The sun., 1915-05-29
CAMP MADE IN PARK
FOR WAR PRACTICE
Co. T, list N. G. N. Y, Ready
on Van COrtlandt Hill for
Battle ManPuvres.
MAY DIG REAL TRENCHES

Eighty OF New York's architects.
statesmen, bookkeepers and other peace
ful citizens went 10 bed on straw sacks
last night on the side OF hill in Van
Cortlandt Park. They we're members
OF Company r. Seventy-first Infantry,
y. Y. n. g.. and they get up at revellle,
; As this morning. fully equipped for
war and ready for the battle practices
that will keep them encamped there until
after Monday
Capt Albert T. Rich. commanding the
company. led his men to the park yes
terday afternoon and they Immediately
began pitching tents and establishing
their camp for the exercises leading up
TO the graduation OF officers from the
take place on Monday with Brighten.
Albert l.. Mills. L. $. A.. giving Out the
diplomas.
The company is fully equipped for
war;" said Capt Rich. Everything eX-
cept ammunition Our equipment is
the latest United States army equip
ment. and in some respects 1t is even
later than that"
Then he added that the company had
game.
Camp Made Quickly.
Within a couple OF hours the brown
sarbed men OF Company + had put up
twelve brown tents on the hillside
eight conical tents for the eight squads
Of men. one wall tent for Capt. Rich,
another wall tent for Lieuts. T.. c.
Schroeder and A. Il. Mason. another for
Sergeant Marvin Atkins and the mess
tent.
Perhaps one reason why camp was
established IN such short order was that
Capt. Rich Is an army man, that Lieut.
Schroeder had commission in the
Philippine constabulary, that Lieut.
Mason had three years at West Point
and that Sergeant Atkins has seen ser
vice One other reason might be that
Company + liz the favored company OF
Major-Gen. John +. Organ. command
ing the National Guard OF the State. and
that Major-Gen. Organ had this COM
pany organized last November for
demonstration purposes. He wants 1t to
be the most efficient company in the
State militia and II II to give battle
practice TO the officers in the school OF
the line
Naturally with all these augurs OF etil-
cheney 1t was not surprising that Com
pany + was accompanied by the kitchen
wagon which Capt. Clarence r. True,
cOmm!ssary OF tho Seventy-frst Regi-
ment, designed. 1t Is a thing OF beauty
and a substantial Joy to the company.
for II has an icebox among other things
and is the only army travelling kitchen
of its kind In the country Besides
range behind the rear axle there are two
fireless cooker cans, each with n capac-
ity Of 400 pints or more. Moreover. the
III tnl aynn hnl Api
ment.
Their First Meal.
The conmissary sergeant of the Third
Battalion. j. Vermilyea, Chief Cook Eu-
gene H. Kennedy. a second cook and five
men detailed to assist them. performed
the duties OF chopping wood. fetching
water. peeling potatoes and preparing IA
meal so well. according to their respec-
tive stations, that at 6:15 mess call
sounded and this menu resulted Naked
goldfish. boiled potatoes. stewed tomatoes,
bread and butter and coffee. Menus for
to-day and tomorrow hold forth such
evidences of culture as lyonnaise pota-
toes. bread pudding, strawberries and
cream and peaches.
At o'clock this morning the company
will go through a setting up drDl. Then
will come mess BY that time the orders
from Major Hutchinson and Capt. Gil
braith In charge of the school OF the
line, will reach Capt. Rich. and he will
know what manpuvres he Is to put his
men through to-day.
Capt. Rich intimated yesterday that
digging trenches might be part OF the
days tactical exercises. II 80 the gen.
eral public--or those OF the public who
can find their way to the encampment-
will see real trenches. tho kind they
have read about recently.
To get to Company Fs camp the best
way is to take the subway to the 207th
street station. then change to IA surface
car OF the Jerome avenue line. or Yon-
kers. and get off that car at Fast 238d
street on Jerome avenue. It's long
way to the camp from the regular ell
trance to Van Cortlandt Park.