Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-21

Inc blfu Wisconsin Regiment OF
the State National Guard went into
camp at the military reservation on
Saturday and their term OF annual SER
vice will have ceased on Friday after
| noon next, when camp win break. The
First and Second regiments of twelve
companies each, have already been
here. Besides the twelve companies Of
| Third regiment the Tenth battalion of
four companies is here for the week,
making about twelve hundred soldiers
now IN camp, consisting of sixteen COM
| panies. This constitutes a very formid-
able body of men and is a most pleas
ant experience for soldiers and visitors
in camp.
Our state military resei vato1 is said
to be the finest located OF any state
guard drill grounds in the whole sister
hood of states. The grounds constitute
one thousand acres Of laid Immediately
north Of the village of Camp Douglas.
/ The place is admirably located for the
purposes for which it is used. The
grounds are we'll seeded and Of sandy
SOIL SO that no matter how hard-it may
rain there is nc standing water an hour
following a storm. Brazenly conspicu-
GUS are studded great pyramids Of crag-
| ged rocks here and there on all sides Of
| the reservation. The drill fields for
troops are all that could be desired ard
| the two rifle ranges are situated much
as if the Grand Artiiirer Of the universe
! hau designed the whole landscape and
surroundings for the purpose To which
| the soldiery of our commonwealth have
appropriated them.
Doubtless the average citizen thinks
| the Wisconsin National Guard has
great big carouse and holiday on these
annual expeditions to the reservation
In this they are mistaken. for there is
scarcely an hour or a minute of the
week IS encampment that is unoccupied
with marching, practice shooting and
general camp maneuyerg, and the pri-
yate soldier especially Is fun Of cxer-
else in the manly arts OF war. In sub
sanitation OF tais Iquote the daily rou-
tine.
MANY BUGLE CALLS.
Following is list Of the bugle calls
as they are sounded every day in camp:
Reveille-
First call -5:25 d. Is.
Boom Of cannon. Band marches up
and down company streets Of the camp
playing double quick air.
Reveilie 5:35.
Assembly
Police $3.50.
Mess $40.
Sick -G:50
nrill-B0l
Heeall-l000.
First sergeant Hoo.
Mess-12;00.
Drill ll-2:00 p m.
Recall $50
Police $40
Guard mounting
First cail-3:j5.
Assembly 100.
Parade AS ordered
Mess 500
Tattoo 500.
Call 10 quarters -945.
/ Taps - ii lj--Retire.
TIE comHIgsARY.
Two interesting buildings on the
/ reservation are the commisssry and
/ the store house. The former is "A
! wooden structure Of considerable size
/ in which Is kept the meat. potatoes
coffee, butter. bread and all the rations
( Of the regiment All Of these gYypljea
are purchased in largt quantities. and
( q spur line permits the freight ears to
+ be run directly to the rear Of the build
/ ing Bread comes IN nearly carload
I lots from Milwaukee. All the ratlons
are issued % the various COMPANIES by
/ weight and careful record is kept
+ If a company receives overweight Of
any thing on o3e day it forms q setof
/ for the next, so that 10 company re-
/ ceives more than its fair allowance for
/ its actual number Of men Each com.
pauy's detail is compelled TO grind lis
/ own coffee at the -c0mmissary buiiding
Staff officers generally cat IN a private
boarding tent by themselves and pay
handsome figure for the weekfs
meals Line officers. as rule. eat
with their respective companies. and
( their meals arc brought 70 them from
I the kitchen to their tents.