Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-15
FIRST MEN GET
DOWN TO WORK
Soldiers at Sea Girt Begin Hard
Weeks Work at
Drilling.
lFrom a stnfr correspondent.l


SEA GRIT, July 15.-The real be-
ginning of strenuous weeks work
in drilling, rifle practise, bayonet ex-
ercises, road sketching, battalion
parade. field problems, patroling and
advance guard problems was made
yesterday by the members of the
First Regiment.
This morning the members of the
Third Battalion had their rifle prac-
tise on the ranges adjoining the
camp grounds and win hold their Of
fetal practise this afternoon. the
First and Second Battalions went
through setting up drill and bayonet
exercises in the morning followed by
an extended order drill by squads
and companies under the command
of Majors Alvin Graft and Arthur
MacKie.
This afternoon at 5 o'clock there
will be battalion parade, including
the Escort of the Colors, by the
members of the Second Battalion.
Last night a dinner was rendered
by the Governor at his cottage to
the United States army officers in
camp here: Major Irving M. Rand,
Major Edward Chrisman and Lieu
tenant Thorne Strayer, Adjutant-
General Wilbur F. Sadler and Colonel
william Libbey, of his personal staff,
and to the following members OF
Colonel Fraser's staff: Lieutenant
Colonel George M. Buttle, Majors AL
vim Graft, Arthur MacKie and Roland
s. Crocker, Colonel Fraser and Ma
jor Harold S. Corbusier and Captain
Valentine Rusch of the First Field
Hospital. The dinner was a staff af-
fair.
Yesterday was a hard day for the
troops who were kept busily at work
drilling and parading and there was
many a pain and ache, especially
among the rockies" when they sat
down to evening mess at $3.50.
Ais Well Thus Far.
As yet the members of the First
Field Hospital Corps who are pre-
pared for any emergency have had
little or nothing to do. Two men
from Company G were taken sick
lieved to be suffering from diphtheria,
but further diagnosis of his case
proved that it was only tonsilitis.
Precaution was taken against the
possible spread of an epidemic and
both men were allowed to depart for
home.
The members of the First Battalion
held their official rifle practise yes
terday afternoon while the members
of the Second and Third Battalions
were going through a close order
drill on the parade grounds. The
Third Battalion held their battalion
parade, including the Escort of the
Colors.
The men who have been in the
service before are having consider
able fun at the expense of the new
men and many of the time-worn
lodges are being worked successfully
on the innocents. oa H3ast 4
Such things as sending rookie"
mile or so away to get the key to
the parade grounds or the key to
the wind-clock after they had faith
fully visited every tent in the camp
are common and serve to break the
monotony Of the daily routine.
Many of the rockies" will return
home Saturday minus a beautiful
head of hair as a result of the liber-
ties taken by their mates, but they
will also return much the wiser for
their experience. Besides, next year
is another year and there will be
more rockies" to initiate.
The boys who are getting their first
taste of camp life are great study.
Some of them have never been away
from home before and were not here
twenty-four hours before they be-
gan to long for home and mother and
a sight of the -Four Corners"
Commissary Department. Praised.
AS rule they are a very am
bilious crowd, however, and willing
to learn. To this the older men of
course have no objection and one
need only walk down one of the COM
pany streets to see one of the young
sters busily engaged in chopping
wood or carrying water, while the
more experienced men who have been
through the mill are taking their
leisure.
Much favorable comment is heard
throughout the camp of the work
of the commissary department under
Major David Hill. The food is good
substantial stuff and there has been
little or no kicking from the men
over their rations. OF course there
are few chronic kickers in the
camp. but they are few and far be-
tween.