The herald., 1897-09-13
-HArIoAIaI-nu Mnrrn
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Admittance to the festivities which
will mark the opening of the new armory
will be by invitation instead OF tickets
at so much per head. This change mas
been made for the reason that the former
n,an has excited such general dissatis-
faction among the officers and men OIL
the companies located here. 1t was ex-
pected that the money raised by selling
the tickets to the opening exercises
would go to swell the fund for defraying
the expenses Of next years camp, and
would be in the neighborhood of fifteen
hundred dollars which would have peeh
most welcome addition to the fund, as
II will take quite a while to raise this
much by other means.
Cant. Del. Darlington, U. S A, who is
the officer detailed by the government as
instructor in military tactics for int
state, is preparing his report on the dill
ferent camps. 1t will probably be some
time before the report will be received
officially and in detail, owing to the con-
dition affairs are in at the state printing
office. Besides this the report has tc
go to Washington and be returned, &c
to Adiutant-Genera Barrett and then
to the printer to be published in orders.
| An unofficial report from the north
however is to the effect that the encamp-
ment of the First brigade at Santa Mon
ca was the best held in the state IRON
military point of view. The letter says
that Captain Darlington has stated ina
the companies did more work, did 1t II
soldierly manner, and, In TACT, mace
much better and more military camI
| than he had ever seen. This, coming as
| it does from a man who has gained nj:
knowledge Of military tactics in the gov
ernment schools and garrisons, and wht
was selected for the post of state in
structor because of his comprehensive
knowledge of military affairs, is some
thing that the officers and men of tn
First brigade may we'll be proud of.
The subject Of new uniforms is ver'
Iouiet Just now, and some have though
that 1t was dead, and never would b.
heard from again, but such is not tn
case. The uniform board are workin,
hard, and expect to get things straight
ened around so as to obtain the new uni
forms some time before the first of tn
year.
There has just been issued pamphle
entitled Manual of Physical Drill b.
E. L. Butts. This is, perhaps, the mrs
book out since the new manual has pee
adopted, and is very comprehenslve
lnasmuch as it devotes over half its spac
to the bayonet drill and setting UP ex
ercises.
There is but little hope now that tn
drum and bicycle corps will be resuscl
tated very soon. The need for one wa
very plainly shown last Thursday ou1
ing the N. s. G. W. parade. The pan
that led the military division could nc
> maintain steady marching time an
there are very few bands that can. Ihos
who have marched behind gooo o[ui
and bugle corps and then marcheo
the time kept by band will recogni2
what a difficult matter it is to keep goo
alignment when the length and cadene
of the step is constantly changing. CO
Berry and Gen. Last both approve OF
e plan which was broached some time ag
:: The plan is to take two men from eac
! company who have some knowledge
= the different calls as played on the dru
= land buele and train them thoroughly