Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-23
GOVERNOR PRAISES
THE STATE TROOPS
AT CAMP WATERS
Executive And His Party Visit
Tirnoniun And Inspect The
Camp Of State Guard
PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE TO
CAMP MANAGEMENT
With General Waters And Adju-
tant General Warheld, Gov
ernor Reviews Dress Parade


scene of much interest and not a lit
tie excitement yesterday, the occasion
being Governors Day" at the State
Guard encampment
Tht State Executive, General Fran
els E. Waters and Adjutant General
Henry NJ Warfield were the distin-
guished visitors. They arrived early
in the evening, and during their stay
inspected the camp from one end to
another and reviewed the dress parade
of the State troops and the other
maneuvers specially arranged for the
occasion.
While the sham battle staged in the
morning was anything but a minor
event to the boys in khaki, the evening
ceremonies were by far the feature of
the day and the most important in
which the members of the State Guard
have participated during the encamp-
ment
After making an inspection of the
camp and reviewing the exhibition
drill of the machine-gun company
Governor Harrington and the other
honor guests sojourned to the Off
GERS mess hall for their evening meal
There Governor Harrington spoke to
the officers of the State troops, con-
graduating them for the manner in
which the camp was conducted and
paying tribute to the excellent ap-
pearance of the men and the splendid
manner in which they were perform
ing their duties.
''It is remarkable" said Mr.. Har-
rington, "how rapidly these men have
grasped the work, and how efficiently
they are carrying it out. From what
have been able to learn, this has been
the most successful encampment of
the State troops in the history of
Maryland, and feel sure the people of
this State are just as proud of you as
am.
There has been a great deal said
recently regarding the liberalization
of this body While nothing definite
has been done, I am confident that
every one of your are ready to answer
! the call of the President. l would, in
deed, hate to lose such fine body of
soldiers, but if the country needs you,
| would say we are ready. The war
must be won There is very little dan
ger of the State needing protection.
If we can help to end this conflict we
won't hesitate to join the forces over
seas"
The Governor paid special tribute
to the efforts of General Waters in
bringing the State force up to its pres
ent standard, and to Colonel Clinton
L. Riggs, commander.
General Waters, who was the next
speaker, congratulated Colonel Riggs
for the splendid manner in which he
is conducting affairs at the camp, and
told how highly elated he was to learn
of the honor bestowed upon him by the
State Executive when he named the
camp after him.
The extreme heat of the day was
practically forgotten when the two
forces lined up early yesterday for
battle. 1t was a battle between the
Reds and Blues, and, according to
Colonel Riggs, was staged purely for
instruction purposes, not for show
Only two casualties were reported dur
ing the conflict. Two of the wounded
having been injured to such an extent
that il became necessary to bring them
TO the Mercy Hospital for treatment.
John Pettibone, of Company NJ, a
member of the Machine Gun Company
acting in the capacity of a courier
was thrown from his motorcycle when
it went into a ditch, and fractured his
shoulder blade Despite his injuries
he completed his task, and after the
battle was taken to the hospital
William D. Duckett, of the same
company, was hit directly over the
heart by a plug from the enemy's
gun, and suffered a flesh wound. He
too. was taken to the Mercy Hospital
for treatment
Both boys. as well as some others
who suffered somewhat from the heat
were taken in charge by the field hos
lpital men. who rendered effective
service under the direction of DR.
Leonard K Hirshberg and DR.. John
Cromwell
Captain Duck, commanding the
Blues. left camp with his contingent
at 1880 in the morning and took up his
position at a designated place. The
battle-ground happened to be the prop
erty of William Parks, who courte'
ously offered his place to the troops.
The other two battalions and tht
the attacking forces, left camp three
Machine Gun Company, representing
quarters of an hour later, and, hav
ing sent out an advance guard to learI
the enemy's position. started in pur
suit of the opposing forces.
The battle was soon under way anC