Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
COL. BEARY GIVES
STATE WAR DATA
Interesting Address Given to
the Members of the State
Society Yesterday

jutant General and the man most
spoken of to succeed Adjutant Cen
eral Thomas ]. Stewart. gave the
members of the Pennsylvania State
Society a notable address upon Penn
sylvania in the wars of the nation
at the first luncheon of the winter
at the Harrisburg Club, yesterday.
Colonel Beary showed a remarkable
grasp of the subject and was asked
many questions by Governor Brum-
baugh and the officials gathered
about the board.
In the course of his remarks Col
onel Beary said:
| Pennsylvania has ever been a.
leader in the defense and mainten-
ance of our country. Prior to the
Revolutionary War the PENNSYLVANIA
German and his Scotch-Irish asso-
ciate stood between the savage and
the thin line of settlements along the
Atlantic seaboard, and the safety and
well-being of these colonies depend
ed largely on the courage and stead
! tastness of these Pennsylvanians. In
the Revolutionary War Pennsylvania
bore her full share in the establish
ment of the Union, and Pennsylva-
MIA soldiers were present at most of
the important engagements of this
war.
I'm 1912 it was the Philadelphia
built Clipper that carried the flag of
the infant United States to all the
parts of the world and demanded
and maintained a respect for it.
I'm the Civil War Pennsylvania
did more than her share. Her SOL
diers participated in more battles and
in greater numbers than the soldiers
of any other state, and it was upon
the soil of Pennsylvania that the
! hD oh hnnn Of 10 TnnfadnraaU Uo
broken, and Pennsylvania soldiers
held and defended the most import
ant points in this battle. PennsylVa-
mia was the only state to have COM
plete brigade in this war, under its
own officers; officers and men all be-
ing from the Keystone state.
I'm the Spanish War
Pennsylvania again had a complete
brigade of its own troops and was
the only state so represented.
Last year during the Mexican
border trouble, which might have de-
veloped into q serious war, Pennsyl-
Vania again came to the forefront
and sent a complete division, the
only state having a complete divi
sion, under one commander, in one
camp, on the Mexican border. This
division insofar as it's organization
arrangement and equipment was
concerned, was the most complete
body of troops on the Mexican bor-
der.
Now that our country has been
compelled to enter the world war,
Pennsylvania has again responded,
and has sent to Camp Hancock, Ga,
a division complete in every par
ticular. Last week while calling upon
the commanding officer at Governors
Island, New York, / was informed by
| fha obiaf ma ster there that
the Pennsylvania division now at
Camp Hancock was the most thor
oughly equipped of any of the or
ganizations in the Federal service to-
day, excepting such organizations as
have been sent overseas. The COM
pleteness of this division was largely
due to the generosity of the state
government and the forethought and
preparation of the Ad1utant General,
Thomas ]. Stewart.
1--WE have sent to Camp Hancock
I25,6OS men and S37 officers. This
division, due to changed conditions
of warfare in Europe, is now being
changed, and unfortunately many of
the regiments with a splendid his
tory. which could not help but en-
courage it's officers and men to great
or deeds are being dismembered and
the men assigned to other organiza-
vet sentiment. or historical record
cannot be allowed to interfere with
the efficient organization of body
of men along the lines best adapted
to warfare in Europe to-day, and the
Governor has very wisely refralned
from interfering with the organlza-
ton as laid down by the War De-
partment
an addition to the National Guard
fAr hn hnnn nrpnOrinG
for any duty it may be called upon
to perform for the Federal govern
ment. Pennsylvania has furnished
for the National Army not the
Draft Army a total of 60,859 men.
Sixteen thousand three hundred and
twenty-one of these have been
sent to Camp Meade, and about the
same number remain to be sent
there. Fifteen thousand. five hum
dred and thirty-nine have been
sent to Camp Lee. This number rep
resent 65 per cent. of the total num-
Der of men to be sent to this camp.
Three thousand two hundred and
thirty three have been sent to Camp
sherman. Chillicothe, Ohio, and this
represents rs per cent. of the num-
ber of men to be sent to this camp:
These men not trained in the arts OF
war represent the manhood of the
| state Oh GpilISylNdilldt anu ANNt SNt
that with the training they will OBJ
tain at these cantonments will be
prepared to preserve the honor or
| PENNSYLVANIA, and to perform the
same deeds of valor and heroism IN
this war as their fellow citizens OF
the Keystone state have performed
in past wars.
These statistics may be dry sub
iect matter to most of you gentle
men, and the subject itself may be
foreign to you, but l have chosen
this subject and present this matter
to you with a purpose in view. Each
one of you as. the head of your de-
partment in the State of Pennsyl-
vania can aid in encouraging the or
ganization. the equipment and the
J training of these, the soldiers OF
| Pennsylvania, and each one of you
can lend his share to making this an
! efficient organization, which may be-
come in the wisdom of God an in
strumcnt to carry constitutional gov
ernment to the farthest ends OF
Europe"