The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-14
TIE TWENTY. SECOND INCAR.
COS ENGINEER OFFICERS AND
MEN AT PEEKSKlLL.
They Must Get Down 70 Regular Army Fare
No Mess Tables and No City Cater
ing-The Camp Is Not State Camp
This Year and Ne state Flag 10 Flying.

They Must Get Down 70 Regular Army FeT0
No Mess Tables and No City Cater
ins--1he Camp Is Not . State Camp
This Year and Ne State Flag 10 Flying.
PEEKsKrL, N. Y, June 1s.-The Twenty
second Regiment, Engineers, N. G., N. r.,
opened the twenty-second season at the
New York State Camp OF Military lnstruo-
ton to day The regiment left their armory
this morning at 7:45 o'clock. They boarded
a special train on the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad at Sixtieth
street at half past 8 o'clock and arrived
at Roa Hook station at 10 O'Clock. An
hour later they had made the long march
from the station TO the plateau and were
busily at work pitching their tents Col.
Franklin Bartlett was In command, with
almost full quota OF staff officers. Five
hundred and seventy-fve officers and men
came on the train. During the day thirty
more reported, and q score more are
expected tonight and tomorrow.
After the tents were pitched, dinner
was prepared by the company cooks The
afternoon was spent In getting the camp
into shape.
The Twenty-second Regiment occupies
the grounds here, not as State camp. but
practically as camp lent to the organiza-
ton. This is why there is no State nag
flying from the north STAFF on the parade
ground. The south staff flies the Ameri-
can flag as the garrison flag, and the only
other colors are the storm flag and the
hospital flag. For this reason the usual
salute Of guns at the opening of the camp
season was omitted, and there will be no
morning and evening gun fired as hereto
fore.
The work Of the regiment while here will
be along engineering lines and will begin
on Monday morning. Tomorrow will be
devoted principally to rest and recreation;
Saints Protestant Episcopal Church, New
York, the chaplain Of the Twenty second
Regiment, is here with "his boys, as he
terms them, and will hold service tomorrow
morning at II o'clock on the Bluff. In the
afternoon Col. Bogart will give lecture
on engineering.
The members OF the general staff who are
quartered in the large tents on Quality
row include Major-Gen. Charles F. Roe;
Lieut.. Col. George Wingate, as post adju-
tant; Col. John NJ. Stearns, QuartermAster;
Wray Cleveland, Inspectors; Col; N. B.
Thurston, Inspector Of Small Arms Practice;
Lieut.. Col. John B. Holland and Leut-Col.
Robert X. Prentiss, aides; Col, John Bogart,
engineer officer. and Gen. Joseph @. Story,
representing the Adjutant General;
The Ninth Battalion Band OF Albany 10
here to furnish music.
Col. Franklin Bartlett Of the Twenty
second Is in command Of the camp for the
week
The evening parade was held tonight In
| a summer shower.
This year the men will have to Bet down
! to Regular army fare in camp There will
he no more butter or sugar, or pie.
Each man will march past the field oven
with his tin cup and mess tins and get his
black coffee and hot grub from the Kitchen
detail to eat in his tent as best he may.
| There will be no mess tables and city cater
ing Everything will be according to Regular
| army, active service standards.