Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-30
SOLDIERS LEAVE JULY13
TEN DAYS ENCAMPMENT AT
BEAUTIFUL GEARHART.
Extensive Preparations Perfected for
Biggest Military Display Ever
Held in Oregon.

Company L, Oregon National
Guard, Capt. Stafrin, will leave Dallas
for Gearhart, where the biggest mill
tary encampment ever assembled IN
the Pacific Northwest will be held,
on a special train at 80 a. M, July
13, connecting with the regular train
at Salem. Here the soldiers will join
other companies from the south The
encampment will continue ten days.
There will be about 1000 National
Guardsmen from Oregon and Idaho
and 500 regulars from the Twenty
first infantry in the camp on the
plains north of Gearhart. Every
preparation has been made for the
mobilizing of the troops and the es-
tablishment of a good camp with all
possible comforts and conveniences.
The program provides interesting
events for each day, the principal
features to be maneuvers, drills and
military performances of all kinds.
The Guardsmen will be furnished
with clothing, transportation, blank
cts, meals and all other necessities
free of charge and will be paid for
their services. The guard officers will
receive the same pay as officers OF
similar rank in the Regular Army and
privates will be paid from $1.25 to
$3.50 a day. Inasmuch as the pro-
gramme is so complete with interest
ing events and because the encamp-
ment offers so exceptional an oppor-
tunity for an interesting and inexpen-
sive vacation a number of recruits is
expected to join the Guard before
the time for departure. The camp
will be in command of Colonel j. F.
Morrison, of the Regular Army. The
troops in camp will be the Third Reg
iment, Oregon National Guard the
second Idaho Infantry, the Twenty
first Infantry of Regulars from Van
couver Barracks; Troop A Cavalry,
of the Oregon National Guard, and a
battery of field artillery. Drills and
camp work will occupy the mornings
and pleasure events will occur in the
afternoons and evenings. The drills
for the most part will consist of ex-
ercises in attack and defense by COM
panies, by battalion, by regiment and
by brigade. There also will be a
number of reviews, inspections, par
AIDES and a series of band concerts.
Military church services will be held
on Sunday.
Arrangements for the meals of the
men have been completed and tempt
ing bills of fare are promised. Each
company will have two experienced
cooks. Officers will mess by regi-
ments. The mess of the Third Regi-
ment, Oregon National Guard, will be
in charge of Chaplain Gilbert. An =
advanced detail, consisting of one Of
ticer, one sergeant and five privates
from the Third Infantry, will pro- {
ceed to Gearhart Friday, July 10, and /
prepare camp.
The companies of the Third In |
fantry stationed outside of Portland |
will entrain and leave their respect c
i've home stations en- route to Gear |
hart, as follows n
Company "K" leaves Corvallis on
special train July 13, at $50 a. M, t
connecting with train No. 10, South t.
ern Pacific, at Albany. Company 81" C
leaves Dallas, on special train July o
l3, at $3.50 a. m, connecting with t.
train No. 10, Southern Pacific, at Sa- o
lem. Company "N" leaves Salem, Il
July 13, at 1925 a. m., on train No. Il
10, Southern Pacific. Company "I" e
leaves Woodburn, July 13, at S:04 b
a. M, on train No. 10, Southern Pa h
citic. Company &c" leaves Oregon P
City, July 13, at $3.50 a. M, on train
No. 10. Southern Pacific. Company O
"A" leaves McMinnville, July 13, Il
At 6:30 a. M, on train No. JOG, South d
'rn Pacific. Battery A, Field Artil- 81
cry and Separate Troop A, Cavalry, W
antrain at Portland, at the North H
Bank station Sunday, July II, at q
10 200 a. m. The Third Regiment of p,
Infantry and the Ambulance Company a,
'ntrain at Portland, at the North nj
Bank station, Monday, July 13, at
200 a. m