Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-22

Cross society, made by Hospital Steward
Grimes (who stayed up all last night 70 make
it,, floats from . projecting arm which has
been nailed on one OF the posts Of the porch.
'Doo" ron BREAKFAST.
"what viii we have for breakfast" cried
lusty-lunged artilieryman this morning TO forty
or fifty ether soldiers who were loafng around
in the vi,inity Of the post canteen.
'Dog! was the unanimous and startling re-
ply.
You oin hear that veil now AZ almost any
hour of the day or night. and ID sounds Just as
| funny as ID did when the cry was originated
| 1t was first heard on Saturday. The detail had
| arrived and was ready to go to work, but il was
| not particularly anxious. Then II becsme
known, for the first time, that about l75 tents
had 70 be- put mp. The detail promptly kicked,
but finally yielded to the caresses Of Adjutant
| Loefier. Lunch time arrived speedily, but
the cominissary officers had made no provision,
because they either did not know or had for
| gotten that the detail was coming. The only
food available was sausage and bread, and there
was no lack Of water. Another kick. They
were told that there would be plenty TO eat in
two or there hours, but as none Of them wanted
to wait that length OF time they ate the sausage
and bread and drank the water. Revenge Was
necessary. however, and as the sausage was
least likely to resent anything said about il the
hungry mob christened it dog" That's how
the dog cry was started When they were
munching that Saturday lunch one OF the
young fellows walked up to Lieut. Loefier and,
with good deal of anxiety in his appearance
and the tones Of his voice, said: Lieutenant,
we amt got to eat dog all the time, have we?"
THE RATIoxs ALL RIGHT.
The food supplied the men has been, 90 far,
of the very best quality and unlimited In
quantity. The beefsteak served in the mess
sheds is as good as any ever placed before the
most critical. The coffee is exceptionally salts
factory, and the other provisions are also rated
Al. The man who grumbles at the rations
served in Camp 0rdway is more than hard to
please. The provisions are good, fresh, well
cooked and clearly served What more does
an epicure want?
THE ELECTRIC TARGET
is already in position and tomorrow will find
the marksmen doing their best to outshoot
each other at a range of 200 yards The firing
place is right on the wharf, immediately in the
rear of the engine house of the United States
right alongside of the marksman will show Just
where the bullet hits the target.
''THE SCOOP"
The greatest amount of interest was taken
in The STAR's steam launch, which some Of
the Camp Ordway wits have already christened
1.-THE Scoop" She was at the wharf at f ort
they were pleased to say many very compli-
mentary things of The STAR and its manage
ment. The enterprise Of the paper was fully
| appreciated, although none Of the results of
the enterprise were as yet visible. The Scoop"
will be an important feature during the present
week, for it will be the connecting link between
| Camp Ordway and the news-loving. SrAR-read-
| ing public. Each and every afternoon it will
come from Camp Ordway bearing with il a STAR
| reporter and all the camp news
e laft q
morning she was loudly cheered by hundreds of
people who read the inscriptions which decor
ated her MEETINGS. fore and aft. Those in the
bows read: Always in the Leadr' The News
| OF the World!' On the, stern was: rThe Days
Doings in Washington" and 1.-The News Of the
Camp, Fresh and Spicy" Depending over her
rudder was that solid aud indisputable state
ment when made il connection with The
| STAR-"The Largest Local Circulation in the
| World"
Grimy men on sleepy, loud-snorting tugs
gaZed in establishment at the swift little craft
| and made mental resolves TO buy an extra
copy of The STAR to send away to a relative or
friend; people on the wharves at Alexandria
called each others attention to the inscriptions;
| trim-looking artillerymen in the Arsenal
grounds applauded the progress of the launch.
| and everybody approved the plan which will
give Washington fresh camp news ahead
of any other papers. 1.-The Scoop" will be all
that its name implies.
| As soon as the brigade reached camp there
was work to do and it had to be done quickly.
for two reasons: One was that Gen. Ordway
said it must be done as hastily as possible, while
the other one could be found in the slow ap-
| proach OF threatening clouds. Guns were
stacked, knapsacks were thrown aside and coats
| peeled of.
The preparatory movements were through in
| a little while, and almost by magic a couple
| q hundred wb N fa min
utes before there was nothing but q few
| boards, a roll OF canvas, and odd rope
ends. Things moved very rapidly around
| commissary and quartermaster gen.
erals headquarters and the camp was
a continuous scene of noisy action. good
many men made more noise than was necessary
and as a rule did less than they would have
done had they been quieter. II Minister and
ex-senator Palmer had been there he would
have preached a sermon on what he calls the
usefulness.
LUNCH IN CAMP.
Then came lunch. 1t was q remarkable
scene. Nearly thousand men were in the
meal sheds at one time. minute before they
entered the fort the tables themselves
were picture; the long lines
Of dazzling white table linen
cups, flanked by glittering knives and forks, all
tempted appetite. A minute after the men
were seated and the scene was changed There
was rafting and din enough to stir the latent
sensibilities OF a deaf mute. 1t was notas pretty
as the first impression, but it was very much
more natural.
WIVES, swEErHEARTs AND SISTERS.
Guards were posted as soon as camp was
reached and everything was reduced to order
at the earliest possible moment Preparations
for dress parade, which takes place at o'clock
were visible as soon as lunch was disposed Of
Everybody was busy. There are friends who
will be down to see the soldier boys tonight
and tomorrow, and the sweet girls who this
morning were left behind will be heard from
very soon. Wives and sisters are being looked
for already and the camp is now almost as neat
as the proverbial new pin. There may be flies
in the vicinity of Fort washington-to be ex-
act there are-but there are no flies on Camp
Ordway.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
APPoINTED.-Miss Sallie n Tenant has been
appointed printers assistant in the bureau of