Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-14
GOOD WEATHER At A|ANTC.
Continued Sunshine Puts SOL
der Boys in Good Humor.

Captain Fitzpatrick Gets His Twenty
Year Medal-It is Dead Givt
Away on the Cap as Waterbury
People Thought From His Youthful
Appearance He Was Only About
Twenty-Five.
Camp Chamberlain, Mantle, Aug Ia
The weather gods have been very
good to the soldier boys encampeG al
Mantle this week. No loEelier Weata'
er than that Of Monday, "Wednesday
and Thursday of this week could have
been desired by the members Of the
Connecticut National Guard and con
sequently the boys are more than en-
joying camp life. ...l
The most interesting event at camp
on Wednesday for the members OF the
local companies was the receiving Oh
a twenty year service medal oy Gap
tain D. e. Fitzpatrick of Co u. Ii
was presented to him by the state.
With the exception Of Colonel .Snener'
who has served about twenty-five
wears in the Guard, no other officer IN
the entire Second regiment mas seq
more years of service than the popa-
lar captain of Co G. His Is RECORD
of which any officer might be proud.
Enlisting as a private i'll the slarR
guard i'll October, 1888, he was pre-
NOTED to +he office OF second heute. +
ant in October. 1883. He retained
this office until October, 1887, when ne
was deservedly advanced to the RANK
Of first lieutenant. From that lHie
until February 5, 1899, he held the po-
sition of first lieutenant, performing
the duties in an admirable manuel
On the resignation of Captain A. r.
wolf, February 5, 1899, he was pro
NOTED to the captaincy. he IS wen
liked bv the members of the company
and by his fellow officers fn the oeco4u
regiment He possesses Lh0rousn
knowledge Of military tactics Yes
tefday he was acting major in the pat
TALON and regimental drill IN whlc''
he was astride a fine horse. ne
handled himself and the horse In an
Admirable manner. The maneuvers
consisted of street column dr1nlng'
1t was 0ne of the most successfu'
drills of the week.
lieutenant Sandland of Co A was
acting adjutant Of the First Dafraaaoh
i'm the regimental drill yesterday morn
ing. Sergeant Bangs of Co A TOOK
Harry Morrison's place as sergeant
major of the Second battalion, Whlle
Sergeant Smith of Co, A was sergeant
major of the First battalion. All Gao
their work in a manner worthy OF
much commentator.
The guard details for I1rursoay
were as follows: Go G-Corporai
Bgan, Privates Vickers, w. Slavln,
Donahue and Lawlor. Co A-CorpoGal
Spencer, Privates Bessinger, Mekeon'
Christian, Taylor and GTieder.
Priyates D. f.. Lawlor and W. Sla-
vim of Co O. and a private OF 20 f.
New Haven, made such fine appear
ance in guard moTnt that the ofhcer
was in doubt as to which one he
should select to be the colonePs order
1y. Finally the GO r man was Sc
lected, while the two Co G boys were
placed sentinels in front Of the col
onePs tent. .#.
The marks received by the local
companies for inspection of quarters
and the policing of the company
streets so far this week are as fol
lows: Tuesday-Co G, inspection OF
quarters 100, policing 100; Co A, in
spection of quarters 100, policing 100.
Wednesday: Co G, inspection of
quarters 100, policing 100; Co A, in
spection of quarters 100, policing IS.
Thursday, both companies received
100 in each. The inspecting officer
told Quartermaster Sergeant Bowe of
Co G as he passed through the COM
pany's street tHat 1T was the finest po-
Iced and neatest street in the regi-
ment. The boys felt a sensation like
that of the .'sweI1ed head when they
heard of these compliments.
Private Maurice Culhane is very
fond of singing ''Sweet Kathleen" etc,
Sergeant Frank Brett is one of the
best liked non-cO4n4niSSioned officers in