The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-09
THE R. |. BRIGADE
ENTERS CAMP At
QU0NSET POINT

Today the Brigade OF Rhode Island MIL
itia went into camp at Quonset Point,
which for the following week will be the
center of activity ana military life OF
Little Rhody.
Notwithstanding the lowering skies ana
the light but dismal rain OF this morn
ing, the spirit OF the boys in blue and
khaki who left today was not a bit
dampened and from the present indica-
tions the encampment this year bids fair
to be the most successful in the history
OF the brigade
For several days past details from the
various organizations have been down 10
the Point laying out the plan under the
efficient guidance OF Capt. Clarence III.
Greene. brigade engineer. GeneraI Tan'
ner went down on Thursday and de-
tall from the Second regiment the same
day. Friday saw the detail from the First
regiment on the way and on Saturday
the cavalry detail followed
The Machine Gun Battery. under the
command OF Capt r. Merle Bixpy, ieft
the city at IL o'clock last night and
reached camp about 9 o'clock this morn
ing. Battery A left this morning at
o'clock and reached the Point at o'clock
and gave notice OF the arrival by ma
tional salute OF u guns Shortly after
the hour OF the cavalry battalion pulled
out and the Pawtucket troop followed
about o'clock.
All the infantry commands, the Hos
pital corps and the Signal corps went
down on the Warwick. leaving the Fall
River wharf at Q o'clock, the Pawtucket.
Woonsocket and River Point companies
coming TO this city by train. The camp
wharf was reached about II o'clock and
the troops marched up the long road 10
the camp. where tent floors were put IN
position and the tents on the floors in
rolls. Then the boys set to pitching
the tents, and when this was accom-
plished dinner was served
QUICK TO WORK
Following the dinner there was little
time lost and the regular weeks duties
began and will be strictly followed out
during the life OF the camp about as
follows:
First call, 5:45 a. m; reveille assembly.
roll-eall and setting-up drill a. m:
breakfast $3.50 m: general police OF COM
panies, a. m; sick call 7:l5 a. m:
First sergeants' call 7:3O a. m; first cap
for drill 7:50 a. m. assembly a. m.
recall a. m: inspection OF quarters 9:l5
a. m; orderly call. $3.50 a. m: first call.
n.
recall II a. m: dinner II M; officers
school OF instruction 1 D. m; first call.
drill 2:l5 p. m. assembly 2:25 p. M: recall
p. M. first call, parade (for infantry
4:45 p. m; assembly 4:55 p. m; muster at
close OF parade; supper s y. m. first
call, regimental guard mount. e35 D. m.
assembly 6:45 p. m; retreat and roll call.
hrst call, 1:So p. m; tattoo 1880 p. m;
taps II p. m.
OFFICERS OF THE DAY.
Brigade officers OF the day are detailed
as follows; Monday, Lieut.. Col. George
A. Forsyth. First regiment: Tuesday
Maj. Thomas F. McGill Second regiment;
Wednesday. Maj. Alex II. Johnson. First
regiment; Thursday, Maj Peter A.
Sweeney, Second regiment: Friday. Maj
III. Ledward. First regiment; Saturday,
Lieut.. Col John a. o'Keefe. Second regi-
ment
Uncooked rations, based upon the al
lowance in u. s. Army regulations. will
be issued 10 each command during the en-
campment, upon requisltion. The COM
pontnts OF the ration may be varied in
quantity. or In articles called for. by the
issue OF milk. eggs. butter. cheese. fruits.
and fee, sufficient 10 make up the value
Of the per diem allowance.
Capt Marcus II. Marchant OF the Hosi
pital Corps will detail two privates, to re-
port to Major Augustus w. Calder sur
geon LIST Battalion cavalry: one HOSPITAL
steward and one private 10 report TO
Capt. Charles H. Weaver OF Battery A.
and one hospital toward and one private
TO report TO Capt T. Merle Bixby OF the
Machine Gun Battery.
Major Augustus w. Calder. surgeon OF
the First Battalion Cavalry. will. in ad-
dition to his other duties. assume charge
OF the medical departments OF the First
Separate Co.. Battery A. and Machine
Gun Battery, Lieut.. Col. Chas. F. Sweet.
medical director, win supervise the med
ical department OF the signal corps.
The following officers are assigned 10
muster unattached organizations: Lieut.
Col Chas. +. Sweet. medical director. to
Hospital Corps; Capt Horace l.. Man
chester. provost marshal. to Machine Gun
Battery: Capt. Henry C. Cram, Judge ad-
vocate, TO LIST Separate Co; Capt Richard
l.. b. Bowen. Asst. Insp OF r. p. TO Bat
terry: Capt. Maurice II. Cook. signal offi-
GER TO signal corps
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
During the encampment there will be
two band ccaearts- each eveniag-ene at
brigade headquarters and one at regi-
mental headquarters, the bands alternat-
ing
Friday will be Governors Day. when
the commander in -chief and his stan
will visit the camp. The cavalry bat
talon will meet the governor on the
road west OF the camp and escort him TO
brigade headquarters, and when the head
Of the line appears al the camp gate Bat
terry A will fire salute OF II guns.
Gov. Utter will hold reception to the
commissioned officers at 1890 and will re-
view the brigade at o'clock. Battery
A and the Machine Gun Battery will give
an exhibition drill on the parade grounds
previous TO the review.