The times., 1897-06-13
SUNDAY WITH THE BRIGADE
ThrOngs Expected to Visit the
Soldier Boys in Camp.
PREPARING FOR A FINE FEAST
An Extra Bill of Fare and Fat
Hampers In View Religious Serv-
ices This Fencihles'
Guard Nount-Canp Followers
Arrested-A Joker Joked.

Camp Washington Will probably be
thronged with visitors today. All drills
viii he suspended for the day, and only
those ceremonies referring to guard mount
and dress parade will be gone through.
Religious services viii be held on the
plaza, in front of headquarters, and VIII
be conducted by Rev. George F. Dudley,
chaplain OF the Second Regiment. The
services will begin shortly after the ar
rival of the afternoon boat ,and the Of
ficers of the First Regiment viii be in
vited by Col. Clay and his regiment to
join in the service. The brigade band
viii act as organ and render appropriate
music.
Since thele will be no duty for the
boys today, except dress parade, at 6
O'Clock, they viii all, with the exception
OF Company G, First Battalion, and Com
panies and d, Fourth Battalion, who
will be on guard duty, have an oppor-
tunity to entertain their friends and Sc
cure a much needed rest from the CON
slant and hard drills OF the past three
days of camp.
During more than one of the prior
camps of the guard IL has been the Gus
tom of The friends and relatives of the
soldier boys to come down to camp loaded
with Baskets boxes and bundles OF home
prepared food for the Camping soldiers.
Notwithstanding, however, this is the best
conducted of all the instruction camps of
the guard from gastronomic point of
view; solicitous mothers, sweethearts and
wives will no doubt arrive in camp today
ladened with dainties for the soldier lad
dies and each battalion mess table win
take on the appearance of a banquet board
In addition to these dainties, which can
be counted on as a certainty, each battalion
has made special arrangements for it's
meals in addition to the cornmissary stores
drawn from the Government. The Second
Battalion proudly announces that its tables
will he laden with broiled chicken and ice
cream at dinner today. Quarterrnaster
Webb promises that the chickens will be
served one TO a man, and that it viii be
tender and luscious; also that the ice cream
will be served in abundance and suffi-
GENTLY cold to frappe the hottest soldier
in camp.
1t is asserted by the one enemy i'm
camp OF Lieut. Webb that his ideas of
economy suggested "a scheme which car
ried with it the serving of both eggs and
chicken for one cost In furthe rance of
his plan, it is alleged that he has had
corrailed back of the woods, ever since
the Inauguration of the camp. about 200
ancient hens, and hence the always-fresh
eggs Which he has been able to serve
when desired
Three good companies are assigned to
guard duty today, and it is sa fe to assume
that the expected crowds Of visitors will be
well handled and embarked for Washing
ton in good order on their return trip.
At s O'Clock this morning Company G.
First Battalion, will be posted for exterior
guard, with Capt Jesse B K. Lee as officer
of the day and at 4:30 D. m. Companies A
and ID will be posted as provost guard.
Company A known as the Emmett Guard,
is one of the crack companies of the battal-
ion, and the boys expect to do themselves
proud in the presence OF today's expected
great crowd of visitors The company is
about forty strong and made handsome
showing.
The regular routine of duty was followed
to the letter yesterday, and the battalion
drills OF first regiment companies under
Major Richard A. O'Brien and Second