Evening journal., 1888-07-09
1--WE O'CLOCK EDITION
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I'm Q order eff the Day Issued by
COIeneI =. NJ. wood.


I'll or the second annual encampment OF the |
q ,. N. G.. at Brandywine Springs, com
nsnclng July IA, A greater number OF
ii men will be present than at the last en-
.ampment at Rehoboth. 1t is the intention
81 II Colonel s. M. Wool to compel every
# snlisted man to 20 TO the camp unless be
,an present a certificate from his employer
that his absence from work will result
n a h;s discharge. Actual illness will
# also be a sufficient excuse. 10 case any
man does not appear, the colonel will send
n q corporal's guard after the delirquent
M During the latter part Of June Colonel
|@ Wood received the semi-annual reports OF
@ the various companies and these reports
@ indicate the number Of men that will be at
@ the encampment. They are as follows:
NH A Co., so men and three officers;
8 B Co., so men, three officers; G Co,
@ 30 men, three officers; d Co., So
~ men, officers; Co., A men. officers
III Co, 81 men. officers; G Co., SO men, 8
NJ officers; H Co., 63 men, officers; Co., 81
M meu, officers. Total men and officers, 4S
S@ The regimental field and stat officers are
XIII nine In number. In troop b there are about
@ so men and officers, and ON the Governor
M staff there are is men. making total Of
a officers and men in the state field OF $50
# At least 500 Of these men will be in camp
# Colonel Wood Issued the Order Of the Day
# this afternoon. 1t is as follows:
gM 4 40 a. M, first call; 5 l0a M, assembly !;
5.15 reveille; Immediately after reyeills
the fatigue call will follow; a. M, break
fast call; so a. M. sick call; 6.45 a. m ,
drill call; 8 is a. M, recall from drill; $50
d a. M, FIRST call OF guard mount; s45 a. M,
u assembly OF detail; 8 a. m, adjutant's cal
Nj Of guard mount: 3 45 a. M, drill call; lO.45
81 a. M, recall from drill; IL q. m, first ser
M geant's call; 10 M, dinner; I30 p. M,
drill call; 2 80 D. M, recall from drill;
81 6 p. m, supper call; LAS p m. first call.
81 dress parade; D. M, assembly; 7.l5 p. M,
8M adjutant's call for dress parade; $50 p. m.
a first call tattoo; 945 p. M, assembly; 10 p.
3 m, taps.
On Sunday the order OF the day will be
the same, except that an inspection will
take place al 8 a. M. assembly at Is.
and after guard mount the troops will at
tend divine service. The chaplain, Rev. j.
L. Willis, of Milford, viii preach.
Z At the first call at 440 a. M, every one
in the camp is expected to arise, and q bal
N hour later, when the second call is made
5sa# &NbFybuc II GABeNAeQ W Ot O1 hhN NohA
AR pany q street. Breakfast call at will b,
M an interesting sight. The men have b.
n that time performed their morning abln
tions and are ranged two abreast
a Under the commsnd Of the first sergeant
each company is marched to the mess table
The cooks are up long before the first cal
and when the men arrive at the tabl'
# everything is ready for the attack, whiel
usually begins in earnest. Not muet
@ eourtesy is observed, and table manner
are necessarily left at home, for ia the gen
u eral battle for eatables every one help
himself, and unless he hustles a little be i
s calculated to get left. But there Is plent,
@ 70 eat for all and good food a
that. After breakfast the men are KEEP
busy until noon.
@ Probably the most interesting event o
She day commences ct S so a. M, en-
shat is the mounting OF th'
guard. At $40 the first call is msde anC
at 45 the detail from each company as
sembles 10 the company street, and at
o'clock the adjutant's call brings tn
various details out into the parade ground
where the marching of the detailE int
position. the constant playing Of the ff
~ ana drum corps furnish an In
spring scene. The guard is then draw
up in line, where the adjutant inspects th
arms and the men. He next turns th
guard over TO the officer of the guard, wh
S is lieutenant of some one OF the compsn
les. different officer has charge of ii
guard each day. The new guard then taxi
she place OF the old. The guard mour
will probably be the arst thing done upo
the arrival of the boys at the camp.
certain number OF men from each con
pany compose the guard and when forme
they are distributed around the camp. III
patrol beats are about so feet in length an
the guards allow no one to enter or leay
the camp without the countersign. II
men on the guard are divided toto relief
each relief doing duty for two hours al
resting four. A days guard duty exemp
one from all duty the following day exec
on dress parade.
After 2.30 p. m. the men in camp wi
have three and half hours rest and the
comes the event Of the day, the DIRE
parade. At As p m. the men are notifl
to get ready and at z p. NJ. the I
sembly OF companies takez plac
Each company marches ont OF i
street, takes its position in line 6
cording to the seniority or its capital
Everybody is in full dress and the m
present magnificent picture drawn up
line. The frat sergeant OF each compa
reports the condition Of his company
tins regimental adjutant and the adjuta
to the colonel An inspection Of the VIII
regiment takes place and the manuel
arms is gone through. The dress pare
will be the main thing for visitors to
and no doubt will attract large numbers
visitors At Rehoboth last year the lad
used to come out TO camp In full dress q
thus add their attractiveness to the alrea
beautiful sight of the men Ia uniform.
Everybody must be in camp a. $50
m, for IS minutes later each company
assembled in its street and the roll Is cal
ANY one absent without an excuse is
object for the guard house. Taps by
drum corps at 10 .. m, means lights
and all are expected to be In bed.
During the day the camp is in charge
the officer Of the day. This officer is
pointed by the colonel each morning
@ guard mount, and ia selected from amc
the captains. He has control OF the ca
and sees that the order Of the day Is c
ried out. He also takes care Of the guI
house and the prisoners and sees that
camp is kept clean.
The order directing an assembly at
pm. viii be strictly carried out. and 81
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