Show FORT DOUGLAS JOTTINGS Captain T W Morrison Sixteenth in fnntry was officer of the day on > the 27th instant THE HERALD is gaining many friends imong tho enlisted men We hope soon to see it in our post library Transportation in the shape of mules and wagons now en route from Fort Du Cliesne for this post which will bo used in the summer encampment is expected by the 30th instant Company E Sixteenth infantry has a well assorted library in their barrack building build-ing All the latest Journals periodicals and bookS of history romance and travel cad bo found in their readtng room The company officers are Captain Ward and First Licutendent Chandler They also have a latest improved Callendor billiard and pool table Several of the applicants for discharge from Undo Sams army baye had their civil life ventures which were to be vanish van-ish like vapor when their applications were returned with the endorsement of the secretary secre-tary of war disapproved written on them They have our sympathy The Army nail Xavu Register speaks inmost in-most eulogistical termslof Captain Willard Young engineer corps United States army Captain Youngs continuous service of twenty years has been most creditable indeed in-deed Lieutenant Colonel Batcholler succeeds General Holabird as quartermastergeneral United States army There is a movement on foot in Washington Washing-ton to increase the nUmbdr of companies in an infantry regiment from ten to twelve divide the regiment into three battalions each to be commanded a major Such a change would give the senior linto captains a chancefor promotion sooner than otherwise other-wise The enlisted men would heartily ap proo of the measure provided the regiments regi-ments wiE be massed together for then guard duty will not be quite so hard At present duty is not hard at this postMen post-Men now go on guard every seven or eight The sanitary condition of the post is good Captain Joceyln Twentyfirst infantry was officer of the day on the 28th We have heard of educated animals of various kinds and have seen many curiosities curiosi-ties among them but there is an animal here of the canine species which according to army parlance is now on hs third enlistment enlist-ment Old Shep as he is familiarly known was a purp when the Fourteentn was here served through with the Sixth and reenlisted in the Sixteenth He is now on sick report with rheumatic troubles superinduced by old ago He is a welcome guest at every company kitchen and is better conversant with the bugle calls than many enlisted men Every morning at 7 oclock Old Shep leaves quarters for the parade ground to be on hand to assist the noncommissioned officers offi-cers in reporting fatigue parties He is liked by all and will bo tenderly oared for At one time he was ordered shot by an officer offi-cer of the day but his lifo was spared by order of our commanding officer The parade was in double rank on Friday afternoon the 27th to permit the battery to fall on the extreme right This will be the regular parade order for battalion formation Friday afternoons The contrast con-trast formed by the red and white shoulder straps and chevrons on parade is very pretty The regular Sunday concert by tho regimental regi-mental band will be quite a feature today LieutenantColonel Penrose Sixteenth infantry commanded the battalion on parade during the week ending the 23th Every few days there are applicants for enlistment at the post Trust the term will be lessened to three years in lieu of five tho present term of service as it will do away with much discontent and probably proba-bly allay desertion to some extent Now that tho target season has ended the variouscompanvartlclferswill have a rest They were kept busy for a month reloading reload-ing ammunition In the absence of post chaplain the pulpit of our neat little chapel is not filled every Sabbath as heretofore Occasionally a Catholic priest celebrates mass there for the benefit of hs faith in the command June 23 1890 FRITZ |