Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-11
THE ORDWAY RIFLES
They Will Start Tonight for Camp at Sea
Isle City.
All Preparations for the Trip Made
Rifle Practice to be Attended to-
.- Roster of the Company.

Any one who entered The armory of the
Ordway Rifles Company D. fourth bat
talion) during the past week would have
at once noticed the -quet hustle of prep
aration for camp which manifests itself
In the overhauling of uniforms, cleaning Of
rifles. inspection of knapsacks, blankets
&C. This popular company is again going
10 cast Its lot on the Seashore, and the
camp will be established on the same site
as last year, namely, Sea Isle City, " j.
which is a small town situate on the coast
about midway between Atlantic City and
Cape May.
Promptly at 1O:45 this evening the COM
pany will be formed in the drill hall pre-
paratory TO take up thu line of march to
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to enba rk
on the 30 train for Philadelphia, where
they will arrive at about O'Clock
Sunday morning. This early arrival will
hecessitate a stop of nearly three hours
il which time the boys will have an CD
portunity 10 see some portions of the city
of brotherly love- and, what some will
consider equally as important, there will
be chance for those who desire ii TO get
breakfast AT ESQ the company will march
across the city to the Camden ferry. and
viii leave Camden at Z O'Clock, being sche1-
uied to reach Sea Isle City about two hours
later.
Upon its arrival the company will be re-
ceived by the mayor and selectmen of the
city arc escorted to the camp ground on
Lands avenue, directly in front of the
Colonnade Hotel and commanding unob-
structed view Of the ocean. the beach being
about 100 yards distant. Breakfast will
then be In order, after which tents will be
pitched, guards posted and other details at
tendant upon the establishment of a mil
itary camp will be looked after. BY the
time this work is completed the boys will
be I'm need of a rest, and will doubtless be
ready for their first introduction Of the
N emit
The principal feature of the camp this
season. however, will be the rife practice,
which is something heretofore never at
tempted by this company while away. Sergt.
the rar ge, and there will be enough am
munition to allow ali hands plenty of prac-
tice. In fact, it is intended that more at
tention shall be paid to this feature of the
camp than anything else. The company
Will also have some engineering experience
incident upon the laying out OF the range.
building the target butts. etc. and IL Is
needless to say that the experiences of this
present camp will ever be remembered by
the members of the company who partici-
pate. The boys are al Aious for the prac-
tice. ard especially so since II is improba-
bic that the range al the Washington baB-
racks will besin coLoition for practice this
season.
The encampment is to last a week. and
will be named Camp Stephan in honor of
Lieut.. Anton Stephan. who, unfortunately.
will be unable to lake the trip with the
company. 1t Is needless to say that his ex-
perienced and methodical management of
the Quartermaster's department of the camp
Will be missed although he has done all In
his power to tighten the burden of the one
who will have this work to look after.
The program of the camp will be as fol-
lows: Reveille. 5:&5 am: settins-up exer-
cises, g. fatigue call, 6:15: breakfast. 4:
guard mount. x: first call, S:la: rife prac-
'tice, $50: dinner. l2::so; first CALL ~ pm:
afternoon drill, =; fatigue call, ); supper, 6:
dress parade. $50; retreat. 4; TATTOO. 10;
taps. 1870
AS many of the boys made acquaintances
at Sea Isle last season. there is dubt
that the company will be well entertained
and ii is quite probable that the whole week
will be one round of balls. entertainments.
etc. A trip to Atlantic City Is also cont en-
plated. and, altogether. everything points to
an instructive encampment and a gay social
time. Among the Washinstonians who will
accompany the boys are Mrs ]. NJ. Will
liams and her sister. Miss Carrie Morgan
The following is the roster of tine COM
pany: Capt. j. NJ. Williams, Lieuts Anton
Stephan and ID. l.. Richmond First Sergt
Chas. +. Roberts. Sergts. VIM. 5 Hodges
A. l.. Orrfson, VIM. 7. Shane and Vim. W.
Langtree: Ccrporals &. Z. Bright A l.
Evans and w. W. Simpson; Privates Il.
Il. Allen. I. f. Allen,J. A. Brearley A Cope
land. w. II. Frank. Geo. T. Fordham, Geo.
W. Francis, W. E. Francis. F. L. Cooling.
]. X. Hopkins. J. f. Hickey. r. s. Jackson
Harry Jones. Geo. l.. Koehler. F. C. Lang,
Mccormick. J. r. Macy. Frank Preston.
Geo. c. Thomas, VIM. Wagner, H. NJ Yer
million. r. F. Manning. Harold Saxton V
5. Hills A j. Perkins. Fred Wagner p
w Roberts, jr., c. A. Suydam and Chas
Little.