Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-04
GUARDS PREPARING
FOR COMING CAMP
ssmi.Annual Inspection and Mus.
Ter Held on Tuesday Evening.
INSPECTION WAS GRATIFYING

,A,,,v.Five Men Responded to Com
m,rd, and inspectors Found Uni
forms and Equipments In Good Con-
dition-To Leave October 10.
Company H, Second Infantry, Flor
,do State Troops, the Gainesville
yards of which Captain John w.
Blanding is in command, is making
every preparation for the coming en-
campment which viii be held at
pensacola with the United States
Coast Artillery, beginning on the 10Th
inst .
Captain Blanding is ably assisted in
the command Of his company by First
Lieutenant Warren and Second Lieu
tenant w. d. Wheeler, two military
men of experience. Lieutenant War
rem was transferred from the Frank
I'm County Guards, Apalachicola,
where he served with efficiencys.Yhile
Lieutenant Wheeler is a gr&duate nd
formerly an officer at East Florida
Seminary. So
On Tuesday evening the company,
which has been drilling regularly
twice a week for the past month,
held the semi-annual inspection and
muster. The inspection was well at
tended here, thirty-fiVe men respond
ing to the command. The inspection
was conducted by the commanding
officer and his lieutenants, and the
soldiers made a very creditable
record, their uniforms, arms and ac-
coutrements as a rule being found
in first-class condition.
There was also an inspection of
the Micanopy squad, consisting of
fifteen men, which was conducted by
Sergeant VIM. P. WEIGH. Sergeant
Welch reported everything satisfac-
tory.
For the past two weeks Captain
Banding has been instructing his men
in picket duty, and in this line they
have become very proficient.
The following order has been issued
by Commander Banding:
"Armory Co. H, End Infantry F. S, T.,
Gainesville, Fla, Oct. l, 1907.
Orders No. 10.
= a. In accordance with G. o. No. II,
A. G. o, C. s., this company will take
part in the coast defense maneuvers
with the U. s, Coast Artillery at
Pensacola, Fla, beginning October
10Th. This will necessitate leaving
Gainesville on October 18th. Orders
covering this movement in detail will
be issued at later date.
III, All members of the company
will be required to attend these exer-
cises unless granted a furlough. All
applications for turlough must be
made in writing and addressed to
the commanding officer of the Second
Infantry, Orlando, Fla, and handed
or mailed to me Immediately. All
members not excused and who fail
TO report will be tried by court mar
'ial at the conclusion OF the encamp-
ment.
Ill In addition to the regular uni
form and equipment issued to each
man, which will include one Kahki col
ored flannel shirt. all members viii be
required to supply themselves with
The following articles: At least one
extra shirt, either flannel or cham
pray one black necktie, two suits of
under clothes, three pairs socks. two
PAIRS shoes. one of which must be
russell leather No low-Quarter shoes
viii be allowed. Also two towels, one
blanket and necessary toilet articles.
Blue uniforms will not be taken 10
camp, and no white collars, Gifts,
etc will be required. The articles
mentioned above will. of course. in
clude those worn by each soldier, and
VIII not be in addition to what is
worn.
" Copies Of this order furnished
10 members will be retained by them
Tor reference. an shelter. tent rolls
VII be inspected before leaving for
lamp and no excuse for failure to
empty with Par. OF this order will
.' accepted"