Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-05
HOW they CELEBRATED.

When the team assembled Friday to march
from camp 20 the dining hall orders were read
which made two men in the ranks smile broadly
while all the others grirueG sympathetic,lly.
Lieut. Thompson. commanding the engineer
corps. sent Lieat Graham copy of All order
which makes Corp w. DlcAey sergeant and
promotes Private Ii. Ii. Young - a cprporaicy.
IN the afternoon the exaltatiOn celebrated
Seryt- Dickey. Corp. SnIythe, Corp Young and
Private We;herald trGmped over to Manasltan
and "a. fairy still while n carpenter who taxes
tin types when the building business is slack
amused himself at the expense q! Sergt. Dickey.
sinythe. Young and Wetherald got their money ;
worth of picture but the sergeant could re-
cover Zig damages in almost any kind Of "a court.
10 may lie that one of those tin types will reach
Washington. but no one VIII ever aave all
honest opportunity for accusing ;,ergt. Diekey
Of being the sender or bearer.
Sergt. Hutterly monrDei exceedingly Thurs
day night and for an hour or two FRIDAY morn
ing. The sergeant brought with HIM. in addi-
ton ~ his wife and two lNtle ONES. his pneu-
matie-tre bicycle. Thursday evening he lett
the machine cut of doors ard az a momen.
when no one was looking Jersey mosquito
succeeded in puncturing The outer tire.
When the sergeant mounted his wheel he soon
discovered that he was riding on the rin;- To-
day the damage was repaired and In future the
machine will be wholly enwrspped in pro-
feetive netting
cultN in identifying the headquarters tent
just after sunrise Friday morning Capt. Par
nenter started out to find a -tic& OF Young
timber sufficiently lengthy for his pIrpose. He
came back after awhile with q substantial pole,
and few minutes later the stars and stripes
waved over the canvas
Every man III the detachment is in good con-
dition. Lieut. King and tonmisSary Sergeant
LAIRD have suffered somewhat from colds, bu,
the post surgeon, Lieut.. Col Franklin Gaunt
attended them Appetites have grown Ina;eri-
slly but as the caterer has not complained
there is no reason why any one elre should
eommept
All the tentsiu Camp Spencer are numbered
Friday evenings express brought wish il
bundle Of large and heavy cards. sent BY STAT
Sergeant l.. A. Roginski; ON each card was
number.
An ADMISSION FBoN NEW Soak.
A tardy admission Of injustice may not bs
much satisfaction, but the members % th'
District brigade team Of 1891 are CAD to have
such An eminent authority the New forl
T;m.S Acknowledge that Washington won bOtl
the Hilton Trophy and the Soldier Of Marathon
NJ Creednoor last yea-- In "a lengthy ecitorll
On the tiecG a.c OF Creedmoor and the growth o.
Sea Girl tEe Times says white the DlstrIc
of Columbia. which Won the Hilton Trophy anc
the Soldier % Marathon &c Crceonoor last year
viii naturally have twelve at Sea Girt to de
ferd them
Thi. statement is precisely in accord With tn
belief entertained by ever me-lber OF the y
team br. M til nov no SeG. Yorker eoatd De
fourd xio wCuid admit that Washington Sa'
counted out The story il an old one aud L
LnoUn 10 every one interested in military rif!s
shoo,,rp The confession Is late in making IL
.pnearance bu. tie BOYS were glad to hear II
or, any i,a partialy condrc:ed range New 1orl
world have los. both matches. but the National
It6s Association rules-reguissions that never