Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-18
Boys are Having Good Time and
Behaving Themselves.
WILL START FOR HOME TODAY
Huntington Rifles compIimented In
Having Brigade and ReeImental
orderIes Selected from Ranks of
Company.

CAMP JOHN SMITH, June H.
On Monday. June 9r.,, the members
OF Huntington Rifles (omlcialiy
known as Co. c., list Virgania In
1antry), packed their military imped-
lrmenta and betook themselves 10
Camp John Smith just outside the
END sition grounds to 20 into the ten
ten days encampment rs required by
the law, passed by Congress in
1901
Arriving at thy camp. the boys
were assigned 10 quarters. (tents
having already been pitched, kitchen
provided for, etc), and became Il
part and parcel OF the Virginia hri.
gade under General Cecil G.. Vaughan.
Jr. The brigade is composed OF
thee regiments, the I'D under Col
onel RI +. Leedy, l.uray; the TOth,
under Colonel VIM. T. Perry, Staun-
ton and the list. under Colonel Thos.
I. Nottingham. Norfolk.
The camp is In grove, ana Is
laid of with military precision. In
rear of the Virginia camp is located
battery of United States Regular
Artillery. and squadron of the 18th
Unite States Cavalry, while. fur
Their still to the rear the tents or
the 23d United States Infantry dot
the landscape. Attached to THE I'D
Virginia is the Richmond Light In
fantry Blues Battalion of three com.
panies under Major Bowles. while
the first battalion of Virginia artii-
lery under Major Nj. c. Keeling, OF
Norfolk. report direct to General
Vaughan.
Battery a Of this battalion DIETER
known as the Richmond Howitzesl
arrived in camp June 18th, having
travelled over hundred miles from
Richmond overland, and reached the
camp III schedule time. The can
noneers in heavy marching order
with faces rs brown as their khaki
uniforms presented aSmost soldierly
appearance and brought back mem.
cries of old times to many who had
seen their predecessors on another
and boodier field.
Hours of Camp.
BY order of General Vaughan the
following were published as the hours
for camp duties:
First call reveille $3.50 a. M. as
sembly 5:45 a. m; sick call, 600
a. M; mess call, CHS a. m; first
sergeants call, ZOO n. M: first call
for guard mount, 7:15 Il. M; assem-
bly, guard details. 1880 a. M; fatigue
call. 500 n. m; first call for drill,
S:15 a M; assembly. $40 n. M. re
call, 1000 n. M; mess call. 1900
noon; first call for drill, 2:40 y. m;
drill call 2:45 p. m; assembly, 800
p. IN; recall. 400 y. M: first call
parade, $40 p. m; assembly, 500
d. M. mess call, GOO p. m; tattoo
1900 p. M; taps HEB p. III.
From the above our readers Will
see that the soldier boys are kept
Oh the move pretty steadily and the
when the weather and the special
observances of Georgia and Virginia
Days interfcrred.
Largest Company.
When the local company counted
noses, Captain Moore reported, three
officers and forty-three men, n total
OF forty-slx and the largest company
in the fist regiment. The following
answered roll call:
Captain, G. C. Moore.
Lieutenants-C. W. Franklin and
G.. H. lluppert.
First Sergeant-John G. Gooch.
Quartermaster sergeant - Alfred
sergeants-F. d. Allen, G. 9. Moss,
l. r. Benton and b. A. Johnston.
C5rporals-A. L.. Terregan. T.. l..
Lambert, II. r. Adams. o. l.. Hol-
land, VIM. II. Williams and .. Is.
Fisher.
Musician-H. r. Bergman.
Artificer-J. j. Walsh