Evening star., 1901-07-20

| Is attending to military duty in an ener-
getic and business like way. The cadets
pitched their own tents, filled their bed
| sacks and have pushed ahead with extend
ed order drill and guard duty in a manner
| that Is not otherwise than commendable.
! The experience is an entirely new one for
| the youngsters and they seem to like It.
Everyone of them is in good health and is
| comfortably housed and really sumptuous-
| ly fed.
| Excellent Food Supply.
The commissary department is surpass-
| ing all records of former encampments, and
| they were of the gilt-edge type. BY 9
! o'clock yesterday morning the entire issue
| Of food supplies for the entire brigade for
| the following twenty-four hours had been
| properly assorted and delivered to the sew
! eral commands. When it is realized that
| this issue Is made to each company and
each staff according to the number of
| men attached to each, some idea can be
Cleaned of the magnitude of the under
| taking. Not one word of complaint has yet
been uttered by any as to the quality and
quantity of the food, and that is saying a
| very great deal indeed.
| Major Neumeyer the commissary general,
and his assistants, Lieutenant Smith and
/ Sergeant Bliss, are universal favorites.
They have not yet erred in their calcula-
| ton or their judgment. AS an evidence of
their solicitude for the welfare of the mill
| tary inner man 1t may be well to point out
| that dinner tomorrow Will consist of chick
| en- broth. baked chicken pie, mashed po-
tatoes, sweet corn, pickeled beets, rice
pudding and bread, butter and coffee. The
menu for Sunday supper includes hot sau-
sage, potato salad, stewed fruit and bread,
butter and coffee.
The quarters of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association in camp are as popular as
during the past two years. Mr.. Protzman,
the representative of the Y. NJ. c. A, has
provided tables, chairs, writing material,
an organ and other adjuncts and the facili-
tfnc arf 1irNlI- "a ?
man also has established a post office He
handles all the mail addressed to camp and
directs its distribution and delivery.
Notes.
The signal corps this morning established
permanent communication with Washing
ton by wire and is prepared to handle any
amount of business of any character at
any time, day or night.
First Lieutenant j. H. Griffiths 9th
United States Infantry. formerly District
National Guardsman, reached camp today
to remain during the outing as special AID
to the commanding general.
The officers of the lst Regiment were en-
gagged today collecting funds with which to
purchase a tooth brush for the horse of
Captain Heron, the regimental adjutant
The officers of the general staff have with
out exception contributed to the fund.
An unruly horse yesterday got the best
of Lieutenant Won Dachenhausen. The
animal and the lieutenant were strangers.
The officer escaped without injury, but his
watch was badly damaged Major Brooks
also received a tumble yesterday while pur-
suing his duties as field officer of the day.
Lieutenant Colonel Burton r. Ross, 1st
Regiment, is kept busy making replies to
the query: "Who is Murphy?' Not much
light has been thrown on the mystery, IN
connection with the solution of which Colo
mel Urell and Lieutenant Colonel O'Brien
of the ID Regiment are particularly inter
ested
The members of the families Of num-
Der of the Guardsmen are stopping at Lees
burg Mrs Harries and Mrs Parmenter
have arranged to visit the camp early next
week
The consensus Of opinion is that as re-
CARDS discipline, guard duty and general
efficiency the present camp Is noticeably
ahead of any Of its predecessors. Z. +. Z.