Territorial Camp.

Bruce Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 42, 31 May 1917, Page 5

Territorial Camp.

Tbe territorial camp at Milton, which concludes the training year, was.struck yesterday. After a we<»k of most un favorable weather, advantage waß taken of the first dry clay on Tuesday tp strike the tents on the show grounds, and thus avoid the possibility of having them wet on "Wednesday, the d"itse of Ihe men't departure.' ia consequence, the men had to be accommodated for the last night iu. the lt>Qse boxe3 on the ground, where, [rem ail accounts, they seem to have beuii fairly comfortable. Despite tho persistent wet weather, the consideration shown for the me n't Comfort by all concerned, in the way ol providing hurdles a-id waterproof sheeting to keep the bedding off the Bodde,n ground, the arrangements for drying .clothes and boots, and the fact that local ha Is were placed at the men's disj. o a . contributed in no sm > 1 measure to thi general oomfort of ihe camp, and thi remarkable absence of any epidemio oi coughs'.and cold*, which might have been reasonably expected under tht weather conditions that obtained. Th den departed for tbiir homes yesterday ID good f pirita.