The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-07
Naval Brigade Notes.

The New Haven Naval brigade com
 mand will probably have all outing thi
 summer in the line of duty on ship
 board, details not yet arranged. Theil
 comrades up fn' Massachusetts: begir
 business shortly. The Springfield Re.
 publican says:
 III less than three weeks the naval
 brigade will be making it's annual tou1
 of duty and the officers and men of
 Company H are busily engaged in mak-
 ing preparations for the event. It looks
 now as if decided innovation were to
 be made in the tour, for it is> the plan
 at present to have the brigade en-
 camped on Lovell's island in Boston
 harbor, instead of being aboard two
 war ships. as was the case last year. It is probable that an officers meeting
 will be held ill few days to decide the
 question, and as those most interested in
 the matter are in favor of the change
 there is little doubt of it's adoption. Of
 course ill case of the brigade being sta-
 tioned on Lovell's island the regular ship duty will form. g part of the encampment, the. only difference
 being that different divisions will
 be ordered on shipboard on diff ferent days, while the men on shore will be instructed in land duties, which constitute as essential part of the
 brigade's work as the, duties on board ship. Last; year the Miantonomah and San Francisco, on which the" tour of duty was made, were inconveniently crowded, there being insufficient ao- connmodations for officers and men, and this would be done away with if an en- campment is made. Another advan- tage of camp is that members of the brigade could entertain visiting friends much more conveniently than on ship board. Nothing has been heard yet as to the ship which will be assigned the brigade, but there is an impression that the Columbia will be ordered to report for service, though the New York or the San Francisco. may be sent on. The New York will report at New York the Fist, four days before the tour, which looks as if she would be assigned to the work.~. x ,# < C -s%
 Local members of the naval brigade hear with interest of the experiences of their comrades of the first battalion on board the monitor Passaic this week. The monitor. is, stationed off Rowe's wharf in Boston harbor and, she is each night by an industrious crew of sailors anxious to get a real taste of naval life The scheme which is one of Captain Weeks' ideas, works ad- and the interest of the men in their duties is shown by the fact that they pay their; own expenses, besides their services. Although the members of. Company H have no such advantages to prepare them for the tour of duty, they are working hard to put themselves into first class shape and the eog4pany is sure to: do crAdita- ble Drills are frequent, and in each ohe improvement is marked. There will be. a special one in city hall to- night. at which guard mounting and skirmish drill will be. practiced.
 The Naval. Reserve flag. as adopted by Ehe United States navy will be issued as one of the official flags of the navy. It loes not seem to answer the reuuire- nents expected of 1t by the Naval Re- 'erves, for they had hoped for some lag which they might fly on all occa- lions when on duty, whether they be in fleet or whether they constitute but a fraction of g company on special dut-. But the new flag, it is understood. is for battalion purposes only, Cor in other worlds. to be used in the parade when he entire battalion is ont, the same as regimental flag The nag selected is blue ground with 2 yelloW iosenge on which is, an anchor. s