The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-13
THE MILITARY NEWS.
The Annual Camp Is Called Earlier
Than Usual This Year.
EARLY CAMPS MAY Be POPULAR.
Comments on the Choice Of n New Camp
Ground-A Place Where Rifle Ranges
May be Built IN a Necessity-Kingston
Fsvorably spoken or

The Adjutant General has issued to
every officer in the brigade a descriptive
slip which the officer is required to fill
out in his own handwriting, giving his
age, day and night address. occupation.
etc, and every company commander has
been furnished with descriptive blank
which he is required to return to the Ad-
jutant General with a complete list of his
company with their address, occupation,
etc.
Co. II, First Regiment Infantry, r. /. NJ,
Capt g. w. Easterbrooks. will escort the
Tower Post, q. A. r.. on Memorial Day,
and Co. Il, First Regiment, Westerly,
will perform the same duty for the u. A.
r. post located in that town.
The seventy-fourth anniversary OF the
f. l.. J. Regiment, which occurred last
Wednesday, was also tho thirty-first an
nual parade which Quartermaster Ser
Reant Arnold l.. Potter has made with
that organization.
Gen. Kendall has announced his inten-
tion of offering prize for the best shot in
the brigade irrespective OF rank.
The appointment of paymaster, John A.
Carter, 1st Regt. Infty as paymaster of
the brigade is one Of the best selections
which Gen. Kendall could have made for
the position. In losing him the 1st Regt.
loses one OF its best and most efficient
staff officers and the brigade as "A whole
gains the services of a gentleman who is
in every way fitted for the position to
which ne has been appointed.
The usual order from the adjutant-
generals Office has been issued during the
past week. authorizing Gen. Kendall,
commanding Brigade r. i. NJ, TO order
ing Tuesday, July IL, the place to be an
nounced in future orders. Camp is or
dered earlier than usual this year, in ac-
cordance with desire expressed by many
officers of the brigade, who believe that
more men can attend camp in July than
August. II this date proves desirable, it
will in all probability become the perma-
nent date for camp to occur. In this way
every man knows when he enlists in the
brigade that camp comes on certain
day and week, and he has no excuse for
absenting himself on the plea oil the un-
certainty Of the time.
During the past week the commission
appointed to procure new camp ground
have visited several of the places which
are supposed to be adapted to the needs
of the militia. Hill Grove has been looked
on as q very desirable site, but the
officers who accompanied the commission
last Tuesday on their visit to this place
were not as favorably impressed with the
location as they expected TO be from what
they had heard previous to their visit.
Another site was visited on the same day at
Greenwood which in every way was con-
sidered desirable from military point of
view. One thing the officers are uff- inn
pressed with in regard to procuring
new camp ground and that is the abso-
lutte necessity OF deciding on a place where
rife ranges may be built that the rank
and file may profit by this most import
ant and most neglected instruction in
rife shooting.
Many Of the officers are very much in
favor of Kingston. One of the advan-
tages of this location is the fact that it Is
close by the railroad and easy to get at
and yet is far enough away from any
large city to keep away the usual rabble
= few miles Of the city.