The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-07-26
CAMP SUPPLIES
ARE PURCHASED
GENERAL FRIDGE YESTERDAY
AWARDED CONTRACTS F0E
SUPPLIES To BE Used
AT CAMP NOEL
The Erection OF Tents H. Bs-aB
Completed. and the CamT VII
soon BE IN Readiness for
The soldier B0ys.

Washington Park, which has tenn
porarily lost its identity and wiu be
known for the next few weeks a.
Camp Noel. is rapidly assuming me
appearance OF a military bivOuaek.
and when the soldiers begin 20 arrive
on August 3rd they wll ind every
thing in readiness Adju1alr Gen
eraI Fridge and his able corps cs as
sistants have been busy az Work dur
ing the past week. and maDE nt rhe
tents are up and ready for occuuaneE-
A large force Of carpenters is az
work at the camp. and the bath
houses and other frame structures
that viii comprise a portion al ehe
/ accommodation are lu course of
s construction.
T Capt. Cole. OF Jackson. quarter
master sergeant of the Second rezi-
ment, and Capt Walker. ef Brook
haven, quartermaser sergeant a. the
T lird regiment. arrived in Ehe civ
=. ursday. and VIII remain here I'M
III he end of the encampmenr- IE
II T. AAAE VA AAar-~9 HF-AAaEsH USE
that their respective regiments are
adequately pro lded for. and they
viii see that there are q sufficient
number Of tents and "a b0uneiful
pply OF food. The delivery Of sup
pile viii not begin for several DAYS
yet. and in the meantime Capt Cole
and Capt Walker VIII assist Gen
Fridge in the work OF erecting tents
and arranging other details connect
ed with the preparation Of the camp
Capt. Fridge since his arrival here
hess received a large shipment OF new
uniforms, and in the event that ans
OF the soldiers have old or wCru oGr
apparel they VIII upon arrival he
presented with new uniforms Spe-
cial attention wiz be- devoted -e rle
personal appearance of the soldiers
who VIII be- required 70 dress Eearlr
at all times. The camp grounds wlI-
be amply equipped win bath Eoa=-~
and other toilet convenience auG
the soldiers VIII De just as comfort
able as they were dOmIciled en- 1oue
or in a modern hotel
The Columbus Rifemeu have aer-
fected arrangements whereby rhey
vii operate the canteen ar Camp
Noel during the progress o. the Gem
ing encampment. The Laurel com-
pany. which had this privilege last
year. realized a profit Of about rwo
hundred dollars. and as there sin
be a greater number Of men in ar-
tendance upon the coming encamn-
ment, the Rifemen expect 20 make
a still larger sum. The Rifemen w5II
celebrate their seventr-eigh1h ami
versary on August 11th, and lr is
their intention TO spend the money
they make on the eanteeu ia this cell
ebration- A barbecue wul be given.
and the city officials and other prom .
nent citizens viii be invited to 30
present.
From present prospects the deco n
ratiOns for the encampment WiIl be F.
the most elaborate ever seen in Co..
lumbus. Prizes VIII be given for the
most elabOrately decorated store sad
residence. and even those not in
GUIDED in the district prescribed bv
he committee are preparing 10 f=s-
.OOn their houses with Hags and
1unting in honor OF the soldiers.
some have gone 50 far as % have
electric lights Installed on their
,orches and house fronts in order
hat the decorations may be seen az
light, and the glow Of the fncanfes-
ent bulbs on the party coIored buut- :
ng viii produce an effect which VIII :
e most pleasing. The stores. public 3
and trolley poles yin be ;
ecorated. and in fact the whole city \
iii be IN gala attire.
The five hundred regulars who are e
D attend the encampment VII b /
nder command OF Capt. c. L. Ne a
ain, OF the Seventeenth United J
tates Infantry. Capt McEain. Ike
u United States army officers. Is
ourteous and cultured gentleman. s.
I'D local military men are looking b
'rward 10 meeting him with \ great Z
eal OF pleasure. The regulars VII a
smain here only six days, and II + D.
ot yet known whether they vii be 2,
attendance during the first or lat
r part Of the encampment- This
III be the first battalion OF regulars $
at has visited Columbus IN many z
sars, the last time We had repre- ri