The age-herald., 1900-08-21
SETTLING DOWN
 TO CAMP LIFE
Soldier Boys Go About Their
 Duties Like Veterans.
QUIET DAY AT CAMP FINCH
Officers and Men Show Great Improve ment in Driling-Several Hundred Visitors Attend Dress Pa
 rade-Today's Detail

Yesterday was a quiet day at Camp Finch. Late in the afternoon several hum dred visitors called on the soldier boys and livened matters somewhat, ut the crowd was nothing to compare with that which went out on Sunday afternoon. The soldiers are becoming accustomed to camp life, and go about their duties like veterans; some of them, in fact, are vet erans of at least one war. Tn the forenoon company drills were held on the parade grounds adjoining the camp, and in the af- ternoon an hour was put in drilling in regi- mental formation. Colonel Smith command ed, and had the regiment execute several very pretty movements. He was accom- panied on the drill ground by several mem- bers of his staff, including Captain and Chaplain Murray, Captain W. Barnes Nor gan, Captain H. S. Smith, Captain Mudd Martin and others
 Immediately after regimental drill dress parade was held, and by this time large number of visitors had arrived at the camp to see the soldiers on parade. The parade was followed by review, Colonel Smith being the reviewing officer
 improvements Noted
 Improvement was noted yesterday in the parade. Officers and men alike showed that they had been studying tactics, and also that they had been practicing some since the day before. By the end of the week the Third Alabama will be well drilled and a well disciplined regiment It is composed of splendid material, some of the best young men in the State being on the rosters of the different companies and finer lot of young men than the of flcers could not be found anywhere. They are all bright, clever, ambitious young men, who are in the service because they love it.
 Tomorrow Brigader General Louis V. Clark will review the regiment He will go out to camp in the afternoon accom- panied by his staff. The review will take place on the parade ground, just north of the camp,
 On Thursday afternoon Governor John- ston will review the regiment. He will ar- rive in Birmingham Wednesday night or Thursday noon. He will be accompanied by his staff.
 Ranks Recruited
 The strength of several of the companies has been increased since they arrived in camp. The Talladega Rifles had four addi- tions yesterday; the Anniston Rifles two; the Oxford Rifles two; several of the other companies or two In the list of officers who held commits sions in the First Alabama Volunteers during the Spansh-Amercan war publish ed in the Age-Herald yesterday, several names were omitted. Among these may be mentioned Captain C. L. Stton of the Talladega Rihes Captain Simpson of the Wheeler Rines Captain Joe Daniel and Lieutenant Hasson of the Etowah Rifles , of Gadsden.
 Major Parks of the Third regiment, who is commander of the Alabama Veterans of the Spanish-American war will call a meeting of the executive committee of that organization together one day this week, the meeting to be held at Camp Finch. It is Major Parks intention to inaugurate a movement by which local organizat tions will be formed in every town where there is military company.
 Today's Detail
 Captain Harrison of Company I will be officer of the day today; First Lieutenant Wilson of Company D will be senior officer of the guard, and Second Lieutenant Billue of Company l., junior officer of the guard. Memoli's band delights the soldiers and the visitors in camp every evening. A stand has been prepared for the band near the regiment headquarters, and here it plays for an hour or more every night
 A large platform has been built near reg imental headquarters which it is intended to utilize for dancing if any feel inclined to dance. MIR HOPKINS ARRIVED