The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-06
FROM CAMP ALGER.
Regimental Bands Must Not Make
MedIeys of National Airs.


| CAMP ALGER, Va. June 5-The One
| hundred and-fifty- ninth is rapidly reaching
a condition where it will be ready for serv-
ice. Quartermaster Compton has displayed
| his judgment by striving to secure proper
| uniforms for the men first, knowing that
| field equipment will be issued very rapidly
when the regiment is ordered away There
| is every indication that the One-hundred-
| and-ffty-ninth will be among the first to
| go away from Camp Alger. The First Bat
| TALON, with Maj. d. McAuIiffe as division
| officer Of the day, has just returned after a
| tour of twenty-four hours as outposts or
advance guards for the Second Division.
The line of guard posts covered a territory
of several miles
BY general order, published to-day by
General Graham, bands are ordered not to
| include THE Star-spangled Banner"
America" or other national airs in any
medleys. They are to be played as sep
| arate airs. The regimental flag is raised
and lowered each day with national air
by the band
Chaplain Weaver held the regular serv-
ice this morning. There was one baptism
this morning. Aside from dress parade and
inspection there were no services to-day.
The Observation-Disclosures ty-ninth has been
highly complimented by visiting officers on
the manner in which it's camp is laid off
and the condition in which it is kept The
old guard is used each day for police duty,
and not only is the camp policed, but the
work goes on in the woods bordering the
camp site. When the boys came the timber
resembled a dense jungle. To-day it has
been cleared to distance of almost one
hundred feet, and the work goes on each
day. All this work has been done by the
use, of couple of very dull axes. two
"a kos md fpVU rhn rncri-
ment was as badly equipped with tools
1t was in other lines. Lieutenant Compton
has drawn new lot of tools. and the tim
Der and camp will soon resemble a town.
Speaking of Quartermaster Compton: he
gets everything in sight for his regiment,
and is called daisy" 1t is told of him
that few days ago he secured couple of
boxes of campaign hats at headquarters at
,-. Loring After waiting eight hours for
stuff issued to some other regiment He did
rot sleep we'll that night, and next day was
up early. He has now received the supply
of wagons for the regiment and is happy in
consequence. He told the writer the other
day that he did not intend to leave the regi-
ment. This will be very welcome news
it has been an open secret for some time
that he could become brigade quartermaster
Commissary Officer Felix Farrow has
been making a record for himself in the
work. He has rapidly familiariZed himself
with the details of the ccmmissary depart
ment.
The scarcity of water has caused several
of the companies to start wells on their own
hook Companies / and u both have wells
under way in the rear of their streets The
first well for the regiment was put in use
to-day, and spring water will not be used
for drinking purposes hereafter.
Major Fee. commanding the Second Bat
talon, has been slightly indisposed for the
as division officer of the day yesterday.
Captain Mcdowell has charge of the bat
TALON.
Officers and men who visit Washington
must have passes indorsed al along the line
up to corps commander, As a result, very
few from the e-hundred-and-fifty-n inth
care to visit the capital.
The, Y. NJ. c: A. tent, which has, been
ninth, is we'll patronized. 1t contains an or
gan, a number of games, writing tables and
material. and is filed from morning to even
ing with men. Tt offers place to loaf and
get acquainted after hours, and many very
excellent entertainments are given in the
tent in an informal manner. The tent also
affords safe place of refuge during the
hours of the day for men who are glad to
escape any of the many small detail duties
OF the day. The first sergeants understand
this, and when they want detail they usu-
ally go to the big tent.
Captain Starr. of Company I, of Greencas-
tic, is the largest man in camp. He weighs
go pounds i'm ordinary everyday life. One
month of military camp has cut him down
to $50 pounds with more going each day.
change is pretty severe. In private life he
is a professor of music. Captain Starr is
rather. lack of uniform He ordered one
from a Chicago house almost a month ago
and has heard nothing from ii yet He has
almost come TO believe that the firm has
backed out of the sale on account of his
size
When the figures are compiled in the sick
return in the Second Division daily it is
found that the One-hundred- and- fifty ninth
leads them all Inquiry of the surgeon de-
veloped the fact that there were more re-
ports of minor complaints in this regiment
than in any other, and fewer cases of Sc
rious Illness. DR.. Stunkard accounts for
this fact by stating that the Indiana men
have too much money to spend. They eat
and drink everything they can buy whether
in good condition or not. The other regi-
ments which have not yet been paid are
not subject to stomach trouble. The gov
eminent ration never causes stomach
trouble No matter how careful the sur
syeoYS are tha men will secure some articles
which are barred from camp.
The One hundred and-ffty-F will he
got in condition for hard, forced marches
by covering a five-mile strip of road at
double time" 1t will be worked out a lit
tie at time until a five-mile jaunt before
breakfast will be no unusual thing A route
leading out from and returning to the camp
will be laid out for practice
Company f. under Captain Morris de-
tailed for police duty to-day. built an ele-
giant bathing place for the men by damming
up a small branch to the right of the camp
1t has a bottom made of tImbers felled from
the forest and is fixed up In good style
Major McAuliffss battalion, the First Bat
TALON OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lfty-ninth