The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-22
CAPT. HALL CUT ABOUT FACE BIZ BROKEN CLASS Private's Hand Infected By Neglected Wound Re
 ceived in Drill. LOCAL CONTINGENT
 IS AGAIN PRAISED So1dierly Appearance And We'll Kept Guns Win
 Plaudits From NE Regulars.
Cspeclal to The F'armer. )


 Fort H. G. Wright. Fishers Island. work which is to come, the members of the Bridgeport uDattalion, Coast Ar tiIley Corps, did themselves proud Sun day at the muster and inspection by the regular army officers. At the close of the inspection they were warmly complimented by the insp ect- ing omcsrs. Capt Andruss, and IAeuts. Jennison and Waggemann.
 The men were formed in the conn., pany streets in heavy marching equip ment just as they came on the gov ernment military reservation. Each member of each command, with the to don equipment and fall in- The roll was called and the regular army omcers made special note of the com d1t1on of all government and state propery which the men carried.
 A number of rockies" who had joined the Bridgeport battalion ex- pecting that the Coast Artillery was soon to be gent to the border or into Mexico. assumed that the muster and inspection was prior to an order to start for the scene of hostilities and the old men, discovering their state of mind. took pains to assure them that the command would move off the field for the U. s. transports within an hour. The rockies who enlisted with the hope that there would be trouble brewing in Mexico were really pleased
 another company whose home station is in another city. One said to the other:
 Gee wn1z, Petie; did you hear. that? Were going to Mexico. I wouldn't. have enlisted if I knew that. Would ivou 2"
 There was little doing in the camp sGunday in the way of drills After s4he muster and inspection, Capt. Dor sey, commanding the corps announced l4hat there would be no evening pa- srzde- The men were allowed to leave the camp ground to go bathing or to visit the picturesque village the dwell 31ings of which cluster behind the 1ow- hills which mark the eastern side of the camp ground and the location of the motor pits and some of the big gun embrasures-
 Many of the men spent the time vis- s4ting the regulars at the government tbarracks or along the beach or the government docks. Wild strawberries tgrow in plenty here and the men added to their rice pudding dessert generous portions of sweet fruit gath cred by themselves.
 CorPt- Herman of the tn company received a handsome compliment from ddea1t- Waggemann, the United States army officer at inspection. The 11th company was the next to the last of the corps tC be inspected and. as the I1ieutehant returned Corp. HerTnan's rifle. he said:
 That's the cleanest gun I have had in my hands today:
 CAPTAIN HALL INJURED A number Of the officers Of the corps played baseball with the officers and men of the hospital corps. They used the indoor bat and ball used in the games at the armory. In am at tempt to stead home from third Capt. E1tas Hall ripped and fell. breaking his glasses and cutting his nose and face in several places. The cuts which were slight, were dressed by Lieut. English in the hospital tent
 Lieut. English, surgeon in the hos pfta1 corps, has seen service in Cuba and in the Philippine instruction.
 Sunday night Earl Christie. of Bridgeport, his brother. Harry Chris tie Dan and Gurdon Williams and a few other friends were the guests of Major Adams of the hospital corps The party came to New London in a. ward boat race and then crossed to the dsland in t1neir own boat.
 Edward Cunningham, reporter for the Danbury News is covering the en- campment for his paper. MT. Cum ning1Rm was guest last night of Lieut.. J. Moss Ives of the Sth com pany from the hating town. The sth company did guard duty Sunday with Capt Mossma.n as officer of the day and Lieut.. Ives as officer of the guard
 Private Noble E. Vincent, who is l,sss with the hospital corps. went home today to remain over Sunday.
 Sergt. Thomas Cox, hospital stew ard of the corps. entertained a. party of friends from New London Saturday. Tommy is one of the most popular men fin the corps and he has been re-
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