Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-06-30
THIRD BRIGADE WILL
PLAY WAR GATE

OAnp L5Wl3 u. hOney Will De
the name applied to the Summer en-
C Impment of the Third brigade at Mt.
Gretna, July 8 to 10. The name hon
ors the memory Of the late Captain
Roney, of Allentown. quartermasteI
of the Fourth regiment. o. the staff
of C,ionel q. I. O'Neill. who died
several months ago. The application
is especially y appropriate in view of the
fact that it was at Mt. Gretna that
Captain Roney won his laureli as an
expert in laying out camp sites and in
the erection OF the regimental cat
vas.
Kegimental quartermasters on Fri
day visited Mt. Gretna and selected
sites for the comi ing eucampment. The
camp will bs laid out on nearly the
same lines as heretofore, the brigat Q
headquarters being locst ID OIL the
ridge overlooking Lake Conewsgo III d
tho regimental. quarter to the north
along the railroad.
The camp will not only be unique
in the III utter of threa.d,y tramp
through the Conewago Valley with
military maneuvers and incidental
practice, as If in actual warfare, but
there will also be several other in
novatiUns. Among them will be the
omission Of the division headquarters.
for which there will be no need. In.
.teai of the Governor spending two or
three days in camp as heretofore, Gov.
ernor Penuypacker will remain bot
one day. On inspection day-probably
Friday, July l4-he will make the trip
to Mt. Gretnt aud tho Pullman buffet
car in which he makes the trip will
also serve as his headquarter'.
The general order issued for the
camp by General Goblin last week di.
rects commanders to be especially care
full in inspecting the foot wear of the
men before they leave the armories. as
consiierabl, marching will be doue
during the week. General Goblin con-
tends that the method of conducting
encampments in the past has been pro-
ductive of no more good than is deriv-
ed by srmory drill and that Is the
basis of his change of programme for
I. lis year. lie has not fully decided p
IN the programme to be followed foi
the reason that weather conditions
will enter largely into tile matter, but
It is probable that the brigade wi
tart OF its three -1ays jJuin3y oil Mon
lay morning. Two regiments will
leave early iu the morning, taking the
nigh road to Bellairr, u email station
IN the railroad. about TIN miles from
Mt. Gretna. The rest of the brigade
will follow about two hours later,
marching with all the p ecautions that
would bu observed in actual warfare
aud invading AL euemy's country. A
70 ir guard, fl ,ukers aud outpoj IS will
be features during the day and sentry
luty at night.
During the course of the march there
will be various maneuvers As the con-
tour of the country affords opportu-
hity, to ascertain what the regimental
commanders can do in handling their
commands and al,o to give the mil
itiamen an idea Of evolutions and gen.
eral movements in ths OPEN country.
such as would be encountered III act
| ual warfare.
The return will be made on We'd
| iesdav night or Thursday morning,
when Mt. Grena will be captured as a
grand finale of the entire movement.
70 effect this achievement it will be
| necessary to surround the entire resort
| ,ud considerable territory will be
covered. AS the resort aill be filled
| 1t that timi with fair summer board
rs and school teachers, it is altogeth'
r likely that capitulation will b
| ,tfected without bloodshed and the
occupation by the invaders will be
without hostile demonstration on the
,art of the vanquishel.
General Goblin already has complet t,
maps of the entire country to be cover
ed and will spend some days there this
week to become thoroughly acquaint-
d with the land So that the march es
IAN he made without damaging Guilt
vated fields or other property. A wagon
train of thirty wagons will accom-
pany the brigade on it's journey and
each battalion will have the use OF
one wagon. Portable stoves will be
used and fresh meat will be issued
each day. Shelter teIts or "dogiss, I"
AS styled in tha regular army, will be
used. The movement will bo made iu
heavy marching order aud each man
will carry his. personal property be-
sides rations and small tent. Eacl
uan will also be furnished with thirty
rounds of ammunition to be used in
the warlike demonstration.
The Phoenixville Battery of Artil-
lery which forms part of the Third
brigsde.will make the journey to camp
overland ..spd the Governors TrooI
| will also do so as in former years. lid
ing from their armory at Harrisburg.
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