Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
Col. H. H. caushlan Of This City
Makes Known to Guardsmen the Or
ders to Be in Force During Encamp-
ment at Oskaloosa August to II.

Camp Lacey" is the name selected
for the Osakloosa encampment of the
Fiftieth regiment, Iowa National
Guard, which will be held at the veter-
an congressman's home city, August 5
to H. Col Harry H. Caughlan, COM
mending the Fiftieth, today issued his
general orders to the members of the
regiment, regarding the camp. One
noticeable innovation will be the wear
ing of khaki uniforms instead of the
regulation blue clothes, which are
warmer than the thin khaki This is a
welcome change for the guardsmen
and is much appreciated.
The General Order.
The general order issued today is as
follows:
General Orders No. /.
Headquarters Fiftieth Regiment,
Iowa National Guard,
Ottumwa, Iowa, July %, 1902.
1. In compliance with general or
ders from the adjutant generals Office
Des Moines, Iowa, this regiment will go
into camp at Osakloosa, Iowa, on Tues
day, August 5, 1902, for a period of
seven days. The camp will be known
as Camp Lacey" in honor OF Major J..
F. Lacey, a veteran Of the civil war and
now the member of congress from the
sixth district.
Organizations will travel in Khaki
uniforms. Blankets will be carried in
blakent bags and overcoats rolled and
strapped thereon. Citizens clothing
will not be taken to camp.
their men uniformly dressed. In
spection of quarters will be made each
morning by the camp inspector imme-
diately after guard mounting. Com
pany commanders are directed to see
that the men and quarters are in prop
er condition and that the rules for in
spection are strictly observed.
4. Khaki uniforms will be worn on
all drills and ceremonies, unless 9th
erwise ordered by the commanding Of
f1cer.
5. All officers must furnish their
own bedding, and line officers must
provide their own camp furniture.
Field and staff officers will be supplied
with the following articles only: l cot,
/ chair, table, l wash basin, l pail,
tin cup and / candlestick.
6. The order of camps and regimen.
tai formation will be as follows:
First Battalion-Major Dunlap;
Companies E, A, H and F.
Second NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bishop;
Companies G, B, D and M.
Third INSTRUMENTATION Lambert;
Companies l., 1, G and X.
The first signal company will camp
on the right of the regiment,
Z. Morning reports for the first day
| in camp and transportation reports viii
be prepared enroute and delivered tt
the adjutant on arrival in camp Morn
ing reports will be delivered to the ad
jutant not later than 1880 o'clock eacf
morning.
8. Battalion adjutants and battalion
sergeant majors. will repot to the reg
mental adiutant on arrival in camp fol
assignment Of duty and instruction II
the adjutant's office.
9. Each company and band vii
provide a bulletin board 1924 inches
set on post five and one-half feet higt
at corner tent pin of first sergeant's
tent.
! 10. A system of marking will be in
augurated during this camp for thu
purpose of determining the standing o
the various organizations, in which tn,
department, instruction and militar.
appearance of the members will b.
taken into account. The organization
attaining the highest standing during
the previous twenty-four hours will re
ceiye special mention at parade.
IL. 1t is especially recommends
that no first-year men be detailed TO
guard this year unless they are wei
instructed. For the first three detail