The Detroit times., 1911-08-11
SOLDIERS ARE GAY
AND CARE-FREE IN
State CAMP
Eight Hundred Tents Contain
Twenty-seven Hundred Troops
Who Are at Port Huron for the
Annual Maneuvers.
First Regiment, Of Detroit, Will
Escort Gov. Osborn To the
Spot Today.
lFrom : staff corrsspondsn,.l

CAMP OSBORN, Port Huron, Aug.
1l.-Thursday was such q busy day
at Camp Osborn, now fully organic
ed and ready to give the regular Of
fcers observing the gold-laceless ma
tional guard the sight of their lives,
that nearly all the 2700 "doughboys"
who had hiked, run, charged and laid
down In the sand of the field OF the
camp or on the rife range at Kee-
wahdin Beach, were glad to seek the
hay, even before the mournful sound
OF taps, blanketed the lights In the
500 tents, which dot both sides of
the Twenty-fourth street pike on
which the camp is situated.
The boys with the prickly bayonets
who walk the streets downtown and
are known officially as members of
the provost guard had little to do in
consequence. barring impressing the
Port Huron citizenry with the sight
OF khaki and steel.
Barring a reception given to the Of.
ficers of the camp under the auspices
OF the Port Huron lodge, B. p. D. E.,
there was little doing in a social way,
even In the "kitties" or in the tents
where the distribution of change ac-
cording to Hoyle is ordinarily In pro-
gress.
More in the social line was doing
In the afternoon when those men,
bers OF the assembled soldiers lucky
enought to escape the drilling through
the sand, entertained the largest del
egation OF feminine visitors that has
yet fitted through the company
streets. The natty costumes of the
visitors In contrast to the ohve-drab
OF the troops lent a dash OF color to
the scene only eQualled when retreat
was sounded for the first time. A ba-
taIlion of the First, comprising the
Detroit troops, had this honor. Drawn
up across the road and ditch that
separate brigade headquarters and
the parade ground, they presented
an imposing spectacle.
AZ promptly as the last notes Of
retreat had sounded, members Of the
,non-com." In command of the squad
detailed from Battery A, of Lansing,
gave the signal for the sunset gun.
the colors fioated downward from the
staff and the day was over.
Doughboys' at Target Practice.
All of the First and part OF the
Second regiments. comprising the
troops from Detroit and Grand Rap
ids and vicinity were entertained at
the Keewahdin rifle range. The
"doughboys" splashed lead into the
butts, the buiiseyes, or the sand as
the case might be. Firing commenced
soon after the first company of tho
First. starting from camp at a. m,
reached the range about o'clock. 1t
continued until late In the afternoon.
About p. m. rain storm threatened
and the light became especially rot.
ten. This happened when the boys OF
the Second were on the firing line.
After the bang, puff and splatter
were all over, the records were sent
to brigade headquarters and II was
announced that, while II would take
considerable time to figure up the
records, Company II of the First Of
Detroit, commanded by Capt Alma
Lake, had taken the lead by such
large margin that their victory could
b. announced. Company I, from the
University Town, took second honors
The firing was from 200, 500, 1000
and 2,000-yard ranges and In the
usual and also included skirmish.
Situated on the side Of Twenty
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