Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-19
BIRMINGHAM BATTALION.
Jefferson Volunteers.

@Ihe Jefferson Volunteers called their | regular monthly muster meeting Mon- l day night and had twenty-eight men to l respond-and Captain Demere smiled. The business meeting revealed the fact that the members are very anxious to | participate in the exercises on mardi gras day, and from the enthusiasm that was manifested it is very probable that | the company will turn out in full force. The company was marched on the | street after muster and was drilled for short while by Lieutenant Scholar. A little practice is all that is needed to bring Company G to the front and by encampment time they will be in good trim to enter the competitive drills. Every Monday night there will be 8 short drill at the armory, and as the esprit de corps is now in high, it is cer- tain that in a short while there will be- twenty-five or thirty men in line each drill night. -.s.l=si s,f i Company G Is fortunate in having such an efficient quartermaster sergeant He sees that the armory is kept in fine condition, and everything is in first-class shape.
 Our new set of parlor furniture im- proves the parlor wonderfully and the Jefferson Volunteers will be glad to have their friends give them call and see how costly they have things arranged. CORRESPONDENT. Woodlawn Light Infantry. Ex-Capt. w. J. Parkes was visiting friends and relatives this week. "Cap'n Bill' is one of the boys yet. He is first lieutenant of the Capital City Guards of Atlanta, Ga s Second Lieut.. L. C. Montgomery, through Captain Collins, has handed in
 his resignation. Lieutenant Montgomery was one of the charter members of the company. We do not like to see Luscious
 go at all, as he is universally liked by
 all the boys His removal to Tennessee was the cause of his throwing up his
 commission. sa4H5.
 The company has decided not to have
 'ladies' night" next Monday night, as
 usual. The competitive drill for the
 medal will take place instead. In con
 nection with ladies' night Captain Collins
 has decided to present to the company
 what is known as a squad medal' to.
 be drilled for as often as decided upon
 The sergeants are to organize each a squad of four men to contest. This is in
 vogue with the Huey Guards and always
 excites interest among the members. At recent meeting of the officers of
 the Birmingham battalion it was sug- gested that each company in the battal- ion appoint a correspondent. This idea was acted upon and now the companies of the various regiments will be enabled to see through the columns of the State Herald the interest manifested in mil- itary matters in and around Birmng- ham. G. RACBl 2. The Huey Guards. If precedents occurring in the begin- ming. of the new year are to be relied upon as indices to subsequent conditions there is little occasion for fear of any pany L during 1898. Muster night, on the evening of the 7th instant, was attended with fiattering enthusiasm. The men wore brand new uniforms on that dc- casion and have an 'eyery day" suit for roughing it. The ordnance department could not be better equipped, and last, but not least the treasury owes nothing and contains muchs-v,,. - AS a stimulant to school ambition the company has five medals for distribution on each muster night throughout the year; one gold for individual proficiency in the manual, and one gold for each of the best drilled -four" and it is likely that a medal will be given at the end of the year tot the man having worn the Collins individia. Tther grea1eBty number | of times. First'Sergeant Thomas'J J. Jones wears the latter for the month of Jan- uary. Sergeant Carroll, Privates Lyons and Moore and Corporal Garden are dec- orated with the squad medals. The company has installed one new re- cruit since the 1st instant. .s
 MT. J. V. Lacy of East Lake, and an in- terested and anxious war, correspond ent," could wish nothing better than that he prove himself as valuable a soldier as his elder brothers. It is well known that we have a goodly corp of Lacys, all peers of l. company Lieut.. Y. l.. Senn. Corporal J. s. liar grove, with Private K. s, Ward as chair man, form committee with power to Capt Robert W. Huey, in whose honor the company is named. This news will be heartily received by local friends of the company and would not at this late day have been chronicled had there been found photograph suitable for the work in demand, The committee is now in possession of two pictures-one a photo, imperial size, taken at the age of IS, and the other group of college students, among whom Is a splendid like ness of Captain Huey. Special features will be derived from each and the S01ond infantry uniform will replace those In the pictures. It will be done in crayon,
 and the commission will probably be awarded Miss Julia Ward of Brming ham, whose credentials as an artist are of the best
 Aside from the all absorbing question of ''my company" Is there not such a thing as my battalion, my regimen0 Is there to be no more of those delight full battalion drills of last year? Is there any reason why the First bat talion should not be the best trained in | the state? si.
 Is there anything in the efficiency of a soldier of greater merit than marksman- ship?
 Is there not some one or ones who will offer inducements to the consummation of this idea?
 Is there not a fellow "war correspond ent' who will urge this question to some ! issue in this department next Sunday? I feel that this above all else needs the attention and encouragement of high officials. and trust the latter will take no exceptions to the idea being brought out by private. M'CRARY. 2. FRESH1CAR LOAD. ,.s.. ' [.