The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-12
TROOPS AT CAMP BROWN
The Newport and Bristol Companies
Were a Little Late.
GEN. KENDALL AND HIS STAFF.
There Are About 03O Mon in Camp To-
day For starter-Gov. Brown is There
and HedIey's Full National Band Fur
nishes Music.

The RHODE ISLAND militia is in camp on
the Wilcox farm at Oakland Beach. Ac-
cording TO orders the commanders OF the
several regiments and companies reported
with their commands at the railroad sta
tion and boarded the special train which
left Providence at o'clock.
Only two companies were unable to
catch the train, the Bristol and the New
port companies The Bristol company
was in PROVIDENCE at the time the train
started but could not reach the depot In
time.
The Newport company expected to land
from the steamboat at Rocky Point and
meet the train at the Rocky Point station,
but the boat did not stop ut the Point, so
that they were obliged to go to PRovI-
DENcE and take later train for Camp
Brown.
The cavalry and the artillery marched
down to camp, and Battery A was the
first command TO report, which it did at
o'clock.
As soon as each command arrives at
camp the commander reports to the Brig
ade headquarters. The First and Second
Separate Companies arrived from the
train in advance Of the other troops and
the First and Second Regiments, II. !. NJ,
followed In heavy marching order.
They drew up In line at the west end OF
the parade, where arms were stacked to
he in readiness for the parade at 12 o'clock.
The machine-gun battery arrived at about
III O'Clock, having stopped on the road for
skirmish drill
The Newport and Bristol companies
arrived at 11:15
General Kendall has full STAFF OF
twelve men, who will remain at camp
during the whole week. This Is the first
inn In thA h xiatr r.
when this has been true.
Gov. Brown is quartered at the Oakland
Beach Hotel, though a tent Is reserved
for him next to the brigadier generals
which he will use when In camp.
The first day Is always used In getting
camp showed more or less confusion
everywhere, as each mess is getting its
tent and equipments into shape.
AT 1l:45, however, the companies ap-
peared In order and took their places In
the line, and few minutes after IL, at the
National Band, marched around the
parade aud past the big flag staff which Is
in front Of the mess tents.
The flag was run up and the artillery
fired a salute. The companies were then
dismissed and returned to their quarters.
Liut. Col. James McGann is officer of
the day.
Guard mounting comes at 2 o'clock aud
beside these there are few things of in
terest during the first day in camp.
Hedley's full National Band, 40 pieces.
gives concert this evening, the program
OF which Is as follows:
Overture ssemiramis. .... RossisSS
Concert Waitaes: I'm the Vars; Rosa;
GTais fs2 ESS %sddss 3 Hazel
lrompone 500 ..James otradove
6. wsssrmsioq;s .Ssosv1lia Cadets. Lavendeau
Galop. Bride Of the Wind. ......Smth
Gov. Brown came over In the after
noon and witnessed the guard mounting.
How tho Governor VIII Entertain.
Preparations for Governors day at the
camp, are being made on u scale which
has not been equalled since the governor
ship of Mr.. Wetmore. A large number of
governor and odjutant general, and ample
accommodations for many distinguished
guests, will be provided in the State tent.
In the evening the guests at the Oak
land Beach Hotel will tender to the gov
ernor and his staff a complimentary re-
ception at 1880. This will be followed at 5
by hop in the large hall aud music will
b. furnished by an orchestra of five pieces.
Refreshments will be provided and the
trains will run later than usual to Prov
IDENCE.
A large number Of guests have been in
vited, and IL is confidently expected that
Governor Brown will eclipse all previous
efforts in the direction of entertaining at
the State Camp.