The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-12
NOTED MENIN PLATTSBURG CAMP CHEER GEN. WOOD AS HE PLEADS -
FOR "A STANDING ARMY OF $4,000 MEN AND CRTCLSES BRYANS STAND

seyed young woman, wife OF the ueau
soldier. and her three little girls.
For three years the dead man had
served In the army. Then he was I'm
valided" because OF consumption and he
was too weak to move away from the
town. He died three days g and the
United States buried him. Nobody could
remember his name but the wariike
motor train slowed down n bit while
passin his coffin. and the men on the cars
saluted as the casket went on down the
road to the barracks cemetery between
the army posi- and the instruction am
Percy d. Haughton. head coach at
Harvard, was among the dusty vol
unteers who saluted from his machine
as the mules dragged the coffin by. So
were ID. A. Reed, attorney for the United
Sestes Steel Corporation, who halls from
Pittsburg; Rex Flynn, also from Pitts
burg, who sometimes played opposite
Yale Herring, also present.
College Athletes "a Crowd.
And among the sixty-four men on the
auto trucks under Capt. Raynal Bollin's
command were Gresham Poe OF the
Princeton grbdiron n Baltimore j.
Richmond Fearing. who years ago estab-
lished an intercollegiate record at Har-
ward by making a. high jump of 6 feet
3h. inches Robert Bacon, Jr.. whose
father and brother already we're In camp
as members OF Company c. Norman W.
Cabot. former captain OF Harvard's foot
bal!sters the Hon. Barrister J. II. Far
ley. better known as Mike of Boston Ind
Harvard /; J. q. Milburn. Jr., poloist, and
Jimmy j.. Storrow. Jr.. OF Lee. Higginson
& Co. Boston. who might have been
Boston's Mayor. but refused the office so
kng honored by Honey Fitz, and besides
these there were others.
Before this Private John Purroy
Mitchell. sometimes known as the Mayor.
and acting Battalion Adjutant Rhine
lander Waldo. one time Police Commits
sioner whom Mayor Mitchell did not con-
, tinue in Office. met up with each other
Tor the first time since they reached
camp. 1t might be remarked also that
simultaneously the Hon. William (Bill)
Brown Meloney. secretary 10 the late
Mayor Gaynor and not exactly a booster
for Mr.. Waldo. came along.
The Mayor and Bill Meloney were
headed down the grass terrace for a
swim after a day of arms and marching
drill which had absolutely cut into their
whole outing. Capt. Waldo was talkine
TO two reporters As Private Mitchell and
Honorable Meloney tripped along the
sward. Waldo started things.
Hello. Mr.. Mayor he said with a
I 6Af' "f' NN Natnt' NNH l'fN d'AbNN ANlf
grass and shook hands with Mayor
Mitchell. I'm glad to see you in camp"
Mitchell salutes Waldo.
Thank you. Captain Pri-
vate Mitchell. saluting his superior OFF,
Ger at the same time that Private Mel
oney re%verently raised a finger tip in
salute.
81 hear" continued the Captain. from
tae regulars. Mr.. Mitchell, that you are
proving yourself an exceptionally good
soldier
In thank YOU very much, Captain
the Mayrr replied. whereupon he saluted
again and hurried down to the lake.
But Private Mitchell In his anxiety to
get his first swim had forgotten his
bathing trunks. Private Meloney offered
TO climb the hill TO get them. but the
Mayor would not hear OF II. He did 1t
himself.
Dudley Field Malone. accompanied by
the group of Princeton youngsters VINO
are Ia his tent, happened along in "A
bathing suit then. bud said he mad
noted nothin. during the day outside 81
routine. The Princeton Riddles said they
nigh be quoted r. saying. however. that
Adrian Iseiin I'd always carried his
brand new Springfield rife with him IN
his right hand. and therefore when meet
ing up with a regular army person oil
high rating Adrian steadily saluted with
a hand carrying a rife.
Teddy. Jr.. Wears Wrist watch