Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-29

tents with their tin plates in hand and
We're weighed out a portion Of food
capable Of supplying their appetite,
hut had to eat in front OF their tents
or on the interior. while i!ss and other
insects did not help matters any,
Each company will now have a mess
tent located at the front OF the street.
Mess kits Will be taken along as usuaI.
but everyone Will eat in the special
mess tent, except the officers, vino
will mess oy bsttahons. Rations will
be drawn for seven days by the cap
tains. GOOD. solid food ana enouga
variety to satisfy particular craving
is expected to lie issued.
The hospital facilities are expected to
be strengthened by Il new plan re-
Gently adopted by the guard also. A
provisional field hospitsl. Tor both regi-
ments will be located IA the centre of
the line of tents, wn.eh wi.l he iooh ed
after ey the hospital corps of both
commands. This is the rrst time there
has been "A JOINT camp u Sea G.rt
There Will be detached regiment In
frmaries, however, where minor cases
will be cared for, the work at the pf
visional camp beng expected to be
mostly for instruction, except Big
cases are turned over 10 the corps.
Twenty-six men from the First Req
ment went TO the camp last .isht. tae
majority being from The hospI.tl corps.
to be II readiness for the arrIHal of
the regiments, and the f1fth .usj 1T
details. Those not attached - the hos
pital win erect tents Tor hea'iqrarfe's.
and are to he relieved as soon ~ tue
first guard goes on duty, late this
afternoon.
Attack and Defense Drill.
Lieutenant Endleott, OF the Fifth
United States Infantry, has been ie-
tailed by the government TO spsn1 he
week with the First. HE will lake The
men on the held several times L, NieAv
their capabilities in n~aneuverieg,
which viii consist largely in seeurin
positions for attack and defense and
maintaining them under heavy IRE,
working out such a problem thee
retleally. There will he some work.
digging trenches also on the beach.
1t will be the first year for Colonel
Van Walraven as commander of the
Fifth Regiment, and he has prepared
an active program that will keep his
soldiers we'll occupied during the week.
The men VIII have to erect their own
tents, and as they had the same task
last year on their arrival it is not ex-
pected there will he any delays, and at
the call OF a bugle all the tents will he
raised.
The men have been we'll supplied with
small spades, and this is taken to mean
that they will also receive instruction
in throwing up defenses and digg ng
trenches. This work will be carried on
along the beach front and the soldiers
will find the task strenuous, it is ex-
pected. Many problems are to be
worked out in the ~neighboring sections
n a sham battle may be a feature of
the weekend.
hand Concert Each Evening.
The First will have the front of line
at evening parade during the encamp-
ment this year. owing to seniority of
commanders. While General Hine was
commander of the Fifth that regiment
had the right OF line. There will be
band concerts each evening in front of
the tents of both eolonels that win at
tract hundreds, and tomorrow religious
services will be held ON the lawn near
the cottage of Governor Wilson. Cath
Ollie members of both regiments Will
attend masses in the big mess hall.
The stay at Sea Girt has always
meant a round of gaiety, but of recent
years there has been a tendency shown
to obtain more serious military work.
This condition has been brought about
by the attendance of regular army of
fieers at the camp, and the change has
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