Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-05
MORTON CADETS
They Leave for Piney Point This
Evening for the Annual Camp.


Evening for the Annual Camp.
This evening at o'clock the steamer
George Leary, with seventy-dve Morton Ca
diets company b, second battalion. ID. c.
N. g. aboard, will start for Piney Point.
Nd. The cadets will form at their quarters
in Center Market ArInory at 4:30 O'Clock
and march in column of tours to the wharf
at the foot of It'll street. They will reach
Piney Point about midnight. and. on ar
irving at the camp, each man Will be as
signed his tent. TAPS will then be sounded
and the regular routine of duty begun.
This company of soldier boys was organ
lied about two years ago. with w. 8. Jo-
chum as captain, z. W. Astel, hrst Heuten-
ant and H. v. Hunt, second lieutenant. IT
prospered from the start, and, being COM
posed of High School cadets, rapidly in
creased in numbers. Capt JochGm resign Sign
late first lieutenant of the prize company
Cd OF the High School battalion Lieuten-
ants Astel and Hunt stepped down of their
own accord to the first and second ser
geantcies, respectively, and their places
were filled by S. q. Redman and II. s..
shepard, who still hold these positions. On
July q, 1892, the company was mustered
into the District National Guard as COM
pany b. second battalion, and on August IL
went under canvas at Plney Point Tor their
maiden camp. 1t proved a success and
brought the company to that standard OF
discipline necessary for active service. Last
winter Capt. Cook resigned his commission
and began the study of medicine az the
medical college of Georgetown University.
His place was filed by l.. H. Reicheid erfer.
who last year commanded the High Scnool
Under Capt. Reichelderfer, as under Capt.
Cook, the company has steadily prospered,
pline and proficiency in tactics with any in
the District. During the last month Capt.
Reichelderfer has shown his ability as an
organizer by eniisting nearly forty men, and
a anthnSIaGm among
boys than was ever before displayed. This
year two silver medals will be given the
and discipline. A gold one will be given
| for individual competitive drill. This medal
| was won last year by First Sergt. Bailey,
who will strive hard to retain it.
On Tuesday an advance squad of five men
went to Piney Point to prepare the camp.
The squad consisted of Lieut.. Redman.
Juenemann. and Private Parson. The
camp has been named &C. Fred. Cook" in
honor of the company's former captain,
l who will accompany them.
On Thursday, the 10th. trip, called 1.-The
Merton Cadets Excursion" will be made
to Piney Point. and the boys expect an at
| tack on the camp by their many friends,
but Will, no doubt be ready for such an
emergency. Thursday afternoon the indi-
| vidual competitive drill win be held and
that night the grand military ball will oc-
| cur.
Camp will be broken on the morning of
Tuesday; the u 18th and that evening the
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| echo from the decks Of the Leary.
The Party.
| Following Is roster of those going to
camp: Capt L. H. Reichelderfer. command.
ing; First Lieut.. Samuel c. Redman. Second
Lieut.. H. s. Shepard. STAFF: First Lieut.
Harry Blandy Company D. second battal.
ion), Messrs. Cromwell. Perry Tomllnson
/ and Costigan of the National Fencibles
Surgeons: Lieuts. Henry Dunn and Thorn
| ton. First Sergt. o. w. Bailey; Sergts. Flu.
| gift, Cromwell, Harlan and Mckenzie Bu-
glers: Shreve and Chandlee. Corporals
| Juenemann, Dickson, Shilling, Clifton and
| Mattingly. Prvates: Robinson, Wlggin
| ton, Mark, Malone, Wimsatt, Birchard
Blandy. Benghauson. Bayly, Walker, Say.
/ er. Dickson, Grant. Burbank, Bradford
Bevans, Parson, McConville, Paxton. Hass
Prince, Maxwell. Read. Sisson, Priddy
Tracy. Moran, Cooksy. Luckett. Rf<e. Lit
| tie. Herndle. Fenwick. c. F., Fen wick. j
| E.. Baxter. Heal, Eckstein, Mccormick
Taylor, Mcdonald, Claybold. Blower. Hunt
| Hurdle. Wilson, Shilling, A. W., Evans
| Oatly, Jackson, Bradford Jones, c. NJ
! Spfedt, Skinner and West