The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-12
CAMP week
STARTS OFF
SPLENDIDLY
Camp ouonset. July Il.

lamp Quonsct, Juy X.
To such people as have never seen the
sights OF practical military encamp-
ment, and whose knowledge OF the state
Is limited to the witnessing OF the
few street parades In which our citizen
soldiery take part. this camp at ouonset
Point would prove a revelation as TO what
a vast amount OF work can be done. and
splendidly done too. in a very short time.
There is little OF the sham show here.
Everything Is businesslike. or perhaps
warlike Is the better word. Tho broad
acres OF moved parade ground with its
edging OF white tents to the north. Its
fringe OF woodland to the east and south.
furnish a most adequate and efficient
scene for the many manoeuvres that
make up the business OF the day.
UNION OF STATE AND NATION.
In the opinion OF many OF the brigade
officers, this present encampment IL the
most complete In detail and successful In
conduct up TO the present that the state
has eyer held Under the recent union OF
the state with the National government
In the conduct OF the militia the improve
ment has been most marked. The men
are in camp now for drilling and not for
pleasure, as has been the apparent idea
in past years.
The exertions OF the day in arriving
and pitching camp so told on the men
that last night there was little OF the
hilarity and excitement as on other
nights In camp and that furnish so much
fun for everyone
TEN LESS THAN LAST YEAR
The total number OF officers and men In
camp, according 10 the report published
by Lieut., Col warfleld last evening, is
i022. l07 officers and 917 men, exclusive OF
the two bands and the hired drivers or
the two batteries. against 1892 last year
with one more company In camp. There
are. therefore. 10 men less. though %
tents more than last year.
The Second Regiment again outnumbers
the First bringing g officers and 2es men.
against 81 officers and 2T men for the
other infantry organization. The superb
ority numerically OF the Second Regiment
would have been considerably greater had
IL brought the full eight companies TO
camp The battalion Of cavalry made a
fine showing in point of attendance, the
total number present being l3 officers and
" men, with but six absentees Troop
OF Providence shares with Company u.
Second Regiment. OF Pawtucket. the hon
or OF being the only large command TO
bring its full strength OF 80 men to Quon-
set
CAMP LAYOUT AND ROSTER.
The camp is laid out by regiments. the
First Regiment being on the right FAC
ing the parade ground. with the Second
Regiment next I'm order and then tho
mounted commands. The First Separate
company, which has been temporarily as
signed 10 the First Battalion OF the Fec
ond Regiment has its camp on the ex-
treme left OF the Second Regiment lines.
The complete list OF comma nds In camp
and the numbr OF men serving with each
Is as follows:
Brigade stafr-13 officers. ! man: Signal
Corps-1 officer. IL men; First Regiment:
Headduarters-l2 officers, } men; Com
pany A officers. n men: Company B-3
officers rs men; Company ca Officers
"A men: Company D-3 officers, sc uicn;
Company E-3 Officers 32 men: Company
F--S officers. 80 men: Company G-3 Of
hcers. 3s men: Company Ii-3 officers, ~
men: total, First Regimen. 81 officers, 27
men, Second Regiment: Company A-3
officers ~ men; Company BIS officers,
40 men: Company D--3 officers, rs men:
Company E-2 officers 45 men: Company
F--2 officers, 81 men: Company G-3 offi-
GERS. AZ men: Company H-3 officers, IS
men: total. Second Regiment. % officers.
2sS men. First Separate company-S offi-
GERS. IS men, Battery A officers. 50
men, Machine Gun Battery-3 officers. 50
men; First Battalion Cavalry: Head
quarters--7 officers. men: Troop A-3
officers, 4s men: Troop B--3 officers, AZ
men, total cavalry. I3 officers. n men.
| Hospital Corps-3 officers, % men.
OFFICERS OF THE DAY.
Lieutenant Colonel Forsyth ,as ofYi-
| Ger of the day yesterday, and those for
| the remainder OF the weeks are: Tues
day, Major Thomas F. McGill. Second
Regiment, Infantry; Wednesday, Major
Charles H. Ledward. First Regiment,
Infantry; Thursday. Major Peter A.
Sweeney. Second Regiment. Infantry:
Friday. Major Alex II. Johnson, FIRST
Regiment Infantry: Saturday. Liouten-
ant Colonel Luke H. Callan, Second Regi-
ment, Infantry.
Major Price OF the United States Aftil-
lery Corps at Fort Greble, Is inspecting
officer for the Federal government.
The brigade will be reviewed BIZ the
connmander-in-chief, His Excellency Gov
Car IT,