The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-14
PICK OF THE QUARTERS.
Minnesota Officers BETTER Cared for
Than the Others.

A
| Staff Correspondence The st. Paul Glote,
SAN FRANCISCO. June THE field and
| staff officers of the Thirteenth regiment are
better quartered than the off lers of any
ether regiment at Camp Merritt From the
day the regiment arrived at the camp until
| the present time they have planned and
worked to make their condition as conf ortab g
| as circumstances would permit. Col. Reeve
| set the initiative His is the largest tent
| IN the camp and he secured the services OF
carpenter, who laid board floor for him.
| ihen ne got cots for himself and Lieut.. Col.
Ames, and next desk. He brought a type
writing machine with him from Minneap lis,
| ana, though others would like to use it, lie il
| slsts 1t is only the colonel who has right
TO 1t. Others have to use pen and ink. The
| colonel also has few camp stools. When
cheers school is Iheld, in the evening. tn =
| tent is crowded. Each officer is expected to
BRING a stool to school and those Nho do not
have them are obliged to sit on the o;s or
| Wherever else they can find a resting place.
! Col Reeve is more favored than the 9th ar
officers in the matter of illumination. for e
mas an OIL lamp, the others have to get among
phone, but It only connects with the o her
regimental headquarters.
A neld desk was recently added to Col
reeves outfit 1t is a plain affair, but very
well arranged and serviceable. When Chased
1t looks like regular box, the lid serves as
writing desk.
Lieut.. Col. Ames shares Col. Reeves tent
and its furniture
Maj. Bean has tent of the ordinary size
snort distance from the colonel's He and
Battalion Adjutant Mead occupy it. 1t is
hoored and contains two mattresses, with bed
| ding, TWO camp stools and a soap box which
| serves as a desk.
| Opposite to Maj. Beans tent Is that of Mai
Dlggles It also is snugly, but comfort bly,
| furnished.
Maj. Frederick's tent adjoins that of Col.
Reeve. There is nothing sumptuous or ee-
CANT about its appointments, but the major
manages to keep cool in the daytins an
warm at night.
Lieut.. Conrad's tent is next to Mai. Fred
er1cks and adjoining his tent is Chaplain
Creccey's. The chaplain has a large quilt
Tor carpet and sleeps on a cot. He his
| a roughlymade table On which he is able
| to write and box with few shelves nailed
| In 1t serves him for library He has rum
Der or books and magazines, with which he
entertalns himself, when not composing
poetry.
Adjt Falh and Quartermaster Hart occupy
a tent on the same street as Majs. Bean~and
Oigsles Adjt. Falk was recently the rscipi-
e ei, OF handsome rug. which is very eff &C.
tive In keeping him warm at night. Ii Ut
Hart has to rely upon blankets. The tent is
| honored with a field desk.
Sergeant Major Kiembs tent is between
Maj. Beams and Adjt. Falk's quarters. He
| has cot, desk and a table. He requires a
| little better writing facilities than the others
because he has to look after great many
papers and documents during a day.
Quartermaster Sergeant Leavitt's tent is
opposite Adjt. Falks. 1t is used fer the mall
tent.
Immediately in the rear is Lieut.. Garcs,on
adjutant of the Second battalion. He has a
cot and small table. on which a bouquet is
usually standing. That is the only decrora-
ton in the tent.
The three surgeons, Maj. Fitzgerald, Capt.
Law and Lieut.. Richie, have tents In the
same street r, and adjoining the hospital head
| others, and no more so.
Hospitals Stewards Grau. Miles and Ward
occupy tent in the same row.
Battalion Sergeants Dyer, Kenaston and
Loye b Mato together in tent opposite Ser
| flooring which keeps the Aeas out.
| Chief Musician Watsons quarters are in
the Band Row at the west end of the parade
| ground. His tent contains only his cot and
a few musical Instruments and music cases.
In the next tent is Principal Mus elan
Charles Y. Towers who likewise beasts Of
nothing more pretentous than wooden
/ floor ff
Each captain has now been supplied with
wooden floor in his tent is behind his brother
field desk. and the captain who has not a
| officers.
! Where the flooring came from no one will
say. The quartermaster is credited with pro-
| viding the boards, and no one has questioned
| him about them. 1t is related that soon after
went to the United States quartermaster' 8
office and suggested that the tents should be
| floored.
The official whom they interviewed looked
| at them in surprise.
| We'll. get boards!' he said.
! I'VE don't think we should buy them"
they said.
asked the official Cant you take them?"
| The officers replied that such was not the
custom in Minnesota and departed. 1t was
| but a short time after that the tent flooring
was delivered at the camp.
Evan M Jones