The sun., 1917-09-03
ROOSEVELT ROUSES
165TH IN CAMP VISIT
Cheered by Denny and Pat as
He Grasps Hands in Com
pany Streets.
SEES BATTALION REVIEW
Makes Brief Call on Gen. T.pni-
han. but Irish Regiment
Claims Chief Honor.
SEES BATTALION REVIEW

D""' H"'''"s '"e'
Which Is just one way Of saying that
neither clouds nor mud could keen The
Colonel away from the camp that still
Is frightened and predominated by the
sorreI topped, green ribboned. husky frst
class rghtin' men of the oold Sixty-ninth
New Yo,k Infantry. which Is no other
than the soon to be equally famous ls6th
United states National Guard. sor.
Probably the Colonel is still laboring un-
der the impression that he visited the
whole camp. but IL IT isn't breaking any
army regulations IL could be truthfully
stated that he was carefully herded
within the confines of the lS5th. and that
there isn't a single man Of the 3, $50 men
and 80 odd officers OF the new -old regi-
ment who wouldn't swear by and fight
for the pet notion that the Colonel wasn't
their own particular and special guest.
battalion Review IL Held.
Ana ,n,, ,,i,. .. ,,,. 49,. a..
oi.a, up ''' - y, eu ien,'"aue anu eahe ANU
the Colonel and then topped the after
noon of by a smacking. swinging review
OF the Third Battalion--which In these
war times means az many as the sixty
ninth often turned out in a regimental
parade. And outside Of the Colonel only
President. kings. potentates and foreign
rulers get special parades with band
and everything these days.
All Of which was Just like coming
back to the old homestead for the
Colonel. Not slnce-well say the au-
tYmn Of 1s0s-has the smile been within
two inches as broad nor has Bully"
doomed forth with such marvellous reso-
nance. For few trying minutes in
a. I anI h ar's fba EItn
had to be very dignified and polite and
say Yes, ma'am," and such things, to
the women gathered there. but the rest
OF the time the Colonel was running as
wild and happy as a colt, up and down
the company streets. peering into a
conical squad tent here, examining
rife there. grabbing some private's hand
and slapping another on the back tell
ing him how lucky he was and how
like TO 20 along" he would shout. But
I've got four BOYS over there"
short Hut Meaty speech.
Iheh Ia'er, oask IN 'ne Senerars tent.
wnen inc io.ooo or -o,ooo or ov.ooo
ano oaos ana swee.nearts ana aun%
demanded a speech tho Colonel eripped
the old movie Panama and said in ten
saconde what the rest Of America.s no.
900 .0o0-or whatever II ie-haye been
reaching out and irving. to xrasp for
ten weeks,
"rba men eoing :. .hroaa with this ou..
AZ repre.ent America and thew are en-
titled IN everv honor thar We can nav
them And every man Of lighting age
vho ism, doing HE hest 70 90 70 the
rront vii, bavs a whola lot 70 exn,aIn
n his children In after wears"
Th., wa. all that Co, Rooseyelt said
IN tho thousands hut a two hours sneech
could not hay. drivsn the nail deener
howe Tpere warrant great many
ssht,nv are men In civilian clothes in
eight hut tho few that were hepap that
.acond IN scratch around for an a,Ihi
for f,tuurs u.e.
Later on when tho newnaner mon
closed IN m the Colone, he snok. at
n ,ittIa preater ,enptb on caun ,mnres
sions
"I think The .ncamnment ia uost
cred,,a h,e" ne vent on "T ,um.n.eIy
admire the husky LOT Of hovs ara 7
know that thew win rive a good account
Of themselves
All Doinx "A Great job.
Guardsman. every man In the army and
may navy anu ,as esrss urat.eu ,i man ns ao'ns the
eia -, ,hL. ,,,'. ard $50, ~ an.
,, III ,'a ,,' "a .nam VI hsh.-
hn .s 90 az Nv, s a,.,s y.ns una'
y, ha aoss Nv W. ,et.s @ ~, ar ,a hss h;s .s ,,ne,
.ra - bo an.. no, -. .,o,,,S AZ 49, u.D.o' o,
lsct that /, u,i,I No a 10, .os,ar w .,,o,,
W. ha Ala 90 thar to ,-,, J., iai
WIN he d,dn.t 90"
7, va. I,t,Is o,,o- On ,., a.,
Colonel drovs nm n 20, Htn.s ,.r, 'no 'n
co,nn.nv win Nrs Roosevai, .nd ~
Conrreasman and Nrs W w go ~
under IN. tow Of Major "RiI," Donn,an
OF the One Hundred and Sixty-orth f.
almost n minute there was nor,.o,I,,
orderly showing nusbinp only b,l, vii,
crowd and then the Colonel turned fror,
his officer host, for a fatal second ,ra
reached ont his right hand 10 a yrin,ins
red faced private and then nnotherrr
and then there was no holding ,em hacl
But don't imagine the Colonel didn't
enjoy II. There isn't any doubt that he
has a terrible weakness for red faced
grinning privates. Somehow even a
corporal isn't quite the boy that a high
private is--and as for an offlcer-well. an
officer can't holler Hey. Teddle. Hows
the old boy" like n bloomin private can
race around the Camp.
,s,t ~ In. ~ ~ om,m 'ne Colone,
| with Col Hine and Lieut. Col, Reed try.
| ing to keep UP and a half thousan nd