Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-15
THEY HAVE RETURNED.
The Corcoran Cadets Back From the
Annual Camp.

The 'Corcoran Cadets reached home this
morning at o'clock from their outing at
Virginia Beach and marched to their arm
DRY, where they were dismissed. The last
days in camp were eminently success.
Sunday night being quiet one the camp
was wrapped in siumber by II O'clock for
the hrst time. The boys were up bright
and early Monday morning. and the camp
resenbled d bee hive" each man being
ousily engaged packing trunks, chests, &c,
AFTER which breakfast was had, each man
also doing Justice to himself in this line.
AT s.So o cioch every man took his place
al MS Kent, AND when the SnYiil notes OF
Eri'dte Gioson's busie sounded every tent
teii as one, AMI camp Geo. IL Harrius was
a lnins O. the past. Batnins was then III
0uised IN until u.nner, after which TIE com
pahy Was marched ON the motel lawn, where
tney gave their last exhibition dIIli. Capt.
EoWafds then made a short Speech in which
ne thanked MIR. Geo. l.. Jones, the mana ger
OF the Princess Anne, and his many assist
anus, Ior their hospitality shown the boys:
AT 4:5V pm. the tram vas boarded and amid
inucn cheering and hand shaking, To which
the boys responded by firing round after
roUnu oI ammunition, the start was made
Ior iSOrIoik, where the steamer w aShlnSlon
was waiting TO take them home. The trip
up was an enjoyable one TO everybody, with
the exception OF a rev, VINO suffered u little
seaSlckDeSS from the rolling OF the boat in
rounding the horseshoe. They were tired
lot OF soldiers when they arrived at
o'clock this morning. and every mans face
was either q dark brown or a blood red
from the effects of their ten days outing.
Sunday was the banner day in camp. At
4:3O pin. the assembly was sounded and the
men In their new National Guard full dress
were marched to the lawn in front of the
Princess Anne, where before about 1900
people the two medals for craftsmanship
were presented to Private Frank f. Gibson
and Private Heath Taylor. they making the
highest and next highest score in rife prac-
tice for the season just closed. The presen-
tation was made by the Hon. ThOs. w.
Miller of Virginia, an ex-militia officer. His
speech was fun of patriotism and praise for
the miiitiamen of the United States, and he
spoke In the highest terms of rife practice
and its necessity to make a successful SOL
der. After the presentation the company
was marched to the camp where they made
lightning change of uniform from the full
dress to the company fatigue and returned
to the lawn with twenty rounds of blanks
for their afternoon exhibition in extended
order drill, in which the boys have become
quite proficient. This exhibition, as by the
words of Mr. Miller, was as fine as he had
ever witnessed, and he has seen 1t in reality
as he was in the war of the rebellion. The
company then finished up to the apprecia-
ton OF the crowd by giving them the reg
ular company drill with that clock-like reg
ularity known only to a few companies Of
the District National Guard.
Quartermaster Sergeant j. r. Hampton
did not return to Washington with the COM
pany. but left at Norfolk for his home in
Mississippi.