Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-31
GOVERNOR VISITS
FORT NIAGARA
Reviews Officers in Training
For U. S. Army Com
missions


was exceedingly kind yesterday and a
fairest this year-greeted. the $500
Pennsylvanians in training here when
they awoke in the morning and pre-
pared to entertain their governor,
Martin +. Brumbaugh. and George
Wharton Pepper. Following a week of
almost constant downpour, the sun rose
in the morning in a clear sky. The
few hours intervening between sun
rise and the arrival of the guberna-
torial party sufficed to dry the parade
grounds and when the men marched
past they presented as fine a showing
as could be desired. In fact, so excel
lent was the appearance of the COM
panies that Governor Brumbaugh took
occasion later to commend the student
officers In the highest terms.
1t was 10 o'clock when Governor
and Mrs. Brumbaugh, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pepper, Major II. S. Williams, paymas-
ter general of the United States army
for the State of Pennsylvania. and
w. H. Ball, the Governors private
secretary, reached camp in a private
car. They had been met at Niagara
Falls by Captain Fred S. Strong Jr.,
post adjutant. They were taken to
post headquarters, and accompanied
Colonel Miller, the post commandant,
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the student officers, who arrived on
the parade grounds just as the COM
panies began to form preparatory to
the ceremonies.
Form Hollow Square
At command from Colonel Miller,
the companies formed a hollow square,
one battalion on the north, south and
east sides of the square. with the past
staff officers, the gubernatorial party,
the post band and other guests stand
ing on the west side. The sight was
an imposing one, as the men stacked
their $500 rifles in the center of the
square and stood at ease during the
services attending the formal presen-
tation of the stand of colors.
After he had referred to the his
toric character of the camps environs
and paid a high tribute to the men
whose remains were beneath the sod
on which the $500 soldiers and 1000
civilians were standing, Governor
Brumbaugh made a very appropriate
reference to the nearness of the land
of the country's greatest ally.
Continuing, Governor Brumbaugh
said:
1T is peculiar coincidence that we
of Pennsylvania should be gathered at
Fort Niagara on this day and for you
Pennsylvanians to be under the COM
mand of distinguished officer of the
United States army. Colonel Miller,
from my own home town, Huntington.
I wish to congratulate you, and this
country should pride itself to know
you are under his superb leadership.
the borough at Williamsport Tuesday,
son College.
you men in this camp, the flower
OF manhood of Pennsylvania, you are
charged with duty; see to it that
you acquit yourselves with honor that
your State may be proud of you. Your
bravery should DC equaI to those who
went before you and shouldered the
musket in the name of the Republic.
Tribute to Dead
Here sleep some of. the heroic men
who gave their services and their
lives that their country should endure
as the land of the free and the home
of the brave. 1t is the solid compact
of purpose that is back of your work,
that will count. To uphold and ad-
vance the standard of American de-
mocracy and liberty is our duty. 1t
ought to be our sacred privilege as
that of the heroic dead that lie here
to-day.
"It has been said frequently that
this is an ungrateful Republic. There
is no fact for this Indictment. Every
year we gather around our dead and
memorialize them.
llGIb ID dHuliltl lidllCls IL was
said by the great English statesman
Burleight that He that is false to
man can never be true to God The
converse of that statement is likewise
true, 1 believe. He that is false to
God can never be true to man. You
men must be true to God and trust in
Him.
You are a great body Of men band
ed together for a common purpose ana
pan't "a m country III
you do not believe in the teaching of
your minister, your mother, your
church and home. 1t is only with the
teachings of these that you can rise
to the loftiest heights.
Praises PennsyIvaninns
I'VE are all proud of you Pennsyl-
vanians, when you men marched be-
fore us here there was a thrill
in our hearts of gratitude for
you and for the old Keystone State.
Down there, fathers, mothers, wives
and friends, all those people of Penn
sylvania look 10 you TO carry forward
the standards of your country un-
stained and uphold it's honor wherever
you may go.
pennsylvania has never failed to
do its duty. It's record is unsullied,
/ charge you 10 Keep II so.
I'VE have not gone into this war
willingly, hastily, but solemnly and
resolutely. We have gone into it be-
cause the principles of this republic
are in danger. 1t is for you to carry
forward the principles of democracy
until it rules the world and the
thrones of Europe have fallen to
earth.
God bless you boys OF Fort Mag
ara and may He give you strength to
carry to victory the principles of this
great Republic"