Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1911-07-31
ARRESTED At BAY RIDGE
Two AnnapOlitans Held Up Tried
And Sentenced For Violating
Camp Regulations.
PITTSBURG REPUBLICAN, CLUB.
Has Well Regulated Military Camp
Governed By Eleven Set Rules
The Baby, Almost A Gentleman>

"A shocking thing occurred at Bay
| Ridge yesterday afternoon when two
well-known gentlemen of Annapolis
were put under arrest, tried and duly
| sentenced.
The occasion was visit TO the camp
of the Pittsburg Republican Club, who
are enjoying an outing of several
weeks on the highest elevation at Bay
Ridge, promontory that looks out
over the bay Here there are sixteen
tents, with boarded floors and we'll
equipped, and in front of each tent an
acelytine gas light.
The camp is neat and tidy and is
kept with military precision. Indeed,
1t is more like military camp shan
one for social enjoyment and pleasure.
A bandstand is erected in the centre
of the camp and here daily, morning
and evening, the band of fifteen pieces
| discourses sweet music.
The site for the camp is unequaled
1t is under the management and direc-
tion of ]. B. Egley, captain, a man of
marked executive ability, who in
spires confidence and whose mandates
must be obeyed. Captain Egley selec-
ted the site at Bay Ridge after visit
ing various points of Queen Anne's,
Caroline and Talbot counties, choosing
Bay Ridge as the most desirable. The
supplies cannot be purchased in Anna
polls, much to the disappointment of
the campers, and it was necessary to
go to Baltimore for supplies for the
men.
Saturday 100 pounds of beef was
purchased in Baltimore, several bar
rels of potatoes, bushels of tomatoes,
corn, squash, ETC., etc. There are rs
men in the camping party. A set of
rules governing the camp and printed
on cardboard are displayed on trees
and at every available spot. The
rules follow: l. Captain or officer in
charge has full charge of camp.
2. No women allowed in camp.
3. No gambling allowed in camp.
A. Positively no firearms allowed in
| camp.
5. No person allowed to be disturbed
while in tent.
6. All persons must take their turn
at work when so requested by the cap
tain or officer in charge.
z. Any member leaving camp for
any length of time must notify the
captain or officer in charge.
s. All officers must be respected at
all times.
g. No member shall be allowed to
entertain visitors unless first getting
permission from the captain or officer
in charge.
19. Any non-member visiting camp
will be charged at the rate of $3.50
per day.
IL. Any member disobeying orders
vii be fined or sent home, according to
decision of officers in charge.
Under these rues, two gentlemen
were arrested upon entering the
grounds. A police officer approached
them, swinging his pontoon, telling
| them they were under arrest They
were both surprised and astonished.
Being duly taken before the Judge,
they were tried before jury of twelve
| good men and true, and sentenced-to
two glasses of beer, one each. The
verdict again astonished the culprits,
neither of whom are beer drinkers.
For contempt of court they were fined
two neutrality-suspicious. cigars, and
| then two more, for violating the rules
and regulations of the camp, and the
/ cigars were not conversational ones
either. If you stopped to talk while
smoking them, you'd lose the draw
and the cigar would go out.
| At the time the visitors were at the
camp, the campers were having buff
fet luncheon served. Mock court
martials are q feature of the days
procedure at camp. The prize baby
of the camp was exhibited. He weighs
27S pounds in a bathing suit, and is
almost a gentleman. president Taft
says no gentleman weighs less than
500 pounds.) The prize baby is also
the wit of the camp. He is fat, jolly
and good-natured, and is curiosity,
in a way.
The campers of the Pittsburg Re-
publican Club will break camp next
Saturday and return home via the
Short Line on two special cars to Bal
timore, thence to Pittsburg by B. &
Q. They say they have had delight
full time, and have not been troubled
with mosquitoes. They are healthy,
happy and contentment with all the
world and themselves in particular, is
depicted on every countenance.
The names of the Annapolitans ar
rested at the camp are withheld for
reason, it being their first offense.