The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-31
WOMEN AT THE CAMP.
Gay Throngs mt the Fair Grounds to
See the Soldiers.


Indiana's soldiers were in their glory yes
terday. the grounds were thronged with
girls and women who went out expecting
the Governors review to take place. In
this the visitors We're disappointed. the
review will not take place until Sunday
afternoon
The crowd yesterday afternoon was the
largest of the week. The bright sunshine
quickly dried the grass that had become
thoroughly soaked with rain the day before.
All the roads through the grounds were
thronged, and it was estimated that the
crowd numbered 1000 people. Although
many were disappointed i'm not getting to
witness the review, many had the satisfac-
ton OF witnessing the inspection of the
First Regiment by Capt. Blanton Winship
and Colonel Barnett. This inspection was Il
source OF much pleasure TO the visitors. as
the men appeared in their best. They gave
no signs of having come in contact with
the rain of the day before and during the
night The sight of Captain Winship deftly
handling the guns and scrutiniZing the
dress of the men was inspiring
The inspection of this regiment began
early yesterday morning, shortly after bat
talon drill. The quarters of the officers
were first inspected The condition OF the
tents, accoutrements and books of each
company were closely gone over. After the
noon mess eacn DatIdllOn was brought up
in turn and inspected as to the dress of the
men and the condition of their guns. The
mems quarters were then looked over.
TENT IN BEST ORDER.
While Captain Winship and the inspection
staff were walking through the company
street of Company ID Captain Winship
looked into the tent occupied by Sergeant
Cassidy, Corporal Bunger and Privates
Fred Cooper and ]. E. Franklin. Hardly
had the inspecting officer looked into the
tent when he called a guard and asked that
the tent be guarded until he returned. For
the time he made no other comment and
continued the inspection. Later he returned
and said that the tent mentioned was, in
his opinion, the best arranged of any in
the battalion He said he thought the re-
mainder of the tents were i'm good order
and he had no complaint TO make on them.
After Captain Winship retired from the
street the members of Company ID swelled
with pride at the compliment. 1t was then
told that the reason the tent OF Sergeant
Cassidy and his comrades was in such good
condition was that he and his friends were
window dressers by profession and under
stood the business of arranging such mat
tiers better than the other men.
Another feature of army life that the
visitors had the pleasure OF witnessing was
Photograph signaling from the top of the
Fine Arts building. After noon mess. while
the sun was yet close to the meridian, a
squad of the signal corps was sent to In
dianapolis to take up their position on top
OF the Stevenson building. For more than
an hour messages were sent back and forth
through the air by means of the mirrors
The signaling was interesting to many of
the out-of-town visitors who had never seen
such work. The same drill in signal prac-
tice was given in the morning, but it was
conducted from the edge of the woods east
of the fair grounds to the center of the race
track.
Each regiment seemed to have its coterie
of admirers. Near the camp of the Second
Regiment hundreds of indianapolis men,
women and girls stood about chatting with
the officers and soldiers. Many of the par
ents of the young soldiers in the Indianapo-
lis battalion were on hand with large bas-
kets of eatables for the boys.
WATCHED BY FRIENDS.
While the battalions of the First Regi-
ment were under inspection many friends
of the soldiers stood about eagerly watch
ing all that took place. When Captain
Winship went through the ranks of Com
pany E.. of Evansville, all eyes turned to
the heroes, and much comment was made
on the fine appearance of the men and
Captain Blume.
The Third Regiment was not without it's
host of friends, although it's camp was at
the far end of the grounds and more diff
cult of access than the others. The pri-
Yates enjoyed themselves during leisure
hours by forming pyramids, climbing trees
and performing other acrobatic feats for
the benefit of the young women visitors.
This regiment had distinguished visitor
during the day in the person of Representa-