The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-05
MILITIAMEN
HEADED FOR
KINGF Usher
General Burlingame Issues
Order Fer EnCampment.
GREAT EVENT EXPECTED
Many New Recruits Are join
ing the Companies.

Guthrie. 0. T, August 4-Active prep
srations are being made for the next an
nuaI encampment Of the Oklahoma Ma
tional guards. This encampment viii be
held at Kingfsher. beginning august 18th,
and already the citizens Of the enterprts-
ing city have the field arranged for the
guardsmen. There are a few finishing
touches TO be added to the grounds and
Kinghsber will be ready TO extend a warm
welcome to the young men Of the terri
tory who compose the splendid organiza-
tion. The annual encampment is an event
that is anxiOusly looked forward to by
the militiaman. It is a time when he can
meet the men who compose the other
companies from various points in the
territory and ningle with them IL glad
comradeship. 1t is a season Of Instruction
and every tendency is to make the citizen
soldier better prepared TO defend his
country should there be a call for him.
In every respect he is better informed
in regard to military tactics, and in the
event that he is called upon 70 assist local
territorial officers, he knows just what
his duty is. Heretofore there has been
mistaken idea relative 10 the annual en-
campmeuts. Many people have charac-
terized them as amounting to nothing;
doing no one good and resulting IN things
that are not credit to the territory. This
IS not the case in regard to the Okla
homa encampInents, and a more orderly
lot Of young men are not TO be found
anywhere.
During the past few years the Oklahoma
militia has improved wonderfully. This
IS because there has been an energetic lot
of officers at the head OF the organiza-
tion, anxious and willing to do all in their
power TO make the Oklahoma organiza-
ton equal to similar organizations in
states adjoining the territory That these
officers have been successful there is lit
tie doubt. and the F[inghsher. encamp-
ment promises TO be the most interesting
and entertaining event of its kind ever
held IN the territory.
During the past year many new men
have been recruited. There is a spirit Of
competition among the various companies.
and this Will result IN contests full OF
enthusiasm at Kingfisher.
AdJutant General Burlingame has is
sued the following order TO the compa-
MES in the territory relative to their re-
porting in Kingfsher:
of the Oklahoma National Guard win
leave their home stations for the en-
campment at dngfsher. o. T. August IL
1902. as per the following schedule. and
viii leave Kingisher at the time given:
Company A, leave Guthrie August 13.
a. 2:30 p. m, arrive at Kingisher at 4:10
p m, 18th; leave Kingfsher Goth at 5
?. m.
Troop A, leave Guthrie August 18th, at
2:S0 p. m, arrive at Kingfsher at 4:l0 p.
III, 18th; leave Kingfisher 20th, at 8 p. IN.
Company B. leave Chandler. August
18th. Sol a. m, arrive at Kingfisher 4:s3
p m; leave Kingfsher 10Th at Il 81 p. m.
Company G, leave Hennessey at / p. m,
arrive in Kinghsher at S:23 p. m, 18th;
leave Kinghsher at s:22 a. m.
Company leave Blackwell August 18th
at 3 p. m. arrive at Kingfsher at S:2S
p m; leave Kingfisher 2lst at $40 a. m.
Company Z. leave Pawnee at 615 a.
m, August 18th, arrive in Kingtisher at
4:10 p. m; leave Kingfsher 2lst. at 1l:S5
n. m.
Company +. leave Shawnee at 1925 p.
NJ, August 13. arrive in Kingfsher at 4.2S
m. 18th: leave Kingfisher at 1887 p.
m. 18th.
Company G. leave Hennessey at l p.
m, August 18th. arrive in Kinghsher 2:2O
p m; leave Kinghsher at S:22 a. m.
2lst
Company II. leave Edmond August 1Sth
al a. m, arrive in Kingfsher at 1920
q. m. 18th; leave Kinghsher at n:S5
q. m.
Company 7. leave Alva at 1870 a. n.
August 18th, arrive in Kingfsher at SIS
?. m, 18th; leave Klngfsher at 4:4S a.
m, 2lst.
Company J. leave Woodward at s.s5 a
M. August 18th. arrive at Kinghsher at
s:2S p m. 18th; leave Kinghsher at AS
O. m, 2lst.
Company X. leave Enid at 11.03 a. m,
August 18th. arrive al Kingfsher at 2.e0