The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-23
THE BOYS BREAK CAMP,
and JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME
FROM SEA GIRT.

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FROM SEA GIRT.
Governor Abbeft's Brilliant Reception.
Friday Night-Entertainers at the
Camp-Random Notes OF the Week.
SEA GRIT, Aug. 22.-The First Brigade
encampment at Sea Girtcame to an end to-
day and 1,50Oyoung fellows from the State Of
New Jersey are glad OF it. Not that they
are tired of camp life, or that they were
sick of the country, but that they simply
wanted to see home again. Perhaps in the
history of the National Guard system of
this State more successful encampment
was never held. To Governor Albeit and
Generals Plume and Steele, primarily, and
such men as DR.. McGill, Lewis II. Broome
and other assistants are due the success of
the enterprise. Adjutant Lewis II. Broome
laid out the camp and his work could not
have been improved upon. DR.. McGill was
in charge of the medical department. The
Doctor worked day and night with an as
siduity which showed his iron nerve, yet
he looks in excellent condition and is as
brown as berry.
Col Dickinson, this morning. was in bet
ter health than on any day since his acct
dent, and at breakfast was in very cheer
full mood
The Fourth and Ninth Regiment doings,
of course, interested the numerous Jersey
City and HobokeH people who visited the
camp, and Col. " Farm Wanser and Col.
Hart were literally besieged. Col Wanser
is magnificent host. He makes his guests
feel at home from the start. In this respect
he was ably assisted by Major Abernethy.
who is as genial and courteous gentleman
as he is good soldier. All the men just
spread themselves to make things agree
able, and they succeeded admirably.
Rev. DR.. Spaulding, Chaplain of the
Fourth Regiment, who did all in his power
70 make the encampment success, is a
badly disappointed man in one respect
The Doctor is an excellent shot, and he
took his position at the range the other
day to win bar to please the boys.
In the 100 yard shooting he made 81 out of
a possible 25, hitting the bulls eye re-
peatedly At the 800 and 200 yards he also
did nobly, and had but two points to make
at the 500 yards when the shooting came to
an end on account of the big review. Tn
less the contestants who did not finish are
allowed have another shoot, the Doctor
will have to wait until next year for his
bar.
One of the liveliest men in the camp was
private Graham. better known as 6 Dennis
kearney, of Company G., 4th Regiment
His limitations, particularly of Drum Major
Brownler, were happy, and caused much
amusement
Col. Harris men were well drilled every
day, the Colonel remarking to a TATTLER
that he was going to make them perfect if
it took all summer to do it.
Last night was a boomer with the
boys. They cut up ali sorts of antics,
and even forget to jump camp and go to
'Squan, where many of them have been
spending their nights. 1t is claimed that
tanned by a speculative farmer living in the
tried to find the farmer but was unsuccess-
full.
After the parade Friday evening, the visit
ing officers and not abilities were entertained
at the various headquarters, the carriages,
with their occupants, melted away, the
men resumed the round of duty and pleas
ure in camp, and expectation looked for
ward to the grand ball in the evening. The
detail for the grand guard, as announced
in general orders, were as follows: Major
Hugh II. Abernethy, Fourth Regiment,
Brigade Officer of the Day; First Lieuten-
ant Frank Wallace, Company G, First Reg
iment, and First Lieutenant John w. Ay-
mar, Company A., Fourth Regiment, Off,
GERS of the Guard The detail com prised
one Sergeant from each of the Fifth and
Ninth Regiments and First Battalion, one
Corporal from each regiment and battalion,
and one company of privates from each
regiment and battalion IN the brigade.
The post of honor was at the Beach
House, which, for last night, was practi-
cally under martial law. Here, before
night threw her sable mantel over the
scene, details Of picket men in full dress
uniform were marched from the camp and
assigned positions, and standing at ease
the numerous guards looked exceedingly
particularly when the guests
began to arrive and pass into the brilliantly
illuminated hotel Chinese lanterns,
strung fantastically on the outer walls, lent
a wierd effect to the scene, while locomo-
tive headlights gave brilliancy exceeding
that Of the electric light.
Twenty-Five hundred persons crowded
the hotel by 10 o'clock, and the floor was
so densely filed that locomotion was diff
cult. Governor Albeit, attended by MEM
bers of his staff, did the honors. he was
assisted by q reception committee of ladies,
Mrs. General Plume, Mrs. General
Steele, Mrs. General Perrine, Mrs DR..
Nicoll, and Mrs. Cox. the two ladies last
mentioned being from New York. The
ladies' committee wore elegant and costly
toilets, and performed their duties with as
much grace as zeal. It appeared to the
onlooker as if every summer resort along
the coast had contributed their fairest and
best dressed women to swell the pageant of
the ball, for beauty was everywhere, clad
in ravishing costumes. As usual with an
occasion of this kind. the gold lace had the
preference in beauty's eyes, and the swal-
low-tail took second place.
The dancing was in the dining-rooms,
and Voss's First Regiment Band furnished
delicious music for it, while the Scranton
Band, attached to the First Battalion, dis
coursed concert music. The night was
warm, and as hundreds sought the open air
the scene about the hotel was indescribably
pretty and animated Before A. NJ many
left to catch special tain provided to
take them back to their homes in the city,
but it was some time afterward before the
last strains of the music died away end the
wearied jewellers sought few hours OF
repose.
An Internal Machine Plays Havoc.