midnight
Joyce was in command of the commissary department . She ordered and issued supplies , checked up the cooked food , and arranged for its transportation to the field of battle . The first shipment went out about the middle of the afternoon of the first day of the fire . A second one left town just after midnight . A third was being packed during the forenoon of the second day . Though Joyce had been up most of the night , she showed no signs of fatigue . In spite of her slenderness , the girl was possessed of a fine animal vigor .