The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-11
EXCELLENT SITE ON NORTH
MAIN STREET SELECTED
BY COMMANDANT
CORPS WILL. BE
HERE MARCH %
March From Cleraon to Sandy
Springs and Entrain There for
Anderson-Leave Friday

The encampment OF Clemson Col
lcgc cadets in Anderson during the
week beginning March 22 VIII be held.
on the Roberts property. OH North
Main street. this site having been
selected yesterday afternoon by First
Lieutenant J. NJ. Cummings. u. S. A
commanding of the corps, who. in
company with Caterer A. l.. Schilet-
ter. came down to the city TO make
arrangements for the stay of the
cadets in Anderson.
Elegant Camp Site,
1t had been thought that the en-
campment would be held in North
Anderson and large site near the
Civic Park was under consideration.
but after q careful inspection. Com
mander Cummings pronounced the
character of the soil in. the proposed
camp site to be unsuitable. The soil
is extremely sandy, (which would
make it practically impossible 90 get
a tent peg to stay inftEe ground. es-
pecinily If the wind were blowing.
Other places in North Anderson were
shown the army officer, but none OF
them came up to the requirements for
q camp site such as the one that the
Clemson cadets will have to have.
Mr.. John Linley, who took the party
over North Anderson, showed the
commandant next the Roberts prop
erty, on North Main street The
character of this soil WAS pronounced
entirely suitable for camping pur-
poses. the drainage being excellent,
the ground smooth and the place al
together one of the~hest obtainable.
The tents will be pitched on large
area directly across Main street from
Menefield's store. The front line of
tents will be set back several feet
from the sidewalk, and will extend
back into the property for several
hundred feet. Locations for the
kitchen, the headquarters and other
divisions for the enoampment, were
selected by Commandant Cummings.
Arrive Here igareh %.
The cadet corps. 7aO stronfs will
leave Clemson College soon after
breakfast on Monday morning March
%, and will march as far as Sandy
Springs. Here they will have dinner.
after which they will entrain for An
derson. Several special trains will
Es at Sandy Springs to bring the
cadets and their baggage to Ander-
son. ,ff
1t Is probable that the cadets will
reach here about | o'clock The. will
detrain Immediately and go to the
camp. where everything will be In
readiness for their coming.
Prepare Camp Soon.
Liet. Cummings stated yesterday
that he will send a man to Columbia
this week for the purpose OF loading
the tents which are to be loaned the
college by the State militia. The tents
will arrive here about Saturday, he
stated. About Wednesday or Thurs
day of next week crew will be sent
to Anderson from Clemson to pitch
tho tents and get things 10 readiness
for the cadets when they arrive here
on the following MondeY. In; the
meantime water pipes will be laid on
the property and other accomada-
tions of this nature provided. Il
Maneuvers Feature.
Camp will be broken Friday after
noon, Mlrch 26 In time to allow the
cadets to get back to the college by
Saturday. During the i've days the
cadets are encamped here they will
go through a daily program of
maneuvers. Drills and maneuvers
will be held in the forenoon. while
the afternoons will be given over 10
amusements and recreation. The ma,
neuyers will he held some three or
four miles out in the country, in q
section to be selected later.
Drill Down 9ewn.
One OF the features OF tho encamp-
ment of particular interest to the
public viii Se dress parade OF the
cadet corps. which will take place on
the square Thursday afternoon at an
hour to be selected later There VIM
be much of interest TO the general
public, OF course, in the drills and