The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-24

! Company, and Capt. W. y. Van Felt OF
Company, are hereby detailed to assist
said order The detail will report at once
to Major Deacon upon the completion OF
their commands. BY order of
JNO. Il. SHOwALTER,
LIT. Col. Commanding.
l.. S. SIMMONS Ait.
HEADQUARTERs SECOND REGIMENT
KANSAS NATIONAL GUARDS,
WICHITA, KAN, Aug. %, 1898.
GENERAL ORDER NO. IL.
To Regimen,al Officers. Commanders of Compa-
MES aud Band of Second Regiment Kansas Ma
| tional Guards:
In obedience to section 3. division special
order No. ., dated at Topeka, Kan, Aug.
81, 1888. and received at these headquarters
Aug. 3D. 1895, you are hereby ordered TO
| prepare for complete regimental inSpec-
ton at 2 p. IN. Aug. n, 1898. The regiment
will be formed for field Inspection promptly
at 2 o'clock p. IN. and camp inspection Will
| De made Immediately thereafter.
| Section AZ Light Artillery will form
! for mounted and dismounted inspection at
! promptly 10 O'clock "a. III. Aug. "a, 1898,
and their camp inspection Will be made
with that of the Second regiment. Officers
and men will therefore be governed ac-
cordlugiy.
By order of JOHN I. SHowALTER,
Lieut.. Col. Commanding.
L. 5. SIMMONS, AdjuGant.
NOTES.
Mayor Savage of Wellington with his
wife were visitors ut the encampment yes
terday and enjoyed themselves.
Dr. Crosby and daughter of Kingmap
were visitors yesterday and the guests ot
Captain Hays of the Wellington company.
Mrs. Showalter and Miss Ethel, wife and
daughter Of Colonel Showalter, were visit
orS at the encampment yesterday.
Dr. Lou Minick is General Hettinger's
orderly during the encampment and has Il
khack of making affairs at the generals
headquarters very agreeable He is a
model orderly and may be on the staff one
of these davs.
Captain Fred Lewis of Marion is one of
the most popular military men ut the en-
campment The fact that he refused to
disband his company to please the Jewell
ing combination has increased rather
than lessened his standing i'll the regi-
ment. Out of his own pocket he paid the
expenses of his company to the encamp-
ment.
Captain Hoisington of Newton is model
commanding officer, aud 1t hurts the rep
utation of none to say that his company is
the best drilled in the regiment.
Major Smith of Newton is present and
is enjoying himself hugely. He is As full
of military enthusiasm as he is full of good
nature ard that is saying a good deal.
Lieutenant Colonel John T. Showater
makes splendid regimental commander
and much of the success of the encamp-
ment is due to him. He is rigid disciple
harlan, but he has a kuack of doing things
in that way shat pleases everybody. Col
ouel Showalter is an old soldier and has a
thorough knowledge of military tactics
and is altogether very valuable officer
for the militia of the state.
Major Deacon, inspector on the major
generals staff, arrived yesterday and is a
splendid officer.
AdjutantGeneral Lou Simmons is proba-
bly, the most popular officer at the en-
campment.
The Second regiment band ''is out of
sight. They will give an hours open air
concert, commencing at $50, in front of
the opera house tonight.
1t is a pleasure 10 go to the hospital and
meet Dr.. Armstrong, of FL Dorado, who IS
regimentsl physician. Everybody says he
is "a dandy good fellow, and they do not
over estimate him. He is a regular Ches-
terrified and has a warm heart.
The Second reg ment will give grand
parade this afternoon at 1 o'clock in the
main streets, with Colonel Showalter in
command. Cars will bring the men from
the grounds at $3.50. The parade will be
for the advertising benefit of Company a.
Private Convey of Company II is st the
encampment. He is the man that got shot
accidentally during the legislative troubles
at Topeka last winter.
Mrs y. A English, after whose husband
the camp is named. presented the general
officers with lunch last night that would
tempt the appetite of prince.
Irwin Sanders. stcrekeeper of the
Chickasaw nation. was at the camp
grounds yesterday. the guest of his brother
who Is a member of the Winfield com
pany.
Rogers was present and photographed
the sham battle.