The morning call., 1892-07-25
CITIZEN SOLDIERY.
Shafter's Angel Islanders Will
BE at Camp Columbus.
a Cool Proposition From Tehaohapi- Ma jor
Hughes Promotsd-High School Cadets
Reorganization Of the Guard

Santa Cruz next month. The First In
fantry Regiment, L. s. A, Colonel W. r
Shafter commanding. Will proceed this
week on its summer march, and by the 9Th
prox. VIII have struck the City of the Holy
Cross. The regiment will pitch its tents at
Camp Columbus, and remain there for the
eight days Of the encampment II will be
located on the right of the division.
"This will be our first encampment under
the new regulations, says General Dickin-
son in general orders for the brigade, land
the first large encampment which has been
held for several years. The officers and
men OF the brigade are requested to make
special effort to attend and to add to our
already good record for obedience to orders
and sperformance of duty" OF course,
every one IS talking camp now. But for
camp things would be as fat in the brigade
as ditch water.
Drills are going on mainly In guard
mounting, and elections are being held TO
fill the few vacancies that may exist, in
order that every company in the brigade
shall be CtficeTed for Camp Columbus. The
examining board, which has been given
great squirt with the accession OF Leuten-
ant-ColOnPl GeaTy. has been holding two
sessions weekly, and It viii be no fault Of
the three observation-disclosures composing the
board that the officers elect have not quail
fed before camp.
Even the Third Infantry has been woke
up from its long period OF ''Innocuous des-
uetude," as Lieutenant-ColOnel 0'COnnor
put il, and orders were out for drill Of the
battalion, in undress uniform, which was
TO have been had on the San Bruno road
yesterday morning. instruction III the eX-
tended order drill was promised The field,
stan and line officers were also assembled
on Thursday evening for instruction in
guard duty under the new drill regulations.
NOT REGULATIONS EITHER
Brigade orders give no startling informa-
tiOn regarding camp. They do state that
the camp OF the brigade will be laid out IN
such manner that each company VII have
It's street and all the companies of eac h
regiment viii face toward the center of their
regiment II may be incidentally mentioned
on account OF certain criticisms, which have
been made, that 1t Is not regulations either,
but let It go al that On arrival at camp
the Filth Infantry will report to the COM
mandilg officer Of the Third Brigade for
orders and duty and the light battery and
the cavalry troop to the division commander.
Each cOmmand-battaliOn orgauZatOn-
will furnish its own fuel. forage and straw,
and lively scramble there has been for
these commodities The signal corps Will
be required to establish the guard st brigade
headquarters.
Inasmuch as Lieutenant Colonel Pardee
is uncertain as 10 whether lie can attend the
camp, Major IerTlu. h. o., has been de-
tailed as brigade surgeon until further or
ders. a brigade hospital tent will be estab-
be under the charge Of the brigade surgeon,
assisted by the regmental surgeons, and
during the encampment one OF the surgeons
will be in attendance at all times Ii has
been facetlOusly suggested that this part Of
the order be strictly enforced that no
blessed or thirsty man miss the oppOrtuu-
ity Of obtaining the required medical pre-
scriptl0D, fortified with which he may IN
Gu ge in ale, beeT, wine or Sprituous liquor
without fear Of a court-martial in the field
and subsequent trap on the parade ground
70 the tune OF the "ROgues' March"
The cavalry troop will make the expert
ment this year of messing itself. It may
prove a costly experiment The brigade
staff thought OF doing likewise, but when
it WAS figured out that there would be an
expense OF nearly $500 for this. that and
the other thing before a mOuthiui of any-
thing 10 eat could be thought of il con-
cluded TO do as heretofore and mess with
the First Infantry, the brigade staff to share
the same food as tne officers of the regiment
and no growing. The signal corps may
also mess with this regiment The cavalry
by the way. has under consideration the
organization Of mounted band, patterning
after the Eastern fad. Sixteen members
are already enrolled IN this band and they
will "tTy it on" at camp, provided the
horses will let them.
GOING BY THE NARROW GAUGE.
Talking Of transportation. the organiza-
ti0Ds from this city will all 90 by the mar
row-gauge route, the cavalry in the morn
ing on the 9th by the regular passenger
train and the horses as freight following
shortly after under a guard. The organ
lZalions not In the Second Brigade viii
travel by the other route. The First Ia
fantry will be the first 10 leave al > :45 p NJ,
the Third at 10 p. NJ. and the Second Ar
tillery at night This year 1t is not the
rank of the colonel which will start off the
regiment, but it is first served who first
applied.
There has been unnecessary worry Al to
hlN rufT 10
camp to make il attractive. True, orders
have maintained a sDhynX-like silence on
this subject. Still General Dmond has
given ont thar decorations TO a reasonable
degree Will be permitted, subject only to
the condition that they shall 90 up only at
night and muet be down and out of sight
during the day. So also officers have wor-
red themselves whether they would not
have 10 take their full-dress uniforms be-
cause of receptions which may be given in
and out Of camp. The fat has gone that
there will be no receptions out Of camp to
attend, and, so far as camp is concerned,
officers and men will be on an equality re-
garGing the fatigue dress.
But the most sublime exhibition Of Arctic
gall Is that offered by the First Brigade
which one hears from every now and then
as being somewhere south Of TehachaDi.
The money which has been subscribed
almost torced-fOr this division camp was
obtained solely and through the efforts and
influence Of the division commander, aided
by the officers OF the Second Brigade aud
the First, not only this wear but heretofore
has On one or another Dretext refused to
come In on any proposition looking to an
encampment Of the entire guard of this
State. So being, not a man In il has moved
so much as bis little finger or given any aid
FOR this encampment
Yet that brigade has had the Arctic cool
ness during the week 10 ask that portion
Of this money for Camp Columbus bs given
1t that it may have brigade encampment
rvh hty nd nh
would see or know of It, OF course there
was only one answer to such a propos ition,
and therefore the Tehachapites will not 90
Into brigade camp but will sulk some
where In two regimental camps. Hereafter
therefore the Second Brigade will have an
other charge of wild hog" to defend. and
that Notwithstanding that the boot is on
the other leg.
on THE DIVISION STAFF NOW.
Major Z. c. Hughes (retired). that was for
so many years regimen tai quar- teGmaster of
the First Infantry, and thereafter until re-
Gently quartermaster Of The brigade, is now
Hentenan t-cOlOnel. The major went down
10 Santa Cruz a week ago with brother
officers in connection with camp matters.
but when II came TO laying out the camp be
could no: resist the temptation 10 Ebe up
and doing, and unmindful Of his years and
that he was grandpa, he threw off his
coat went at IL and with a tapeline and
stakes marked of the entire camp. General
DimOnd was SO elated with this practical
demonstration of his abilities that he
offered him the vacant position Of engineer
officer on the division staff and the major
grabbed it.
The cavalry troop talking MP the scheme
Of giving some time after camp a public
tournament at Central Park. Captain
BluInenberg says he has the material in his
troop TO give a very good circus show and
exhibitions n eQuestrianism which would
make Wild West combination green with
envy.