Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-22
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clean gloves gave them . very cheerful and
natty appearance.
QUICK WORK.
There Is less monotony in being post quarter
master than attaches to almost any other posi-
ton in camp. Daylight had hardly arrived
yesterday morning when Capt Parmenter and
his force commenced to clear away the stores
that had accumulated around the headquarters
building. Lanterns, buckets, axes. spades
shovels, rakes, hatchets, ropes. street lamps
and scores of other camp necessaries were
scattered all around. Hardly had order come
out of chaos when the wharf was burdened with
an enormous mass of quartermaster stores, and
sergeants of the various battalions. They re-
ceived stuff from the wagons at the battalion
headquarters and saw that everything was put
In place.
FEEDING THE MULTITUDE.
The commissary was on its mettle, too. At
the fort and at headquarters mess there was
much activity and the least possible quantities
Of friction and noise More than a thousand
men would be ready for dinner almost as soon
as they reached the wharf. There WAS ice water
in plenty for the brigade (although a good
deal of the brigade seemed to be supplied with
lemonade and other mixed drinks; at the
headquarters mess there was 4 huge bowl of
punch that was reputed to be strong enough to
walk away with the bowl.
was no difficulty yesterday in landing the
troops; that the boat made the wharf and was
ready for the Decentralization in as quick a time
as is usual in handling large boats.
GRATIFYING SUCCESS.
The parade was in every respect a most
gratifying succ ess. The line was as steady as
though every man in it was a veteran. And
when to the really fine maneuvering was
added the somewhat theatrical effect of center
ing the colors and having the brigade salute
them as 1t marched by the square the spec
tacle was all that any on-looker could ask for.
One of the most interesting things in connec-
ton with the dress parade was the fact that
the commands uttered by Gen. Ordway could
be heard on almost any portion of the reserva-
ton. Nobody seems to know where the gen.
eral gets all that voice from. but that he has 1t
there can be no doubt. Every word uttered by
him i'll command was heard distinctly as far
down as the woods and then again in the oppo-
site direction at the headquarters of the cav
airy and artillery. Adjt Gen. Long, too, spoke
with much more distinction than might have
been expected from one who had for some
time past been suffering from a severe throat
trouble.
EMBEZZLED SANDWICHES.
Supper was served to the brigade while the
men were in their fonts, but somehow or other
the plan fell little short OF the hopes of its
projectors. Commissary Sergeant Neumeyer
cheertuily superintendent the distribution of
sandwiches and coffee, which constituted the
bulk OF the supper of most of the men last
night and when he had concluded was satisfied
that the job he had done was good one. His
efforts, however. were nuiitied TO a consider
able extent by the carelessness and perhaps
dishonesty OF quite number of the employees.
If there was no dishonesty there was at least a
good deal of prevarication. There were also
several lies. Men whose business it was to dis
tribute distributed where they thought it
might do them the most good and not IN such
manner as to give the greatest satisfaction to
the greatest number. Other trusted agents
seemed to have failed entirely to deliver any
of the goods given to their charge and the re-
suit was that great many complaints neces-
sarily had to be made. Today all this will be
improved upon materially. and the man who
cheats tonight will be a branded being.