New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-17
PLANS FOR TIE STATE CAMP.
VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS MADE.
EIGHT WEEKS IN THE TENTS THIS YEAR-LIsr OF

EIGHT WEEKS IN THE TENTS THIS YEAR-LIsr OF
TIE LUCKY COMPANIES
The season approaches when The National Guards4
man betakes himself to the tented field, when the dry
goods clerk begins to thing Of engaging board at some
secluded farmhouse and the funny man points his
pencil TO Indulge his seedy satire on that ong-suf
ferng hero, the Jersey "skeeter" Already the
langued dude Is talking about his Intentions for hot
summer months and repeating lot OF inane twadils
about his last years exploits and everybody Is look
ing forward the day when he or she VIII hie them
to the woods the mountains OF the sea shore. Tne
yachtsman, brave amateur Child of Neptune, dreams
of leaving the shore and going for deep-sea cruise
Cups of all kinds including those known as "elaIet'
anu champagne" play prominent part In his vision,
but chief of all is the Americas cup, with regard
TO which his heart beats, not with Apprehension bus
with emulous gee Though the Scotch build centre
board and call up the ghosts Of Henest and Hora
to man their craft, he thinks the cup is SAFE
The canoest too. is looking forward to padding bis
own canoe He will explore picturesque coves which
the Prov of 10 other "cove's" canoe had ever
entered already the dead Of night he porting
over his charts and mapping out his course with
and enterprise which would have become Coum-
bus Cabot had they understood the art OF canoeing.
The camp meetings at Mcrthas Vineyard, Ocean Grove
and Cape May as we'll as the great Temperance En-
campment of Mars's Sons Peekshn will soon be In
full feather No doubt there Will be- as usual many
casual meetings In these arenas OF pety and mrth
which will result in permanent homesteads few
months later.
A BIG TEMPERANCE GATHERING.
or there politics in the National euard
but 1t is certain that the party got left" when
the rules which govern the state Camp OF Instruction
were formulated. No rumn is written there so that
no who runs may read And yet some people doubt
that the rule is enforced.
Last year Jolly fellow from Brooklyn went to tho
camp to some of the boys He was not much OF
ffctlar md In fact
require much sceptcsm to make one doubt that there
was any place in New-YOrk where men dwelt that
spirituous and malt Liquors could not be had lie
doubted He never smiled so broadly nor winBed SO
peculiarly when told that was an actual fact THAI
no cheering beverages permitted In or near the
camp He would bet that he, the Jolly man from
Brooklyn could obtain beer and bring It In. The
bet was taken and the attempt made, with the result
that the Jolly man captured by the outposts on his
return after dark and locked up IN the guard;house
over night Since then lie is fully persuaded that tho
rule is enforced.
The National GuardSman as rule, Is cheerful
happy and contented when in camp but the traditional
GROWER sometimes strikes dscordant note even In tha
peaceful Peeksk vale lie finds fault with the bill OF
fare and the cookery provided by the state and Is
sometimes reminded by his relatives that he has
not been accustomed TO faring so well at home. IL
has been noted by officers who have given attention 10
the subject that men who are used tn luxury at nome
are rarely known complain arou the prvatlons OF
camp lfe Officers and fare precisely alike at the
state Camp The bill OF fare and the culinary ar
rangements have been improved from year to year.
and still further advance IN the right direction VIII oe
noticed during the present season.
SOME WELCOME ALTERATIONS
The milltsry road from Roa Hook has oeen mac
adamized by Contractor j. b. ealy and Will not pre-
sent the swampy and imassabe aspect 1t did In wet
weather last year The heavy retaining wall along
the cutting Will be finlshed by the end OF May Inc
system of drainage pipes for the camp GROUND nas
been completed that no matter how heavy the iai'
OF rain may be, lt be carried OF In lew minutes
by the well-arranged network of pipes and delay OF
inconvenience cannot arise from this cause as In former
seasons. The parade ground will be ABOUT 200 fee'
longer than 1t last year. tho cutting into the POINT
OF Rocks having been extended nearly up 10 the ola
stone wall, and the earth taken out used " III ~
ravnes the southeast side.
Tho encampment will be continued for eight weeks
this year instead Of seven as heretofore Inc nrs'
full regiment to occupy the camp will be the l4'h
from June 10 TO o. During the same period separate
Companies, odd Goth, seth and AID viii tie present
as provisional First Battalion Inc o'her
regiments anil separate companies that VIII
visit the State Encampment this year
follows:
June 90 to 80 32i Regiment and Separate Companies
800 26th s3d aud asa forming 2d Battalion; June 80 70
July T. 18th Regiment and separate Companies ISL io''
3ith and 10th forming Sd Battalion; July TO IL oo'a
Regiment and Separate Companies 4th, lOth' iota N
3oth forming 4h Battalion; July Il TO 81, e91h hesr
ment alone July 81 o. 18Th Regiment alone July 20
70 August sth Regiment and Separate Companies xou'
3ist 30th and 3Tto. forming 9Th Battalion August
H. Separate Companies 9Th, 9th and 2lsI ion"s ~
battalion: % 18TH 23d and 32d forming 9TH Battaon'
and 18th, 10th, oath and 27th forming sth DO os
The 81 Battery Of Brooklyn be In camp win inc i'
Regiment
One great obstacle in the way Of the Depew uoD,
,s me- dldcuty which people would have 10 lea.mss