The herald., 1897-08-10
The Usual Routine Drills
Occupy the Time
A REVIEW OF TIE BRIGADE
MAJOR GENERAL JAMES PLEAS
ED WITH MEN AND CAMP
Skirr1ish Drill ard a Sham Battle To.
day-A Baseball Game Sched-
uled-Daily Work

CAMP SANTA MONICA, Aug. o.
Especial Correspondence This morn
ing everybody in camp was pretty well
tired out from the effects of yesterday'c
dissipations. Most of the boys did not
get to bed until the little hours of the
morning, anG with escorting visitors
around, going to town and the effects
of too good a dinner, were fain to have
a few minutes more sleep than to turn
out promptly at o'clock. The camp had
not yet recovered it's military aspect
ur'til about 1890 last night Some of the
fair ladies who were guests at dinrnr
remained until that hour, and if their
escorts could not find their cap
tain to get pass they either had to
run the guard or allow the ladies to go
home alone.
Gen. James, the commander of the
state guards, remains here an6l will
probably stay until camp is broken next
Saturday He was out and inspected the
camp just after regimental drill. Later
he was cut and watched battalion drill,
and expressed himself as being much
pleased with the appearance of the men
and camp.
All of the companies had their usual
drills this morning, and there was very
little of moment except that the stand
ard bearer of,the signal corps was heav-
lily thrown by his saddle turning with
him during charge. He was not badly
hurt, however, and in few minutes he
lad procured another horse and was in
the thick of 1t again.
Some Of the members of Company
brought down. a set of boxing gloves,
and almcrt all of the time that they are
not at drill the gloves are out and In
use Several of the boys are pretty fair
boxers, and whenever the gloves are
out there is sure to be a crowd around
watching the fur.
The Seventh Regiment baseball team
will play the Santa Monica nine to-
morrow afternoon. A Lively game is ex-
pected for the Santa Monica men are
ius. little bit jealous of the boys in
blue because the girls seem to prefer
the youth who wears brass buttons to
a plain civilian.
The signal corps and cavalry had their
usual mounted drills All of the COM
mands are given by bugle, and it isvery
pretty to see the troops go through their
movements without a word being
spoken.
The squad which has charge of the
Gathering Sun trace it out and prac-
ticed with it this morning The firing
from this gun sounds like company of
about a hundred drummers all sound
ing the long roll at orce, ,and not at al.
like the report of an ordinary gun, for
the reports come so rapidly that there is
no Distinguishing the separate shots
This afternoon there was, no dress
parade but a brigade review was held
instead in honor of Major- General
James. The review was one of the
best ever seen at state encampment,
and eclipsed the one of yesterday, for
the reason that there were more men
out The brigade marched past the re-
viewing stand The band first, .un-
der the command of Acting Drum Major
Lehn; then came the First battalion.
with Major Preccott in command; next
the Second battalion, under Major Me
Ian; then the Third with Major Bang
ham in command, followed by the Signal
Corps and Troop d Calvary under COM
mand of Major Diss, followed by the
hospital corps under the command Of
Lieutenant-Colonel Choete.
Tomorrow there will be a sSirmish
drill with firing at silhouette targets a t
two hundred, three hundred and five
hundred yards This will be well worth
seeing. Later there is to be -<'lam
battle with all kinds of startling situa-
tior1 and it is even rumorsd that gen.
eral or two is to be captured.