Evening star., 1895-06-17

the services were none the less formal.
The band furnished the accompaniment
for the hymns the singing being led by
choir of commissioned officers of the sec
ond regiment. consisting of DIR. F. J.
Woodman, d. B. McLead, Lieut.. w. NJ.
Garrett, Lieut. B. F. Odell, Capt. B. H.
Streeks and Lieut. A. ]. Brown.
The second regiment was ordered to at
tend in a body, and the companies were
halted in front of the improvised. chapel,
forming hollow square with Col. Clay and
his stan directly facing the chaplain. Gen.
OrdWay and staff We're likewise present.
large number of soldiers from the other
regiments in camp. and many of the Wis
itors also, gathered about to take part in
A printed program of exercises was dis
tributed, the services opening with the
singing of Onward, Christian Soldiers"
which every one knew and in which all
peated, every one being uncovered, and the
Lords prayer was said in concert. Fol-
lowing this was the singing of the old and
faxorite n It hymn Nearer. Ny God. to Thee
taken from the fourth chapter of the first
epistle of st. John. After another prayer
and the singing of Am l Soldier of the
Cross" the chaplain began his short but
pertinent talk to the gathered audience
on the subject God is Love-" The chap
lain closed his discourse with a practical
appeal for all to embrace the infinite and
divine love of God. Following the singing
of America" and the pronouncing of the
benedicuon the assemblage dispersed.
A Court Martial.
Discipline in camp is to be maintained
at any cost, and those few men in the
guard who think the encampment is place
where the time can be spent in having fun
or who labor under the mistaken idea that
they can shirk duty, CT disregard COM
mands of their superiors, are quite rapidly
hnoing out their error. This morning there
was held in fifth battalion headquarters
the first court-niartial assembled during
the period of the present encampment, the
detail being Captain Guy E. jenkins of
&C ccmpany A. judge advocate, and Lieuten-
recorder of the court. The prisoner was
William Warren Day. private in COM
pany d, fifth battalion, who was charged
with disobedienee 70 orders. the specifica-
June, while i'll camp at Fort Washington,
Nd, when ordered to fall in he refused to
do so. and persisted in his disobedience
until arrested. ~
To the charge and specification the pris-
oner entered a plea of not guilty, but upon
examination of n number of credible wit
nesses the evidence was Overwhelmingly
adverse to him, and he was adjudged guilty
by the court and sentenced.
The sentence imposed by the court is as
follows: II ~
THE court does therefore sentence him.
the said William Warren Day, private in
company D, fifth battalion. d. c. N. G.. to
three days confinement at hard labor, the
sentence to begin at guard mount on Mon
day. the 18th day of June, 1895"
The proceedings of the court and the SEN
te1ce imposed on the prisoner were ap
proved by Major Otto l.. Suess command
ing the BIS ttalion. and Col. Clay, who direct
ed that sentence should be executed in the
re gimental guard tents.
1t is expected that this trial and sentence
will have a most wholesome effect upon
any remaining turbulent spirits in camp.
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trial a private of sixth battalion, against
whom no formal charges have yet been
preferred, but it is understood he will have
to stand trial for absence without leave
and disobedience to orders.
Notes.
Capt. g. c. Broome of the New York Ma
tional Guard-the volunteer aid on Gen.
Ordway's staff-who was slightly indis-
posed Saturday, was on duty again this
morning. Capt. Broome was overcome by
the heat while instructing the guard of the
second regiment and forced to remain in
his tent Saturday and Sunday.
Lectures on such military matters as are
most pertinent to the course of instruction
through which the officers and men in
camp are now moving will probably be de-
livered every evening till the close of the
week in the lecture tent, which has been
erected on the right of the brigade head
quarters. This evening Lieut.. Heiner, U.
s. A., will instruct the officers who go on
guard duty tomorrow. There will be no
lectures of a formal sort, but the tent will
be used for those occasions when a private
chat seems to be necessary.
1t was nearly II 30 last night when the
River Queen returned for the 800 passen-
gers who were left behind because the
boats were not capacious enough to take
all the crowd away on enc trip.
The band concert yesterday evening was
listened to by very many of the visitors
who fingered after dress parade and We're
unable to get back to Washington on the
first boat. The program was as follows
Washington Light Infantry March, Cam
pagna (by requesO; selection from Robin
Hood, De Koven: Stabat Mater, Rossiui; ;
Hearts and Flowers, Tobani; medley, Brio
a-brac, AIissud; march, Greater New York,