The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-16

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Nv, xveak has been an unduestionabie
~.,o..s. Each command has created
-. ran,,tation for itself and In every
sea.,,re Gen. Tanner has found sunicie"'
..,.a for satisfaction and pride II seems
A,,, sttinc that the last word OF all shou'u
he a tribute TO the personality the
..~.ngth of character and thorough mill
<arv efficiency of the brigade general
Y-rars,htedly the wonderful Improvement
:. a.. ~sate militia must be accredited at
s.., ~ Cen Tanner, and the state Is m !
49, fortunate In having him TO serve AT
the head of It's citizen soSdery.
Nour for a long year OF DRILL ana IN
xnstrv in military circles here with pros
rects Of Nttll finer encampment next
summer.
OVATION TO THE GOVERNOR.
=. a .ase TO say that at no time since
shs davs of 81 has a governor OF fnooe
IIand been given the chance 10 review
so are a body OF men In the military ser
vice OF the stale las thai wn'cn ps,.' pas
80, 49,. ma rade before Gov. Garvin,
=. he stood with uncovered head IN ms
carr4axe. upon the parade grouno a'
ououset Point yesterday AFTERNOON
y,,w4n~ the few days of the present en-
~.-,rrnert the excellent showing OF the
commands attached to the brigade IN .ne
-r~rformance of the varied duties OF tne
camp routine has seen awarded recosnl,
aru ,hs.a columns As drill followed
An a. .asningay ceaseless succession the
,r.n entered more and more cornpleteiy
er,o the s,irit OF military matters, ano
s., Yesterday the maneuverings OF tne
sr,antrx1nen and the mounted commands
had acquired IN a large degree tne ma
chine IKE accuracy and rapidNy OF acuon
shat N ser3om attained apart nom the
regular service s,,.~
w.s In no way relaxed yesterday. stiil
~. man reaarded II AZ a hohday ana
~narared 10 find abundant opportunity De-
s~een drills and other duties to enoertan
the hundreds Of visitors that fnvadeo tne
camp grounds II would be useless. IN.
deed, to try and explain how tney an
s.sr.d ouonset The two steamers
-t,,.n came To the Point during the day
-~re we'll filed and many hundreds can
=. accounted for In this way rhen al
- the farmers for miles around had
10000 their various vehicles into a sys-
fnrn OF efficient. though not rapid transit
between the entrance 70 tne camp
~~o,,nds and railroad connections AT
a. view road. And not carriage but
~n.t secured its full load OF passengers
= Srtll,n~ 70 brave the heat and dust FOR the
-x~y,t ~ n thousand uniformed men ano
: q splendid parade.
OF course personal concern was respoh-
sSble for the presence of most OF the
vs~storu and Jimmy of Co. ID. or maybe
n, ne~er before realized now wesv
uniform. a dusty ono at that. could MAKE
: yr,,ov~look or how ne could throw out
~ chest and how square his shoulders
~ouA be under the influence OF admir-
inw feminine gaze.
CAMP AT ITS FINEST
The men were up early aud an extra
tonch here and there about the tents pu'
the whole camp at It's finest appearance
The runs OF Battery were FURNISHED
To their shfnisst state and throughout the
hrisade cleanliness held undisputed sway
The weather was all that could be WISH,
"a for ard not a one or the visitors ou'
ma carryed home n sunburned face as
= temporary souvenir of camp The rou'
Tine dr1ns weres ndulged In during tht
morning by all commands but the cavalry
4rcsons ortay the time was cut short In an
ttcipation of t1ne subernstionai visit
BY 1:D the cavalry command with III
horses and equipment in the best OF shape
left camp and proceeded. surrounded b,
of the road out Of camp 20 await TIT
arrival of the official party The Cover
nor and his party came by train TO Davis
vile and were brought over the sever
mfiss of rood IN open carriages. accom-
panied by Captains German and Kane
the brigade staff who as sides-de-cam,
met the party at the Sea View crossing
On arrival at the camp, the colors wer
dipped and the governors salute OF
suns fred In creditable style by Batter,
A The white and gold flag Of the stat
was hoisted to a position beneath the ma
tional colors and Governor Garvin wa
officially ION the spot"
After a brief reception at brigade head
quarters luncheon WIS served in IN
Brigade Stan mess hall. The two reg'
mental bands reported at headquarter
and a continuous concert was In ordel
the two bands vieing IN friendly comps
tition. Following luncheon the officer
OF the various commands were receive
by the governor at headquarters.
INSPECTION AND REVIEW.
Then the official visitors were eRcorte
on a tour OF inspection through the can
and the governor at every turn expresss
his delight and gratidcaticn at the exec
lent showing made. Return 90 headdua
tors being made. the Machine Gun Ba
terry took the field and carried out
most spirited battery drill. The whee
Ing into position on the dead run WI
calculated TO send thrills through ever
one The loading and firing we're pe
fection seemingly. On It's leaving q
DIT sparstions- we're In order forL
review OF the brigade.
The parade at . o'clock was a surpri
20 most Of the visitors IN that - W
90 rood The men passed by the ?
viewing party az n their FIRST object
existence was 10 do their part well. T
ensemble" effect under such condiho