Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-10
GUARDSMEN FROM
THIS CITY AWARDED
MOST OF TROPHIES
rs, 900 Visit Gretna Camp Over
Sunday; Harrisburgers Swell
the Big Crowds

Pa, Aug. 10.-An assemblage of peo-
pie conservatively estimated at $4,000.
yesterday visited the National Guard
camp here.
Colonel William A Mann. of the
Third infantry, United States army.
the commandant of the camp, review
ed the First brigade in command of
General VIM. A. Price at o'clock,
and at O'Clock he reviewed the natty
Fourth brigade, in command of Gen
eral James B. Coryell. The Philadel-
phia brigade was given a f1attering
reception along the line of march by
admiring friends, but it was nothing
like that rendered to the Fourth bri-
gade, for the crowds were largely from
| Central Pennsylvania points, and they
paid proper homage to the several
regimental organizations.
Colonel c. T. O'Neil, of Allentown
the senior regimentai commander in
the State led off the Fourth brigade
| review with his soldlerly looking
Fourth infantry, and was followed by
the Eighth infantry, in command OF
Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison, of Har-
| risburg, and the fine showing of the
command brought applause at various
points along the line of spectators
The Sixth infantry, commanded by
Colonel Thomas Biddle Ellis, brought
up the rear
Local Companies Prominent
The Eighth regiment and the two
Harrisburg companies figured very
prominently in the events of the day
A casual observer in the regimental
SfrantG might have hnpn 1nn IN he
| lieve that most of the visitors came
| to visit Colonel Hutchison and his SUBJ
ordinate officers and men, so crowded
were the regimental and company
streets The officers of the regiment
entertained a considerable company
of guests at their mess, and the Off
| GERS and men of Companies d and
of Harrisburg had so many visitors
at the noon and evening mess that the
| provisions were well nigh exhausted
Both of the companies were the
| envy of the regiment in the evening
when the entire regiment assembled
at headquarters to witness the pre-
sentation of trophies won at the recent
rifle competitions of the organizations
Colonel Hutchison himself made the
presentation and made a speech in
which he paid glowing tribute to
the Harrisburg companies which made
almost a clean sweep OF the prizes
He encouraged all the men of the
regiment to greater effort, and i'm
pressed upon them the value of ex-
ceiling in the use of their rifles.
To Company 1, of which Captain
Frank E. Ziegler is the commander
was presented the E. ]. Stackpole
trophy as the first prize in the rapid
fire contest; the Colonel Henry Nc
Cormick trophy, the gift of Vance c.
Mccormick, as first prize in the COM
bination matches and the Colonel w,
w. Jennings trophy, as second prize
in the slow fire contest. Quartermas-
ter Sergeant Virgil B. Kennedy and
Corporal John A. Rogers, the mem
bers of the team who won the trophies
for the company, were presented with
medals as their individual property,
while the trophies stand merely as
company property so long as they
can be successfully defend, as they
are perpetual prizes.
To Company D, of which Captain
j. j. Hartman is the commander, was
presented the Major Lane S. Hart
trophy, as first prize in slow fire
match, and the o. NJ. Copelin trophy,
as second prize in the combination
competitions. Private Albert l., Dunn
and Private Charles Fairall, the
members of the team, were awarded
individual medals for their skill. To
Company c, of Chambersburg, Captain
C. b. Danfelt, went the only other
prize. the Captain Thomas F. Malone
trophy, as second place in the rapid
fire competition.
Distinction For Local Company
Another distinction fell to the lot of
Company 1, of Harrisburg, that being
the only company in the entire two
brigades in camp. which has a full
quota of fifty-eight nom on-commissioned
officers and men and three officers,
that being the regulation number.
And what is more they are all in SER
vice in camp. The personnel is also
of the best in the history of the COM
pany.
Sheriff H. C. Wells and the members
of his family, we're among the Har-
risburg visitors. Private Ned Wells,
the sheriffs son is a member of Com
pany I, and the visitors spent the day
as his guests.
Private Kaiser, of Company D,
Eighth infantry, fell from the ranks,
ganization was marching back to camp
after company drill on Saturday after
noon.
The first detail assigned for guard
duty in Company D consisted of Ser
geant Howard Shickley, and Privates
Bell Brandt, Border. Boughter, Car
michael, Craver, Ehler and Fair.
first sergeant of Company d, spent
a part of the day in camp, and later
left with her cousin, Elmer S. Miller,
in the latter's automobile, for Myers
town, where she will visit the Miller
family until her husbands tour of
duty here is completed Mrs. H. w.
Hagy, of Progress, also spent the day
in camp with her husband, who is a
duty sergeant in Company D.
Captain Harry NJ. Bassler, pastor of
the Second Reformed Church at Har-
risbcrg, and who is the Chaplain of
the Eighth regiment, on Sunday morn
ing conducted a service at headquart-
ers which was attended by all of the
organizations of the regiment.
Captain Edward Laubenstein, of
Harrisburg, is spending several days
the guest of Colonel Hutchison. Cap
tain Laubenstein spent over twenty
eight years in the service of the Ma
tional Guard of Pennsylvania and he
has not missed an encampment since
1876.