The Washington herald., 1908-08-09
Fron a 50 Correspoaaeat


Fort Washington. Nd. Aug s.-With /
cheers. songs. and laughter. speeches
good. bad. and indifferent-and taking ad- /
vantage Of every opportunity for a good .
time. IL was a noisy peace that settled 4
upon Forts Washington and Hunt last 4
night
This noise from the festive boards did .
not reverberate across the river. neither +
did it shake the ground. but il caused 4
more joy TO the square inch than did any
other noise ever heard by the guardsmen 1
and the regulars There was not a man
in the regular army. from Col. CONN (
down 10 the rawest recruit. who was not
in some manner entertained by the mill
tiamen in grateful recognition Of their
unti-ing efforts at instruction and enter
tainment-
II was q great and glorious wfnd-Up Of
the annual enCampment last night. and
never has any eucampment Of the na-
riOnal guard seen such rOusIng cOnclu- I
sion. Usually on getaway night it has
been duh. painful. and disinterestfng. the
men feeling impatient and III at ease;
but tonight was q continuous round of
goOd-fellowship and jolIity- In every
camp the men made merry. There was
no laxIty OF discipline. but The articles Of
war were regarded as a friend 70 be
slapped on the shoulder. Taps was
sounded as usual. but It's notes lad died
away long before many Of the men jour
neyed of 10 slumber land
Militia Leaves Forts To-day.
All day and evening preparations were
under way for the departure tomorrow
morning. and the great tented cities.
raised just exactly two weeks ago. as If
by the magic Of q fairy wand. viii dis
solve just as rapidly. II by the same
agency Il IS expected that an hour after
-eveiIle every tent viii be rolled and
packed. ready for shipment The camps
will be razed as expeditiously as possi-
bic. and details Of men from every com
/ pany viii attend 10 the loading and pack
( ing
{ There was another grand finale at the
{ forts tonight The social whirl Of the
past two weeks was brought to . bril-
I liant close by Brig Gen Harries and the
I brigade star in a reception and dinner az
I the manor house. This was one Of the
/ premier events Of the encampment and
was by FAR the largest attended The
skilled hands Of Washington decorators
I and electricians had been employed in
! Transforming the manor house into a
I fairyIand OF beauty. Many decorations
were taken from the yacht Oneida for the
night and the Others were brought from
4 the city The score Of flags Of all nations
that have hung In the Oneida's saloon
I for several years were feSt0oned from the
{ ceilings and walls. The National Guard
I Brigade Band and Orchestra furnished
music throughout the evening
I Many at Officers Dinner.
I The list of guests was confined to the
I regular officers either stationed at. o.
4 Temporarily assigned 10. Forts Washing
ton and Hunt as instructors and their
/ families and house guests The list Of
I guests is as follows
I Lie1:. Col William Il CofEn. crmmandIuE the ar
tiHgy dis-ricr Il the Potomac Nrs Gosh. and
Z Ms. MausiclG. Ma OsCar J. S-rzub g A. T. .
Z MAJ Hen-y 2 Davis. C. A. G. osumansif-r a.
I Fort Hunt: Capt. wHliam r Doors. Capt Philip
I G. Goidermsn- Miss troidernan. Miss Cracs Perm
I Capf- GccrEe F. Cor-olly. Mrs CCnnoIiy. Csrt-
James L Roberts, MrN Roherts Miss Jerkius.
I Capt Samusl J Morris. Nieiic1l Ccr5s. Cart T.
I y NIac1n M7L Mar-n Niss Bailey lfiS Pals
Mis- Glove. Cart G. p. y Howard CAPT Iacab
] II Ci1sard Cart William Mit-heii signal Co-us-
{ Lieut.. Piilip Matthews. First iieut. Horace P.
i SrsuEin Mis- S1g-Eiu. First Tie1t Fr7uc Lecocl
I First Lieut. Ls-rvnce O. Crawfc-i Frs lieut..
Clalsde 2 Brigham. First Lieut. Malcolm P. An
I drews Fi-st Lieut. Adoph langho-st- First lieut.
I Paul J. Hor-nn Fi-st Lieut. John ". McEie
First Lieut. Curtis G. Bo-rheck. Firzt Lhe1J Mar
I crrss r. ThompSo1- First Lieut. Luriea T. Booth.
l FIrSt I3eT1t- Thcrl1s T. Duke. Iueuty-third In
/ fantry: FI-st Lieut. Hugh : Brown First Lieut.
Z Harry X Rutherfo-d- Frs lieut. John p Ruse
| First Lseut- William z M5KHley. Eieveuth CAV
alrv: Secand Liert- James H. Cunningham Ss17nd
Lieut.. Loren g. GrieTes and sevnd Lis1t Edwin
/ Gruncr Tve-ty-fo-1-th Infantry and Sec-nd Lieut.
/ Clark P Ch2-dler. Fifteenth Caval-v-
I The officers Of the staff are Lieut. Col
Samuel Smiley. Maj Edward Riggs. Mai
/ Hodges. Maj Averill. Mai. Parmenter,
t &
Enlisted Wen Make Merry.
There were many receptions. dinners.
and other gatherings there which were OF
equal. II not greater. interest 10 the men,
every one Of whom thoroughly enjoyed
himself. Companies A. c. and D. Of the
First Battalion. Second Regiment. gave a
dinner tonight 10 the Seventeenth Com
pany, regular Coast Artillery. at battery
/ Melgs. where the Seventeenth Company
has been working with this battalion for
the past two weeks. The battalion has
been highly praised by the regular Off
Gers. and IS regarded as a crack coast
defense organization The work by the
men Of the battalion was a revelation 10
the regular officers and men,
II was the first time that milltiamen
have successfully worked mortar bat
teries in any coast-defense exercises in
the United States Trials without number
have been made on both the east and
west coast but in every instance reports
10 the War Department show that the
mortar work had been too intricate and
technical for citizen coast artillerymen.
Not so with this battalion. however. They
worked ceaselessly. and not only were
they successful, but they established a
loading record The joint work at the
guns brought miltiamen and regulars
close together, and the men decided TO
show their appreciation OF the aid Of the
regulars by entertaining them tonight
Maj. Stephan. commanding this battal-
ion. was elected as POSTMASTER. and he
told the men he was so proud Of them
and so happy in the undeserved praise
heaped upon him that he could not ex-
press his feelings. he said that he was
lproud. and justly so. Of the showing they
had made. and ne only asked TO shine in
their glory. as it was their work
A meeting OF the officers Association
Of the Second Regiment organized for
the purpose Of interesting the men and
looking after their welfare. was held AT
tho headquarters Of Col Urell this after
noon. The three majors were designated
as a committee with power 20 act on
entertainments for the men during the
winter. and Capt Sommers and Lieuts.
McAnaIly. Lackland, and Holt were
elected delegates 10 the annual meeting
Of the National Rifles Association, at
4 Camp Perry, next week
| NOTES OF THE GUARDSMEN.