forty cents pie. Hack prices and everything { vent up in the same proposition.
 The governor, of course, was the whole thing, and the curious throng hat gathered about his tent an hour $ efore the show began must have made i'm feel like an exhibit. When he ap- cared in a slick frock coat of gray yitb odd trousers and brand new pat / mt leather shoes all the young ladies t aid nice things such as My, doesn't e look fine" Say, but he's all right" l oe,.+o iy,lx 1nnka5 or1an- | i'd and when he made his appearance T e was heartily applauded. Many of V is friends went up to his tent and q hook hands with him and he was kept 8 usy talking until the bugle was sound- C l for the formations for the big pa- r ade which formed and marched just t $ 1t did at the brigade formation on t hursday. Governor Mclean was a lounted on a fine sorrel horse and V arried himself well on the animal, al- Il lough it could be seen that he was t. ,t too much at home on horse. He, n ith General Frost, marched down the arade grounds in front of the brigade nd coming up the field they went be- nd the brigade. They were follow A by the brigade staff and the gover- DTS staff in their handsome uniforms. he governor and his staff took places rectly in front of the reviewing stand b Id were joined later by the brigade a aff. The consolidated bands struck ct , "Semper Fidelis' and followed by fl e signal corps on bicycles started the a, ng procession which was to be re- Ii, owed by the governor. Company af- if r company marched by in flawless or q r and as each passed in front of it's ii nch of admirers it was saluted by i'd hand-clapping. The brigade. in- 1ding the mounted officers, marched
 Governor Mclean in the following der: Signal corps, Fourth regiment, st rst regiment, Third regiment, Second pl siment, machine gun battery, battery m of Guilford and troop A of this city. ol e review started at 3:15 and ended ca out 4 o'clock, but the large majority Ill nained and watched the regimental rade The men were in white duck ht users and made a fine showing in g1 cir second drill The machine gun tn IDS came on the field before the brig oc e formation and went through a tn mber of exciting maneuvres. Firing re cir heavy pieces. charging up and tn wn the field and retreating, firing in cl' , face of an imaginary enemy com- sed their drill, which was loudly ap- uded.
 After the formation the mortar at the br .reme end of the grounds were sent Tr
 t1,oir homhs explndinp high in the | -