New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
SEVENTH TO QUIT CAMP
PLEASANT DAY At LAST.
Regiment appears in White Duck
and Goes Through the Drill.

Camp Emmons Clark. Peekskil, June 26 tSpeciap'
The briefest and rainiest season OF the state amp
has closed with almost perfect June DAY -Not
one OF the preceding thirteen days was withou'
rain.
The nleasant weather brought the regiment OUT
in white duck trousers for the regmental drill OF
the later lnorning, and they made beautilui u
snectacle as under command OF Lieutenant Coionel
William H Kipp they went through eVolu'loliS
=, closed order and ended in the always pretty
raanoeuyres of extended order. 1t the last ori
of the week and of the best, and it rounoeu
out the plans made by Colonel Appleton peIole
coming TO camp
The early morning drill was dispensed with that
the officers might &C over very thoroughly the
nanouvres with the cadets yesterday All the the
officers men who had acted scouts or hao hdo
any unusual experiences were requested 10 meet
their respective battalion commanders Together
they over step by step and in the 1ulIest oe-
tail every movement and incident along the me
Of defence and complete notes were mace that tne
battalion majors might give fun report 10 Ool-
onel Appleton. who in turn will make Con-
solidated report and forward il TO General George
NJ Smith. the commanding officer OF the FIRST
Brigade
The last afternoon has had more than the usoal
quota OF baseball enthusiasts upon the paidue
ground The two match games were rather eA-
ceptional for the number Of runs the winning siues
made The 1st and I'd battalions did fairly
well, the 1st winning by a score of lS to ., but
Company overwhelmed by Company oy
a score of 20 to 5.
The regiment will break camp early tomorrow
morning. revelle sounding half hour earlier. and
everything will be done by schedule, in the usual
9TH Regiment manner Captain Walter G. Schuyler,
quartermaster has issued the schedule to the va
rious companies. and they Will be required to OBJ
strictly in order that there be no delay
in loading the baggage on the train.
The train which will take the regiment back to
the city will be at the Roa Hook station at 1875
and by order Of General Smith, brigade command
er regiment be entrained at 10:40 o'clock
Colonel Appleton is more than pleased with the
discipline that has been maintained and with the
excellent work of the week, and Brigadier General
George N. Smith at dress parade this evening said:
The regiment closes its weeks tour Of field ser
cGe Md e for th yeoent ana Cheerful
of duty by its officers and men under trying
conditions of weather.
In accordance with a camp custom. it being con-
sidered special honor be officer of the day and
officer of the guard the last night in camp Cap
tain Robert Mclean. of Company K, will relieve
First Lieutenant. George S. Towle of Company ID,
who has been officer of the day since guard mount
this morning and, Second Lieutenant Lyman -
Fisk OF Company A, will relieve Second Lieutenant
W. a. O'Connor. of Company 1. officer of the guard
Tomorrow Second Lieutenant J. Augustus Barnard
Of Company x. will be officer OF the day, and Sec
ona Lieutenant Oswald ". Uhl. of Company g.
The celebration by Company d last night Of Its its
ninety-seyenth anniversary was a great OCCASION
in the cOmpanys history. The members OF the
company asked permission to hold campnre N IA
front of the company street. and consent hdd
scarcely been given before enough boxes, barrels
and fuel We're heaped upon the street to max a
blaze worthy of the election of Governor. About
this the company gathered, the birthday cake was
cut, and there song, story and speechInaklIl
At 10 o'clock the officers had a supper In the ON
GERS tent where toasts were responded to by Colo
mel Appleton Lieutenant Colonel Kipp Captain
Mazet of Company D. and the company,s 7 junior Nor
officers, First Lieutenant George 5. Towle anC
Second Lieutenant John Bissell. An especially
pleasing feature Lieutenant Colonel kipp was a
officers had had framed in Peekskill. The was
signed by First Sergeant Burdett Kpp, who, IN the
absence of all the other officers in tpe battle OF
Annsville Creek yesterday, was COMPANY com com
rnander, by his father, Lieutenant Colonel
William H. Kipp, who commanded camp in the
absence Of Colonel Appleton, who was also In the
field.
There have been many visitors in GamP today
1st Regiment y. G. n. J., an old member OF Com
pany D; Major Turpin. 18th Heavy Artillery ana
ex-Captain George Weaver, former ad1utant OF the
9TH