Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-31
States where is located the seat of s.
ooh, Listen to the Band"

ooh, Listen to the Band"
Each regiment of regulars has its band
of music, and the District of Columbia, In
addition to band of thirty pieces. pcs
sesses most efficient corps of field music.
All this is lovely were it not for the TACT
that guard mounting in the afternoon &C.
ours al the same time for each organiza-
ton. The bands few hundred faet rom
one another, of course, have 10 play, al
at the same time, and all independent Oh
the others. the selections oeing all amer
ent. 1t would require an individual Wild
numerous as the legs of centipeoe
to follow ;ippreciably the many airs SUD-
bands playing thusly are fer better thiit
no bands at ALL especially in military
camp.
The same applies TO the trumpeters Ep;h
brigade, regimental and separate orgdnl-
zation headquarters has bug'er- can
is sounded at division headquarters ana
then the others vie with one another 10
Guido the leader Each bugler starts TO
blow on his OWE account utterly dlsre-
gardng the others. The effect is somewhat
the same in the case of the bands.
When mention is made of arduous work.
and of the fact that the National Guards
men from the District of Columbia are kept
on the go, the army mule should not De
overlooked. The army mule is everywhere
and so is the army teamster. Without
them the camp would probably be an I'M
possibility. Night and day the army mule
hours off. He hauled the Districts ten'age.
and baggage, and rations and everything
else that required hauling and Is still at
II, with absolutely no indications of being
relieved. The consensus of opinion neie is
that the army mule is by all means emitted
TO a medal of honor.
Routine of Duty.
The following calls are observed through
out the camp:
Reveille--First call, 5:l5 am; reveille,
$40 am; assembly, $40 am; fatigue call
police) Immediately after roll call; sick
call, $40 am; mess, $50 am.
Drill-First call, $50 M; assembly,
a m; recall, 1t:4J a In; mess, u M; drill
practical engineering), $50 pm; first ser
geants' call 4 pm; fatigue call tpolice).
Ais pm; guard mounting, first call, 4:2o
PM; guard mounting, assembly, 4;30 pm;
mess, $50 pm.
Retreat-first call. $50 pm; assembly. 6
pm; officers call (on lecture days, I:2d
pm; tattoo pm; taps, 10 pm
Commanding officers of camps of mounted
troops issue orders for calls for stables,
water, etc., not required for dismounted
troops. Formations at retreat and reveille
are under arms commissioned officer at
tends all roll calls. Companies are inspect
ed at retreat.
Some Of the Requirements.
Visitors are not allowed in the limits of
the camps except by permission of their
commanders.
No soldier is permitted to leave the linn
It's of the camp except on individual writ
ten pass signed by the company conf
mander, and countersigned by the adjutant
of the organization to which he belongs.
A list of all passes granted by them is
furnished the provost marshal by the COM
manding officers of all organizations
To take advantage of pass soldiers are
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turn to the provost marShaIs tent, turning
in their pass on return.
Passes that will excuse soldier from
any duty or to be absent between taps and
reveilie have to be forwarded TO division
headquarters for approval.
Soldiers are forbidden to enter the prem
ises of citizens, their orchards, yards or
houses except by special permission of the
owner.
They have been notified to abstain from
all acts CT depreciation on private prop
erty.
Warning has been given that citizens have
the legal right to defend their property
against marauders.
All offenders against private property, it
is announced. will be punished by repara-
ton and to the limit of the civil and mill
tary law.
The hope is expressed by headquarters
that the conduct of the command will show
the citizens of the community that Ameri-
can soldiers are not to be dreaded, but
property and personal right
One on the Engineers.
Tools, such as picks, shovels and the
like, seem to be scarce hereabouts. A Ia
borer of Irish extraction was put to work
today on the roadway in front of District
militia headquarters. For want of some
thing better he was provided with one of
the comparatively small spades which are
mart of the equipment of the Army Corps
of Engineers. Most of the engineers tools
have rings at the ends of the handles in
order that they may be tied or strapped
together for shipment The diminutive
spade issued to the laborsr in question was
provided with such a ring. He struggled
with the implement patiently but did not
succeed In making much Roadway. Finally
he paused gazed at the understood spade
contemptuously and remarked in a tone
much louder than whisper:
This is the first time l was ever put to
work with a watch CHARM c. F. G.
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