The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-15

Mrs. Horace Smith, who furnished the ''boys'
with ice-cream and cake.
L. e. Buck, of the Fort Wayne Rifles, is in the
city visiting relatives.
The armery of the Emmets' is one Of the
finest in the State They occupy the Meridian
Rink.
All the local companies will participate in the
cham battle and military exercises at Castleton,
Aug 10Th.
All the companies seem to be satisfied with
one encampment this year and will not go to Fit
Wayne this week.
Mr.. Jos. Conner, formerly of the I. L. L drum
corps, will be a member of the Light Artillery
drill team for next year
The Light Artillery will build company quar-
ters in their armory similar TO those occupied by
the Richardson ZouaveS.
ID. j. Sullivan, FIRST lieutenant of the EN-
NETS. was very i'll last week. If health permits
he contempiates a trip to New York.
The current report that one of the men of Com
pany f, of Louisville, died from over exerton at
the late Lafayette encampment, proves to be nm
true.
Capt. Jas. B. Curtis. of the Light Artillery, ia
spending few weeks at Mauch Chunk, Penn.
1t is rumored that bride will accompany him
home.
The Richardson Zouaves have received an in
vitation to the soldiers reunion, at 3atesville.
but owing to their being away from home SO
much already. 1t had to be declined
The plan of inspection suggested last Sunday
meets with universal approval. If the officers in
charge of future. encampments will only be
guided by it, its end will be accomplished.
With the advantages the Richardson Zouaves
now have. and their proficiency in infantry drill,
1t will be quite surprise to their many friends,
and falling to the rear in military circles. if
! the old zouave movements, so long Impractical,
| ara to again come to the front in preference to
| the evelutions and manual of the tactics.
| Among the many diversions that make the
practice of infantry tactics interesting is the
command by bugle Aside from the officers
| there are very few In the local companies that
| are familiar with them. With little appliea-
ton, this useful form OF command could be east
] ~ learned and would prove beneficial in more
ways than one
| The plan proposed by the Sentinel of last Sun
day to make the militia useful rather than orna-
mental by unloading them in opposite directions
several hundred miles from homo and then
march them back to a designated rendezvous, is
not new idea, as the same is and has been prac-
| tlced by Eastern companies. Moreover, 1t has
been commonly practiced by European COM
panies Ip the English army maneuvers in In
| da last winter that precise plan was followed,
| the opposing corps, numbering sixteen thousand
men each. were stationed at points about hun
dred miles apart The whole maneuver was
carried out with great detail. the opposing
| forceSmeeting near Delhi. All this would seem
| very well as plan for the militia of Indiana if
the militia had that support from the State that
| it ought to have AS it is. the militia receives
| not one dollar from the State and must rely for
everything it has in the way of equipments and
for everything it does in the way of parades and
encampments upon its own resources or the
charity of friends. The result is they are
| obliged to devote about half of their time and
energy TO the show business in order to obtain
| means to sustain themselves