Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-22
Cadets Camp at Worlds Fair

to enjoy the privileges, provided the
government decides to send them,
which is deemed quite probable.
In addition to the cadets from the
various schools, uniformed bodies of
men from Il number of fraternal or
ders will occupy the barracks. Al
ready assignments have been made by
Col. CuIp for several such bodies, the
Knights Of the Maccabees, uniformed
rank, under Maj. Gen, George II.
Scott, will spend the week from Aug.
- to Aug. -. inclusive. on6, the
grounds. This detachment will in
cIude large body of men. From
Sept to 10 the Modern WoCdmen Of
America. under Mai. Gen. John II.
Mitchell, of Ionia. Mich. Will be pres
ent. The Ohio brigade, uniform rank.
Knights Of Pythias, Gen. Thomas w.
Minshull. of Cleveland. with $500 men
and officers, will spend the week Of
June 10 o 26 in camp.
The plan includes also the encamp-
mcnt Of adult military bodies. such as
National Guards. but the greatest in
tereSt centcrS i'm the cadet corps.
AmCug the assignments fer cadets al
ready made is the last week Of May.
for the Western Military academy, OF
Upper Alton. Ill.,. Col. y. Vi. jackson.
12S cadets This academy is near st.
Louis. From far-,T New McNico will
come 100 cadets. in three companies.
from the New Mexico Military InSti-
tutc. at Roswell. for the first two
weeks of june. There will he band
with this corps. Pref. Sidney =.
Smythe. e It. Johns Military acad-
cmy, Dalafield, Wis, Will bring his
corps fer the week beginning June 20.
From the 10th TO the 18th of he
same month - boys from st. johns
Military school at Salina. Kans.. the
home of Col. Culp. will Ice in camp.
Rev. II. II. Mizc is nj the head of this
institution. 81. Johns seems to be n
favorite name for military colleges.
there being still another of that name
at Annapolis, Md. to which is assign
cd the days from June > to u. Maj.
William ~ Thompson, Cf the United
States army. will be in command of
the 40 cadets.
Four hundred cadets will come from
the Mississippi Agricultural and Me
chanical college to begin their en-
campmeut June 3. Prof. J. C. Hardy
president Of the college, will be in
charge.
From the Culver Military academy,
at Culver. Ind. Col. \. NJ. Fleet Will
bring fine body of cadets. with their
excellent band. to encamp from May
% to June Is. Kansas Wesleyan col
Iege, at Salna. KanS will send its
corps June 6, under command of Mai.
f. j Laird. The Southern Normal
university. Of Huntington, Tenn, Maj.
Frank w Hess, is assigned for the 10
days following June 27 The corps
from the state college Of Kentucky,
| at Lexington, will come Il month ear
/ lier, 240 strong, in command of Capt.
George l.. Byroade. of the United
States army.
The largest cadet body thus far as
signed date is that of the Virginia
Polytechnic institute, at Blacksburg,
Va. There are 600 youths in this or
ganizatiCn. Col. j. $. \. Johnson is in
command. The boys will be in camp
from June 1 to u.
One of the most picturesque mill
tary organizations to occupy the
| worlds fair barracks is that of the
91st Argyle and Sutherland Highland
crs, from Ontaric. ID. II. backwards
commanding \ band of 10 musicians
and 10 genuine bagpipers will accom-
pany the trocps.s The date to be as
signed these men will he in the good
warm summer time, rather than late
| in the fall, so that the bare shins of
! the Highlanders. who wear the kilties
| instead of trousers, may not suffer
from chilling breeZes.
! Other military organizations that
have applied for dates and accommo-
dations are the Allegheny Rifles, from
! Allegheny, Pa, Col \. ii. Mcclellan,
July so to Aug. s; Company b. 9TH
regiment. National Guard Of Califor-
mia, Capt Wilmct I. Nlidgley, 90 men
and officers, in camp two weeks from
Sept /. and Company \, Reading Ar
tillerists. Spanish-American War Vet
Grams, from Reading, Pa, in camp
Aug. l to 10, with as men.
1t is expected that many other mil