The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12
CAMP NOTES.

The New Haven companies are locat- ed near the river. They occupy prac- tically the same position as they did last year.
 Captain J. Milton Thompson, U. s. A., who inspected the Connecticut National Guard at Mantle last year, is again at the camp to perform similar work this year.
 Austin Rice, the widely known boxer whose home is in New London, is a member of the Third section of the Ma chine Gun battery. He is tenting just across, the street from many of the New Haven boys. No more quiet member in | the camp than Austin.
 Private Fitzgerald, of Company K, of | Bridgeport, and Private Bidwell, of Company I, of New Britain. were the only members of the c. N. G. who were taken to the hospital yesterday. They were victims of malaria.
 Four militiamen spent the day, or portion thereof, in the guard house. They had filled up with enthusiasm" and were escorted to the house of de- | tention" without ceremony. Captain Isbell. of Company D, this city, was the officer of the day. Lieu | tenant Halpin, of Company K, was the | officer of the guard, and the supernu- merary officer of the guard was Lieu tenant Worten, of Company K. Companies A and G, of Waterbury, crossed bats on the field yesterday af- ternoon. The game was distinctly batting game and the victory was won by Company G.
 The brigade is encamped from right to left as follows: First regiment, Fourth regiment, Second regiment. Third regiment, First Separate compa- ny, Machine Gun battery, Battery A, light artillery, and Troop A, cavalry. Captain Ludington, of the Governors Horse Guard, will escort Acting Gov ernor Keeler from the station to the camo grounds upon the arrival of the acting governor this afternoon. Troop A was assigned that honor yesterday. The acting chief executive of the state will reach Mantle at 4:35 this after noon.
 Captain Gruener of the New Haven Grays, was one of the proudest men on the grounds yesterday. His company had sixty-seven of the sixty-eight en- listed men present.
 Dry tent' is located on Machine Gun street and is occupied by Corporal c. A. Fenton and Privates c. A. Poedall "C. As" in the tent that some of the other New Haven boys have termed it the Christian Association" Private Robert Bradley of the nna- chine gun battery surprised his friends yesterday by his unusual skill in cutting ice. Bob" had to fit the cake of ice to an ice box and now he Is cutting ice on the Mantle river and on the Spiritual ists' camp grounds.
 Lieutenant J. R. Morley, commanding the second section of the machine gun battery, entertained tent full of visi- tors yesterday afternoon. Everybody was hungry" and Lieutenant Morley satisfied all "appetites'
 Corporal King of the same battery has an exceptionally fine phonograph by are thoroughly enjoyed by all the boys. As one of the men put it, "the phonograph is so near the spiritualists camp ground that the spirits, them selves, are forced to communicate with all earthly mortaIs, especially with Ser geant Banta, whose speciality is posing before the ''pump' with his camera.
 Go. A of Waterbury has & new mem Der, who has been appointed "aide to the sergeant The "aide" was told that Brigadier General Frost began his mil- itary career in similar position and so the new member of Co. A lives in hope of some day being brigadier general As an emblem of his new office the new member of Go. A wears cross bones on his sleeves.
 George Manning. member of the Yale law school. class of '04, is one of the magnets of his company. His tent is always full, of men, and George Is entertaining them with some of the Jokes whc!. he heard as a member of the junior class in the law school. Ev- erybody says that George will be a suc- cess as a counsellor.
 Private George Banta of the machine gun battery is a ase ball enthusiast of the variety tht would have walked to Savin Rock to see game if the trolley strike had not ended. While umpiring a game yesterday George endeavored to assist the catcher as back stop and had one of his fingers dislocated. The am- bulance was not called. A new umpire, however, was appointed.
 Of the eight men in the second section of the machine gun battery Captain Sears has served over twenty years; Private King more than fifteen years. and Lieutenant Morley, First Sergeant Kirk, Corporal Fenton and Private George Banta have been in active ser- vice. for more than ten years.
 The Y M. c. A. tent is a place of much activity. Books, papers and magazines are found in plenty. Ping pong, pon-pon, chess and checkers are enjoyed by the militiamen. Each ev- ening at o'clock song service pre- cedes a short address. This evening Augustus F. Howell of Boston, we'll known as an entertainer. will render a pleasing programme of songs and reel tations.