The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-07
sspeeiaI to The Bsar1ner9

Fort IT. G. Wright. Fish CT Island, N r. war pepar t1nent School of In atrucfz ezi, NIasy cEion began 1n earnest this morning The com TaissioneE officers Tn blue ovexazls and JuIn pers worked as enlisted men. They were divided into gun crews and were changed about during the drill until each officer had worked in ev- cry position on the guns.
 Capt L. d. Brague of the IAfh Co. was range setter at the drill held on Inc big guns in Battery Barlow Isie1.v tenant Philip Bronson of the 14th Co.,. was primary station observer LIeu-s tenant Miles Thompson was No. man In the gun crew. Lieutanant E. H. GrisWoId was B c. observer, ] at the Mortar Battery. Clinton First lieutenant Joseph M Harrison ofSfhe! } 11th Eos was commander of Gun Crew E JTo. in tla Battery Clinton i mp1aceue eT1t L.a4eT he acted as ez11- placAment officer Lleutenant E. C. Booth was commander of the No 2 Gun Grew.
 Besides the officers named, these members of the Iocaf companies who are here and the rated petitions for " hich they intend to take govern menf examinations are:
 Fourth Cos. sergeant Bean, oT,- server: Corporal Dean, pit ccmman- der; Corporal Liugan. observer Cor pora1 Westerberg, plofters Corporal Mazean, plotter.
 Eleventh Co.,. Sergeant Latham. gun comnaander Corporal Baldwin, gun pointer Corporal Palmer, eb- server; CdrporaI CIeznerits. observer; Mechanic Beliniski, observer; Private Grant. pIotter.
 Fourteenth Co, Sergeant Albert Hermann, pit conmanders Sergeant c. H. Cummings. p1ntter; Corporal Payne, First class observer: Musician Schwartz observer Private Casorfa, observer Private O1sen.s pIotters Fri vate si1eo. First class observer.
 Mayor Sunderland of DanblIry fe here with the officers of the Danbury Eeompany. Hesis second lieutenant and very popular with the other eaf- fficers of the corps All the officers made Aan official call on Colonel Bar 3rett, conmandant of the post here Hast night. Blue dress uniforms were worn. Mrs Barrett and her daugh- sters received
 A4terward, Major Payne and Lfet1- 1enant Bell of New Lsondon entertain ged the Bridgeport officers at the of ficere club on the island. The cour- EEeey of the club has been extended 4o all visiting officers
 This afternoon the officers and Nzl@m filled and cleaned recoff cyIf1ad- Iers in the big guns and mortar bat MerY. The idea of the school Is te Ietve all who attend a practical knovvl- ledge of the use and the mechanism lef the guns which comprise part o1 the coast defenses Of the eastern ap- kproach to New York through Long MsIand Sound,
 Tonight at 80 there will be g snneefing of all officers in the mine Istorehouse tn discuss the problems ltEat are taken up each day Ser. fgeant Hermann who recently under. EHenf an operation for an abscess tr slaiS left ear has improved in health
 The enlisted men are living ii tents on the old camp ground. There hare eight men in each big tent ana .rHood tent stoves are used for heat kAll the men are in good health ant Zine spirits
 The first Of the school of instruction began Wednesday, and was devoted t 1nstruetlon as to what will be don Gor mobilization of the corps in tim 0f service. The location of vartou