The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06

United States Infantry made his maiden |
speech at the Normal "Wednesday night. /
Lieutenant Carl Cooper, acting adju- |
tant to Col. Hoisington of the Second, is |
principal of one of the Newton schools. |
Col. Hoisington himself is county clerk. |
Captain Cavenaugh of the Thirteenth
United States Infantry, who is stationed /
at Manhattan Agricultural college, is a
widower. He is also the jolliest man in
camp, perhaps excepting our own Gene !
raj Hughes, and the pretty girls who
visit camp come to see him in platoons
and battalions, and would perhaps salute
him if they knew how. Capt Cavenaugh
is said TO be a very particular inspector,
and he says the K N. G. boys will do
The Second regiment band of Wichita
turned out to be as good as the best in
military as we'll as music tactics, Lib
erty BelP' is their favorite air.
Mrs. Corbett joined General Corbett
on Wednesday, but preferred the Whit
ley to Camp Morrill,, as she dislikes mos
quitos.
Mrs. George Reynolds of Paola, in
company with her little son Charlie,
eamped with Lieutenant REYNOLDS of the
First on Monday. Mrs. w. F. De Med
ham. of Pittsburg, wife of Major Doctor
De Niedham, Mrs. Chas. McCrum, of
Garnett, wife of Colonel McCrum. and
Mrs. Charles S Flanders, of Paola, wife
of Captain Flanders, are the other ladies
in camp with the First.
Many amusing things happen in
camp. People who have no right apply
every day for accommodations. Two
women became quite indignant when
Quartermaster Atkinson told them he
had no right to furnish them with tent
unless they were in some way connected
with the Z. n. @.
Company c, of the First regiment has
sixty five men in it, five more than the
regulation number.
A young lady who visited camp
Wednesday said that Brigadier General
Geo. II. Barker is her ideal military man
She also says he resem bles one OF the
generals of the late war, but did not say
which one.
Major c. N. Nelson, who never eats
gets rations from neighbOring farm
house where there are Jersey cows in
the pasture.
Major Bird was excused for part of
day to attend a meeting of his beloved
Red Men at Council Bluffs.
Major Hood viewed dress parade in
| company with the governors party
| Wednesday.
Governor Morrills greeting of the Off
GERS at division headquarters was exu-
berantly enthusiastic AS he alighted
from the carriage he laughed aloud as
he shook hands with each one and said,
"Why. howdy-do, old boy?"
Paymaster Elliott did not don his uni
form till time for the reception. A street
hoodlum threw stone into the carriage
where he sat on the way there and struck
blr. Elliott, but did not injure him seri-
| Ously. As Captain Cavenaugh would
say: "Some people don't have the proper
| idea of the importance of the military,
any way"
Emporia feels bad to do it, but she
must own that the uniforms of the officers
of the regular army eclipse Bill Nor
! gan's Sons of Veterans suit.
Cadet Corbett of Wichita. who camped
with his father. Brigadier General Cor
bett, is student in Wentworth Military
academy at Lexington, Mo.
Adjutant General Fox is said to be one
of the most literary men in camp and can
quote Shakespeare or sentimental poetry
by the yard.
Camp life seems rather conducive to
sentiment One lady having expressed
liking for cigars (probably because
mosquitoes shun them), general said: II
wish was cigar" And the moon
shone on.
Major Atkinson is not a southerner,
but his acceut is almost as broad as that
of our own General Hughes.
General Morrison is the quietest man
in camp.
Only very few of the new regulation
caps were seen in camp They are some
thing like the new caps of MarshalPs
band Captain Cavenaugh wears one.
Some wonder was expressed that there
were only thirteen stars in the flag
which foated in front of division head
quarters.
A few of the privates had not learned
to button up their blouses before appear
ing before and saluting a superior off,
Ger.
The boys in blue enjoyed bathing in
the Neosho, but were warned by the
captains to go in parties of four to avoid
danger of being seized by cramps when
alone
A young woman who had trouble in
10 Al I
sequent confusion in applying titles,says
Its safe to aim high and say at least ma
jOr.