The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-20
U. S. ENGINEERS IN
ENGLAND ARE FETED,
ROYALTY TURNS OUT
King and Queen and Other Mem
bers Of Reigning Family Attend
a Celebration Arranged by the
Aldershot Garrison.

American Training Camp In Eng
hand. Sept. ga large delegation 81
the American railway engineers spent
a day recently as guests OF the Brit
ish troops encamped at Aldcrsh1t,
where the king and queen with other
members OF the royal family were
present at the largest program ~ field
sports that has eve been held on
Salisbury Plain.
The Americans brought with them
~tug-of-war teams which provided one
% the features Of the afternoon In a
long-drawn contest with the chant
picnship team Of the British engineers
the result being finally declared a
draw.
The big fete was arranged By the
British sarrison NJ Aldcrshot as a
celebration ~ TIC bringing In OF its
harvest For months past men of al
ranks and regiments In the garrison
have been praoticising In addition To-
their military duties. the patriotism
that seeks ca defeat the enemy by
providing the nations with home
grown food. Turf that had never be-
fore known the ploughsharc was
ploughcd and " and men who had
never learned the frs, rudiments OF
farming toiied strenuously IN their
spare hours under the guidance #
their more skillful comrades. The re-
suit exceeded al efforts. The Alder
shot harvest was 80 bountiful that men
and officers simultaneously agreed
that a great harvest festival was EN- /
nently the thing, and that nothing
would satisfy them SHIRT ~ the at
tendance Of the king ana queen,
The king. who knows "a thing or
two about farming himself. accepted
the invitation. and a committee 81 ar
rangements representing every unit
in the district began work forthwith
on a suitable program. The center %
the days festivities was n huge tent
with tables laden with samples 81 the
AldershOt harvest. There were fruits.
vegetables. grain. shrubs. n roots II
various kinds. The royal party mo-
tored down from Windsor. arriving
early In the afternoon and rem1ining
for three hours.
The arena in front u the harvest
tent vas surrounded by a great cir
cular grand slant" composed of a
double line q ancient and modern
transport wagons which afforded seats
for the soldiers and their friends For
%sixpence. the gate money an going Ia
local war charities. the American
visitors found they could have then
choice OF a number OF desirable noe
'sitlons. either in the drivers seats %,
, big army lorrles. or on benches along
side friendly delegations OF British
( TOmmies and non-commissioned ufti-
; GERS.
n II was like "A many-rinRed circus.
: While the field sports were IN pro-
gress on the ground, there was q
. continuance performance al high
! diving. so~mersaulting, traDezing, and
all varieties Of acrobatics by "a SQUAD.
ron OF British airplanc men up aloft
Relay races and tugs-of-war were The
most popular items ON the program
u but there were many unusual ana very
lspectacular types 81 field sports, suct
as a mounted wrestling competition
In which both horses and men tool
: part In AN exciting struggle the team
from the royal engineers finally de.
: featiug the army service corps a.
: points.
There was also q Victoria cross
trace. illustrating the methods o,
which mounted men rescue comrad''
In the actual fighting of today. TIL
was followed hy mimic exhibitions 20
bayOnDt fighting and % |bliudfold drl
lcompetitiop in which blindfoldcd non
r commissioned ofn,cra of various unit
We'd with each other iu putting tau'
blindiolded d~cttchmcuts through ~.