Evening journal., 1900-07-02
BOY SOLDIERS
ENJOY CAMP LIFE
United Boys Brigade on an
Outing at Camp Good,
BrandyWine Springs

Delaware treats us better than our own
State Of Pennsylvania" said an officer
Of Camp James L. Good. OF the First
Pennsylvania Regiment. u. b. B. A., at
Brandywine Springs yesterday after
noon. Delaware gives us a place for
our camp without charge, something
that we cannot get near Philadelphia.
And then this is an ideal spot, too.
where our boys can enjoy themselves
with the feeling that they are off on a
trip Again, they are not troubled with
the desire TO go home that would prob
ably overtake them If they were nearer
to Philadelphia"
The boys, 260 in number, went into
camp at noon on Saturday. in command
OF Colonel Henry f. Spicer The four
battalions Of the regiment, which has
been recruited in Philadelphia to 200
boys. is commanded by Major James H..
Davis. Major NJ. w. sillman. Major G..
G. b. Roe and Major George B. Alex
ander Major Davis is at the head of a
battalion OF cOlored boys. The other
staff officers are. Post adjutant, Major
| Edward Y Smith captain and quarter
master, o. p. Lambert captain and COM
missary, Samuel p Gerhard; captain
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Captain and chaplain. William Is. Chal-
FAINT; first lieutenant and postmaster,
William G.. Ireland. first lieutenant
and ensign, William c. Wolfersberger
The routine Of the camp is. First
call, $50 a. m; reveille (roll call, set
ting up exercises, service). 6 a. m.
mess (breakfast). 6.45 a. M: fatigue
call, 715 a. m; sick call. 725 a. m
inspection Of quarters. 7.40 a. m.
1 guard mounting, s a. m; first sergeant's
call. $50 a. m; drill company. hos.
pital corps. band), 9 a. m; recall, 10 a
m. mess (dinner), ~ m; drill (bat-
TALON or ergimentaD, 4 p. m; recall
p $50 p. m; mess (supper), G p. M; pa.
! rade, 6.45 p. m; retreat, sunset; even.
ing service, 7l5 p. M: officers call
1876 p. m; tattoo, $50 p. m; call &,
quarters, 945 p. m; taps, 10 p. m; rol
| call at reveille and restreat; Sunday
church call, 10 a. m. and 4 D. IN.
Each tent has a cot for each occu
pant and a heavy blanket is provide
. for protection against cool weather
Yesterday Captain Ruell G.. Mile
. was officer Of the day, and Lieutenan
d NJ. G.. Kinney and Lieutenant Alfre
Cascaden were officers of the guard
C At 10 o'clock the boys assembled Il
D the recreation tent, where the Rev
6 Charles =. Adamson, ID. d., of Phila
D delphia, conducted divine service. Th
J. subject Of his sermon was "The Caree
Of a Great General" Dr. Adamso
r also conducted the service at A p. II
n The parade and review took place
e 6.45.
A new feature has been introduced 3
3 Camp Good in the supply and servin
+ OF the mess. Last year much complain
was heard because of the bad food an
d its scarcity. This year the regimen
= commissary corps had made the suppl
j sufficient, and the cooking is done b
the cooks OF the regiment The mess
served by the Officers of the company
This latter plan is found TO work ad
mirably, because it exacts disciplin
while at the mess, there is no quarrel
e ing with walters, and the officers tax
il personally upon themselves to sc
n that each boy gets his share of fco
! and that il is properly prepared
The hospital tent is an importar
part of the camp Here Major Samul
p. Gerhard is in charge. Major Gel
hard is assisted by Captain Hug
y Hanna, M. d., and Miss Catherine Bir,
- a trained nurse. Three patients wei
y attended yesterday One had his Ii
70 badly lacerated by colliding with
V swing and two patients were treate
% for bleeding OF the nose.
lOl Arrangements for a campfire.
10 charge of Colonel Fred Gerhard. assis
30 ant adjutant Of the Pennsylvania div
g sion, u. b. b. A.. who makes an inspei
10 tion visit TO the camp, are heing mad
m 1t will be held either on Tuesday {
"A Friday evening. The boys will assen
NJ bic about a burning log and speech'
~ will be made and recitations heard.
- At 10 a. m. on Independence Day, O
- the roof garden, Chief Justice Charl.
b. Lore and Judge William n. Asl
" man. of the Orphans Court Of Philade
Il phia. will make addresses. and thei
will be patriotic exercises in which N
50 boys viii take part. In the afternCO
30 sham battle will take place.
Thursday will be visiting day whe
81 hundreds of the relatives and frienl
Of the boys are expected from Philade
% phia. Athletic sports will be held du
I6 ing the afternoon.
" General Manager Crook, Of the par
Is and Colonel Spicer are arranging for
parade Of the regiment in this city q
" Friday