Morris tribune., 1899-07-15
+, + The Militia Man. E. E. s
Co. | returned last night and was
given warm welcome by the band
and their many friends here.
Camp Notes.
Special to The Morris Tribune.

The boys are IN splendid health and
as lively as cage of monkeys. The
appearance of the company on drill
is much better than that of other
companies in the regiment.
The food and cooking of Co. | can
not be beat. The boys take turns
waiting on table and helping the
cook, Frank Hughes. The COMPANY
has two long tables and these are
almost full,
Privates Lee, Arthur Flatner, Max
Trantow, Joe Gaffney and Ferd
Danielson came Saturday afternoon
and put up their tents. Co. | is the
largest company in the regiment
The 14th regiment band is in camp
and every evening give concert
after dress parade. They are all
right, too.
The Y. NJ. G. A. of the state have
tent here used as reading room. A
great many of the boys take advan-
tage of the opportunity to write
letters home. Sunday morning SER
vices we're held in the tent. A part
of the regiment band were present
and played two selections.
At 4:3O p. m, the Officer of the Day
comes around and inspects the tents;
and every one has way of his own
as to the way in which he wants the
tents arranged, consequently we
learn something new every day as
the officers are changed each day.
Capt. Delehunt was Officer of the
Day on Saturday and Lieut.. Leaman
was in command of the company.
Sunday, Lieut.. Leaman was the senior
officer of the guard and Monday
Lieut.. Darling was junior officer of the
guard.
Lieut.. Col March, Capt. Belden.
and Lieut.. Chute, of Co. NJ. and
Capt. Philips, of Co. F, were visitors
in camp today.
This morning we had sham battle.
Co. [ was in the attacking ballelion.
Private Ed Darling was captured by
the enemy after hard fight. He
got too far ahead of his line. It was
new sensation to the boys of the
company but they didn't run. Some
of the boys in one company of the
attacking party had their faces
burned by the powder but aside
from that there were no injuries. Our
battalion was whipped, I guess
though no one seems to know any
} thing about it but the other battalion.
One company captured nine prisoners.
Sergeant Howley and private
/ Wunsch had a good time Sun
day at the exspense of the people
around camp. Howley mounted a
small box ON stick, This was
covered by rubber blanket. They
would wait until some crowd of girls
e came along and then they would ask
> them to keep still for their picture
, and get them to posing. When they
were in position the sergeant would
discover that he was too close and
| back out of range and expose the sell.
At one time he had about 40 people
lined up to take their picture.
A few of privates and non-commis.
stoned officers obtained few dress
uniforms and swords of officers and
had company drill. The private in
: uniform was mounted on the back of
another private and this way gal
. Ioped up and down the street giving
orders to the rest who fell in with the
order. Some of the commands were
rather original, of the kind not found
in the regulations.
Bregadier- Gen. Bend, was in camp
for short time last week.
Private Dick Miller made 45 on the
rife range Monday. private Healy
81, Corporal Pepper 38, Corporal
Clark 38 and private Baldwin 36.
A guardsman in company B, of
Anoka went out today to his first
score at the rife range. The range
], was 300 yards. The guardsman
] loaded his gun, looked out at the row
of dummies each with it's numbered
card and said, pointing to the dummy
in front of him. "That man better
get out of there, | might hit him."
} The officer not noticing his comment
. brusquely ordered him to begin firing.