The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-07-09

The Westminster boys brought
home the bacon from Hagerstown and
won enough glory for ali and to spare.
Every one had good time, behaved
well and reached home feeling well,
and proud to say he was from old Car
roll county. There were many of the
citizens of Westminster in the crowds
that lined the streets of HagerStoWn
and their presence and applause in
spired the efforts of our organizations
which resulted in sweeping every
thing before us
The Hagerstown people are royal
hosts, and have every reason to be
proud Of Captain John Kyd Becken-
| baugh commanding company B, 1st
Infantry NJ. N. c., as he was the soul
of the committee of arrangements and
it was largely, il not wholly, due to
his efforts that the 4th and 9TH of
July. 1915, will be held long in mem
DRY by his townspeople. We sincere
ly hope that al one OF the good re
suits of this occasion Company B. will
soon recruit up to full peace quota,
and continue to hold place as one Of
\ the livest companies OF the LIST Regi-
ment.
N Company I'll carried officers and 57
noncommissioned officers and men as
they marched down Main street. Sun
day morning in column of platoonS to
entrain for Hagerstown at 9.36.
There was quite a crowd of wives,
sweethearts, mothers, fathers, broth
ers and others at the station to see
them Off and wish them good luck.
The company occupied one entire
coach and the Band, Al strong, an
other. There was also a special bag
gage car which had been loaded the
night before. The train pulled out
| (almost)- on time with the bugles
sounding and we were Off Arriving
at Hagerstown a little before noon
there was a brisk hike OF about two
miles out to the Fair Grounds, the
large pyramidal tents which ac-
commodate eighr men each were
pitched, for the first time by our com
pany, the cook shack fitted up and
dinner cooked and served by O'Clock
D. m. This was pretty quick work
for men who had never seen one of
those new tents before, but as Capt.
Weigle remarked, MANY hands, and
willing ones, make light work" and
the boys were hungry, too, which
speeded them up bit no doubt. We
had been told that tents would be
ready pitched and dinner served as
soon a. we arrived at camp, but were
glad that such was not the case as
we want all the good hard field ex-
perience we can get before going to
the target range.
The camp was pretty sight pitch
ed i'm a broad field to the right Of the
grand stand, inside the fair grounds.
Every detail was carried out in strict
accordance with Field Service Regu-
lations. There were four companies
or infantry camped as battalion,
each company having its own line Of
tents with parade In front arranged
as four parallel streets. The COM
pany officers tents at the head of
each company street and the Battal-
ion Commanders tent at the center
and back of these.
Promptly at 5 o'clock the Battal-
ion was formed in the enclosure Of
the race track and after parade was
marched in review by Major John ID.
Markey, commanding This was an
inspiring experience as the Compan-
ies swept past the reviewing officer
in company front, with the LIST Regi-
ment Band playing Maryland My
Maryland" with all the stops pull all
the way out. The companies in the
column were Eli, Westminster, Capt.
John N. Weigle, the senior Captain
present, @, Cumberland, Capt. II. R.
Palmer, A, Frederick, Capt. Harry
Monshower and B, Hagerstown, Capt.
John Kyd Beckenbaugh. The color
guard was selected from Company I'LL,
Sergeants John Young and Smith Bill
ingslea being detailed for this duty
which is the highest honor that can
v be conferred on a soldier and his
command After review Major Mar
key complimented Capt Weigle on the
/ fine appearance of Company III and
the large number present, which was
almost double that Of any other Com
pany i'm the Battalion Supper was
served Immediately after parade and
review were over and We ali we're
ready for our cots. Taps sounded
at 10 d. m and most of " were Il
ready asleep.
Street Parade and Sham Battle on
Monday.
Reville sounded at 545 a. M and
/ the companies all fell in with poncheS
! Oh DIS III WdS uIlLIilHB Idtl4 UuI eAlLCi
breakfast which was served for Com
pany III Immediately after Reville. II
cleared up and the day was an ideal
\ one for a long street parade After
breakfast the officers held consulta-
ton i'm the grand stand and arranged
the details of the sham battle to be
fought that afternoon About 9
O'Clock the Battalion left camp to take
position In the parade which was lead
! by Major Markey and staff. The list
Regiment Band under command of
Drum Major Harry MI. KINNEY. head
Cd the troops with Company II next
In column. then same Companies G..
"a and B, in the order named. The
National and Regimental colors being
carried in the center Of the column
between Company q and Company al
with the two handsome Sergeants
from Company III ON either side fhe
military section of the parade was fol-
lowed by the various Fire Companies,
with a civic display Of tastefully ar
ranged floats bringing up the rear
Every Westminster boy in the Band
and Company held hi head high and
stepped with snap and swing that