The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-20

now busily engaged in preparing the
pay RON. which will amount to the SUN,
OF $4,000. furnished equally by the
State and by the United States. Tho
whole cost of the trip. including the
pay roll will amount to $1,000, Of
which $500 Is for subsistence and $500
for transportation. But the oncamp-
ment Will prove to have been we'll
worth the cost. for the battalion is
learning more and moro every day,
and tho men are experiencing camp
conditions like those of actual service.
This mornings work included tent
drill. in which the men are exercised
In pitching their shelter tents in Us
short time as possible.
Then came the usual "details. Ser
seant James H. Drake, OF Company D,
Is In charge OF the sanitation squad
"orking under the general supervision
OF Captain Bright. Armed with pick
axe and shovel and cans IF dis!nfe,-
tants, this squad proceeds to work
Immediately after morning drill. and
then Sergeant Jimmie" puts them
through the manual, pickaxes and
After the Blues leave Camp William
Richardson ought to bring fancy
prioe as site for q sanatorium
Joint Officers Schools.
TWO Joint non-commiss stoned officers
schools were held to-day--Companie
A and under the direction of Lieu
tenant r s Knox. United states Army.
and Companies C and D under the d.
rectton of Captain s. S. Hopwood.
United States Marine Corps The non
CONS are In the school of instruction
an hour every day. besides having TO
perform their other duttes.
Ihe feature OF the morning hours of
relaxation was a baseball game be-
tween Companies a and B, Company
y winning by a score of ~ to S. Tom
Royster was chief rooter for Company
Is. but owing to mis- being slightly
on color failed to do the effective
roofing which had been expected OF
him' TIE game was finished Just after
mess call, bit, there was plenty let.
Tor the players mhs.. they came IN.
The lineup of theN, two teams fol-
Company A-Sweeney catcher: Lob
man. pitcher: Collins. shortstop: Glib
son. first base; Burke. Joe. second
base: Lewis. third base: McDowe1i LETT
held; Epps. centre field; Burke, ]. j..
right field
Company R-Clarke. pitcher: Wad-
dell. right field: Meade. shortstop;
Jones. second base: Dennis. catcher:
Augustine. first base; Mercer. third
base; Marston, left field: Jacobs CEN
ire field
Fire in Privnte's Tent.
me only disagreeable feature of the
day vas fire in the tent OF E. s. Mac
intosh and F. s. Jacobs. OF Company B.
the latter's cot, blanket and pouch
neiQs practically destroyed by the
names. The fire smoldered for some
time before being discovered 1t was
extinsuished By earth and sand The
tent was not damaged. The origin al
the fire is unknown. but is supposed
cite
The grand celebration of the en-
campment. the finale OF the recreation
periods. will be held Friday night,
when the camp Will be Illuminated by
l'4oo Japanese lanterns. ASdered to-
Gay from Richmond by lieutenant
Jams McGraw, Jr., OF Company G In
charge of the entertainment commit.
tee.
General Invitations to Basic City
and w aynesboro have been issued ami
Richmond is also included in the IN.
Nitauon kimono and pajama parades
VIII be features of the evening. and
the Tour company captains will do the
famous skirt dance Refreshments
VIII be served, and 1t will be CAV
time while the FUN lasts before The
call fer lights out"
captain Shafer is officer of the day:
Lieutenant Fuller officer of the guard
me camp illumination will take
place from 1880 to 10 o'clock Friday
night Lieutenant James McGraw, Jr..
or Company c. will be commander-in-
chlet; Elicit Ready adjutant; Cor
poral Charles p. Brigges. major of tho
bull frog parade, with Stanford
Hutcheson. sergeant-major; John Au-
gusttne. major OF the kimono parade :
Lester White, major OF pajama pa :.
rade: Sergeant H. B. Weisiger, chair
director. and Joe Kessnich will be
bandmaster.