The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-06
Five Thousand Members Of the
Order Chartered al Worlds
Fair Grounds.
CAMP UNDER MILITARY RULE.
Post Office Opened for Visitors
Who Fill tine Model Camn.
Convention Hall aud
the D"rmitGrics.

I hsi.sds C.ty camp. No ;..r. ,'oleru
I N""iIH'n - America. was victor ous in
I tic c"inpetiiiv" GriH 80 the Wo-la-- Fai-
{ yesterday Tho team t-om This camp .vIs
successful in the senior Grin. making a
record q = @-lc points. : ". T-r.a- is
| captain - tic team Topeka C.r-p. ".
-. .. ~. Hatch. captain. vas eecori ard
Topeka camp. No. ~. \. J.. EauSh.nar
| captain. third
IN the junior class Camp No. - OF Mon
mouth. Ill. va the victor. securing: &c Ito
| points ". 9. McProud Is captaIn o. the.
team Captain John NJ. Benefits team
fio-n Crete. Sej.. Camp No. ia. vas ser-
! oud. and Captain Thomas ". FIy-ir,-s team
from Camp. No. 10 q: Rock Island Ill
was thir1- Tho contests we're Judged by
! army officers. and the teams were the best
drilie'. eyer shown al a head camp OF
Woodmeu.
Nc-c than 90" Woofrnan b.vou1cksd
Ia camp Talbot. the WORLDS Fair home Of
Tie Modern W""dHc1 cf America. during
me annual Grand Camp. now IT, progress
ye-sHris- ey.riu..
When the flag raising took plsc, vsster-
day morning. and Colonel J.. Z Anderson
c!'i-f Iu'-Ft' STR. turned the camp
over I" General John ". Mitchell. 20 Ioni-.
Mich. IL" sff.-or i;t command 300 Wood
men already had arrived and sine. then
80 additional members OF tho o-:;s:si-
eaton nave ;Tocped IL from every part Of
the cOuutr5.
The military quarters Of tine Worlds
Fair. heretofore sd.GGate for all visiting
organizations. have b,ru cNcrt4xs. Tn.
Model Camp and the Barracks hive all
available accommodations taken. as have
The Nomcn's DCrHitDry and Convention
Hal
ARMY DISCIPLINE MAINTAINED.
Comp Talbot. named &. honor OF Adolf
rhus l. TALBOT ~ Lincoln, \.b-. CHIEF cs-
ecutive OF the Modern Woo,lHeg, and z.
former Law partner 81 William J. Bryan.
T. under regular army discipline.
Organization OF the First Brigade. COM
rnanded by BFigaiicr General j. T. I..E-
g-t;. and the Second Brigade. commanded
II Brigadie General Straw. vas effected
yesterday A. 40 D. IN. a practice parade
OF the First Brigade took place az 49,.
Acronautic CJrcOurs". This afternoon
from . to o'clock dress parade VIII be
had on tho Piszs, 81 Louis The plaza -
not large enough tp accommodate ,he
whole Of the First Brigade. and many
A. can be nianeUvered MIL be IN the pa
radc.
\ fully equipped h,s9ita! is maintained
IL. camp Talbot. There are i've regular
physicians IN attendance. three ~ them
rneinL.rs 81 the Modern WOOlm.n and Two
stewards and sixteen nurses and attaches
complete the hospital corps. IL Is in
charge Of colonel 6. \. Medium. sur
ceun general Of the order. The first pa
tent admitted To the hospital Wa Major
Gen.rai John ~. Mitchell. ia command OF
the camp. who Is seriously Ill
FOR IN COM cnisnc" of ia. WCoIucn a
pos. ufflcc has been equipped on .iis Model
Camp. Here all mall IL received AMI Dis
trul,utcd. .he Post Office furnishing special
service for TIA. accommodation pf tll'. v.s-
itinC members OF III. order. Sfdtor r. l.
Del.stry who has had seven year. expert
.nce as PJst-off'c. official and twenty
five Years IN military service. IS in charge
% this drpartInsnt 81 the camp. <,
COMPETITIVE DRILLS FOR PRIZES
Competitive drills Tor prizes azcrei,a ting
$sfssi began yesterday morning at 70
o'clOck on tho PiszZ -. Louis gu; - the
Dbl camps that are represented. eighty
seven have entered the various ci2ss'-s-
The camf. drills Will close Thursday even
ing Friday the battalion uri.c drill Will
take place There are ALREADY six entries
In this class and probably more will enter !
The Judges are regular army officers.
appointed To serve In this capacity by the |
War Department
I -pton manual military tactics as used |
hy the United States Army prior TO lse''.
IL f. two-handed driii. and includes l
twice as many movements OF tho piece a. 4
the rifle drill. IL f. unique and interest J
irc. and all day yesterday attracted a 4
large crowd Of spectators on the tiiLa.
Teams from the junior and senior classes
ssre in competition Yesterday. seven from
the former and thirteen from the latter
Tho Junior classes include
thos. who have never von in head
camp drill. The senior classes are made
W OF teams that have won before and
are regarded as championship material
To-day will b taken UP with the COM
petitiyc drills between teams. FOrty-onc
1f the Junior senior and pony teams. the |
after with only eight members. will take
part in the competitive drill to-day.