The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-17
FIFTH DAY AT
CAMP MEADE
CONCLUDED from Page III

were the guests of Major Frank Rob
| ling tonight.
Lieutenant Colonel r. W. Stillwell, o
the Thirteenth, was division officer OF
| the day, and Captain John w. Kan.
beck, Of Company B. was in charge OF
the provost guard patrolling the town
| Governor Stone was in the field al
day and greatly enjoyed the inspection
Major General Miller. who has been in.
disposed for several days, has recovered
and was in the field for part Of the day
Among the officials who are here are
Attorney General Elkin, Auditor Gen.
eral Hardenbergh. State Treasurer Har.
ris. Secretary of the Commonwealth
Griest, Congress Graham and State
Senator Cummings, of Warren.
The regiment had It's full share OF
work yesterday, when the regimental
inspection kept the men tout In the
glaring rays of the sun from $40 o'clock
in the morning until 1.30 o'clock in the
afternoon. Today. Colonel Watres de-
cided that the regiment was fully en-
titled to little rest and the only work
which the boys had to undergo was a
brigade drill, which was conducted this
afternoon by General j. p. S. Goblin.
Today was spent by the division staff
in the inspection Of the Second brigade
and tomorrow the final state brigade
examination will take place, when the
inspecting officers will cast their eagle
eyes upon the members Of the First
brigade.
Tomorrow afternoon is set apart as
Governors day, and it is expected that
camp will be crowded with visitors, as
the official review Of the troops has al
ways proved. in the past. to be the most
popular manoeuvre of the week. IT
undoubtedly will be an imposing spec
tacle. The fifteen regiments. compris-
ing the First. Second and Third bri-
gades, the three batteries of artillery
two troops of cavalry and the United
States hospital corps, now located in
camp, will all pass in review before the
chief executive officers of this common
wealth.
The review will be held on the divis-
ion parade ground, where the brigade
inspections have been held. Friday will
be the occasion of a visit by Secretary
of War Elihu Root, and a review may
also be held in his honor.
Colonel Watres was highly satisfied
with the regiments showing yesterday
and believes that, upon the whole, a
better effect was created and a superior
average earned than in last years
inspection. The Thirteenth was put
through some very difficult manoeuvers
hut executed them almost without a
flaw. IT was in the line of-ba title move
lnents that the mon showed up par
ticularly we'll.
The Second battalion was formed for
attack. under Major Frank Robling
with Major Whitney and his Third hat
TALON remaining behind il, support
Major Field held his command, the
First battalion, AS a reserve force. Col
onel Watres advanced ahead with the
firing line.
The men entered into the spirit of the
mock charge with the utmost vim. and
1t was largely their earnestness and
eagerness which carried them through
the hard days drills in such splendid
shape. Not single man fell out of the
line. and when one considers the fac,
that the day was extremely warm and
the drill long and severe, few enforced
absences of this sort would only nat
urally be expected.
The members OF the Ninth regiment
are feeling elatcd over the fact tina,
their present colonel will be with then
for the next five years. c. Bow Dough.
erty was reelected to the command
Monday night. He is the senior colonel
of the Third brigade.