The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-19
SUNDAYS SOLDIERLY DUTIES.
an ALMOST PERFECT GUARD MOUNT
BH THE SEVENTH.

tbbUtneu 10 AccurtnW Nuo SototerS ~
SHOW Respect for the Stars and stripes,
STATE CAN'T. juno 1a-sundsy in camp. usu-
ally day Of monotony. relieved only by per-
functory and scanty attendance at divine ser
vice. was to-day day OF events. The Seventh
never wastes time and when. out OF regard TO
the day, military work Is suspended. othor
ways are found. not inconsistent with the
character OF the day. for improving each shin
ing hour. Every hour to-day was shining.
Long before tho morning gun reused the
camp the sun had begun his tour OF shining.
and not for a moment did he cease until. after
evening parade and the firing OF the evening
gun. he finally hid himself still undmmed.
behind DunderberR. leaving behind even then
u sky full OF light.
Three OF what are usually but routine doinRs
were events worth recording In the annals OF
the camp They were the morning and evening
guard mounts and tho evening parade. Bright
as was the sunshine and dazzling rs IRE the
white tents and the Gordon about tho blum OF
whitewashed tree trunks. they were but dull
accessories to the men who turned out at $3.50
for that first guard mount. every one in abso-
lutely Rlittering raiment. with spotless duck
trousers. white belt and cross hilts. and white
helmet. gold lace. and polished piece
Eulalia is said in her admiration to have
shed tears when the Seventh paraded for her.
the regiment for that performance was not
read at the parade last night, but she would
have been completely overcome II she could
have seen that guard mount. unless It's one
blemish had saved her. That blemish angered
Col Appleton and sent hundred Of tho watch
ing memhers trooping down the guard tents
to make life miserable for the culprlt. One pri-
vate had moved his head during the sound off,
He is alive yet and will probably be spared
during the camp tour. Tor fenr his death might
reduce the percentage OF the regiments at
tendance Mt camp. but he had better engage
the services OF the acting chaplain before Dr.
Page gets out OF camp o-niEht
Following the morning guard mount came n
ceremony that was new to the camp. Forty
men, details OF four from a company, all in full
panoply OF war. with fixed bayoncts marched
out to the edge of the parade ground and
stacked arms in line with the color stats.
Following them came the color bearers. ancient
Peter Braisted. Jr- who is beginning his forty
ninth year Of service with the Seventh. and
George +. Bates bearing tho regncntal col
ors. Arms were presented. the colors wero
laid in the rack Of trrnda stacks. n sentry was
posted without the arms. and the ceremony
was over. A color line had been cetab-
l;hcd. which no man in UNIFORM was
S no nctSa inc OF ,e sISeks It extsnd"G
theoretically across the whole front OF the en-;
camrment; 1t was the duty OF the special
sentry posted In Its front to see that every
soldier who passed along that line should
raise his hend covering as he rnssed tho
ter how lar of he might be lie must UNCOVER
II he crossed that line ct any angie n.
piece to port. and men hundred yards away
would suddenly discover that they were neg
lecting the proper mark of respect to the
said Col. Appleton. " teach tho men to show
that generation for tho colors winch WE all
Tie men we're ready enough. and volunteer
trours of them spent many minutes practs-
A good many Of, them forgot it later in tho
day when their LADY friends b,gan to arTiyr
called down hy the sentry IN duty. The sem
tries were relieved every hour or that post, to
duty chance dear to the heart Of II Seventh
man-to rake his comrades over the Goals Tor
cipline OF the Seventh. Every man is a dis
ciplinarian. and woe to the man who makes IL
:, The three men who had the post today were
and the rdfTy caor ns w Maf at
1880. just before the afternoon guard mount.
It VIII be established eysry fair day thS week
Twenty second. but that was not ceremonial
Arms were loft stacked then with the colors
drill until the time of an extra drill. which they
had in the afternoon. Its purpose then was
formati"n and PRESENTATION Of the battalion by
the ,Adjutant when the men fell in Tor the later
While the color line stood other things wero
being done. First OF moment WAS church.
CAPT. William H. Palmer, !. X, T.. was master
Seventh how to shoot. To-day he prepared the
accessories for the chaplain's lesson on how
sT s there
pressire scene n camp; The Kew; W. w.
han ~ a n "A ha m n "a
Seventh only by the absence OF the chaplain.
the Rev. DR.. John Paxton whose illness pre-
DR.. Page was a soldier. chief Of scouts for
Gen. Robert F. Lee in the Confederate army
Was IN more ore earnest than his singing my Coun-
try. tits of Thee" with which lie had them
Visitors. too. were events. Hundreds Of prot
ty women: who were JOY to thos" who knew
them and those who didn't, wore present
Beach. AdSt Treadwei il. CAPT. biIy smith all
ley and Eaae @sSber Of hs TWeh
f %.ay erss Mo Gs9
Major kiEp. and some others. on. my! amt
they in lnck she cried led She aldnt know
sem s%s over Col Hppletos last nirh o
for presently. in approaching a sentry at the
same time that an officer crossed HIS bent. she
6 hf he IS m sse a nd
know how to salute yet"
There. nevertheless. she showed that she
was like a good many Of tho old officers in
the Guard. not IN to the times. She saw that
sentry stop on his beat. bring his piecetoa
carry. and give sergrnnt's salute,the right
arm carried straight across his breast his
hand palm down. and then the arm swept for
ward In u quarter circl Q and down. without the
sentry facing away from the line Of his beat
That Ia the salute vi der the new regulatonsfo for
guard duty. andat is interesting to know that
the New FORK state camp had great share Of
influence in bringing II about. Just as last
years encampmcnt was the means Of bringing
about many valuable changes and intcrprcta-
tions In the new infantry drill regulations Of
the regular army. Lieut.. French. one Of the
Tactical Board, who was here then. had the
text of the proposed Guard manual with him.
lie and CAPT. n. y. Thurston, Of the Twenty
second. the Guard Instructor Of the state went
over it paragraph by paragraph.
liout. French was GLAD to take Ihurs-
toms suggestions In many cases 30 II came
about that in the regulations as adopted last
winter Ey the army. and now IN L use by tns
arms for a salute nor do the men on Nos and
= posts here have to decide which is out and
WI ich Ia In hat TEA rpi