The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-09
". D. ". CAMP
4 LIVELY PLACE
RAIN
Not Single Detail of Pro-
gram Omitted Despite
the Showers.
COMPANIES ON
PARADE TONIGHT
Dance to Be Given in Honor
of Visitors-Band Con-
cert Thursday Night.

Wo0dmen at Palmetto Beach, or at
Camp Pensacola" despite the tor
rental fains of the early morning,
and the soggy field, were cheerful
Tuesday afternoon, and the dress
parade and review was ordered lust
as if the choppers" did not have to
march through puddles of water,
which stood at many points on the
drill field despite t6e energetic meas
ures taken earlier in the day to drain
the camp.
A three and a haIf-fnch rainfall
would flood anything. Early in the
morning men donned bathing suits
and, armed with pick, shovel md hoe,
soon had trench cut, which Nserved
the purpose of carrying the overflow
on the field on to the bay in short
order.
! Not detail of the days program
was omitted. \
Several sovereigns of note, who
were expected Tuesday, did not ar
rive, but wired that they would come
shortly. One of these is Major Fl.
A. Elkourie, chief surgeon, who ex-
poets to reach here today from Biz
mingham.
Officers Of the Seventh Brigade
staff on the ground up to the present
are:
Brig. Gen. w. T. Nall, commanding.
Major A. G. Cooper, inspector gen
eral.
Major A. c. cOOpesr, inspector gen.
eral.
Major D. J. Deacy, quartermaster
general.
Major A. B. Horn, chief dentist.
Lieut. S. T. Shelton, aide-de-canp.
Degree Team Contest.
Scores of Woodmen came up to the
city Tuesday night to attend the spe-
cial meeting of Hickory Camp No. 81,
when special "workn was reported to
have been put on in style interest
ing to all who had the good fortune to
be present.
The team work Of Old Hickory team
No. 152, Woodlawn, Ala, was the
best, it was said, ever put on here.
Dance Tonight.
Wednesday night, in honor Of this
visiting members of the Uniform
Rank, Hickory Camp viii entertain
with dance which gives promise Of
ecIipsing anything Of the sort ever at
tempted in Pensacola. This dance will
Immediately follow the parade which
viii be held tonight, in which all com
panies are to participate.
Grand Parade.
At 7:3O o'clock, the companies WIN
form at the corner Of Palafox and
Main streets, and, led by Chief Of
Police Frank Sanders, grand mar
shall, and platoon of mounted police,
viii pass over the following routes
North on the east side Of Palafox
street to Wright street; west on
Wright to the west side Of Palafox;
thence south tothe Romano street in
terseetion; then west or Romano
street to the w. D. W. hall, on the
corner of BayIen street, where the
parade viii disband, and all viii par
ticipate in the dance, given in honor
of the DISTINGUISHED visitors
The excellent band brought here by
the 26th regiment, and known official
" as the Alabama Boys Industrial
School Band, will be led BY Bandmas-
ter 7. NJ. Hentey, and viii be in the
line. It Is understood f,.e services
; Of the Deep Water City Band under
the leadership Of B. H. Cairchild, win
also volunteer their services for this
occasion. The local band, which
creates a more favorable impression
: about every time it appears in public,
! volunteered ifs services Sunday aft
grnoon, and this act was highly appre-
ciated by the local camps, for it had
tendency to show the visitors that
Woodcraft here had planned fitting
welcome to them.
General W. T. Nall, Major H. A.
Cook, of Montgomery, and Sovereign
P. L. Rollo, the popular local soy.
ereign, were speakers whose adj
dresses were heard with closest atten-
!, ton at the Tuesday night closed