The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-11
WITH THE BOYS IN BLUE;
THEIR LIFE AT NIANTIC
A MODEL CAMP HAS COLONEL
sUCHER AND HIS MERRY MEN.

| SUCHER AND HIS MEhhL III E@A'
Brigade Encampment to be Held Next
Year-RegimentaI Camps to be Held
in Alternate Years-TwO Musicians
New Observation-Disclosures and Sere-
naded by Their COmrades-Camp
officers Chosen for To-day-Stories
About the Boys and News Oe Day
Visitors Day To-day.
We're one to draw a comparison be-
twsen the present day regimental camp
at Mantle and the former brigade
camps which have been held in other
years at the same place they might
well do it in the words of the Celt who,
in comparing two objects, said: Sure,
| they're so alike because they're so diff
ferent."
| To one familiar with former condi-
lions during brigade encampments a
visit to Camp Roberts under existing
circumstances cannot help but impress
him with the radical change. Where in
former years have stood thu tents Of
the governor, his staff, the brigade
staff the press, the hospital corps, the
signal corps, ETC., all is now bare grass.
The Second regiment, instead Of only
Having one-fourth. of the space on the
Iother side of the parade ground, now
has practically all the space, except
that occupied by the Signal corps and
the First Separate company of New
Haven.
The layout of the tents of the Second
regiment is much like that CT the last
brigade camp of 1903, only the tents are
laid out more extensively in accordance
with the additional space. Back of the
companies tents are those of the off,
GERS, the same as in former years, only
broader In their scope. At the left OF
these is the hospital tent, those of the
Hospital corps, the Signal corps and
the First Separate company.
There are no brigade officers tents at
Mantle this year, and those Of the gov
ernor and his staff are away off at one
side of the right of the line. They pre-
s:nted a somewhat barren appearance
yesterday, all being closed and for the
most part unoccupied.
On account of the absence of the
higher state officers there is scarcity
of gold braid and the pomp and splen-
dor of former years, which is also no
ticeable. Thsse are only few of the
things which tend to make Camp Rob-
erts far different from the camps Of
other years.
s,f, no unity in
terest by military men all over the
state crept out in rather unofficial
way yesterday, but still there seems to
be little doubt as to its authenticity.
The statement was made by one Of the
men higher up" that 1t had BEEN prac-
lticalIy decided to hold an old-time bril-
gade encampment next year, and after
that alternate every year between a
brigad4 and regimental camp. There
is also considerable talk about extend
- ing the period of time for the next bri-
gade encampment from one week to
two or possibly three weeks, but weth-
n or not this win be done Is as yet an
uncertainty.
That the regimenta1 encampment is
a success is unquestionable. Man aft
or man, from colonel to private, from
one end of the encampment to the 9TH
or when Questioned yesterday, were
loud in their praise Of existing condi-
tons and many of those questioned
naive1y ended up by saying: And we
have never had so much fun here be-
fore.
The boys are all we'll and happy, al
Though many of them are badly sun
burned and are keeping the hospital
corps busy applying cold cream, etc.
The only occupant of the hospital yes
terday was a private who had slight
fever and who returned to his company
in the evening.
No complaints have been heard from
lany one concerning the rations, and all
interviewed said that the food had new
er been better.
The sanitary condition is good and
healthy. 1t has never been better, and,
lin fact, is an Improvement over former
Years in many respects.
Camp Roberts is a most orderly one,
land, with the exception of the detention
of two musicians, an account of whose
adventures appears elsewhere in this
article, there were no detentions in the
guardhouse yesterday.
The officers of the day yesterday were
as follows:
Captain Henry Carter, Company A,
officer of the day.
Lieutenant Halpin, Company @, COM
mander of the guard.
Lieutenant Fruessenich, Company c.
Isupernumerary officer of the guard.
Private Harry Prescott, Company r,
orderly to the quartermaster-gen
Private Ralph Armstrong, Company
r, orderly to the colonel.
The officers of the day for to-day as
selected by Adjutant Welles, are as fol-
lows;
Captain CantiIlon, Company l., officer
of the day.
Lieutsnant Greenbaum, Company B,
commander of the guard.
Lieutenant Fitch. Company T. super
numerary officer Of the guard.
The weather conditions this week so
far have not been as favorable as they
might be, but, although it looked as
though there was going to be more rain