Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-24
THE MORTON CADETS.
Closing Hours Of ThrIr Camp mt r,ne,
Point.
nee . Tls Evening star.
CANp THcs. ". WILLIAMS


CAMP THos ". wIri.Ns.-
FINsY loINr. Mn. Aug p. 1899.
Monday mcrnl Z 90 ESQ O'Clock We drilled IN
company under command ~ Second Iicut
Shepard. aud iho movement. wei, adrairablg
executed MANY at she cadets are raw recruit.
but the life al Camp Williams has given them =
proficiency trrly remark BILE
Ia the afternoon a party consisting Of Capt
CooA. Lieut.. Lednau. SorS,r. Iall,.y and Aaiel.
frivates rarson and Roberts. pr. Millsrd D
Thompson and Mr.. Iuhain. accompanied bg
Miss Maize LNuham. Misses Iva. no-n. Ella
and Sertruao Knight. went 20 kiusalc Va.
pleasant sail over aud Az ENJOYABLE aftornooa
we're followed by a vet trp back on "a hoayF
sea
One Of the bellies % the hotel had INTENDED
gong with the party. but changed her mind
and on her account liout. shepard did the
same. reception war 'stcudrd ~ The Visitors
10y Nr. Hardsick and refrr-hmci.t, were SERVED
AZ the waycs rolled around them the ladiss
were somovh nat frightened. but :heir escorts
snccooGcd in allayUE th,3r fcgr-. There was
only one rubber blanket - each couple Cor
porale lugi'i ana NEEDING and privAis-- McCuu=
Vile. MALONE and Dickson were. a. usual t,.-h.
INK the iair dsmscls Of the urinit, and were
caught IN thC RAIN. bat luckily had rubber hlanz
kcts wish them.
Last night WIS our red letter night. Mans
amusing ranks were played and all were takoh
good u..:arodlv.
! geaila man guest Of the hot.l gave a .uchra
party IN nor II tho departure Of the cadets
1 he evening WIS happily spent and the card
playing WIS followed by dancing. The enter
t.lLmcnt Sas given In the ramc Of ia. Missas
Knight. Mrs. II. VI. knight won the laii-s'
first pIlze. piece of Dresden china Mr. Eiuh
huhel captured the centi.tnc.i's first ,,rise =
al.
prize. chair with Yeast cake In It. while
Or. Willard 4. Thompson won IN. gcntlemens
BOBBY prlz'. looking glass with the in-cIiI5=
ton Look in and see the BOBBY" The plAv-
ers were Mrs. Kirby, Mrs Madigan. Mrs.
Report. Mrs. A. VI. knight Mrs ]. q
Ergoud, DIR. and Mrs. Willard r. Thompson.
Mrs. Wall. the Misses Thompson. Miss Maize
Lynham. Miss oiiucss Miss Eva. Dora Ella.
Gertie and Carrie Knight Mrs Petit Messrs.
Alpha Rice. J. {. Ergood. J. T. PaI=on. Bird.
Don McConvillc. skinner. Astel. 4. Ergood. J..
LYMAN, J.. \. Kirby, Brickwood. Bailey. Coos.
DIR. rylcs. shepard, Roberts, Capt. II. N.
Knight and Wagner
The Morton Cadets Grabbing Club under th.
management Of Private Hancock made anothar
expedition to their fishing ground. but the raia
preventing operations, the memhers spent the
rest Of the night in tearing down their com
rades' tents.
Private Malone led the german given at Mf.
Wall : refldeuce Friday night and hlr dancing,
together with that OF his chums Fugitt ard
McConville. introduced several new maneuvers.
Private Malone sang the MAN in the Moon"
The BOYS were up bright andeariy this morn
ing packing their knapsacks and other baggage.
Thanks TO the night providers there were not
many tents to take down. The morning was
taken up in trying To keep dry. but with al
their efforts the most Of the cadets had al Open
AIR shower bath, as a great deal Of outdoor wors
had to be done.
Cadets Fugitt and Malone had an accideutsa
river bath on their way TO the hotel from a yisgt
up country.
In obedience 10 the following order. issued bs
Capt. CUok. camp was broken in the midst II .
torrent of rain. Ii the las; order from the
headquarters OF Camp rhos. W. Williams au1
ran thus:
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY D.
SECOND BATTALION. II. &. y. O.,
CAMP 'TEos. W. WILLIAMS"
August ~ 1891
Orders No. This camp viii be broken ami
the company will depart Tor Washington on the
steamer Leary. Tuesday. August p.
At IL am. the signal vii be given aud tents
will be lowered toward the loft. folded nnd tied
The commanding officer takes this opportu-
niiy TO commend the members of The command
for their gentlemanly conduct nj all times dur
ing the encambment. q. FRED. COOK.
CAPTAIN Commanding.
Sergeant Astel had charge Of the squad which
took down the tents Oa the approach of the
George Leary the bows were lined up ON the
hotel lawn. and. after much cheering, marched
aboard in column.