The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-27

GERS i9s4 n1<nG. IL would not % surprising
4 Governor Ferry himself we're - Be-
~baanketed-" The joke retsrred TO :
gwen besow.
Wednesday night ~thirty-sight commits
stoned oaicers including Brigadier General
A. z. Curry. General r. g. 0'Bnen, Colonel
Whyte. and in fact al Of the dignisariss Of
the eamp rent i Tac0ma on . special
train and spent the esening u the Tacoma
theaser enoyiag the performances Of
Captain swift By A u. PxlmeF's Madison
Square Company. In their absence
the -ounserxign was changed and . parole
issued. The party Of officers returned to
camp q midnight and were held up by .
sentry. who had particularly strict
orders to allow no ors to enter
sle lines Without the parole. They
protested IN vain and were marched
on to b ~guardhouse. where they were
released BY Lieutenant Fox. officer Of the
guard. The officers feis rather sheepish
over the matter. and the arrest was enjoyed
br al Rumor has it that Colonel Paul
D'Heirry. who remained in camp. had
sonaething to do with the changing Of the
counsersign and the stzictness Of the orders
70 the senfries.
G comoany OF Tacoma. Captain Fred A.
Gaus; d company OF Seattle. Captain c. L
r. heiioeg. and B company. also of Seattle,
Captain joe Green. all o. the First regt-
ment, divide the honors for popularity in
the camp. The three are quartered to-
gether in the right censer Of camp, in front
OF the headquarters OF Colonel ]. C. Hamer.
The boys al mingle together, drink from
the same canteens. spring the same jokes
on each other and their tents are always
luIl OF visitors.
Colonel j. c. Haines was absent from
camp Tuesday and Captain ". J. File. Of
G company. of Tacoma. senior captain in
attendance, was in command for seventeen
minutes until Captain Joseph Green.
senior captain of the regiment, of B COM
pany. who vas in town, also returned.
Yesterday he fled An eight-paee
report with General A. r. Curry, giving at
length and in detail his observations Of the
command while in charge. and suggestions
as to the management of the brigade in
camp. and signed il acting colonel. The
report was pigeon-holed promptly but the
story leaked out today and the tragedian
captain. the pride OF ali Tacoma, was the
laughing stock OF the jokers OF the camp.
A meek dress parade by eight men from
each company at the encampment viii be
. feature OF the amusement Sunday night.
Those taking part viii be permitted to
carry anything for . gun except . gun. and
to appear in any costume they desire. A
rehearsal was had in the woods east of
camp tonight.
Blanketing. OF which but little was done
at first, Is crossing in popularity and in the
short space OF twenty minutes yesterday
afternoon the Second regiment acted upon
twenty subjects. The popularity OF the
sport has brought forth the following order
from headquarters:
HEADQUARTERS FIRST B~RrsADE.i
CAMP FERRY, June IS.
Special Order No q.
IL having come 70 the knowledge Of these
headquarters that public property 10 being in.
iured BY the practice of tosAing men In blankets,
II Is hereby ordered that such practice be dis
continued forthwith.
By command
PnIeApiEa GxsERALA A. P. CURRY.
lSigneGJ Joan l. BOOZE,
1t Col. and 4. A. @.
n order was posted early yesterday
morning. but the hanketing still con.
iinues.
Captain Kellogg proved hi. ability rs .
commander ct battalion drill this after.
noon, by executing every order without .
break"
Privates Smith and Farrell paid the boys
a flying visit today.
Captain kellogg Was In command Of the
skirmish drill today.
Orderly Sergeant erich Is driven crazy
by the boys begging to get off guard de
tails. He remains firm, refusing all bribes.
Color Sergeant HiI'on is still ready to
back the Jumpers" OF the First regiment
against that Of the Second regiment to any
amount.
Corporal Peggy o'Donnell is developing
q great gait.
Will someone who knows the combina-
ton please come down and wake Ivan"
up.
Sergeant kaufman was made happy by
the visit OF his father and mother.
Goodrich is in love with guard duty,
MeMahon's billed" shirt is still soaking
in the lake; he played ball in it.
Allison has been appointed regimental
commissary sergeant. He is . good one
and q great favorite with the boys.
Sergeant Yamkim Is slightly under the
weather. but he is hard to down and viii
soon be all O. K.
Pay rolls are now being made out. and
the boys are all smiling" at the prospect
of being paid before camp breaks.
I'VE won't 60 home till morning" is
sung by the bows with effect
WHAT rs TO COME.
The First Regiment band will give q con.
cert comprising eight interesting numbers
this afternoon and evening. The band.
although short a few Of its best musicians.
has done much to make life at Camp
Ferry enjoyable. The programme for this
afternoon is as follows:
March-"DeviIs" .snpn
Overtnre-sll Trovstcre" veri,
baritone sclo-' surf Polka"-..... .steinnauer
waltz-.on The kline Keller Bela
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... sumo
Cornet solo-''Eacihfin Hartman
ratrol-"Comiouee ...-. ....... Hanley
Galop-"Urphans '..st...... ..Ohenbaeh
The detail for tomorrow f. as follows:
Officer OF the day, Major Riddle;
post adiutant. Lieutenant shank; off,
Ger of the guard. Lieutenant W. J.
Grambs; Junior officer OF the guard. Lieu
tenant Brigham, guard detail. one SER
geant, one corporal and thirteen men from
the First regiment. and n sergeant, two
.corporals and twenty-one men from the
Second regiment
A sham battle win be fought Saturday
afternoon on the drill grounds in the IAN
phi,heater' between the tive regiments
under their respective commanders,
each reinforced by . troop Of cavalry. In
.trenchmenis are to be dug and breast
works thrown mp between now and the
date SET for the battle. and everything done
to make il as realistic rs possible.