Evening star., 1897-06-11

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The boys were provided with vegetable
soup, roast beef, mashed potatoes and
stewed tomatoes for dinner yesterday, and
at supper, stewed prunes, cold canned
beef bread, butter and coffee were served
These are the articles regularly issued by
the commissary general.
1t should be borne in mind. however. that
each battalion has made an assessment.
raising In that manner from 500 to $500
each From this fund additional articles
are purchased. with what are considered
Iuxurles among the number. 1t is safe to
assume that the meals served in camp are
equal 10 and as wholesome as hotel fare
The Daily Menu.
MAJ. Neumeyer, commissary general, has
arranged the following bill Of fare for the
hrst hair OF the encampment; the menu Of
To-Day Is included, as follows:
fnoay, June 11-Breakfast: Canned corn
beef. boiled salt shad. hominy grits, bread.
butter and coffee. Dinner: Baked or boiled
plue nsh, sugar-cured shoulder and cab
eag oage' ee 0oiled potatoes, rice pudding. bread
bread. butter and coffee.
Saturday. June 12-Breakfast: Liver and
pacon, baked or fried potatoes. bread, but
Ter ana conee. Dinner: Vegetable soup
roast beef. potatoes, tomatoes Supper:
coffee.
Sunday. June 13-Breakfast: stewed ap-
ter and coffee. Dinner: Chicken soup, rice
fr1casse Of chicken or chicken Dot pie
mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, boiled
beets, bread pudding. Supper: Hot sau-
sage. potato salad, bread, butter and cof-
fee
Monday. June 14Breakfast: Canned
corn beef. bread, butter and coffee. Dim
tna. her: sean .,ea soup. beef stew, stewed toma.
cold pork and beans, bread, butter and cof-
fee.
Looking After the Sick.
First Lieut.. B. G. Poole, surgeon of the
4th Battalion, was medical officer of the
day yesterday, and he has been detailed for
similar duty tomorrow. First Lieut.. R. A.
roster, surgeon of the I'd Battalion, is Off
ciating today as medical officer Capt
Pyle. surgeon of the I'd Regiment. is the
post surgeon, while Brigade Hospital Stew
ard Weller is the hospital steward of the
camp
The following Instructions are observed
by medical officers of the day:
Their tours of duty commence at o'clock
and continue for twenty-four hours.
They make two tours of inspection dur
ing their term of duty. The first tour
commences at $50 o'clock and the second
at 4 O'clock
On being relieved from duty they present
In person written report to Maj Hender-
son on the following subjects: The gen.
eral sanitary condition of the camp in de-
tail; the hygieric condition of the mess of
the quarters, the quantity and quality of
food served to the troops, the mode of
preparation and the condition of the YES
sells In which the food is cooked ard served
the disposition of dish water and slops;
also disposition of garbage.
On the morning tour of inspection If the
weather is fair they see that all tent walls
are looped, and at the same time observe
the sanitary conditions of the tents.
They report any neglect the part of
the officer of the day in his general police.
They make careful inspection of the
guard quarters.
They see that the sinks have been thor
oughly disinfected at least twice during
their individual tours of duty.
The Amusement Program.
Base ball seems to be the most popular
form of amusement to the guardsmen
while off duty. Hardly had the tents been
erected yesterday when several match
games were in progress. The soldiers were
very much surprised and agreeably so,
when they learned that through the enter
prise of The Evening Star they would be
enabled to learn during their stay in camp
Of the results of the National League base
ball games, scores by innings being posted
within a few seconds after the completion
Of the innings on the base ball grounds.
The officers and men also expressed them
selves in the most complimentary terms of
the foresight and enterprise of The Star in
constructing a special telegraph line from
The Star office to camp. in order that the
folks at home might be kept informed of
everything Of interest that transpires in
camp up to the hour the paper goes to
press.
The demand for passes, in order that the
holders might leave camp and visit River
View. short distance from Fort Wash
irgton, was very large last evening. Sew
eral company and battalion commanders
were obiging in this regard, but others
were not. The members OF the cycle COM
authority of the "Others.'' The company
is Quartered near the signal tower, con-
strncted by the Engineer Corps at the last
camp.
The Enchantment of Distance
The applicants for passes mounted to the