West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-24
CAMP LIFE IN The GUARDS.
Company g OF KingwOOd. Wins the
Cup For the Best Record
az Target Range.
Special from the Front
CAMP DAWSON, Aug. II.
Shoo iy don't you bother me
For belong to Company G."

around record of any company in
camp. We have good big COM
pany of good sized men and they
are on to their job too, and the head
officers know it, as we have more
details than any other company in
camp. Capt. Pierce has been act
ing Major of the Third Battalion,
ever since we arrived in camp and
will be commissioned Major. First
Lieut.. c. r. Sherwood is acting
Captain and in command of the
company. ]. Slidell Brown is act
ing First Lieutenant and John b.
Ford, acting Second Lieutenant and
Vernon Fortney acting First Ser
geant. None of us have received
our commissions yet. All commits
stoned officers were ordered up for
examination that were up for promo
ton. The examination was held at
Brigade Headquarters and conduct
ed by board composed of Lieut..
Col. Bsngley of Wheeling and Mai.
Jesse l.. Cramer of the Second Reg
iment and Maj. Brady of the Engi-
neer Corps. 1t was hard enough
for regular army officers as the grad
uating class from West Point and
some of the boys expected to fail,
but ii is reported that but one man
from the First Regiment "hunked. ;"
l. b. Bowermaster, one of our Ser
geants, is Sergeant Major of the
Third Battalion and Corporal Bill
Riley is Orderly at Battalion Head
quarters. Art EvIck is detailed for
special service at Brigade Head
quarters. Corporal Hayes and PR.
vate Lowers have been on detail in
charge of the target range. We
have 81 men here besides our cook,
who is a gentleman of color, and
the best cook in the regiment. He
has a full dress white uniform, with
white shoes and cap to match and
when he gets it all on, is the most
stylish thing in camp. 1t has rained
three nights on US and this Ohio
river sand gets soft and ugly when
wet but dries out rapidly when the
sun comes out. The camp IS about
four miles up the river above Par.
kersburg, with the Ohio River Rail-
road on one side and the trolly line
between Parkersburg and Marietta
on the other side. Our company
street is at the extreme east side of
camp next to the trolley line, except
that the First Regiment Band is on
a line with US to our left. Our band
beats the band of the Second Regi-
ment all to pieces. We have been
very busy all the time and but little
time for rest or recreation, specially
for the officers. If any one thinks
we are having picnic let him look
over this program for each days
work. The calls are as follows:
First call for reveille, 5:1s a. m.
Reveille, s:z5 a. m.
Assembly $500 a.. m.
| Roll call to be followed by Is
minutes Setting up exercises"
Mess call (breakfast) 8 a. m.
Sick call, 6:3o a. m.
Fatigue call, Gas a. m.
Drill call lba,tsllion), 6:so a.. m.
Assembly, ] a. m.
Recall, $500 a. m.
Guard mount Q a. III.
Assembly, 9 a. m.
Adjutsnps call, 9:r5 a. m.
Drill call company, TO a. m.
| Assembly, 1910 a. m.
Recall, 1910 a. m.
School lNC.OJ, 1920 a. m.
Recall from fatigue, II:5o a. m.
First sergeanps call, 1890 a. m.
Mess call (dinner), - m.
School (ofhcers), $50 p. m.
Drill call brigade rregimentall,
ago p. m.
Assembly, 3 p. RI
Recall, ago p. 10.
First call (parade), 5:45p. m.
Assembly $50 p. m.
Adjulanps call, 3 p. m.
Mess call (supper), Immediately
after parade
/ Tattoo, 9.3o p. m.
Call TO quarters, o:45 p. 10.
Taps, TO p. RI.
Company G is feeling good just
now over capturing the Davis Cup
for the best team work al target
| practice. Several Of our best marks
men had been shooting a. our home