Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-13
AROUND THE CAMP FIRE
A Few Shots From Camp keeler Con,
corning Waterbury Boys

corning Waterbury Boys.
Miles McNiff, alias Pat sheedy, likes
bathing. He is a good swimmer.
John Austin, formerly leader of the
orchestra at Polls theatep, il playing
with the First regiment band.
Company AS football squad, which
consists of Priyates Stout, Elmer
Thompson and Anderson, is making
itself felt in more ways than one at
camp.
Private William Monagan Of Com
Hany G has been voted the star shirk-
er of the company. The only work
that he has been seen doing is smoking
a pipe.
Roth Company G and Company a
received marks of 100 for police and
quarters yesterday. It is said that the
mark of the entire Second regiment
was 100.
The members of Company A and
Company G received a visit yesterday
from Austin Rice, the well known
pugilist, who Ia member of the Ma
IionaI Guard
Company G's brand new blanket is
of the past. George Lambert, the ton
serial artist, was given free ride hea-
yenward in it and his weight was Sc
heavy that the blanket was torn.
There have been many visitors al
camp so far this week, but it is ex,
pected that the number. will be greatly
| increased during the remainder of the
week. No better weather could be de-
sired.
DR. John d. Frenzy, member Of the
| staff of Colonel Murphy of the First
regiment of Hibernfan Rifles, is FIRE
Quent visitor at Company g street. He
is spending several weeks at Crescent
| Beach.
/ Mrs Thomas J.. Kilmartin, Miss
\ Katherine KiImartin, Miss Ellen XII
martin and Miss Margaret Duncan
| who are spending the week at Elm
Tree inn, Mantle, are frequent visitors
at the camp.
The Rumperniekers.l with their CHIEF
gink, main gink and assistant gink
have Headquarters on Company A
street, as large p1acard in front Of
one of the tents announces. They arr
the real thing.
Miss Edith Beers and Miss Core
Rhodes, both Of Hartford, who arr
spending the summer at Mantle, are
frequent visitors in Company A street
! They are particular friends Of Private
Fred Cleland.
Company G street was very quiet OF
Monday night. but Company A stree
was very lively. Sergeant Smith had
his blanket brigade at work, and Worl
| they did, as Elmer Thompson, the 200
pound boy, can attest.
Private William Mintie Of Company
A is always a welcome visitor to- ths
| Spiritualisfs' camp, which has as n1ans
attractions as eyer for the soldier boys
/ NI1ntie is fayorite with the young Ia
dies, who pay many visits to his tent
| The following members of Gonpans
6 and Company A were detailed fol
guard duty yesterday: Company G
! Corporal james f. Kelly, Priyates
/ nackett, Brennan, Egan, Forcier ane
| O'Donnell; Company a, Priyates Stout
Thompson, Terrill, Taylor and SchH
/ gen.
Seine soldiers were making inroad
4 into the eatables in the subsistence de
Lartment and consequently an extra
I guard was established there. Privat,
Charles Bauby of Company G, VIII,
was one of the guards, says that b
would like to guard the subsistence de
i l,artment at all times. - ~
War Correspondents MeNiff Of the
American was awakened from 1is
SAUNDERS at Camp KeeIer late las
i evening by messenger boy with ;
telegram from a very solicitous friend
l4of his in Waterbury. 1t read: sGomY
home, MeNiff, you're killed enough
| Edith" 70 add injury TO insult
Myles had to pay for the telegram
himself.
Attorney Charles BaHby spends par
of his time trying to play ping-pong a
the Y. M. g. A. tent. He is trying t
reduce his weight. At the tent eacl
might a fine entertainment is given
while on the camp grounds a band con
cert is rendered each evening. Th
boys are also fond Of enjoying the com
pany of the young ladies at Crescen
Reach and Of blnffing the guards 81
the return trip.
i Private Joseph Delaney of Compan:
G had an opportunity to show of VIVA
STUFF he was made on Monday after
noon. He was one of several soldie
boys who was doing guard duty at tn
railroad station at Mantle. A soidie
who was somewhat under the Weathe
came along, and as he had no pass +
/ permit him to go through the lines, I'll
guards stopped him, He put up a bii
fight and it required several guards t
4 FuAAelSs aftAi.4 AfAQASa tACtlsl WAS GE
laney, who did good work
Members of Company G and Com
pany A had new experience on Mon
day. The following were detailed t
dig trenches: Company G., Corpora
James Kelly, Priyates Hapenny, Fol
else, MulyilIe, Wolff and Harry Ban
non; Company A, Corporal Anderson
Privates Thompson, Cook, Shove
Wakely and Taylor. Priyates Wolf
I and Bannon say that Adjutant Well
made the remark that they did thei
work best. It was new and not IN
interesting experience for the boys
At 1 o'clock yesterday the Secon.
and Fourth regiments left Mantle 20
Lake Patagauncet, where the,
/ biyouaced for the night. Last nigh
they biyouaeed as If they were in tn
enemy's country. Inner guards an,
ontposts were maintained. IT was ,