The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-28
THE ENCAMPMENT.
Preparations in Progress for Grand
Time by the ''Sojer" Boys.

The following notes from the Spring
field Register, in regard to the coming en-
campment, will be read with interest by
the militia in this city. Capt. Abel says
he will not turn out large company for
the encampment, but what is lacking in
quantity they will make up in quality:
There seems to be no doubt that the
coming encampment of the Second Bri
gade, /. n. G., which begins on Thurs
day next, will be more unanimously at
tended than any yet held Calling at
brigade headquarters. last night, we
learned that Capt. S. c. Bell, the quarter
master, had completed the location of the
camp, and had plan of it on paper.
The color line will be q 100 feet long-500
feet longer than last year. The two bat
teries will be located on the right, and the
regiments will come in the following
order: Fifth, Ninth, Eighth, Sixth and
Seventh. Brigade headquarters will con
sist of nine l6x22 striped pavilion tents.
The hospital tents, five in number, will be
located in the college grounds, in the
shade The steam cooking department
will be to the rear of the center of the
several regiments. Sutten N. Newman
will have his headquarters just east of
the cooking department. The grounds
will be Illuminated with electric lights,
and the engine will be located to the
rear of the cooking department
The sinks, three in number will be on
the north line of the camp. and the water
tank will be north of the engine.
A. L. Ide. of the city, has received the
contract for furnishing engine for the
steam cooking range, to be. used by Capt
Smith, the brigade commissary, for
cooking the rations for the five regiments
of infantry the week of the encampment
| Gen. Reece has secured the popular and
well known Fandalia band for The artillery
branch of the service during the encamp-
ment. The leader, Will J. Weber, reports
the band in splendid condition and that
he will be present with seventeen pieces.
This band. with five Others the best in the
state, will make the musical feature of the
encampment a grand success.
The efficiency of soldier depends
largely upon his ability to hit his man"
when necessity demands such an extreme
penslty.
Gen. Reece yesterday issued the follow
ing order with a view of making more
proficient marksmen of his command.
Col. Rice, the brigade Inspector of rifle
practice, failed last year to find suitable
range The colonel will make visit to
the city this week and complete necessary
arrangements for making his office of the
greatest practical benefit to the Second
| Brigade:
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, J
ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD,
SPRINGFIELD, August %, 1888.
General order No. 4.
| 4. CClonels of regiments will instruct
company commands to select company
team of two men (officers or enlisted
mem to shoot at two hundred yards dis
lance.
| ii. The details of each regiment to
report to the regimental inspector of rifle
practice, at 7:30 a. m, August 81, 1888,
who will report with same at these head
quarters fully equipped for rife practice
without unnecessary delay.
| III At the close of the encampment a
regimental report in due form, will be
made by the several inspectors of rifle
practice showing the teams making the
first, second and third best scores, and
the names in full of such winning team
and their respective scores in order of
merit By order of
BRIG. GEN. REECE.
CHARLES F Mills, Asst. Adjt. Gen