The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-06

command. passed in review before himself
and the retiring officer of the day, and
finally marched 10 guard quarters. =
guard quarters the guard is divided into
three ~reliefs, each under command OF i
corporal, a relief usually numbering six
teen men. and these perform duty for two
hours at a time, resting four hours. Ine
first detail is posted az once, one is per-
mitted TO so to mess or supper and the third
is retained at guard quarters. Men engaged
in this duty sleep at the ~guardhouse, never
remove their side arms and keep their
pieces stacked within easy reach all the
time. as if they were in a hostile country.
AT tattoo" the guard is frightened,
which means that challenging begins and
no enlisted man may pass the lines unless
he is provided with a proper pass. Oncers,
however, come and go at will, being re-
quired merely 10 advance and be recog-
nized by sentries.
The local battery of artillery will also
enter camp Sunday morning. The young
men OF the red trouser stripes Will form at
their armOry at 10 o'clock that morning and
proceed TO the fair grounds. riding on
horses or seated on caissons. Battalion Of
ficers will go ahead of the battery TO make
needed advance preparations. The arul-
lerymen expect to erect their tents before
eating dinner.
officers of the local infantry battalion
are as follows: Major, Henri T. Conde;
adjutant. First Lieut.. Robert l.. Moor
head; quartermaster, Second Lieut.. Frank
L. Bridges. Company A: Captain, Charles
A. Garrard; first lieutenant, William I.
Cramer; second lieutenant. Clarence A.
Tracy. Company c.; Captain, Taylor c.
Power; first lieutenant, Walter A. Escott;
Company D.: Captain, Hoyt n. McClain;
first lieutenant. William G.. Comfy; second
GeTtenant Ralph j. TeeteT; SGmpaa&n nyte ID:
ant, Albert p. Smith; second lieutenant,
Brandt c. Downy.
COLONEL SMITHS STAFF.
Most of the members of the staff of Col.
Harry B. Smith. Second nfantry Regi-
ment, are Indianapolis men, the roster be-
ing as follows: Lieutenant colonel, Edwin
2. Thayer; surgeon, Maj. f. r. Charlton;
assistant surgeon, Capt. Homer 1. Jones;
assistant surgeon, Lieut.. Paul j. Barcus;
adjutant, Capt. Hoyt N. McClain; COM
missary, Capt. Harry r. Mahan; chaplain,
Charles Z. Carter.
Company D., of the Second, will probably
be in command of Lieutenant Comfy on ac-
count of the promotion OF Its captain, Hoyt
n. McClain to the position of regimental
adjutant, to succeed Capt. Mansur b.
Cakes, resigned.
The artillery portion of the National
Guard will be handicapped at the forth
coming encampment by the fact that IL
lacks one battery of being a full battalion.
This was caused by the decision of the
members of the Attica battery TO be mus
tered out and reorganize themselves into
a company of infantry. A new battery is
in process of formation at Lafayette, but
the work cannot be completed in time for
the coming encampment. The batteries 10
be represented at the camp are A, of this
city, and 3, of Fort Wayne. Officers of
Battery A are: Capt. Harry a. Gallon and
Lieuts. Walter w. Heiskell, Frederick A.
Swan and Chas. H. Dunlop. The battalion
officers are Major Frank E. Stevenson,
assistant surgeon; Capt. Reginald w. Gar
stang, adjutant; First Lieut.. Raymond 2.
Van Camp; quartermaster, First Lieut..
Robert II. Tyndall; commissary, First
Lieut.. Ernest II. Burford.
The headquarters of the brigade IN the
administration building is always the center
of interest to visitors, because at this place
originate all orders for the conduct of the
camp, and here occur some of the most
picturesque and interesting ceremonies that
mark a military camp. Brigade headquar-
tiers is the official residence of Brigadier
General Mckee and his staff, who stand
at the head Of the entire National Guard
Of the State. General McKee's staff is
made up as follows: Assistant adjutant
general, Lieut.. Col. +. w. Frank; chief
medical officer, Lieut.. Col. William NJ.
Wright; assistant inspector general, Lieut..
Col. John T. Barnett; chief quartermaster,
Maj. Carroll b. Carr; chief commissary Of
subsistence, Major w. H. Kershner; acting
judge advocate, Major Newton w. Gilbert;
chief signal officer, Major Charles T. Mac
Intire; engineering officer, Major F. f.
Strouse; ordnance officer, Capt. Harry X.
Scott; personal aid, Lieut.. Guy A. Boyle;
aids de camp, Lieuts. w. A. Kreber and
A. B. SchanZ.