Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-09
.CHTLDREN STORM ARMY CAMP
Juvenile Assault on Fort Omaha Wins
All Along Line.
REGULARS CAPITULATE AP ONCE
Countless ReInfOrcementS Come and
Invaders Completely Surround
Enemy-CavaIry Pleasing
Spectacle.
PRoaRAM AT CAMP THAYER.

PROGRAM AT CAMP THAYER.
loo p. m.-Base ball.
$3.50 p. .m.-Evoluations Of a Squadron,
Fifteenth Cavalry.
a.so p. m.-saddls Squad of Fifteenth
Cavalry.
4io6 p. m.-Artiliery Drill, Battery Z,
Sixth Field ARTILLERY.
4;as p. m.-Butt's Manual by sixteenth
Cavalry.
4,4O p. m.-Parads by Cavalry and In
fantry.
$500 p. m.-Band Concert.
Friday was a big day within bugle call
of old Fort Omaha. 1t was childrens
day at the ARMY barracks. Were the kids
happy. They were Every boy and girl
in Omaha's public and private schools was
given a half days vacation and All oppor-
tunity TO see the military maneuNers on
the camp ground.
Juvenile humanity fairly stormed the
fortress. Soon after school let out at
noon the advance guard OF youngsters be-
sieged the drill grounds and reinforce
ments continued to arrive until after 2
o'clock when the war program began.
They came In countless thousands, and
when the embattled regulars had finished
shining their shoes and polishing brass
buttons the old drill ground was COM
pletely surrounded by the invading forces.
Children were everywhere-on the bleach
ers, on the side lines and on the terraces,
packed in columns like enthusiasts at a
foot ball game.
II was real foot ball weather too, late
in the afternoon. It's sick wind, how
ever, that blows nobody any harm and
the interest of the children in the living
pictures before their eyes never tagged.
cold rain just at the conclusion of the
exhibition cut the band concert short.
Cavalry Charge StIrs Youngsters.
Four troops of the Seventh cavalry gave
an exhibition musical sabre drill and con-
cluded with various evolutions and a
typical cavalry charge. Tennyson's
Charge of the Light Brigade" was done
TO perfection. with .he exception of the
cannon to right and cannon to left of
them. When the dust cleared away the
squadron of 26O mounted troopers rode
off the parade ground, having completely
won the hearts OF the~children
Then came fast drills with machine
guns by squads from the Sixteenth in
fantry. The way the mules scampered
about and came TO sudden halts when they
received the proper signal by vicious Jerks
on their tails much amused the youngsters.
This was followed by exhibitions OF saddle
packing by squads from the Seventh cav
airy and the performing OF Butts manual.
a military calisthenc exercise. by two
battalions from the Thirteenth infantry.
The rescue race and the Roman races
were exciting. During the Roman event
one trooper was thrown from the two
steeds he was riding and after appar-
emily rolling over and over under the
hoofs OF his horses gsmely jumped up
and remounted the animals. The artillery
drill by Battery r OF the sixth regiment
furnished a blood-curdling exhibition Of
real war fireworks. Signal balloons
floated over the crowds during the after
noon.
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock the Fort
Crook ball team will play the Thirteenth
infantry nine. Privates Wells and Ken
nedy will be the battery for the Fort
Crook men and Sergeants Leak and Trut-
ner will perform for the Thirteenth in
fantry. Sunday morning feature attrac-
tion is offered in contest between in
fantry and cavalry officers