The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-18
THE HONI|TzER.S
ENJOY GAM LIFE:
Two Hours II Battalion Drill
oil the parade
Grounds.
co., % AoeEs ENTERTA'Ns.
Dress Parade at -Four O'Clock
Concludes the Days
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Il CAMP w. 81 s1MONs, OCEAN v1I*.~s
VA, August 1.-THE past two days havo
been ideal ones for emp life with the
I1owitzcrs and Norfolk Blues here, tho
weather has been clear, with wind SHIFT
Ing to sea breeze from the northwest,
making It pleasant and cool. rho surf
IL grand, with waves above the average
for the bathcrs to enjoy themselves.
This morning there was q battalion
drill from 10 to Il o'clock. Captain Myers
In command, who put tho men of both
batteries through a thorough drill on
tho parade grounds back of the hotel,
and attracted good bit OF attention
from the guests OF the hotel and visitors
to tho View. 5t b
To-day Is Red Men's Day at the View
and naturally ALL of tho Red Men from
Norfolk and vicinity are on the grounds
The IIowItzcrs' arnorer. Barney a.
Cleary, who is their caterer on this trip,
LIS one OF tho happiest men In camp to
know that he Is pleasing the members
of the Howitzcr Battery by carefully
preparing the best that can be mad,
has foraged around and secured q goou
many extras for5thc bsys. serving them
with grand plum pudding for dinner
to-day, and Tomorrow he Ii preparing
an old-fashioned Virginia Bruns~lcK
stow.
Colonel Harry Hodges, of Norfolk, had
az his guests for supper at the Southerh
Pleasure Club last night Captain VII
liam NJ. Myers. Lieutenant = ". Min .,
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Howitzers, and Captains r. M. Workman
and James u. Phillips, Of the major s
staff. It was the universal opinion OF
nil of tho officers Colonel Hodges had
an his guests that he Is capital most,
and the feature OF last night wiz RANK
as ono Of the most pleasant Incidents OF
the encampment.
To-day. has apparently been what may
be termed as ladies' day IN the camp
and the Howitzers had as their guests
20 dinner Misses S. 3. Kaufman, Eta
Armistead and Mary Carter Myers. Of
Norfolk, and Miss Emily Evans. OF Rici'-
mond, and during the day Mesdames
{; ~. Toms, l., A. Conrad, C.. A. Nor
risette. IT, v, Duffy. Clifton Conrad,
Misses Florence and Lcatia DUH, Of NOT
folk. with Mrs. r. D. Hal ana ING
Misses Hall. OF Richmond, were guests
Of tho IIowitzers and partook OF hgnt
refreshments with them.
All OF the officers Of the battalion are
at this writing out or sail In lamp
ton Roads as guests Of Lieutenant ~. - =,
F'crrebce. OF the Norfolk Blues, VINO IS
sailing tfitin In one of the handsome
yachts OF the Hampton Roads a ',1 !.
c,luh. While there are no members Of
the battalion In hospital which IS pre-
sided over by the courteous gentleman
chief Hospital Sergeant r. NJ. a Atkinson,
n Norfolk, attached TO the Norfolk bines'
ne has had his hands full to dress nbra-
slons ana such small Injuries that are
generally expected on all camping trips.
Lieutenant p. c. Rees, Of the Howitzers'
is officer OF day, with Sergeant Cuthriei' !,
OF the Norfolk battery, as sergeant OF
the guard. :,
Dress parade this afternoon az = NJ u
winds up the days affairs,