The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-31
MILITARY NOTES.


the appointment OF assistant Judge advo-
cate general ON his staf 20 Mr.. Henry =.
Cram. . young lawyer of this city.
which offer has bssn accepted and the
appointment win be made sometime nczt
month. Captain ArbsN c. Parker. the
present assistant judge advocate general
will complete his ten Year, as = commis-
he will ask 10 be placed on the retired
list At that time Mr.. Cram will DO APP
pointed and will 60 to camp.
The above appointment completes the
staff OF General Tanner with the single
exception of brigade engineer. AMI this
position will probably not be filled for
some time, II Is probable that Major Ar
mour. assistant inspector general, will
perform the duties of brigade engineer
during camp week, this including the lay
ing out of the camp and dismantling II
after the troops leave.
The new khaki uniforms will be worn
to camp by everybody: the officers will
doubtless be permitted to carry their ia
tigue uniforms IL they wish. but the rank
and file will take no part of the blue
uniform to camp.
A cable from Liverpool announced early
in the present week the safe arrival of
Colonel Frank w. Matteson OF the First
Regiment.
A new departure will be in order at the
state camp this year in respect to meas.
Heretofore since the system OF having
company cooks has been In vogue. II has
been the habit OF the men TO get their
\. k..N- rte
the grass and eat, with the result that
tents floors and the grass soon became
covered with grease and began to look
very badly. To remedy this General Tan
ner has decided to have the men eat In
themess halls in the future. They will re-
ceive their rations. an heretofore. at the
cook s kitchen. and march to the mess
hall and sit down at the table. After
eating the men will retire through the
rear entrance TO the hall where they will
find on one side of the door large
cauldron OF boiling water and on tho
other barrel for the portions of the
meal that may be left The plates Will
be emptied into the barrel and then
plunged into the boiling water and wasn-
ed. This system will keep the tents and
grass clean and insure the dishes being
washed as soon used.
Since Colonel Mattesons departure for
several months in Europe there has been
considerable OF question as to which
regiment would have the right of the
line In parades and at camp. 1t was held
by some that Lieutenant Colonel For
sythe and the First Regiment would have
the honor. considering Colonel Mattesun
as only temporarily absent. On the other
hand the friends OF the Second Regiment
claimed that Colonel McGann should have
the right of line. as the commander of
the First Regiment was out of the coun-
try General Tanner in order to settle
the question referred II to Adjutant Gem
eral Sackett, Adjutant General Dalton OF
Massachusetts and Captain Frye of tine
United States army, located In this city,
and they all agreed that the right of line
belonged to Colonel ~McGann and the Sec
ond Regiment, and accordingly Colonel
McGann will be recognized as the senior
colonel until Colonel Matteson's return.
The questions OF bands for camp is
disturbing brigade headquarters just at
present. Brigadier General Tanner has
the hiring of bands, one for each regi-
ment, and there are n number of appli-
cations from different organizations. The
bands must provide themselves with
khaki uniforms TO conform to those
worn by the troops.
Nothing has been heard, as yet. by the
brigade national holiday. mr. pua "Ghav-po
brigade as to turning out July 4. AS the
great national holiday comes but two
days before camp week, everything. will
be in readiness for a parade on the Fourth
at short notice.
When a man who fought for his coun-
try and received injuries and disabilities
that resulted In his death Is buried In
a paupers grave. II adds strength TO tho
statement that republics are ungratefui.
on Monday OF the present week SOL
dier who fought at Santiago was buried
in potters field at Snake Hill. N. j., In
cased In a rough pine box. He died at the
the Jersey City hospital from disabilities
received In the campaign I'm Cuba. The
mans name was Charles Woolson