Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-15
Officers Doing Mech Of The
Heavy Work This Year by
Order Of Colonel
The Sanitary Conditions OIL
the Grounds Are IN
Excellent Shape
Bismarck Man Promoted L
The Position Of CoIof
Sergeant
Rx w. a. stickney.

BY w. A.. Stickney..
Camp Hanna, July H.-RaM seems
to be the. order Of the day in camp
this year, as it has rained the great
er part Of the time since the regi
ment arrived, however, the boys take
It in good humor and find time be
tween storms to drill and attend t.
other. duties about camp. But the
fact that. the boys are provided with
new tents and 4 store4i in each, they
are as comfortable as NJ at home.
But the camp is proving quite salts
factory. The officers arc doing the
heavy work thisAvedr. This was plan:
ned by Colonel FraihI and acquiesced
in by Gen. Eerg. Heretofore 1t has
been the order to drill the men heavi.
~ and have them acquire proficiency,
but it has become the belief Of the
officers that it is necessary for them
to become proficient, before they can
expect the man to become SO. For
that reason it has been made. the pro.
gram for he officers to have a good
session of technical training each day.
However, the boys have enough to
keep them busy.
Friday evening after guard mount
the first dress parade was held. The
good attendance caused "A fine turn
out ON the parade ground and the
parade waspMOst successful. All CON-
pnnieB iarepin fine condition, fairly
Wblf t1lledaEhd present a.. fine appear
alice,t ~ bessidess being quite proficient
I'M Jdrill! aiGir
! .ThBsSssanitaiy conditions OF the
camp, re"!exceIlent, any every provis.
ion is made TO- overcome any possi-
Bile. chance of. disease, flies or other
source of, i'll health. Col. Clark of
Fl Mead. U. SEA. is medical inspec-
tor and Is looking after sanitary con.
:ditions.'
Y The regiment has a new chaplain
this year, Gov. Hanna having appoint,
ed Rev. c. D. Locklin, a Methodist
minister from Grand Forks.
Sargt. Harris. OF the adjutant gen;
crafts; office at bismarck, and who
-eginental quarter master
sargent 8 since -907, has been pro.
NOTED to- ,the; position Of color sar.
geant cand bears the honors with dig.
nifty. Harris is a favorite in the regi.
ment and his many friends are pleas.
ed to, see him given the new position.
! Company A, by the assistance Of
The regimental band, had 4 funeral
service Saturday afternoon, Fac Zylin.
ski t(Slattery) being the corpse. Since
arriving at camp FAC has suffered
the Inconvenience sof7 a sore foot,
he has, been the. source Of much
on the part OF the boys. Sat.
urday the, band turned out to serer,
ade him when his fellow comrades
him on a stretcher and car.
ried him to the parade. ground where
he was given d service. After the
service FAC asko:allowedsasto walk
back to camp while thtt band played
"a Hot Tine, "1iuGsLa ~Fk.ts ,h1fss
A move is on footfdt''th purchase
Of army wagons for tile regiment.
This will prove a great convenience
to the men, and a saving to the state.
Lieut.. D. S. Lewis, of Fargo, ia act.
ing regirnental comissary, vice Capt.
Il. n. HSarles resigned, and also has
charge of officers mess.
Lieut.. Baird Of the Dickinson CON-
pany IL acting executive officer Of
rife practice taking the. place5of Gen.
Geary of Fargo, who is unable to be
present this year. From those parti.
cipating in the rifle. shoot are to pc
chosen the men who will constitute
the rifle team to go to- Camp Perry
this year.
An order has been issued calling
an election of captain for Company N
of Devils Lake to succeed Capt. Stin.
son, resigned.
Lieut.. Still Of Company B, Fargo,
arrived in camp today. ,4
Lieut.. Hamilton of Jamestown is
acting battalion adjutant In place Of
Capt Eddy who is laid UP with rben-
;natism. & ..ss5
Company A has secured the seryic-
es Of the porter who was on their
car as second cook, assistinf Chef
Spriggs. ]
There will, be an examination q
officers held next week, the board con.
:sisting Of Col. .Tharalson, Bismarck,
president; Major Grafton OF Fargo;
Capt. Sprague Of Grafton and Capt.
-Sihler, of the medical corps. Devils
Lake. The captains to take the ex.
animation are WEIGH or Bismarck,
Gray Of, Valley City, Wahlen OF Minot
and Richie of Valley City.
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