The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
The Tented Field and Surrounding
Hills Make a Beautiful Picture.
saneuvres Witnessed by Thousands of Residents
and Visitors.
Entire Brigade Will Parade Through the Streets
Tomorrow, Saturday, at Noon.

+ up tent is the work of but few
moments for two men.
! After the tent is erected, the two
cots are placed in position along the
wall, one upon each side. The blank
ct is unrolled and placed upon the cot,
and the job is complete, except for
such articles as the soldier may take
from his kit and place within easy
reach for his daily needs-a comb,
toothbrush, shaving apparatus, &C.
The regulations forbid the men
sleeping in their uniforms, but the
weather was so cool Sunday and Mon
day nights that many of the men we're
compelled to do this to get any sleep.
How the Soldiers Dress.
For field work the First and Fourth
Regiment have uniforms of light-coI-
ored khaki, with soft hats to match,
while the Fifth Regiment has a uni
form of dark or olive khaki, with cap
of same color. The latter uniform is
much neater in appearance, although
neither of them is so striking as the
old uniform Of blue. The shiny brass
buttons have disappeared, and these
are now made of gun metal of a
darker shade than the cloth, and are
unpublished. Gold lace, too, has gone
with the brass buttons. Letters desig-
mating the company and regiment,
scabbards, sword, belts, bayonets, and
all the accontrements of both the pri-
yate and the officer are today made of
dark, unpublished metal. All the
shiny trappings that formerly caught
and reflected the suns rays, and thus
! furnished a target for the enemys
sharpshooters, have been done away
with, and the work of soldering has
been placed upon a purely business
! footing. The man in the uniform of
today may not be SO attractive as
formerly, from the view point of sweet
sixteen, but he is better equipped for
the work he may some day be called
upon to perform. In protecting him
from the bullets of the enemy, our
military chieftains may accomplish
the double purpose of rendering him
immune to Cupid's darts.
What They Eat.
The troops are living on regular
army rations, which include fresh
meat, bacon, potatoes, rice, baked
beans, -four, tomatoes, onions, coffee,
sugar, condensed milk and jam. Con-
densed milk and jam were never is
sued to the Maryland National Guard
before. Major Walter V. Shipley,
chief commissary officer, got them for
the troops. Butter is not included in
the ration. The companies must pro-
vide it out of their own funds or go
without it. Butter is on the bill OF
fare at the officers mess, which is ser
we'd by special caterers employed by
Do
is in better condition than that OF the
other commands, because Colonel Clot-
worthy had board tables and mess
sheds erected out of the regiments
private fund No allowance for mess
tables was made by the state, nor was
any allowance made for civilian cooks.
Each company is, therefore, obliged
! to have an enlisted man do the cook
ing.
There was some trouble with the
commissary department on Sunday,
and the boys did not get their rations
promptly AS q result, the eating
houses and provision dealers did
rushing business on that day until
| late in the evening supplying the SOL
diers with food. Since then, however,
there has been plenty of it, and it Is
said to be of the best quality and we'll
prepared. soldier was overheard
throwing the hook into a fel1ow-sol-
der whom we will call Johnson be-
cause the latter was crltlcls1ng the
rations furnished. Said he: i know
Johnson we'll, have taken meals at his
house in Baltimore, and l know that
he does not get as good food at home
nor as much of it as ne gets IN camp,
| but to hear him kick you would think
he boarded at the Belvedere. That's
the way with most of these knockers.
Which goes to show that there is
! nothing the matter with the grub,
and so far as we have heard that is
the general opinion.
What Each Soldier Carries.
Each regiment takes its own equip
ment into the field Each enlisted
man carries about SAL worth of equip
ment on his back The following ar
ticles were issued to each man:
Khaki blouse, khaki trousers. khaki
breeches, service hat, hat cord, leg
! gings. shelter halves, shoes (russet),
shirts, belts and fasteners, suspend
ers. web canteen straps, canteens,
mess pans. knives, forks, spoons, tin
CUBS. sight covers, haversacks, oilers
and thong cases, brushes and thongs.
In addition to the above the men
will carry shovels, picks, wire cutters,
etc.
Daily Routine.
The order of daily duty in camp
j gives an idea of what the troops have
to do Here it is:
First call for reveille, 5.25 a. M;
reveille, $50; assembly ,5.45; sick call,
500; mess call, $50; police call, 7.30;
mess call, IL noon; first sergeant's
call, 12.45 p. M; first call for guard
mount, $40; assembly. 5.25; adju-
tant's call, $50; mess call, 6.15; first