Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-24
Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR

AhEsDs-A LIVELY sCRAPPIN0 NArcH-PRrvArE
RoGISsKI HoSoREp.
! Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR
CAMP ORDwAY, ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Aug "a
| Camp Ordway was left almost all Gay to-day
without officers, excepting Lieut. Beall the oflcer
OF the guard Col Moore and the other of1cers Of
the corps went TO Egg Harbor TO visit the vine
yarus ana wine establishments there. They mad q
special Car. and were royalty treated The day In
camp was lovely and lazy. Ine sun seemed TO be
| trying to make amends for its shortcomings dur
Ing the early part OF the week. The sea was
| serenely beautiful, the sky just necked with
summer clouds, and the breeze Just strong
| enough to make the flag that hes over
| lug away from camp the dag did not feel called
upon 70 nap win anything like military regu-
larity. The boys. and the girls took possession
oi large section OF the Jersey beach and the At
iantic Ocean at noon. Sergeant-MaJor Loefier got
hold In the water OF what was at irst supposed 10
dragged out 10 lis run length IL was found TO be
womans stocking No real Sea-SerpentS have WIS.,
s"es "
present, and the sea-serpent will be reserved as
the card for next season. Many visitors here,
Galloway and Davis. OF the "Five Ks" mess went
fish1ng to-day with Mr. VIII SeIby, OF the CtIizens
National Bank, and number or friends They
are busy tonight revising and comparing their
stories.
A scRAPpING MATCH.
The officers returned from their trip to Egg Har-
Dor about O'Clock just full OF pleasant memories
OF the Incidents OF the day. The band was also
fu. The first event OF interest camp after their
return Was what was termed "scrapping" match
Oetwe~ii Al Friedrich and Capt. Wheeler In front
OF neaaquarters They had a pair OF boxing
gloves, and each took one and began to slap des-
peratey at his adversary. Mr.. Friedrich drew
nrsl blood, and the match Was awarded to him.
BY sup he landed his list instead of the glove on
Capt Wheeers nose. The green grass was stained
Win gore. Mr.. Fiiedrichs blow was faceliously
siokeh Oh W The vii OF the camp as claret punch
THE WEARY BAND.
There seemed To be some doubt about the ability
OF the band 10 so through the ordeal OF a dress
parade, on account OF the extreme WEAKNESS and
absent mindedness resulting from their pleasuring
al Egg HarUOr. IL Is related that one OF the
musicians. who blows a horn, undertook TO play
MS instrument without removing q cigar that ne
had 0-en chewing. The result was that the cigar
WAS telescoped and several bars OF music had
ragged edge. The band, however, went through
the dress parade In a creditable manner that gave
Tue lie W most OF the stories told their bations
IN the wine-ceiiars. Two or three OF the bugle
calls wobbied q lite and wound up IN tired sort
Oh way.
All incident OF the dress parade this evening was
The presentation ny Col. Moore TO Private l. A.
Roginaki oil ALI elegant gold badge. Private Kog-
lbskl was called frUm the ranks and tue colonel
pinned the beautiful emblem upon his coa1 with
the grace anu dignity OF AN emperor cOLIeiring an
Imperial decoration. Private Rosinski wheeled
about and strutted back ~ his place as proud as
any veteran o. the Old Guard who had been
decorated by Napoleon. The medal is Inscribed
as follows: august 1, 1888, w. l. l. Corps. Pre-
sented TO Private l. A. koginsKi for meIitoriOus
services"
IN DRESS UNIFoRM.
Tonight the Officers and men are all out In dress
uniform, and taking part In scenes OF Innocent
revelry. White-coated iniantrymen, with Atlantic
City bellies clinging TO their arms can be seen In
every part OF the city. There Is Dali Tonight at
the Hotel Albion In honor Of the corps. The Wash
lngton Light Infantry was advertised to-day as
one Oh the attractions at the fireworks exhibition
representing the burning OF Moscow. The propri-
etor or the snow sent six tickets for each company
ana the corps, as body, remained away and let
Moscow burn. Tomorrow night the corps will
have dress parade on The Brig ntOn lawn and az
terward parade the streets. MIR. Ii. Cosgrove
Mrs. OLaughlin and Mr.. JOS. q. POIts, OF Washing
ton, arrived here to-day.
THE CADETS IN CHARGE
The Corcoran Cadets had charge OF the camp all
day yesterday and all last night Some OF The
waggish veterans OF the Infantry endeavored TO
play pranks on the guards, but found them fully
equal 10 every emergency. All night long
the cry OF Corpora OF the guard!" was
Kept up, nrst from one tent and then
from another. Private John s. Farwell OF
the Cadets, was stationed at a hole in the fence
enclosing the camp ground, TO guard IL and Keep
any one from running away with the hoie. The
boys value The hole because II affords easy way
in and out alter hours Private Farrell sat down
In the hole and fell asleep. he was asleep when
The relieving squad came around. This afternoon
the Cadets courl-maI Llaed hlia and condemned
MIN To Be Immediately shot. he was borne to The
parade grounds on q cot, wrapped In American
nag, a, ne desired 10 die enye.oped in the nag
loves and ciutching In his hands his dearest pos
sessions, his pipe, pint naok and picture OF his
SweeIuedrt, Win martial music, the cuIprlJ was
escorted 10 the pace vi execution. lnere the
stern resolution that had Upheld him gave way,
as he remembered an engagement he had made
with a fdlr creature 10 meet him on the board
walk this evening, and he yearned for life. ais
entreatleS being Supplement- III by an agreement
10 treat the crowd III, life spared and he once
more tonight shared in the JOYS Of the beach.
CAMP NOTES.
Sergt Beamer ana Private Hinsch, OF the Cadets
went nshing to-day, and according TO their stories
gathered such q harvest OF the sea as will leave
very little for those that follow them Serpt
Beamer and Private Greenwich will go 10 NEW
Corpl MalJhe VIII make visit to Philadelphia
tomorrow.
Mr. M. ID. Jacobs, and Mr. and Mrs. T. G.
MorrOw ana Mr.. A. l. Mudd, returned to Washing
ton to-day. Mr.. ana Mrs. Morrow spent most OF
their time In camp Win their son, Lieut.. Morrow
OF The COrcoran Cadets. Mr.. Holloran, Of the
Civii-Seryice Commission; Mrs. Woodbury. Wheeler,
Miss Hattie WI eeier, and Mr.. W. Ii. Manogue were
among the VISITORS " the camp To-Day,
There are good many prof .cts IN the wind for
fun. MOCK paradee, serensaes, and other rrolics
are talked OF. Lieut.. Cowie, the lord OF misruie,
mas not been We'll out ne Is better now, and SO the
boys are looking out Tor hlanty.
Tue nag did not come down the other night at
shutdown. Tue wind had tangled it in the guy
ropes lar up On the tall flagstaff Carter Collins.
the coiored steward Oh Big Six mess, was put tn a
sling, hauled up 10 the cro,s-treeS and managed to
get the ropes Strengthened out 50 the nag came
down. hundred or more people watched Car
ter'S patriotic actlon and cAeered him Carter Is
entered In a singing contest against the pride OF
the musically-inclned colored people OF Atlantic
CITY next sunday. 1t Is sort OF vocal Cake
walk.
Miss Irene De MontrevilIe is at Atlantic City
with her brother, Water De MonLreviile OF the
Infantry. @.