The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-07
JUVENILE SOLDIERY
ENJOYING CAPITAL
Boys Brigade Seeing the
Sights.
THE CONVENTION HAS BEGUN
Detachments Hourly Arriving-Ex-
CursiOn to Be Held This
Afternoon.
THE CONVENTION HAS BEGUN


Briglt-eyed and rosy. with good health
and good habits. hundreds Of young
steTs ia handsome uniforms are in
Washington today enjoying themselves
10 the limit
The Young visitors are members of
the various regiments and companies OF
the United Boys Brigade Of America
They are delegates to the national con-
vention OF the organization. which be-
gan this morning
4 Constant Stream.
sAH night and this morning the Wis
itors were coming in. II is expected
that the last Of them VIII not get here
until tomorrow morning, With them
are many grOwn-ups, officers Of the
brigade
They came from all directions. North
ana West sending the greatest numbers.
dauy wear the white and blue of the
lllLautrys While others have the cam
gaigu khaki of the regular army.
II Is expected that there will be- a
thousand OF the youngsters Ia the CITY
Convention Hall
Today's Arrivals.
The arrivals this morning here Battery
3, OF the First Maryland Regiment.
forty strong, commanded by H. ".
swung into Pennsylvania Avenue.
marching with the precision Of vete-
rams.
Company c.. Lieutenant Rice. and
Company u. both of Baltimore. came
lu. bringing tuiTty-IWO members. tHe
Flrst Regiment. OF Pniladeluhia, Capt
J.. -. A-ilcHelll Ten soldiers the Fourth
Philadelphia. negro company. which
proved one of the best drilled. COM
mauGed by Col A. j. Scr0ggius. tvyerfg-
H.U.
tie Seventh, of Lancaster. ten surou.
each the Third, Brooklyn, the Tenth
Allooua tne Third. PiJtsburg, and Com
DaiAy -d- NiiaeusDuTg4 IJTty-tOuT in ails
Company q, OF Pitrsburg, tne Generals
own lZ5 strong, and little veterans ali.
and nearly "a hundred unattached boys.
Quarters for Cadets.
The Generals own spent yesterday
at Gettysburg. They went on arrival
here 10 the EbJilt House. The other
youngsters are scattered all over the
city In the homes OF hospltable citizens.
Others are eamPed in the armOry OF
the Minute Men and in the Waugh Meth
odlst Episcopal Church. the Western
Presbyterian Church. the Trinity Aetha-
dist Episcopal Church the Church OF rhe
Redeemerl the IakOma Park Presbyre-
Ran th-feh, ana the Young Mems Chris
tiau Association Building
The program arranged for the visitors
Frld4y-Z-aU %. M excursion down tae
Potomac River, starting from Seventh
Street wharf free uckrts FOR members
Of the Boys Brigade may be obtained
1T The wharf from Col. A D. smith.
80 D.. m.. competitive drills in Con-
YeHtion Hall. Filth and l. Streets north
west.
Saturday-5.8J "a. H.. business session.
Mount Vernon Place Methodist EplscO-
PAL Church 2 D. m.. assemble on John
Marshall Place, preparatory 10 street
parade, which is 10 move at 3 o'clock
J.. 10. public meeting in Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Episcopal Church; am
nOuncemeEt of awards FOR competitive
drills.
Sunday p. m. Religious mass meet
ing Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Episcopal Church. annual address OF the
cJmmauder-iu-chief Lieut. Gen. ii. J..
Bope.
Committees in Charge,
The committees in charge or the boys
are:
Finance C0mmiItce-James ~. West.
chairman u. Tiuman HeudFlek, Rev.
Charles Alvin smith, A. r. Seryen. l..
~ Mooers. william l. simpson. a. A
SEapin, James j. MCCurdys Edward A
stevens u q. Graves, and j i. Paul
hospitality commirtee-ReE Charles
a Bu-lsI. chairman George scott
webb Claude q. Cayl0r james o. Mc-
Aliistert Mr5- Della Webster Maurice
gtterbackr j. ~. GTon. Miss AEde.l
Eayue Eugene g. Brown, and Edgar