Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-05
CORCORAN CADETS OFF.
The Command Leaves Tonight for a
Military Camp.
Half q Hundred Men VIII G0-OrAers
for Details-virsinia Beach the
Spot-History of the Corps.

At o'clock this evening one Of Washing
toms best drilled and most popular military
organizations will sail gaiiy away. The
company is the Corcoran Cadet Corps
company A, second battalion. bound for
Virginia Beach. the place selected for their
annual encampment They will carry about
fifty members and a number Of honorary
members Of the corps. besides quite party
of wives, sisters and sweethearts Of the
boys. The camp has already been prepared
by the advance guard Of the corps. COM
posed of Lieut.. Meyer and Sergt. Thompson.
The place selected by the advance guard
for the camp is beautiful one. situated on
the lawn of the Princess Anne Hotel
The cadets will remain in camp ten days,
returning to Washington on the 18th of
August
The following members will make the trip:
Capt. E. C. Edwards. First Lieut.. C. A.
Meyer. Second Lieut.. Robert T. Smith. First
ter, sabin. Collins. corporals Matthews
Baiderston. Clark. Cruzan. T. B. Davis. g.
jones' pa KsD EfT oxe MsSSs H Me-
hurst. Rhodes. W. H. Smith. h Taylor.
Williams. Ryan. Phelps. Richold, ellis
Olringer. Long. Paxson. Noble. Kondrup.
Hester.
Camp Orders.
The orders in regard to the camp are as
follows:
The annual encampment Of this company
will be held at Virginia Beach, Va. from
Saturday. August 5. to Tuesday, August Is
The camp Is hereby designated and will be
known as Camp Geo. H. Harries.
The company will assemble at the armory
Saturday, August B. at 6 o'clock p. m. sharp,
In heavy marching order. will then proceed
Company and embark for Norfolk. Va. ar
irving In Norfolk at am. Sunday, August
s. will then take the o'clock am. train on
beach.
Full dress uniforms and overcoats will be
packed in company chests. wooden blankets
strapped to the top OF the blanket bag by
the coat straps, white helmets and black
belts will be worn. forage cape will be sus-
uniforms and overcoats will be properly
marked before being packed; they must be
to the On or
All necessary undertaking: &C.. will be
carried in the blanket bag. but two or more
men will be allowed a trunk or chest be-
All baggage must be at the armory by
Saturday. August 5. not later than O'Clock:
and properly marked tags will be furnished
by the quartermaster.
The following officers have been detailed
to accompany the company to camp: Capt.
W. II. Barksdale. adjutant. first regiment;
First Lieut.. Jos. w. Anderson, adtutant.
second battalion: First Lieut. r. A. Foster,
sergeant. second battalion; ssrst Ma, r.
Hampton. first regiment.
On Monday. August IA, camp will be
the same route. arriving in washington. D.
c., Tuesday, August Is.
The following routine Of duty will be OBJ
Reveille. $50 am: drill call. 5:45 am; re.
call. am; sick call, 7:15 am: mess call
(breakfasD. 100 am; guard mount. $50
mess call dinner II 80 p. m; drill call. $50
IN; retreat, $50 pm: mess call supper,
pm; tattoo. 1890 pm; taps. IL pm.
The Company History.
The Corcoran Cadet Corps. which is
named IN honor Of the late w. W. Corcor-
an, was organized February q, 1883. This
organization, now in its eleventh year. Is
not only one of Washington's most popu-
lar military organizations. but Is also one
Of It's most successful socially, having
started in the first ward with mere boys,
with wooden guns and short pants. The
organization. when first formed, consisted
of two companies. with the late Lieut. Col.
Jno. Irwin in command, and Capt. E. G.
Edwards in command of company A, and
Capt. C. I. Daily in command Of company
Talon Consolidated Itself fi into one company,
and selected MIR. Edwards for its COM
mander, in which capacity he has faith
fully served ever since, and Capt. DAILY OF
lieutenant, and B. H. Munroe as Its Sec
ond lieutenant.
lar on 10Th street. tallow candles being used
for light, and each member being assessed
the enormous sum Of twenty-five cents a
Vember ~, lisa s and Aprls 1s. the corps held
two fairs at Masonic Temple, from which
they realized enough to uniform themselves,
| located at 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, over the office Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
Here they remained until April. 1885,
when they again moved into q larger ar
| mory on 18th street. Here the corps lived
and had great success, and in November
1886. they held their third fair at the Ma.
former ones, also proved a financial sue
cess. and with Its proceeds the corps pur-
chased a neat blue uniform, In this time
hearing Of the intention of giving q fair
for the purpose of purchasing new uni
| recommendation was elected an honorary
member.
In September. 1887. the corps, clad In
their new new uniforms. left on their FIRST trir
al centennial celebration held in Philadel-
| phia- Here they won new laurels for them
and when hs
| caught sight Of his pet company, he
was seen to wave his handkerchief. and
| the sound of the Cadets Band was drown
| ed with the cheering that greeted them
They were Immediately dubbed Cleveland's
Pets"
From Philadelphia the corps returned and
remained in solitude until April 20, 1879
when they were again called away-thts
| time. though, to New York to take part IN
| the Washington centennial celebra don, and
here they again won the admiration and
commendation of thousands OF spectators
| by their fine military appearance, and by
request Of the officers Of the sIxty-ninth
regiment, n. G. s. N. Y. gave an exhibition
drill.
Since their trip to New York the Cor.
corans have taken part In all the big pa-
rades held in Washington, and in 1891 took
part in the Masonic celebration in Daiti-
more.
Camping Is no new experience with them,
as they have twice been in camp with the
National Guard and twice to Atlantic CITY
and once to Ocean View with the washiua.
ton Light Infantry. Last season they were
encamped at Colchester Beach.
When the National Guard was organized
they were the first individual company 10
enter, and at present they have one of the
finest and most handsomely furnished
| rooms In the National Guard Armory
The OMcers.
The following Is a brief history Of the
officers: Capt. E. C. Edwards Is well known
| In Washington. When the company organ
| lied he was the choice of the members for