The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-09
The Second Brigade

The details for the camp OF the First Reg1-
ment Infantry, that Will be held at Ukiah. will
be published during the week. The board OF
officers have for some time past been at work
arranging everything that is requisite for the
time that the men shall be in camp. The regi-
ment has had its Buzzecot ovens issued to il,
that at the camp each company will be in a
position to prepare the rations that Will be is
sued to it, each company having its own cook.
This will give the men an opportunity to I'M
derstand how they can be provided for with
out the aid OF a caterer as In the past. Several
OF the officers have within the past two weeks
visited the United States camp at the military
range on the Preside to fam1llar1Ze themselves
as 10 the manner in which the regular army
camp is conducted and particularly as to the
manner of preparing mess One OF the Off
GERS who visited the camp last week was evil
IDENTIFY not pleased in high degree with what
he saw, for in speaking of it he said: ''If we
we're to have camp just like that, for the men
OF the First, there would be designations by
the wholesale. Camp life there is hard
The officer in question from personal view
OF the camp at the range obtained true in
sight of what real military camp is, and be-
came aware that it is not place for recrea-
ton, but one where the men discover the
stern necessities of q soldiers life. While it is
probably true that many OF the men OF the
National Guard would object to such a camp,
a week of such life would teach them more Of
what is demanded of q soldier than q dozen
such camps as have been held at Tripe Hill
would.
The officers of the First declare that while
the rigor of the United States camp life will
not prevail, the camp at Ukiah viii be con-
Quoted with more strictness than many of the
past; that knowledge having been gained by
experience, errors of previous camps will be
avoided and that a greater discipline will be
maintained. One feature will be the security
of the camp alter dusk. 1t is proposed to es.
tablish ana maintain every night picket line
as well as guards and to prevent any one from
passing the lines who is not entitled so to do
The men are TO be instructed as TO their duties
while on guard, and they will be required to
carry out their orders to the letter. "and {"
said one of the officers, sit will be dangerous
for those smart individuals who try to run the
guard or who try with brass buttons and gold
lace to overawe the guard TO fool with the
men on duty.
THE fact that man has gold lace on his uni
happens to be out after hours and has not got
allow the men ample time for recreation, but
Misunderstanding and other nonsensical amuse-
ments, so called, VIII not be tolerated"
Brigadier General Warfeld will be absent
from the City, as he is going 10 attend the Nd
tional elcampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at he East, and during his absence
Colonel Fairbanks OF the Fifth Infantry, the
senior colonel, will be at the head of the
brigade.
Company D of the Fifth is making arrange
mems TO go out on bivouac for the purpose
OF days practice at silhouette targets. The
targets will be set up at such place as the COM
mender shall select, and as near the head
quarters of the company as possible. The
other companies of the regiment will follow
the example thus set