National Republican., 1883-07-12
THE RIFLES WILL RECREATE.
Programme for the Cape May EncHmp-
mont-The General Order.


The rifles met last evening and completed
their arrangements for their ten days visit
to Cape May. The command will tako fifty
| five mon, rank and file, and will travel in
full fatigue dress. The special train for tho
company, its honorary members, their fami-
lies, and tho friends who purchase tickets
| from the command, will leave Saturday oven
ing at IL o'clock. Tho price of tick
! cts, for the round trip, good for
| fifteen days, is So. They can bo
purchased from Mr.. J. O. Manson, chairman
of the committee, or at Chris. Abner's, Ninth
and streets, and at Drew's drug store.
Sleeping and parlor chair cars will be at
! tached to the train, and berths and chairs
can be secured at the armory after Thursday
evening" Arrangements have been made by the
| chairman Of the committee for hotel accomi
modations at Congress Hall for tho honorary
members and their families and also friends
of tho company. Those intending to go with
the company and desiring hotel accommoda-
tions must send in their names previous to
Friday evening to the chairman of the com
mittee.
The following order has been issued for the
guidance of the commands:
Special Orders, No. 40l
/. The command will leave its Hrmory at 0:9O
o'clock, Saturday evening, July II, in fatigue uni
form ana summer helmets, With fatigue cans
slung on belts, and, preceded by the marine band
Will make short parade. as follows; March
through street to Ninth; down Ninth to Penn
sylvauia avenue; west on north side of Pcnnsyl-
vania avenue to Fifteen and half street, coun-
termarCh at Fifteen and IA half street, and thence
cast on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue to
Sixth street, and to the depot of the Baltimore
and Potomac railway, and take special train
which leaves at IL o'clock.
ii. Each officer and man will take charge of his
dress coat and epaulets in his personal baggage,
which must be sent TO the depot aud properly
checked to destination before the commad leaves
III. Stakes will he delivered to the quarter.
master sergeant at ne armory on Saturday In am
pie season to enable that officer to have them Sc.
curely packed and checked at tho depot before
the hour for marching from the armory.
~. AT Philadelphia transfer across TO Camden
Will be made on steam ferry ut O'Clock Sunday
morning; and there the Weccacoe band, Which
has been engaged for the encampment will join
the command.
" At o'clock Sunday morning will leave Cam.
den on special train, and will be due at Cape May
at O'Clock and on arriving will march ut once TO
the cottage provided for the command by the pro.
prietors of Congress Hall hotel.
vi. Soon after arrival at Cape May an order will
be issued fixing the hours Tor drills and dress pa
rades and for making other needful regulations
while in camp.
VII 1t is specially enjoined upon all that no
part of the uniform-iatiguG or dress-shal be
worn excepting when the command is on drill,
dress parade, or attending hop ball other en-
tertaiumen requiring 1t, and for oil of which the
KIND OF uniform 10 be worn will be prescribed in
orders.
VIII. Second Lieut. George w. Evans is hereby
detailed as acting aduMnt on this trip and during
the encampment ami he viii be respected and
obeycd accordingly.
tx. Many of the friends oG this corps having
expressed the hope that the members of the Ma
tonal Rifles WILL on the occasion of their first en-
cumpment, fully sustain the high reputation for
soldicry Conduct skill in drill, and for gentle
manly department on all occasions, whether of
duty or pleasure, which have animated and spe-
clally distngl shcd you since the date of your
present organization, your commanding officer
has given - all such the assurance that you will
return TO Washington Mt the eud of this pleasure
vacation and encampment with another triumph
added to your fair name and with nothing for
your friends to regret.
lis to Ds1ften the case that during period of re-
l'nNntiol, such rs you are about entering upon ie-
srGint is more or less thrown of by thelcitzeu SOL
dicTy ana ful reign given to "a good time" But
yonr commanding officer has served long enough
with the National Rifles to know that no sort Of
Indulgence would be deemed by you cOmpensl-
ton for the loss of your own self respect and the
priceless esteem of your friends. BY order OF
j. o. i. BURNSIDE, Captain COMMANDING
GEORGE W, EVANS, Second Lieutenant and Act.
ing Adjutant VI
There VII he concerts on Saturday after
noon and evening at the Stockton hotel by the
Ringgold band, of Reading, and on Sunday
afternoon grand concert by tho Gcrmania
orchestra of fifty pieces.
Mrs. Laugtry will be at Cape May Satur-
day, the fourteenth instant for u 81 tay of u
fewldays.