The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-31
;AT CAMP RUSSELL.
Companies Of Second Regiment Let
tered and Formed into Battalions.
Colonel Burgwyn Takes Command.
Especial 10 The iAfassenSe

Especial 10 The Messenger
Raleigh, y. C, May S-The two
most Interesting occurrences at camp
Russell today were the drawing for po-
sftion Of companies and dress parade.
Following IS the result Of the drawing:
Company A, Fayetteville, Captain
Huske; B, Rutherfordton, Captain
Bell; C, Leno:r, Captain Jones; D,
Greensboro, Captain Gray; e. Green
Vile, Captain Smith; F, Lumber
Bridge, Captain Cobb; G, Gastonia,
Captain Durham H, Ashevine, Captain
Wagner; /, Tarboro, Captain Jeffries,
K, Wilmington, Captain MacRae; L,
Nantahala, Captain Gibson: NJ. Muir
ply, Captain Cooper The drawing was
done by order of tine secretary of war
and It was odd tnaI captain Huske,
the last one to draw, should get COM
pany "A" which is. of course. the
choicest all.
Battalions were also formed as fol-
lows: First battalion, Major Wilder.
companies, a. G. K. and d; second
battalion, Major Dixon, companies B.
H, L., and E.; third battalion, Major
Gotten, companies c., l., NJ, and F.
AT dres parade Colonel Burgwyn's 5
first order was read, making announce
ments of companies and battalions as
above In this order Colonel Burgwyn
assumed command and said: The ma
terial OF the regiment is all one could
wish. To make the regiment equal to
the expectations of its friends self de-
nial, unquestioning obedience and
strict attention to duty will be neces-
sary and the colonel feels assured he
will be. loyalty supported by the Off
GERS and by the rank and file'
Logan ID. Howell will, June 9th, ten
der his resignation as superintendent of
the Raleigh public schools, having be-
come QuartermaSter sergeant of the
Second regiment of volunteers. Henry
G. Connor, resigns and his resignation
is accepted, as trustee Of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college.
Captain Carl Jeffres was the last man
mustered in the Second regiment.
There are only eight men in the hos
pital, one case each of mumps measles,
and poison oak, and fiVe of chills and
fever.
Major James H Young of the negro
battalion says II. r. Mask, of Whining
ton, its surgeon and w. l.. McNair, of
Laurinburg, hospital steward.
There are UP to tonight thdrty three ten
ders of companies for the Third regi-
ment. The principal musicians ap-
pointed are: Arthur TheobOld and
Thomas Japling.
Camp Russell is being made very
clean. The only Inconvenience
about it is that a large building sepa-
rates the camp into two sections, and
prevents regularity, but there are other
coun terbalancing advantages.
Your correspondent witnessed the
first dress parade from the third floor
of the grand stand and the sight was
very picturesque, only complete uni
form and equipment~were needed to
make the regiment impressive. The
first battalion paraded only three com-
panies as all of the officers of company
A were busy With Captain Gresham,
the mastering officer. The secand bat
talon also paraded only three compan-
les, company E being absent with leave
Three companies of the first battalion
were uniformed and two in the third
battalion.
Captain Huske was officer of the day
today, Captain Jeffries viii be tomor-
row.