Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-17
AT OCEAN CITY.
Engineer Corps Getting Good Military
Training and Enjoyment.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CAMP GIL RERT THnAIPSnN

Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CAMP GILBERT THOMPSON,
Ocean City. Nd, August 10, 1894.
There was a heavy rainfall here last
night, but the sand and sun recover rapid
ly from such dampening influences, and
today IL is as hot as ever, but the continu-
Gus breeze is delightful
Most of the company took a dip in the
surf yesterday afternoon, and today there
are several sailing parties out on Sinepux-
ent bay.
AT retreat last night the first sergeant
was ordered to assemble the company
again at I:l5 for parade on the board walk,
and at $40 the company was marched, up
the board walk again TO Congress Hall TO
the ball given in honor CT the company.
Their ranks were broken, and, under the
direction OF Prof. Solomon. the master of
ceremonies, new column Of twos was
formed and the grand march began.
me dtning room had been cleared out
and gaily decorated with flags and bunt-
ing. AT one end were two of the signaling
naSS OF the company and an immense
Ih1ted states flag in between. Upon this
nag, in letters OF golden yellow, were the
words: Welcome, ComIa any c. Engineer
Corps. About IL O'Clock the dancing was
interrupted and another march was taken
up-this time to the refreshment tables.
I pom the motion Of Mr.. Beckenbaugh, the
proprietor of the hotel Private Sunderland
was made tCastmaster When called upon
10 respond to toast of his own choosing
Alr. Beckenhaugh spoke the good wishes
OF the hotel and the guests for the COM
pany and closed with recitation from
Hamlet Capt. Averiil was called upon and
made a short talk, but Lieut.. Middleton
refused 10 respond, even when the toast
was The ladies'
After the return to the dancing hall
Lieut.. Middleton and Private Newman
fairly charmed the audience with a duet.
The dancing was then continued until about
l o clock. Among those present from WASH
ington were the Misses Crowell, Miss Sta
pies. Miss Slater, Mrs. Green, Miss Hough,
Miss Mattirgly, Mrs. and Hiss Janlison,
Mrs, Greelwell, Miss Baldwin, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Nordlinger, Mrs. John Waggaman,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hough. Mrs. johnson,
Mrs, Rice. Mrs. l. 5. Emmon and DIR. Jas.
Stuart.
Col. Fava and Quartermaster Sergt. Free
man took a flash light of the party. which
is fairly good. by the way, the cameras
have been used very aSsiduQusly around the
camp and the town, and usually with fair
success. The dark room fixed up by Prof.
FaNa permits of the testing of results In
short order by immediate development.
The boys tried to keep their dress uni
forms out Of the wet, but they suffered
somewhat from the rain which began about
10 o'clock and continued on.
y portion of the company was turned
over 10 Lieut.. Rue5sam for drill this morn
ing, while the others were detailed for rifle
and revolver practice. The rife scores are
not available at this moment but the re-
volver scores are as follows: Lieut.. Rueb-
sam, IL. 4; total Is. Lieut. Middleton. {,
II; total, H. Sergt Chandler. Is, IL; total,
- Sergt. johnson, 3, 3; total, e. Corp.
stevens, :, >; total, 10. Private Frech, o.
.; total, ;. Private Gustin, :. 4: total o.
Private Lyon. g. 4: total TO- Private Pei
len, LII. %: total. III. Private White o. 3:
total, 3. Private Wilkerson, H. 10; total
q. From this record il appears that not
many can stand the dissipations of the ball
room.
In today's detail Lieut.. Middleton is Off
Ger of the day, Sergt. Stevens is sergeant
Of the guard and the priyates are Frech,
Lang and Kemp.
There We're two or three long trains Of
eNcursionists 10 Ocean City today: the
beach is weh-nieh covered. and there have
been many visitors 10 the. camp. They are
all very much interested in the telescope
ana IN the gabon. which is on exhibition
near The captains tent. They can't imagine
what the gabion- is Tor. and one old man
thought the telescope was a cannon.
Private Colt has not yet recovered. but
the rest of the company are in fine trim.
While on the range today a gun in the
possession of Corp. Stevens was bulged out
at the muzzle. just about the sight, by one
of the discharges. Ii is thought that some
sand had inadvertently been allowed TO
get into the muZZle. J.. s j.