The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-18
AMERICAN ENGINEERS
CELEBRATE HARVEST
King and Queen Present and Regal
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OF the Associated Pressl.-A large dele
cation Of the American railway engin-
eers spent a day recently as guests OF
the British troops encamped at Alder
shot. where the king and queen with
other members Of the royal family were
present at the largest program Of field
sports that has ever been held on Sal
isbury Plain.
The Americans brought with them a
tug-of-war team which provided one OF
the features Of the afternoon in long
drawn contest with the championship
team of British engineers the result
being finally declared a draw
The big fete was arranged by the
British garrison at Aldershot as a cell.
ebration Of the bringing in Of its har-
vest For months past men Of all
ranks and regiments iu the garrison
have been practicing, in addition to
their military duties. the patriotism
that seeks 90 defeat the enemy by pro
viding the nations with homegrown
food. Turf that had never before
known the ploughshare was ploughed
/ and sown. and men who had never
learned the first rudimeuts OF farming
toned strenuously in their spare hours
under the guidance Of their more skill
ful comrades. The result exceeded all
efforts The Aldershot harvest was so
bountiful that men and officers stimuli
taneously agreed that a great harvest
festival was eminently the thing. and
that nothing would satisfy them short
OF the attendance Of the king and
queen.
Royal Party Present
The king who knows a thing or two
iabout farming himself. accepted .hs in.
yitauon. and committee OF arrange
ments representing every unit in the
district began work forthwith ON a SUIT.
able program The center Of the .Ity IS
festivities was o. huge tent with tables
laden with samples VI the Aldershpt
harvest There were fruits vegetables.
| grain. shrubs. and roots OF various
kinds The royal party motorei down
from Windsor arriving early in the
Afternoon and remaining for three
hours
The arena in front Of the harvest
tent was surrounded 10y "a great cir
cullr "erandstanI' composed Of a
double line Of ancient and modern trans
port wagons which afforded seats for
the soldiers and their friends For SIX
pence the gate money an going "a
local war charities the American Wis
itors found they could have their choice
of "a number OF desirable positions
either ln the drivers seats Of big army
: lorries. coz ON benches alongside friend
10y delegations OF British Tommes and
s non-c0mmissioned armies.
Like Many.Ring Circus.
10 was like a many.ring circus Will,
the field sports We're in progress on the
. ground there was a continuous per
formance of nigh diving. somermult
+. INK, trapezing and all varieties Of aero
nautics Bog squad of British airplan'
. men up aloft. Relay races and tugs
of.war were the most popular items on
- the program but there were many un
: usual and very spectacular types OF
q field sports. such AS a mounted wrest
e ling competition. Boz which both horses
4 and men took part in an eXcitinl
j. struggle. the team from the Royal I'm
gineers finally defeating the Army Ser
J. vice Corps on points.
5 There was also "a Victoria Gross
{ race Illustrating the methods by which
s mounted men rescue comrades iu th'
p actual fighting of today This was FOL
lowed by mimic exhibitions of bayo
@ net fighting. and "a b.indfold drill com
% petition. in which b'lndfoIdod non-com
y missioned officers OF various units vie
p with each other in putting their blind
q fold detachments through the compile
d movements OF open field drill
Meanwhile the women of the CARR
u son had a baby show in which Mr.
r Corporal Tooues twin boys secured O.
i easy victory The first pize medal wa
handed 20 them by the queen.
outside the circle Of army wagon
We're the sldeshows. including a comI
b. bull fight which the king declared Oh
u best thing Of its kind which he ha