The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-16
BRIGADE CAMP Orders
Issued by Brlgadler General Goblin, Com
mander Of tha Third.
MUST Be A FULL ATTENDANCE
Any Man Absent from Camp Without
Leave Is Liable 10 Court Martial.
FurIoughs Can Only Be Granted by
the Brigade Commander-Chaplain
Logan Will Deliver an Address on
Gettysburg -Other Notes.
General Goblin has issued the follow
ing camp order to the Third brigade:
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE,
NATIONAL GUARD OF PENNA.,
LEBANON, Pa, July 6, 1894,


NATIONAL GUARD OF PENNA.,
LEBANON, Pa, July G, 1894,
General orders No. /:
In obedience to general orders No q,
dated A. g. o., Harrisburg, May, 10, 1891,
the Third brigade will encamp at Gettys.
burg, Penna., from August IL to Is. 1891.
inclusive. The various companies will
proceed from their rendezvous ut such times
as to arrive at camp as early as possible
August II. Commanding officers will pay
strict attention to the order and conduct
! Of the men enroute, and will be held
| strictly responsible for any violations OF
discipline.
Second Transportation vouchers will be
| issued for each company to the regimental
| Quartermaster, the governors troop and
Battery G. They will at once make
requisition for them upon Major H. p.
Meyer, brigade quartermaster, Lebanon,
| Pa. They will also make requisition for
the usual and necessary amount OF camp
and garrison equlpage.
Thrd-Camping parties of three men
| from each company, with the regimental
quartermaster and his assistants, will re-
port to Major II. p. Meyer upon the
ground selected for the brigade camp at
| Gettysburg, not later than the afternoon
of Aug. 9, 1894, who will assign the ground
10 bo occupied Camping parties should
provide themselves with not less than two
days cooked rations Transportation for
camping parties will be furnished on re-
| QUESTION.
Fourth-All morning reports must be
| delivered at brigade e9dquarterB not later
than s. 80 a. IN. of each day.
| Fifth-The limits Of the camp will be es-
tabished by general orders, beyond which
enlisted men will not be allowed to pass
without permission from proper authority,
Sixth The utmost attention will be paid
by commanders of companies to the clean
| illness of their men, as to person, clothing
ard tents. The hair will be kept short and
the beard neatly trimmed. Each man
should have change of underclothing and
stockings, which must bs kept packed in
clothing bags, Regulation shoes will be
worn on duty. Arms and accoutre-
ments will at all times be kept clean, and
all articles of black leather polished with
| backing. Perfect order in everything
pertaining to camp will be expected.
Seventh-The attention Of each company
commander is called to the fact that any
man absent from camp without leave, is
liable to court martial, and the pc enalties
provided by law. Furloughs can only be
granted by the brigade commander on ap-
plication approved by commanding officers
of companies and regiments and for legal
cause. Where sickness is alleged, ply
sicians certificate must accompany the ap-
| plication. Company commanders arc re-
Quested to fully acquaint their men as to
| the penalties for absence without leave
and the requisites to obtain furloughs as
they will be expected at the close Of the
encampment to prefer charges against
those violating the law. This is the an
nual encampment at which the state ex-
poets and requires the presence Of every
member of her national guard.
| Headquarters of the brigade will be in
camp from Aug. IL until the close, Aug IS.
By command of
| J. P s. GOBIN. Brigadier General.
| Ofiicial:-M. A. GHERsT, A, A. q.
NOTES OF THE GUARD.
Adjutant Millar will go to camp this
year for the eighth consecutive year az
adjutant of the Thirteenth regiment
He will ride Major Whitney's famous
PAGER. Billy and Flora, his two former
mounts are dead.
The honest Gettysburg farmer is
busy thesa warm days burying in the
ground old bullets, minna balls, scab-
bards, belt plates. &c. &c, for the
green recruit to dig for consideration
as long buried relics of the famous
battles.
Chaplain Logan has prepared val .
liable and correct lecture on the
Battle of Gettysburg" which he is to
deliysr to the several companies of the
regiment as an educator ana help to
the boys as they will inspect daily the
famous battle field.
Don't forget to sew on those new
buttons before camp Better do 1t
now and it will be done.
Company A has two court martials
for non attendance at drill, which will
receive the attention Of the judge ad-
vocate in the next ten days.
Guard duty and extended order
should be drilled and we'll drilled be-.
tween now and camp
Colonel Ripple will issue his camp
order to the regiment tonight
Colonel Ripple and staff will take
their mounts to camp with them.
Qualifying at the range has been
qulte lively the past week.
Adjutant Mllar goes to HoneSdale
Wednesday and Montrose Friday tc
hold the last non-commissioned officers
} school Of the series.
The new knapsacks, knives, forks
and spoons have arrived. When the
Guard receives the new improved guns
and cartridge belt. it will be the best
armed and equipped military organi-
zation in the United States, not except,
ing the regulars.
A certain pretty Adams avenue do
mestic either bent upon frolic or an
ambition to be soldier, donned the
= uniform Of one Of Company AS hand
come recruits tho other day 1t is said
she cut n natty figure and Company A
wants to eulist her.
This will be Governor Pattison's las,
encampmsnt as governor. He was
governor when the guard was al
Gettysburg ten years ago.
Sergeant Mai ,r Huuhaa ia N naias