Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-17

Food is prepared md cooked in the open,
and IL would seem that flies would mock
there in millions. But the scienilhc
policing and sanitary ARRANGEMENTS LOT
the disposal of refuse OF all Sorts nave
simply swatted the camp ny out OF ca
is,enee in the more nearly perfect or
CARNATIONS.
a housekeeper, and good one at that,
Then comes the-frst call Tor dFAl.-ahu
TEN minutes later the companies march
ont of their company. streets and make
ror the parade ground or course, not
.'vdrt man in the infantry organizations
drills every day. Some OF them rave 10
remain behind to attend to the inside de-
tails of the tented city. Although guard
duty Al Camp Ordway has been cut down
10 the minimum certain lines have 10 De
natrolIed and that takes a few men from
ne drills The commissaries and quar-
termasters never drill in the mornings.
sometimes not at all Their business our
ing the encampment Is running things as
II they were hotel employees and the rest
of the men were their guests 1t SOUNDS
odd perhaps expressed in that way out
that is their job. and IL they fail the army
starves and gees without all sorts OF nec-
essaries One officer from the regiment.
changed each day, becomes the mayor OF
the tented city for the twenty-four hours
he is on duty. He is called the ofncer
of the day, and he is responsible Tor all
that goes on In that regimen darins M, alls
would find around the tents wearing a
sword and busy person he is.
Parade Ground Instruction.
Out on the parade ground the companies
are drilling, and first sergeants. heuten-
ants, captains and instructor sergeants
from the regular army are showing their
men how to wheel, turn and carry them
selves in a proper manner. The camp Is
beginning to look lively. Standing upon
the brow of the slight hill on which brl-
gade headquarters are situated. the
sight of fifteen or twenty companies
marching and couutermarching. each IN
dependent of the other. Is fascinating
sight. Yesterday the I'd Infantry Prac-
ticed its dress parade in the morning.
and TO the ordinary interest was added
the exhilaration Of the I'd Infantry Band.
which practtced its movements with the
rest of the outfit. Two batteries of ar
were on the field at the same time, ana
a moving picture man would have mad
one of the liveliest films he ever cap
tured
The parade ground is broad and long
II is probably half a mile in each di-
mension, and is covered with the greenest
of clover, lying close upon the undula-
items of the field Upon this green sward
the brown khaki OF the men uniforms
and the clean brown of the tents pre-
sents fine contrast, but best of all Is
the dong mountain. which shoots Its
pine-clothed sides high into the air. d.
rectly back of the parade ground. and
which forms a curtain against which the
military show gains tremendously in ef-
fectivenesS.
After drill, the enlisted mans work is
pretty nearly over. Mess call comes
soon again. and at 2 O'Clock the little
ceremony of guard mount calls out the
hand. and the officer of the day turns over
his authority to his successor. the band
plays and the old guard goes of duty
while the new guard comes on The
finest looking soldier in the guard mount
Is picked for an orderly. and there is
often much rivalry. =.
LuIl Succeeds Activity.
Then comes a lull and the visitor to
camp finds things dull indeed. unless the
visitor happens 10 he the soldiers best
girl. in that event. all is right, for there
are several hours for walks and talks.
Officers and non-cornrnissioned officers
have to attend lectures in the afternoon.
but at 8 o clock comes the Iong-awaited
first call for dress parade.
Each regiment takes its turn at this
ceremony. 1t is the only time in the
day when the entire Organization turns
out dressed in its best. with the reg-
mental and national c6lors flying in It's
midst and with the colonel and all his
officers a-horseback. The companies
IuaFcN out OF tUefT streets, anu Oile uSdA
the top sergeants admonishing the men
TO perk UP. hold heads back, close in and
walk with vim The top or first
sergeant is the foreman of the military
job and a good foreman. generally. His
is the channel Of communication between
captain and company.
The companies in a long brown column
sweep out on the field and the band plays.
IL is just at sthe. hour in the afternoon
when the light of the sun, the green Of
the field and the blue OF the sky make
the most perfect combination. II is just
at the hour when you feel that you want
TO dress up and be pretty; the days work
is done and you can afford to have clean
clothes. 1t is Ice cream soda time for
the matinee girl and cocktail time FOR
the old sport. =
sAs the regiment marches up the field
with the band playing its liveliest. peO-
pie flock from everywhere to watch. You
can get a wonderful view of dress
parade at Camp Ordway, owing to the
long distances and the fine vantage
points. Every move of the ceremony is
open 10 view.
Finally when thescoluniH is In a certain
position the hne Is formed by the ad-
jutant. The regiment is then strung out
across the field, with the colors in the
center and the senior company on the
right. The colonel and regimental staff
officers are mounted, and when the line
is strung taut and proper the adjutant
sis Gone his work
ST., the parade is formed
Lowering the Colors.
Away IN m heaaorIarterS hill Color