The times., 1898-05-20

of the company streets Lights must GO
out when taps sound.
No one fs to be allowed within the lines
without pass and no nag can fly from
any tent or pole except at the head1,Iar-
ters OF the commanding officer WesJnes-
day afternoon Mrs. w. T. Fl. King. wife Of
capt King, presented Company e with
a handsome silk flag. which was hoisted
with great ceremony. Not far away an
American flag hoated over the tent OF
The Times correspondent. All this has
changed and only at the quarters Of Col
Harries is the emblem 70 be seen, and
when higher officer arrives the colonel
OF the District regiment will also dis
pense with his cOIoTs
visitor to the District camp yesterday
was Capt Coomes, of the Eigh, h Ohio
regiment He is the acting quartermas-
| ter and came 10 arrange for the assign
inent OF his troops. which are expected
at any time. AT his request Cant Eng
land detailed Lieut. Wheaton. OF Compa-
ny l., as engineer. TO assist in markiue,
out the camp for the OE.o troops. Lieut..
Davis. of the Thirteenth Pennsylvania
Regiment, came to Camp AIger yesterday
to see about the quarte ing OF his sol
| diers and the transpOr alton of their sup
plies.
Capt. NJ. c. Martin, OF TIE War De-
partment. has opened quarters at Dunn
Loring and has in charge the receiving
of supplies. He has more than once
cOmplimented the District troops on their
equipment. Provisions for the Washington
soldiers are far from scarce and is of
excellent quality. The commissary de-
partment is under Commissary Sergeant
George Meigs.
There is little doing at the hospital
headquarters Regiment Surgeon Richard
A. Pyles went home yesterday to say
farewell to his friends. and DIR. Clifford
Cox, who went TO Hyattsville for the same
purpose has returned.
II IS likely that Privates c. W Hon
and Charles Kelly viii be removed
to Fort Myer hospital Kelly is
a cook in the Emmett Guard and is suffer
ing from hemorrhages. which will neces-
state his removal to a permanent nos
pitaI. Privatss W. w Detzler, A. c. No
bic, l. A. BOnlay, X. o. COnnor Th0m-
as Walch. Charles Gettings. Joseph I.
Kissar and Walter l. Simpson were treat
ed for minor ailments and confined
to their quarters A. NJ Hayden. who
was suffering from fever Wednesday is
much better. but still confined TO his tent.
Private owen is recovering from the
measles and the man supposed TO have
mad diptheria will be released from the
hospital today. He has tonsilitis in
mild form.
Corp. Shilling and Private Shinn re-
supplies of jelly and cake. They are go
ing TO organize a choir in the Morton
I Cadets. for the purpose of singing hymns
I on Sunday.
Major Richard A. OBrien, of the Third
Battalion. arrived Wednesday. accOmpa-
MED by his adjutant, Lieut. c. Fred.
/ Cook.
Major Charles D. Hine. Of the Second
Battalion. West Point graduate, has
/ been selected as instructor and will have
the school of officers in charge.
Private Bonault Company a, was de-
tailed as orderly in the First Battalion
today.
This viii ever be remembered as pre-
sentation day" at Camp Alger. So far
as already known three presentations viii
be made, and there may be others.
The first will be the members of En-
campment No 50. Union Veteran Legion,
who will present Major Urell with a hand
some pair of field glasses The glasses
are inscribed, From comrades Encamp-
ment No. 50, L. V. L. Major NJ F. UreH
First District of Columbia Volunteers,
May 20. 1885,
The members of the encampment will
leave here in body on the l p: m. train
from the Sixth Street depot.
The presentation speech viii be made by
Corp. John Finn.
The Elks have also determined to give
MAJ u felI q keepsake upon the eve OF MS
departure for the field Of battle They
have decided 10 pesent him with a hand
some sword. which they feel he will know
how TO use properly.
Another interesting event which is ar
ranged for is the presentation Of a hand
some stand of cOlors the gift Of the
ladies of the Legion OF Loyal Women 60
The First Regiment The presentation will
be made during the afternoon by Mrs.
Lizzie y. Calver in behalf of the legion.
Il is expected that a large number of the
ladies viii visit the camp 10 bid the boys
goodbye before they are of 20 the war
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath, in connection with the War De-
partment, made arrangements today to
establish at Camp Alger. Falls Church.
the first movable army pOstoffice- 1t viii
consist of miniature pOst0ffice. placed
on wheels. and will be equipped with two
or three clerks The Office will be moved
about as the occasion demands All mail
for the camp viii be handled through this
office IL viii be placed in position in
few days Other offices of similar char
acter will be established at the different
camps and viii be sent with the army of
invasion.