Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-28

1.-The improvement In the management OF
eommissary matters must have been plain to
every one. Each meal was ready on time and
each meal was good. The cooking could
hardly have been improved upon and what was
most surprising to the average housekeeper
| was the fact that the hash was made
| Of original meat and not constructed
| Of material left over from other
| meals. The turtle soup served for dinner to-
| day was as good Us could have been procured
| in any restaurant in the city; never tasted
any that was better. or the quartermaster's
the transportation OF supplies of ali
kinds was thorough in every re-
spect and much credit is duo those
| who cared for this difficult branch of work. To
thank all the individuals who have worked for
the success of this camp would be well nigh
| impossible; nearly every member Of the guard
| who have been with us on the reservation has
| done his utmost to make our brief stay pleas
| ant one and creditable to himself.
GEN. onDwAY's GRATITUDE.
81 cannot, however. resist the temptation to
| say good word for Col. Mcdonald of the fish
commission. Had he been a national guards
| man his interest could not have been greater;
had our visit meant to him pecuniary profit he
! would not have been more active IN our behalf.
1t would also be impossible for me to
] too highly compliment the labors Of
| Mr.. Worth, superintendent of the
| central station Of the fish commission.
He has been untring In his efforts and the
| thanks due him can never be properly ex-
| pressed. To the Chesapeake and Potomac Tel
| ephone Company We are indebted for the tele-
| phones which connected the headquarters
building, the fort and the wharf. They were
placed in free of charg and all efforts to reim-
| burse the company for the use OF the instru-
ments have so far proved uEavailing.
The telephones were invaluable; without
| them much time must have necessarily been
lost. Necessarily this camp has been great
| Improvement upon its predecessor, and when
Washington the improvement will be still
more marked Certain conditions, which
could not this year be controlled, will
then be within our reach and everything be
adjusted to bring out the largest possible
number of guardsmen and to keep them here
with the greatest possible comfort. Camp
Washington from the beginning has been an
unqualified success"
ADJUTANT GEN. LONGS OPINIONS.
Adjutant Gen. Long, who is officer Of the
regular army detailed for duty with the Dis
trict National Guard said last evening:
las n camp of instruction this has been a
complete success No one but wishes it could
be much longer; but this OF course is regulated
by appropriation. Perhaps we may be dealt
with more generously at 10 distant date. now
that it has been demonstrated satisfactorily
that the guard is composed of men who are
soldiers for work and not for play and can be
depended on when an emergency arises.
have been greatly interested in this my first
camp with the guard and have been gratified
beyond measure at the sincere desire of officers
and men to learn the more practical duties of
n soldiers life. They all seem to realize the
| importance of this and this effective prepare
ton and attention to details will
make the guard what il is designed to be-a
bulwark of strength, ready at an instant's no.
tice to obey any call and to work in harmony
with other forces in the same uniform by the
| same code of regulations and tactics the same
custom and under the same flag. The men are
most greedy for instruction and are thankful
when impaired, which has been done
| whenever necessary. But the task imposed is
not go disicuh; there is an intelligence which
pervades the rank and file of the guard which
makes the duty of instructor most agreeable.
II mistakes are made once, when corrected
they do not occur again. Ny observations
have been thorough ard have found the
duties discharged with fidelity because OF the
great interest taken.
.'In his special notwithstanding the men in
guard duty-Cadet Hines has done most ex-
| materially benefiting the guard. Every old
soldier knows that this duty is a fair test of a
| commands discipline and efficiency. Our dis
cipline has been strict but not severe and
| the breaches have been but few. The
men have evidenced a proper official
| respect for their superiors, and have strictly
obeyed all orders given and in spirit becOm-
| ing soldiers. When one considers that the men
| are issued and supposed to exist on the straight
army rations and then examines the most ex-
| cellent bill of fare, well cooked and served
ample and of the best quality, he then realizes
what the good management of Gen. Ordway
has accomplished.
Considering all things the camp has been
| most satisfactory. We guards are satisfied, of
course, for from the lowest in rank to the
w "A wan
| laudable pride in everything that tends to
| improve the guard and make 1t the
model which it should be and eventu-
ally :, will Il /, become: or Gen. 0rdway
sound fulsome to the ears of those who know
him not would fall short of the full mete of
praise really his due. He is as great q master
| of details was McClelland OF Sheridan and to
him more than all others combined is the credit
| due for the success that has marked Camp
Washington"
COL. MooRE's PRAISE
7 Col. Moore, commanding the FIRST regiment,
was very enthusiastic over camp. He said:
II can only commend the men for their con-
duct during the past week. The inspection
which took place this morning was really won
derful. The get up, the drill and the military
bearing would pass muster anywhere, Never
did see more soldierly conduct than was.
exhibited when we inspected the tents
Throughout the entire occasion the men
| seemed to take tho greatest pride in
| their personal appearances: shoes were black
ened with but one exception and everywhere
there was noticeable the utmost cleanliness.
New uniforms are badly decided. Take, for in
stance, company of the second battalion,
better known the Fenciblcs. They have
been drilling almost constantly, and the wear
aud tear Of the drills has been too much for
the dinsy material in their blousea The
discipline has been excellent and have yet to
hear of any disreputable conduct on the part
OF those belonging to the hrst regiment The
behavior throughout the entire camp has bean
surprisingly good and 1t would be extremely
unfair we're to say anything that could be
| construed into adverse criticism Of our local
soldier boys"
| COL CLAY xxrHusfAsr1c.
Col. Clay, commanding the second regiment
was another officer who was enthusiastic about
the camp which has Just closed He said:
THE guard has had o very sVccessful week
and oil We want now II another week on top Of
it. Every c0uoDanv has had its tour Of 0uard