The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-08-07

order, each detail taking its place in
the line separately. The men and
arms are then carefully inspected by
all officer who reports to the officer
in command of the guard. The re-
suits are made known, the band
parades again and the guard is
marched to it's station followed by
the plaudits OF admiring spectators.
/ In the fret guard mounting of the
camp Companies G of Ottumwa and
O of Muscatine won the honors OF
the day and had orderlies chosen
f.om their ranks.
The first "officer of the day" was
Captain Jacob l.. Smeenk OF Musca-
tine Company O. Lieutenant A. O..
Lee of Company 1, Iowa City, was
appointed Senior Officer of the guard
and Lieutenant L. @. Richardson Of
COMPANY e, Centerville, was made
Junior officer. The Muscatine COM
pany showed mp well in the honors
of camp secured for the first day.
Details wereIthen drawn from the
companiesi and the tents that had
not been.erected were raised under
the direction of Acting Quartermas-
ter Dalzelle. This completed the
work of preparation of the quarters
for both men and officers and the fair
grounds has assumed quite a tented
aspect. The companies have the
field north of the tracks with the mess
tents and the cooks quarters to the
north. The width of the,field not be-
ing sufficient for the full length of a
company street the tents have been
raised back to back in some cases.
The captains and lieutenapts quarters
are just across the track south. Next
comes the field officers quarters, the
majors and their battalion adjutants
and fartbest to the south about in the
center of the track enclosure are the
tents of the regimental staff and head
quarters of the Commanding Officer
Colonel Caughlan and his lieutenant.
| To the east Of this line have been
stationed the quarters of General
Byers.
The hospital tents are to the ex-
treme east of the enclosure. In the
company tents the Regimental Band
is the farthest to the west and the
hospital corps have the right. A
Y. M. O. A. tent where writing ma
terial and literature may be found
and where mail is delivered is pitch
ed at the extreme east. 1t isin charge
of w. D. Roberts, of Des Moines, a
former Penn College student and
graduate, of last:year. The cannon
that marks the rising and the setting
OF the sun stands at the west extreme
of the parade ground.
Following the mounting Of the first
guard the supper mess call was the
next important event on the program.
In the meantime the boys at company
quarters had finally settled their
properties in their tents and were
now at ease and seeking amusement
as bestlsuited them. Some engaged
in athletic sports and exhibited
prowess,with the gloves or at jump
ing. One soldier received bloody
nose and another could out do all
others onIthe jump and in the art of
high kicking, In another street a
banjo was being fingered and at an
other place some fellow was enter
tanning a.crowd with a guitar. Cards
were employed by others in Willing
away the minutes and 80 the time
passed until the supper call.
Dress Parade.
Then came the first dress parade.
1t was not generally known that this
ceremony of the camp would be CALI
ed for.lon the.Lfirst evening of the
camp and hence it was not witnessed
by as many spectators as would other
had the fact been generally known.
VisitorsiIwere quite plentiful, how
ever, and the first parade was not
without an appreciative audience.
The parade of this evening was "in
line of masses" and officers and men
wore their khaki trousers and leg
gings and blue shirts. The band
made it's appearance on the parade
ground and was followed by several
batallions of the regiment command
ed by the field officers. The move
ments of the parade were executed in
the usual form. The entire regiment
was present or accounted for, !"
orders were published by the colonel,
the usual commands given, the even,
ing gun spoke for the first time, and
the band played "Star Spangled Ban
ner" and the parade was dismissed
in the usual order.
See the City
After lthe parade the officers and
men were at leisure excepting those
detailed for duty at the camp, and
large parties of the boys came to the
business part of the city for the even
ing. The camp law requires that
unless soldier has pass he must
be at quarters and lights out at 1880
The boys manage to stay as near the
limit rs possible and they made
things lively in town until 10000 o.
clock.
Officers Attending Camp
The regimental officers present
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