Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-25
AT CAMP MAJOR WALKER.
Members of Boys Brigade Enjoying
Their Outing.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
CAMP MAJOR WALKER, Va,
June o. 1906
The members Of the Waugh Church boys
brigade have been devoting several days
to fun. Last Saturday red letter
occasion In camp. In the morning an in
teresting game of base ball was played be-
| tween the "Grubs'' and Scrubs" the for
mer being victorious by a score of S to 2.
Athletic games in the afternoon included
potato. rescue, equipment and running
races.
The most entertaining feature of Satur-
DAYS fun was circus gnaee> lie
ment of Lieut.. E. e Weaver. Sergts.
Frank Weaver, Stall and Sherry, Corp.
Latham and Private Buck. The ring was
invaded by a vicious mule which Buck at
tempted to catch and ride. He was sue
cessful in both efforts but the mule, which
was an old one, was unable to carry his
heavy weight, and its back was broken
The soldier received an unceremoious drop
between the two halves of the animal,
which was afterward discovered to be COM
posed of Messrs. Sherry and Latham.
Private Buck, who is, In fact, light
weight. opened. and very successfully con-
Quoted, a country school in camp Saturday,
and many of his pupils will remember with
interest his rather severe method of main
tanning order.
Messrs Latham, Buck, Sherry and Nc
Mullen known the awkward squad"
gave an exhibition drill Saturday, in which
they fully sustained their title, their sol
dierly appearance" also failing to come up
to army regulations
1t is said that Private Buck caused trou-
BILE in camp Saturday afternoon, and that
1t was found necessary to institute court
martial proceedings in his case. The
charges were conduct unbecoming soldier
and gentleman and misbehavior in camp, in
that he did Friday night or Saturday
morning 'swipe" two ginger snaps and
one empty can from the commissary stores
of the camp. The loss. it appears, WAS
discovered before the culprit had eaten
either the snaps the can. He was found
guilty and ordered to eat the snaps with
his hands tied behind him. This was done
in the presence of the entire brigade and
then it was found that the camp cook, with
whom Buck is a great favorite, gave him
the snaps and the can.
A graphophone entertainment was given
Saturday under the supervision of Sergt.
Walker.
Friday the entire brigade participated in
a grand swim in one of the nearby streams,
and Saturday night there was a campfire
in the open space in front of the tents.
Saturday Mr.. Buck and Mr.. ]. Fl. En-
twistle arrived In camp from Washington.
Mr. Buck returned to Washington Sunday
morning. The Sunday visitors from Wash
ington were Robert Ferguson. H. c; Ly-
brand, f. L. NARROW and Miss Matte
Green. Mr.. C. A. Peters and family drove
out to the camp from Anacostia, D. C.
DR.. George E. Maydwell conducted Sun
udy scifool 1T o.oo y CLOCK yesterday morn
ing and afterwards there was a Bible con-
test. In this contest thirty Bible historical
questions were asked and answered by the
boys. Herman Lawson, 1t was found, had
given twentyone correst answers, and WAL
ter Rathbone was second with seventeen
correct answers. After mess Dr. MaydweIl
while the brigade was still at table an
nounced the result of the contest and pre-
sented red-letter Bible to Herman Law
son, the successful contestant
Services were held at 2:3O O'Clock in tho
afternoon, when DR.. Maydwell preached
from the tenth chapter of John, ninth
verse: Il am the door" After the sermon
the services were continued under the d.
rection of Rev. Joshua Crippen, of Hern-
don. Va, and many Of those present par
ticipated.