The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-07
STATE ENCAMPMENT
ON new LINES.
illinois National Guard Will En-
camp hy Brigades Instead of
Regiments.
CAMP LINCOLN IN READINESS.
First Brigade VIII Arrive on the
Scene This neutrality-suspicious.
General Recess Changes
Headquarters.


RErURr.Ic SPECIAL
Springfield Ill. July scamp Lincoln.
the permanent home OF the Illinois National
Guard. is in readiness for the advent OF the
First Brigade tomorrow morning. The
annual .ncampment this year will be
an innovation. Heretofore each regiment
OF the militia has spent one week in camp.
ueccss ar!Iy limiting, the evOlutlons and drills
TO regimental tactics. This year the sol
diary will encamp by brigades. 1t IS be-
ueyed by the officers OF the guard that the
new practice will greatly increase the ef-
rclcncy Of both men and officers. allowing
the practice OF military movements before
impracticable.
Camp Lincoln already presents an animat-
ed scene. The wide sweep of parade ground
in the front of the camp has been placed
in excellent condition for drill work. Back
OF the Yiraae ground the heavy woods IS
dotted with hundreds OF tents, arranged III
streets for the accommodation Of the men.
Tents Of the officers form row between
the company streets and brigade headquar-
tiers, with the quarters of AGiutdEt General
Reece and his assistants TO the rear OF the
latter.
Water has been turned into the big swim
ming pool. the necessary horses are quar-
tered In the stables, and every detail mas
been attended TO 50 that when the men or
tie First Brigade arrive in the morning
they can take UP the routine OF camp NE
without delay. The brigade consists of the
First, Second and Seventh regiments OF In
fIrtry, and the Eighth Battalion of ccloted
troops. all OF Chicago. -Four bands viii ac-
company the soldiers and concerts at camp
ana downtown will be Of daily and nightly
occurrence.
Adiutant General Reece has removed his
headquarters from the StatehOuse TO the
camp grounds. where he Will remain uHti!
the close uf the enCampment.
Following 8 tbs roster of the staff officers
of the brigade:
Rrigadlsr General Charles FftzsImmons;
lieutenant Colonel Assistant Inspector Gen
eral Francis \. Riddle Lieutenant Colonel
Judge Advocate Edward 7. Glcunon, Lieu
tenant Colonel Assistant Surgeon General
Charles Adams; Lieutenant COione! IN
spector OF Ride Practice Edward }. Dim
mick: Major GuarIerInaster FloTian ..
Bartlett: Major COmmssary OF SuoslStancs
Frederick SOntaG; First lieutenant Fred u.
Hart.
First Infantry-Colonel. J. Il. Sanborn;
Lieutenant Colonel, Frank y LJwceni Ma
Fuukhouser; Major, James Miles: Captain.
AdjUtant William J. Sauderson; captain
Quartermaster William kEoch; Captain
Chaplain hiram ". Thomas; Captain. In
spec;or Of Rifle Practice Bush {. Butler.
Major. Surgeon William q. Willard; Cap
tain. Assistant Surgeon Thomas L. Roberts.
First Lieutenant Assistant Surgeon sam
uel c. Stanton; First Lieutenant. Assistant
Surgeon {. Bruce Walls; First Lieutenant.
Assistant surgeon \. llIltLu W A4stG.
lieutenant. Battalion Adjutant Charles ,.
F'rink.
Second fnfantry-Colonel, james Z. Stu
art; Major John J. Clarity; Major. John
McFadden: Major, James H Siansiiei1.
Captain, Quartermaster Frederick W. LAS:
Captain. Inspector OF Ride Practlce Arthur
u. ReiIm; Captain. Chaplain Horace ":
Bolton, Major. Surgeon q. Frank Lydston.
Captain, Assistant Surgeon Buell. > Rcs-
ers: First Lieutenant. Assistant surgeon
Ira u. Isham; First Lieutenant, Assistant
Surgeon y. Mcpherson Linnell; First Leu
tenant, Assistant Surgeon Charies n. fdf-
ker; First Lieutenant, Battalion Adiutan'
| talon Adjutsnt Fred NJ. Foster; First L-Su-
tenant Battalion Adiutant Edward H. II
Seventh Infantry-Colonei. Daniel MORT
arity; Lieutenant Colonel. John VI. Clesbyi
Major, Garrett J. Carroll: Major. Lawrence
| NJ Ennis: Major. Martin Duhie; Captain
! AdIutent John r. Ryan; Captain. Quarter
I spector OF Rifle Practice Edward II. White
| Captain. Chaplain Edward a. Kelly; flTS
! Lieutenant. Battalion Adiutant Edward J.
| Tobin; First Lieutenant. Battalion AdJntan'
Timothy NJ. Kennedy; First Lieutenant
! Battalion Adjutaut John MCGillen: Major
| Surgeon Thomas J. sullivan. Captain As,
| sts.nnt Surgeon George W. Mahoney; FIrs'
| Lieutenant. Assistant Surgeon Frank L. st
Clair; First Lieutenant. Assistant surgeon
4 Aioysius y. J. DClan.
| Eighth Battaliou-Na ior John r. Mar
! shall; Captain. Battalion Adtuiant jaime;
! II. Johns n: Captain, Assistant Surgeon
| Allen A. Wesley: First Lieutenant, Assist
/ Chaplain John =. Thomas: First Leuten
ant. QUartermaster James :. Nelson; Firs
! Lieutenant. Inspector of Rifle Practice WI
| liam 7. Jefferson.