The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-31
Ninth Will Have
That Honor at the
State Muster.
FULL RANKS IN THE EMMETS
The Eighth Regiment Is
Somewhat De-
1S.c oas moralized.


= Col W. H. Donovan, commanding
the Ninth infantry, M. v. M, has is
sued his orders for the annual encamp-
ment to be held at South birmingham,
opening Thursday.
The Ninth go into camp this year, as
in previous years, the banner regiment
Of the brigade, and will have the lar
gest enrolment on the field. All the
company commanders have reported an
almost full complement of men and Of
ficers.
The local company, the Emmett
Guards. will go to camp this year with
full ranks. They will report to the
colonel at South birmingham on
Thursday morning at $50 a. m. The
Clinton company, K, will also report at
the same time at South birmingham
With4the Natick company.
The orders which Col Donovan have
z issued read as follows:-
The field, staff, non-eommissioned
staff, and Cos. A, B, c, D, E., H and
, will report to Adjt. Casey at the East
arnory on Thursday morning at a.
M Cos. D and f will report at the
south union station at S45 a. M, and
Cos G, K, l. and M at the South Fra
m1ngham station at $50 a. M, when
the whole regiment will march to camp
Fatigue uniform, blue cap, leggings
and white gloves will be worn. Over
coats will be rolled in yoke. Working
suit and campaign hat and any other
articles to be carried will be rolled in
SIDE. White hat cord will be worn on
the campaign hat and will be supplied
to each company by the paymaster
Quartermaster and quartermaster-
sergeant will report to Capt. Fred P.
Barnes, brigade quartermaster, on
Wednesday, Aug. 2, at state camp
grounds, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Majors of battalions will be inspect
ing officers at inspection Of quarters
they will see that quarters are kent
IN strict compliance with paragraph
viii. of general orders No. A, head
quarters second brigade.
s The staff appointments for the regi-
ment are announced as follows: John
p. Lombard, surgeon, with the rank OF
major; William j. Casey, adjutant
John Breen, quartermaster; ]. F. Nc
Geurty' assistant surgeon; M. E. Nor
rls, inspector of rife practice; John p
Kane, naymaster, all with the rank Of
first lieutenant.
Tne Eighth regiment as usual is in
olmculty and some of the companies
VIII not report with bakers dozen al
the: camp. Col. William A. Pew. Jr.
made himself, it is claimed, EXTREMELY
unpopular with the rank and file n
the regiment when in the service Of
the United States in the south and il
Cuba. As consequence the regiment
is in very demoralized condition and
there is talk of. an entire reorganiza.
ton. 90. Q -'-.- 20
IS As Colonel Pew has already figured
IN several congratulations for the bene.
MT OF the regiment it doesn't seem nos.
sible that it will amount to much This
year. Co. L Of Lawrence will not bf
represented at all at the annual en-.
campment, there being no officer II
command of the company, all havine
resigned and all the men of that com.
pany have been granted a furIough
The Newburyport company is in bad
shape, all the men who served witt
the regiment in Cuba having taken ad.
vantage Of the clause which allows
them to make application for their dis.
charge. Co. B of Amesbury is also If
q chaotic state. There is but one Of.
f1cer, Second Lieut.. Frank Simpson
and he is confident that he will take
from 10 to Is men with him to camn
but others report that il a corporalis
guard comes from the. COMPANY. he will
be doing magnificently The other
companies are in fairly good shape and
will give good account of thenosaIvee