The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
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Good . Showing
Illinois National Guard in Camp
Learning the AT of Rar.ll
- Camp lincoln Described IN
From The conservator. J

- <AotOdSufy, "dppTSClaC0 WnaC 1t
means to be at Camp Lincoln during
the week when Colonel MARSHALL and
his regiment are In Springfield, you
must visit it. No adequate idea Of it's
scope and range can possibly be gain
ed by what! others may tell you. ~
About two miles west of the city
or Springfield, comprising approxi-
mately about $40 acres Of land, lies
this tented city, Nature exhausted
dts handiwork In laying it out. Dot
Led from one end to the other are
massive trees the foliage of which
oyerlaps one another From sunrise
to sunset you may find a cool spot
any place you may y, chance to be-.
'When the close stuffy heat sizzles
and makes life most miserable .,dn
the city, all the inhabitants of Camp
Ainco1n are enjoying the gentle zeph-
yrs as they perpetually seem to watt
from over the western hills. So
much for the natural comforts of the
camp. =
The arrangement Of the tents
housing the regiment is laid off in
perfect form. At the north end are
the regimentaI aIheadquarters, or what
ds known In camp life as the "staff
line.' Here for the week dwells the
colonel and his regimental staff. In
the center are the quarters Of Colonel
Marshall, facing the regimental COL
ors. To his left is the adjutant, Capt.
Radcliffe. And right here it is proper
to say that the position of adjutant
of regiment In camp is perhaps the
busiest and most trying-of all Off
GERS. He Is the muuthpiece of the
colonel. When he speaks it means
that it is but the colonel giving an
order, and the medium of conveying
1t Is by way of the adjutant. Next
on the left. IS the regimental inspec-]
tor OF rifle. .practice--Capt. Bert VIII
ilams' 'The general public knows
hlm as theftn1matable Bert" OF the,
Ia framed team of Williams and
walker. One could harry realize that
ne is the same Bert Williams who has
mage the sides OF SO many thousands
Iadrly crack with laughter. On the
rthe range Where It Is .hfs duty to In
j. atruct khA en- & tal l ltATge ets p ice he
as al tpusss e9ts PSF said by those
Mno are IN 9 posltlon 70 KNOW that In
polnt OF lmpfoVement IN TINS phase
OF Inc @Han1p .Work,st the rank and tile
OF the men nave, advanced to sar-
pfieihe aeefee. Ch tne rlght or the
colonei is Lieutenant Colonel john
SON the acknowledged authority on
al forms OF military tactics and dis
clplrne: Next comes the major, Sur
geoh Dr' AIlen a. wesley, ana in
the1r order fonoWs the chaplain, Jor-
qah CnaVlsf the commlssary captain
Sonn Frey' ana Quartermaster James
.. Nelson. Capt: Frey, whose com
very recently issued, has surprised
not only MS many lay friends but the
ola "heelnorses IN the regiment. IL
was a. very coSemon saying IN the
camp tnat- CapE: Rrey caught on
anu nahdlea tne many lntrlcate de-
Tails OF MS trying once with an ease
surprising TO the oldest nead. AS
the oHhclal entertainer OF the regi-
nent ne surpassed all previous ef-
IofCs haue oy any one holarhg the
same posltion: HIS quarters were
Inc center OF attractlon
Quar'ermaster James .. Neis0n,
NV, mno 10 Oh Nne eAtte1ne rishI ol Vne
, ltne, 10 veteran poth III poihI OF
seIviIe anu Ia me MASTERY oI Tue
ueIaiis ol nis ontce: ~ IS salu OF nlm
r m bis saae spoop
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