The times., 1899-07-06
4 Taste OF Soldier LIFE
The High School Cadets Start for
Their First Camp.
The Tents Were Pitched mt Ocean
view, Va. Several Days AHo-The
Rides offered the Boys Were i'm
Poor Condition and They Were
Left Mt Home-An Indefinite stay.

A company of Washington's favorite
youngsters left the city on the Norfolk
steamer at $50 O'Clock last night for
Ocean View, Va, where the tents for the
first encampment OF the High School
Cadets have already been pitched by d
committee appointed for the purpose which
left Washington a few days ago. Fortress
Monroe will be reached early this morning,
fIom which place the boys will go to Will
loughby Spit by special boat. continuing
the journey to Ocean View on the electric
cars.
The cadets were accompanied by Captain
English, of the District Guard, who will
act as military instructor, and to whom
all important questions will be carried.
With the command were also DR.. H. A
Seihausen and S. R. Karpeles.
The cadets assembled yesterday after
noon at o'clock at the National Guard
Armory, where preparations were COM
pleted- Each man carried the following
articles which were deemed absolutely
necessary to their comfort while in camp
Piece of white canvas, 3x5; 14-foot clothes
line, tin plate, knife, fork, two spoons,
tin cup; blanket, towels, soap, comb and
brush, and small looking glass; cadet uni
form, white duck trousers, campaign hat
and leggins, change of underwear, clothes
brush, rations for three days. All clothes,
etc, to be rolled in canvas and strapped
across left shoulder TO right hip.
Transportation tickets had already been
secured and Captain Robertson was active
ly engaged in seeing that e cry man was
provided with the means O. reaching the
destination. Twelve dollars was the sum
paid by each cadet as his share of the ex-
penses of the outing, which included the
amount paid for transportation The
start from the armory was without incl
dent and except for the rain the city was
left under the most favorable circum-
stances. Captain Robertson will be the
commanding officer of Camp Nailor'
Arrangements for the commissary depart
ment are most satisfactory, and the boys
expect to fare well, as far as the rations
are concerned
Capt Robert L. Shannon has command
of the company. while c. d. Weaver and
a. S. Weaver are the lieutenants. The
staff officers will be named today, after
the camp has been taken possession of
and the routine work has begun to run
smoothly.
At the last moment before the departure
il was learned that the boys would be un-
provided with guns during the encamp-
me1t. The equipment promised by St
Johns College, Va, could have been OBJ
tained, and number of guns for the use
Of the cadets were sent TO Washington
yesterday morning. but they were in such
q poor condition that ii was decided not TO
take them. Ten guns were procured from
the Guard, which will be sufficient for
guard mount. Efforts will be made to OBJ
tain a larger number and TO have them
I.T- 4, I-,1T T~ fc
ever, the intention that the outing shall
provide the boys with a good time, and
that hard work and long drills shall be
omitted from the programme. Instruc-
tions in guard mount which is not a part
OF the regular military course OF the
cadets during the school term, will be
given, and 1t is hoped that considerable
benefit will result. The camp will be con-
Quoted on military principles and strict
discipline viii be maintained. The follow
ing routine will be observed:
First call for reveille, $50; reveille,
5:45; roll call, 500; bath, $50; mess, 1900;
guard mount, 500; mess, 1900. mess,
600; first drill call, 500; dress parade,
$50; roll call, l0:30, and taps, 11:00.
The following communication was re-
ceiyed yesterday by Captain Robertson
from the Adjutant General of the State OF
Virginia. known as special order No. 40:
Permission is hereby granted 10 the Washing
ton High School Cadets, OF the city Of Washing.
ton, District Of Columbia, 10 enter the State Of
Virginia bearing arms W NALLE,
Adjutant General
The boys expect 20 have a good time
while at Camp Nailor, and it is expected
that should this trip, which is the first
undertaken by the cadets, prove success
full, there Will be greater number who
will go next year.
Captain Walsh of the District Guard
and the First District of Columbia Volun-
teers, yesterday presented Captain Shan
non with the sword carried by him through
the Cuban campaign to be used daring the
encampment- The date for the return to
this city has not yet been decided upon
The decision in that matter will remain
with the boys themselves. They will
probably stay as long as the money lasts