Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-15

tigue call they will loop up the walls Of their tent
and lower them at afternoon fatigue call After
removing bed sacks and sweeping out tents all
clothing not hung over the clothes lines vi be
put in the blanket bags, which will be laid on
the floor on each side Of the rear tent pole with
flaps upward. The blankets will be neatly
folded and laid on top OF the blanket bags.
Arms will be placed in the racks and equip
ments hung over their muzxles. Any article
OF tent furniture, such as camp stools and other
articles, will be neatly arranged on the side of
the tent. At fatigue call in the morning bed
sacks will be carried to the storage tent and
neatly piled, After tattoo roll call they will be
taken from the storage tent.
Guards will police the grounds adjacent to
the guard tents. The guard relieved from
duty the preceding day will police the streets Of
the company, battalion and regimental officers,
the intervals between battalions ana the
grounds on the color line and TANKS.
On Tuesday, the 22d inst, the police duty
prescribed for relieved guards will be per-
formed by the guards to be designated for
duty on Sunday, the 9th inst.
Officers Of the day will make thorough in
spections of the tents and streets of their re-
spective commands rs soon as fatigue duty is
completed, and report the result to their COM
handing officers.
10. The firing Of rifles, pistols or fireworks
in camp is absolutely prohibited. Any man
disobeying this order will be summarily pun
ished by being stripped Of his uniform,
drummed out of the camp and dishonorabiy
discharged from the service.
II. The marking or defacing of tents in any
manner is strictly prohibited. In case any
tents are marked or defaced the company in
which it occurs will be required to pay the cost
value of such tent
IL To prevent tearing or straining the can
vas, tent ropes must be slackened at tattoo. and
during wet weather; to be frightened again at
reveille, or when the weather clears.
Is. Men will not be allowed to wash in their
or in fbo 10
Wash benches will be provided adjoining the
water barrels at the end OF the company
treets.
IA. No officers or enlisted men will be per-
mitted to wear civilians dress in camp. The
utmost attention will be given by company
commanders to the cleanliness of their men as
to their persons, clothing and tents. The
men should battle at least twice during the
week. The hair will be kept short and beard
neatly trimmed. 1t should be the endeavor of
every man to appear neat and sOldierly. The
most common faults in dress are colored shoes,
colored neckties, caps worn on the side or the
back OF the head and coats unbuttoned.
While on duty these faults will not be permit
ted.
Is. A large ice water barrel is provided for
each battalion, and will be supplied by the post
quartermaster with ice and water at stated in
tervals. Taking ice from these barrels, either
by officers or men. Is strictly prohibited
l6. All persons not belonging to the camp
must leave it at tattoo unless they have per-
mission OF the commanding officer to remain.
IT, No peddlers, newsboys, photographers
nor stands for the sale OF any articles will be
permitted without special written authority
from these headquarters.
IL. So much OF paragraph z, general orders
No. IA, current series, as relates to Quarter
master sergeants is hereby revoked. All
quartermaster sergeants will embark on the
steamer Wakefield at Z O'Clock a. m. 21st instant
and on arrival at camp will report to the post
quartermaster.
49, In addition to the baggage allowed by
paragraph g. general orders No. IA, current
series, each officer will be allowed transporta-
ton for one cot and necessary tent furniture
ANY company desiring to use cots must ship
them Oh the steamer Wakefield at 7 a. M, 2lst
instant, at their own expense. Cots, however,
would be useless to any company having over
tWenty-four men