The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-20
MAJ. DANIEL elBs CAMP
sABIGSURPk|SE 70 HlIA'
:, l. .. ,jE... At..Es- -. o-.f
QUARTERAaASTER SAYS 1T is
- ri-t s'Et' :, .'S
THE BEST CAMPSlTE HE
HAS EVER SEEN
.Al t1ti, of.rn
TEE5dlE |R}! PIG LAKE" 4 I
Drill Ground is Large Enough to
Throw Three Regiments ':Into
MAj,neuV!,efs ,;uiV!,af at tUnjss ri Time. ne
Special to The Intellingencer.


Augusta, June i9.-Major ri. j. DAN.
lei, of Griffin. chief quarteTmaster of
the sNationai Guard of Georgia. ext
ii,ressed surprise aud, 'hs he termed 1T, 4
t"unliInited delight" in the instruction
camp yesterday afternoon after he had
gJne over all the Aumond property
"ln the number Of years ] have been
connection with the militia and mill
tary camps l have never seen any
thing as good as this" said Major
Dnniei. And. as far as this site is
concerned, 1t isn't necessary that one
irDre thing ba done to put 1t In shape
II don't see how you are going to
improve 1t at all.
:Gne OF the features which Is
most, pleasing surprise to me. next TO
the fact that we will have In this camp
more room than we have ever had
anywhere else, IL that II is 30 pleasant
Diit here. Naturally, those of us -whU
nrp not familiar with the fact that the
camp is going to he located on these
hills above the city of Augusta would
jump ut the. conclusion that. because
the camp is right here on the edge
of'the city almost. II would be as hot
az in city. ,but It ia as .pelasaut Out
here as one could wish to he In sum-.
inertime--this breeze Is fine" ~
"A contrast. which appealed 10 Mai
Daniel. as II has to other military Of
ficers who have seen the camp site,
uni who participated in the Admission
encampment. isthe comparative dis
tance between the location where the,
tents will he pitched anu the enormou:h
parade and drill ground at the ,Augus-
IN camp. For. an officers clubhouse
OH the eastern side Of the lake, Aui
fhond Corporation BupeIintendont's ~
residences and office Onithe property,
Will be -uBeil.-,a laOmmodinms residenGea
with "A piazza around three sides-sand.
along In front of this the camp Wilt
be pitched. To the west OF the cafnp'
proper, and on the western side Of ;i,c
lal6e. with an intervening stretch .of
about $500 feet. OF grounti---less than,
the length OF Il 1,000-yaEti rifle range,
the drill and parade ground COM:
mences. AT Admission It was necessary
for the troop. to march more than two
miles from the" .campn.tn tho drill.
ground; ~ .,s r. ., i,U s /
More Room Than They Ever Had.
For drillypuEppseBit this.is the, finest,
place l have ever scen," said General
Daniel. Fer close-order drill 1t Is
nlUrc than would lbe neetled."i
That.Dortipn of f,ths znroperty whicl
will he, e,used sfor a,drin sgDFnpd is ,thc
Aunlcnd golf links. which covers "a,
total III 2.50 acres, Of which i2E acres,
,, are clear and level in Bermuda grass
On the three sitfes of this, ;awny from!
the camp site, proper are siiills. .andl
Nav
say they taboslutely needed to make an.
inStructt0n camp a complete success
III working oil. military jproblems. In
this connection Major Daniel said:
itsOnsthe drill Yground: 1t will be the
easiest matter In the world ito awurlo
che three regiments, which will be in,
camp at one time. all at once, and
not have them conflict at all. In
fact. this clear ground here and the
growth of trees around the qhack of It
gives identically what Is needed for
military spnrpOses-and, 1t is mnIe
room for .,mananvering than we have,
ever had before. -.
"As to the 'tentage. that space over:
Oh tie other side of tho lake Is abun-'
dant and sexcellBntfy adapted .forzsampi
ipuEpOae8; >in fact, 1t is .unuaunl s4hat;
the. combination can ever, be-, found;
that exiats here; the necessary amount,
Of clear space, the shadetrees and the
.nearness Of the drill ground. indeed
.as eaid ibefore. T. don't think a,better'
camDsite ieould be found ,anywhepe;i
and the troops of-thefonr states. ought
to be comfortable and we'll pleased,
here. t
~ Lake To Be q Big Feature.
"Ths Aake,,iS3! quite ;naturaliy going,
to be aagreat attraction. and .telnpta-i
.tion 10 them. and Il Judge II is going,
to be necessary to establish bathing,
hours during the encampment in order,
to keep the lake from being full OF
the boys IN swimming all the time,
In raality,I consider the +pyesence OF
that leke, right IN the middle iof the
ccampsite, one of the. .realIy big features,
and one which Is going to add enor-,
mously to the popularity c. the camp
with fthe enlisted men,"
MaJor Daniel, as chief quarter
master. is the "paymnster"&f for the Ma.
.ttonal Guard I'm Georgia, and is per-
i1haps one OF fhe best known military
men in the state, aIe sih hc5 In Au-
Tusta today and mart NJ fomorrnw