Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-13
GOVERNOR TE|VERAT
INSTRUCTION CAMP


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as one of the regiments was already
on the field awaiting his inspection
and he proceeded to the work with
out delay. Most of the members of
the staff of the Governor, as COM
mander-in- of the National
Guard. arrived here on Tuesday even
ing and were at the station this morn
ing to receive their leader
The Governor is spending the day
in the lines of the First Brigade of
Philadelphia. where the militiamen
are undergoing their annual inspec-
ton. Tomorrow he will be in the
Fourth Brigade, when that organiza-
ton will be inspected.
Crashing reports from the field guns
of Batteries G and ID, fired as a salute
to the Governor, heralded his arrival.
Reception to Penrose
Harrisburg National Guardsmen
yesterday afternoon contributed very
materially to an enthusiastic and en-
tirely spontaneous reception rendered
to United States Senator Penrose and
the distinguished visitor to the camp
here showed his appreciation by shak-
ing hands with most of the members
OF company II, commanded by CAP
tain j. j. Hartman.
Senator Penrose's visit to the camp
of instruction here was originally
planned to be very quiet affair and
as a personal call upon Brigadier
General William G. Price, commander
of the First Brigade. But after a
morning spent looking around the
camp of the Philadelphia troops, he
decided to also inspect the Fourth
Brigade, and the trip was made in an
auto. He started back to General
Prices camp about o'clock, on foot,
accompanied by his host and General
Coryell and several other officers,
passing through the streets of the
several regiments. The Fourth In
fantry, recruited from six Central
Pennsylvania counties, and command
ed by Colonel C. T. O'Neil, gave him
a cherry welcome, and the officers of
each company shook hands with him
cordially as he passed along. The
party then entered the Eighth In
fanny camp. and the same spirit of
cordiality was manifested. When
Company d was reached, and while
Senator Penrose and other officers
were in the regimental street, the SOL
diers in the company street below
shouted three rousing cheers for him,
and he walked down to the admiring
crowd and shook hands all around.
ne lelL lOT IldIElSpuTB on the o
o'clock train.
Harrisburg's Six-footers
Company d. of Harrisburg, fur
nished Corporal Murray and Privates
Huber and McFadden for the regi-
mental guard to-day. The company
has attracted some attention from Of
ficers and men in other organizations
because of the fact that the first
squad consists of men all six feet tall
or over. Corporal Fred Russell is in
charge of the squad, and the other
men are Privates Guy Sprout, Frank
B. Harder, Alexander Bell, Fred Stief-
fer, Isadore Brauch, Robert Brauch
and Harry Samson. Sergeant James
Long was promoted to the position
of barber in the same company.
Second Lieutenant Andrew II. Bax-
ter, of Company c, of Columbia, was
promoted to first lieutenant at an
election held here in camp. He sue
ceeds Lieutenant Charles d. Hougen-
doubler, who resigned. An order was
issued for another election to he held
in ten days to elect a second lieu
tenant to fill the place made vacant
by the advancement OF Baxter.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Handshaw, of
Harrisburg. were visitors in Company
of the Eighth, Infantry. The severe
ordeal for the Harrisburg companies
and other organizations of the Eighth
Infantry will come tomorrow, when
inspection will take place.