Evening star., 1895-06-14
National Guard in Full and Actual
Possession.
rHE Line OFFICERS
Commissary Department Starts
Off With Vigor and Energy.
S o NJ E CA Mp NOTES
stafr Correspondence of The Evening Star.

STAFF Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CAMP WASHINGTON. Md. June IA.
Not even the most rigid disciplinarian
could have had any fault to find with the
behavior in camp last night. OF course,
there were few instances of over-jublia-
tion. but the cases were so few to be
hardly worth mentioning. The peace Of the
camp was practically unbroken. The num-
Der of prisoners was extremely small, and
taken as a whole the state of affairs was
phenomenally good. Mention Of guard duty
calls to mind little incident that occurred
yesterday evening in which Mai. McIntire.
Maj. Tierney and Quartermaster Sergeant
Riggs OF the general non-commissoned
staff figured to some extent. The two first
named officers noticed a little bunch of
men standing in the vicinity of structure
which Maj Tierney supposed was reserved
for visitors of the fair sex. Sergeant Riggs
was dispatched to disperse the assemblage
and had commenced to deliver an Grafton
on the improperly of assembling at that
particular point when he was halted by a
sentry. who informed him that the build
ing i'll question had been seized upon by the
first regiment for a guard house, upon the
receipt of which information the sergeant
and the two majors retreated without hav-
ing anything more to say and without hav-
ing scattered the soldiers duty or re-
leased the prisoners.
DrtllfnS the Line Officers.
Officers drills commenced this morning
at II 30 in the fort, under the direction
of Major Geo. H. Harries. inspector gen.
eral of rifle practice. instruction was
given all the line officers present IN aiming
ard sishting-a branch of practical mill
tary education with which only small
number of the officers are at all familiar
The assistant instructors were Captain
James E. Bell, inspector of rifle practice,
second regiment; Lieutenant Charles Ebert
LR.P., first battalion; Lieutenant F. ].
Cardozo, I.R.P.. first separate battalion;
Lieutenant G. c. Shaw, IR.P.. fifth bat
talon. and Lieutenant John A. Kirk. IR.
p, provisional battalion. In the ordinary
course of events Lieutenant T. S. King.
LR.P, second battalion, would also have
been present. but the illness of his child
called him to the city last night. and he
is not expected to return until this after
noon. Twice a day-from IL 80 and from
4:15 to 5:15-this instruction in aiming,
sighting and position drills will be given
to officers until it seems evident that the
seed has been so planted as to make 1t
probable that crop will spring up in the
commands of the officers who are being
and are to be instructed.
The regimental and battalion inspectors
will follow the course of instruction
through to the companies. After Satur-
day the department of rifle practice Will
me strengthened by the addition of Lieut..
Sabin. l. r. p. fourth battalion, who Is
for the present doing excellently well as
acting cuartermaster of his battalion.
Lieut. Frank Gibson, !. r. p. third bat
TALON, is also engaged in feeding the COM
mand to which he belongs. he having de-
veloped great ability a commissary ofti-
GER all of which goes to show that the de-
partment of rifle practice can do duty In a
broader field than that which is bounded
by Blount's small-armS firing regulations.
Unless the quartermaster and commissary
detail is taken away from Lieut.. Gibson,
so that he NAV attend to his legitimate
5ntia ba bir1h hat a instruct
ed in aiming, sighting and position drills
by the inspector of some other command.
Medical Officers of the Day.
Yesterday and today the following named
medical officers reported for duty as medi-
cal officers of the day at the post hospital:
Lieut. r. G. Pool. fourth battalion, and
Lieut. T. L. Upshaw. first separate bat
TALON. Other assignments are as follows:
Lieut. r. A. Foster, second battalion. Sat
urday; Lieut.. F. J. Woodman, sixth bat
talon. Sunday; Lieut.. John r. Neely, fifth
battalion, Monday; Lieut.. c. r. Luce. first
battalion, Tuesday; Lieut.. c. A. Weaver,
third battalion, Wednesday; Lieut. r. Num-
son, engineer corps. Thursday; Lieut.. j. A.
Watson, ambulance corps.
No Grumblfng at the COmmissnry.
At prior eneampments of the brigade
there has invariably been steady growing
at the commissary, but in spite of the fact
that things are only just down to a salts
II
the feeding arrangements has yet TO be
registered Already 1t is evident that the
transferring of responsibility from the
brigade commissary to the battalion off,
GERS is one of the best changes that could
possibly have been made, and the expert
ence even of single day makes it certain
that the District National Guard will never
return to the old and unsatisfactory way
of doing things, that at the time when
they Were done appeared to be the only
thing that could be done. The methods
now in vogue are unexceptionally good,
and there does not seem to be any reason
why the smoothness of the issuing, cook
ing and serving arrangements should be
disturbed at any time during the period of
the encampment. Yesterday there was
trfie of discomfort because some of the
mess tents were missing.
And the Band Played.
Music by the entire band was a pleasant
feature tnat helped wonderfully last night
in relieving any depression that might
easily have been consequent upon the far
from exhilarating style of weather which
afflicted Camp Washington during the first
few hours of existence here. 1t wss good
music, too; very much better than anybody
had any right to expect, under the circum-
stances. 1t was nearly o'clock before the
master mechanic was notified that in con-
sequence of the excessive dampness Of the
grass some sort of band platform would
be needed with posts around it, on which
to hang a sufficient number of gasoline
lamps to render playing by ear and by
main strength unnecessary. AT $50 the
platform and posts and lamps were in
place, and lew minutes later the first
band concert commenced, with Moses over
ture of national airs, America Then
followed a delightful rendition of Mana
na," Missuds beautiful Chilean dance, and
after it came Herman's ANGELS Dream
Waltz. Campagna's Washington Light In
fantry March was next in order, and was
received with great enthusiasm by a num-
her of the members of that ancient and
honorable organization who stood around
enjoying the treat. The program concluded
with De Wits Midway Plaisance"
great many pleasant things We're said about
Bandma ster Schroeder's harmonious aggre-
cation, and as the band concert is to be an
every evening feature. there will be ample
opportunity for complimenting the band
upon it's really admirable work. A more
permanent band platform will be erected
today around the fiakstaff. and better effects
may be looked for from the greater elexa-