Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-08-04
RETURNED FROM
ENCAMPMENT

Company f, 18th Regiment, N. @.
p, arrived home ON the :43 ID. l., q
W. train Saturday evening from the
annual enoampment at Gettysburg.
The boys presented q good appear
ance and were in most excellent spirits
although little vexed over most
unexpected delay which occurred at
Northumberland. The company broke
camp at 8 a. m. Saturday and arrived
at Northumberland at 80 O'Clock in
this afternoon. There was no other al
tentative than to wait until :25
O'Clock when the regular train due
here at 43 left the station. The two
hours hung very heavily on the hands
of the Guardsmen. Various means
were employed to kill time, some of
the uniformed men strolling about the
streets OF the quiet town while others
stretched themselves out and took
nap on the station platform.
The memory of the encampment just
closed will be treasured In the mind
OF the Guardsnen as one unique in its
way, being most successful from every
view point, rejecting credit upon the
National Guard as body and bring
ing to the individual members sue
oession of pleasant experiences with
not single occurrence to regret.
The encampment is considered the
greatest in the history of the National
Guard. The discipline was remark
| able, not single case of disorder be-
ing brought before the provost mar
shall. This is all thu more remarkable
when it is explained that ten thousand
men were encamped. AS result of
the good order prevailing the Guards
men had the freedom of the battlefield
and the town of Gettysburg without
the use of the regular passes.
The drills were uniformly we'll at
tended and these owing to the general
proficiency sho"n we're neither long
nor arduous. I TIa grand review on
AhhAcaoJ p'' II 'h'lhph OAU VI NLlb
| finest military pa4e lnts ever seen in
the United 1t It's There were about
30. 900 spec'ato p, esrpt.
There were no cases of illness in
Company X during the week in camp
The quarters were exceptionally clean.
One OF the features which made life
pleasant was the good cooking. The
| men never lived better at encampment
All praise is due William Smith, the
company cook for the way he handled
the State issue of provisions as we'll
as the extra food purchased by the
members Of the company. The bill of
fare contained dellcacies never before
known by the members of Company +
at encampment. Quartermaste- Gross
was complimented highly for the san
itary condition of the tent and kitch-
ems.
Company + was present at the en-
oampment with the full complement
OF men. At tho inspection it showed
up In splendid style, Captain Gearhart
being highly complimented on the
cleanliness of the rifles and the neat
appearance Of the men as we'll as oD
the size of the company and the &C
curaoy and neatness of the books.
Company F's pay roll for enoamp-
ment amounts to about $1,000. the
amounts due for the week yaryinh from
$l2 for privates to $26 for First Ser9a-
ants. Thus it will be seen that the
men realize nice little compensation
along with week s outing embracing
free visit to the historic battlefield.
The Twelfth Regiment uniformly
showed up well. Ii was complimented
by the inspecting officers and assured
that it would be among the highest in
| rating.