Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-06
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
Thurston Rifles Subject Themselves to
Rigid Training for the Contest.
ABANDON THEIR HOMES FOR THE PRESENT
VIII Sleep mt the Armory md Drill
During the Early Morning, as
Well as mt Night, for
Two Weeks. Q. .

To further advance the standard of the
company and the individual drills, the Thurs
ton Rifles will on Monday next go into more
active training for the coming encampment
and contest at San Antonio, at which time
the Rifles will endeavor to again be declared
the winners of the Galveston cup
For some weeks past the company has been
drilling six nights week from s:15 until
| III O'Clock. Beginning with Monday morn
ing. somewhat more severe rules for drill
! practice vii! become effective. All members
OF the company will abandon their homo
lie, and will be compelled to sleep In the
| armory every night The first call in the
morning will be sounded at o'clock Fif-
teen minutes later rations of hard rolls and
black coffee will be served. The morning
drill Will be commenced daily at $50 o'clock.
The company drill will continue one full
hour, and will take place on the streets
adjacent to the armory at Seventeenth and
Douglas streets In of inclement
weather the company drills will take place
within the armory. Following the company
drlll each morning there will be individual
drill from $50 until 7 o'clock. Att o'clock
the company will be dismissed, the members
take breakfast and proceed about their daily
occupations.
There VIII be evening drill five nights a
week, Saturdays and Sundays being ex-
cepted, though the men must sleep In the
armory on these as well as other nights.
As many OF the men are employed on Satur-
day nights 1t would be impossible to get q
fun attendance on Saturday nights The
drills on Monday, Tuesday Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings Will begin at
S:l5 and last until 10 o'clock
CAMP AT CHARLES STREET PARK.
This program will be kept up for two
weeks. AT the end of mat time the camp
will be moved to Charles Street park The
company will 90 into regular camp life
there. the morning and evening drills taking
place at the park at the same hours as will
prevail for the next fortnight
Already the drill work OF the company Is
showing signs of improvement as the result
of the evening drill II the same rate of
progress can be kept up from now until he
time for departure TO San Antonio It Is
thought the Rifles will be NJ to take any cup
within sight by their excellence In drill.
The two weeks OF drill on the streets, morn
Ing and evening" should greatly perfect The
marching. At Charles Street park the boys
will become accustomed TO drilling on the
ground. While the marching Is receiving
especial attention, the movements in arms
are not being neglected, and this branch OF
the drill Is likewise improving
The new suits that were described by The
Bee some time ago have just been ordered
They VIII be OF dark green throughout and
VIII be full dress uniforms. The coat will
be OF the cut away pattern with a long skirt
The front will be ornamented with black
braid The trousers will be adorned with
wide stripes OF white. The epaulets will be
OF white, and the caps of dark green with
white plume The new suits will arrive just
before the company leaves for San Antonio.