The herald., 1898-11-23
ANOTHER DAY GONE
SEVENTH THAT MUCH NEARER
THE MUSTER OUT
The Last Week Of Camp Life Begun.
Preparations Going Ahead for
the Big Drill

Yesterday was quiet day at Camp Pratt
there being little or no departure from the
regular daily routine of soldier life. Even
the kickers were unusually quiet. Perhaps
it was because the quality of the food was
little better than that of the day before,
when dissatisfaction at the methods Of
Chef Melsted was so strong that he narrowly
escaped being tossed in blanket by a few
of the more vigorously dissatisfied ones, or
because of rumor of the arrival on Wednes-
day of Paymaster Major Brewster Kenyon,
who, although he will not disburse the two
months pay for several days yet, is still a
comfortable individual to have around.
| One cause of unhappiness Monday was a
strong feeling among the boys of the Sew
enth that they would not succeed in being
mustered out in the early part of next week,
as is anticipated, owing to the reported dis
agreement of the Paris peace commissioners.
But when the papers arrived in camp yester-
day morning with denial of the disturbing
rumor, things looked bright again.
The various companies are taking a deep
interest in the Thanksgiving day exercises
and will drill with will. The first bat
TALON spent part of the morning in prac-
ticing pitching of shelter tents, drill which
has never been seen here, and Major Pres
colt is proud of the precision of their evolu.
tions.
The sale of tickets for the Thanksgiving
day benefit has reached variable point be-
tween $1,000 and $500, and still tho ticket
sellers say they are greeted with enthusiasm.
The various committees have exhausted
their details and today will be turned loose
all over the city to sell tickets wherever they
can find buyer.
Tickets are also on sale at Red Cross head
quarters, Bartletts music house, Blanchard
Piano company, Fitzgerald's music house,
the high school and normal SCHOOL, as well
as the chamber of commerce.
Men are hard at work putting the boxes
and grandstand in order The committee
on arrangements is depending upon the off.
GERS of the Seventh to see that all the seats
are thoroughly cleaned. The grounds will
be well sprinkled Thanksgiving day, through
the courtesy of John Cross, and everything
possible will be done for the comfort and
pleasure of the big audience.
Late in the afternoon Colonel Berry re-
ceived telegram to the effect that Pay.
master Kenyon would arrive today from San
Francisco. 1t is estimated that about $780,
600 will be paid out by him, which includes
wv iioHeHo pay lOT OlHceTS anu men, up
portioned somewhat as follows: Colonel,
5000; lieutenant colonel, $500; three majors,
Sl2OO; thirteen captains, $1,000; sixteen first
lieutenants, $4,000; twelve second lieuten-
ants, $l404, and 1900 men, who will average
about s65 each.
Four special orders were issued by Colonel
Berry yesterday, three of them being in
regard to the fixing of the responsibility
for the loss of various small articles from
different companies and the fourth ordering
the board of officers appointed on the certi-
ficates of discharge of three members of
company X, to reconvene and reform its re-
port in accordance with the suggestion of
the regimental quartermaster contained in
the second endorsement upon the original
report. The committee did not report to
Colonel Berry yesterday evening, as was ex-
pected, but will probably do so today.