The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-07-12
THE ENCAMpME MERT.
THIRD REGIMENT ARRIVED At CAMP
lYCOcK YESTERDAY
Twelve compsaies Are on tho Grounds
and the Encampmene win Formally
Open This Morninx-A Fine BAND or
Twentv-six Pieces with the Reei-

ment.
Yesterday wasa busy day at wrishts-
| vile. as soldiers and companies OF the
Third Regiment OF the State Guard
were arriving at all times Of the day 20
go into camp for the next ten days at
the beautiful Kenmore park OF Mrs. +.
P Poisson.
The park with its numerous large
oaks with their great spreading boughs
covered with moss makes an attractive
and picturesque spot. and the park Is
certainly an ideal camping ground.
Beneath the trees arranged In rega-
lar order. are the tents for the use OF
the soldiers. In all there are sos tents.
including the hospitals. prisons. head
quarters. etc.
The first troops to go into camp are
the twelve companies OF the Third reg
iment. with an average number OF
about Is men to each company.
The first to arrive were Company NJ.
of Kings Mountain: Company G. OF
Reidsville; Company A. OF Salisbury:
Company I. OF Burlington: Company.
d. OF Durham: Company E. Of Oxford.
and the Third Regiment Band. OF
Reirsviile a fine band OF IS pieces.
They arrived yesterday afternoon at
3:13 O'Clock over the Atlantic Coast
Line on a special train in charge OF
Capt John NJ. Walker the veteran pop
ular conductor.
The Seaboard Air Line also brought
in several companies on a special which
arrived about 9 o'clock. They were
Company II. Of Warrenton: Company
c, OF Henderson; Company B, OF Raj
eigh, and Company L. of Rutherford
ton. On the regular A. and Y. train
the Mt. Airy troops. Company h. came
IN. They were all Immediately taken
where blankets were issued and tents
assigned.
The first general order from head
| quarters designates the name OF the
encampment as Camp Aycock." I'm
| in honor of the governor of the state
boys are right proud of the name.
Col. Henry Perry Of Henderson. is
| in charge of the regiment and he is
very popular among the boys.
The camp is situated in the park so
| that the company streets run parallel
with the shell road. The first tents
| are occupied by the regimental band.
| the companies OF the first battalion in
regular order, Co. G.: Co. D: Co. B;
| Co. I. Next to these are the companies
| of the second battalion, Co. c: Co. Z:
| Co. F, and Co. H. On the opposite
| side are the following companies of the
| third battalion, Co. A. CO. X. Co. NJ:
| Co. L.
The company officers tents are plae-
| ed lengthwise across the eastern ends
| OF the company streets. then the ma
| jor and the battalion staff and field and
| regimental staff are further east, par
| allel to the company officers tents. On
| the side are the mess halls and
kitchens.
The following are the field and staff
officers of the Third regiment:
Col. Henry Perry. Of Henderson. ap-
1t. Col. ]. n. Craig. of Reidsville. ap-
| pointed in 1S9S
Major T. J. Winston. of Durham.
/ elected in 1898.
Major P. T. Jones. OF Henderson.
| elected in 1898.
| Adjutant G. L. McGhee. Of Franklin
| ton, elected in 1899.
Quartermaster ]. j. Louchlin. of Dur
| ham. elected in 1898.
Surgeon. J. II. Harriss. of Franklin
| ton, elected in 1899.
Assistant surgeon. Goode Cheatham.
| of Henderson. elected IN 1900.
Chaplain Alpheus McCuIlen, of Ok
| ford, elected in 1898.
| The company organization Is as fol-
| lows:
| Company A. Salisbury; Captain J. E.
| Gather, elected June 1900: 1st Lieuten-
| ant-M. L. Barker.
Co B of Raleigh, Captain J. J. Ber-
| nard elected June 1899: 1st Lieutenant
Walter Moore End Lieutenant-John P.
| Medlin.
Co. c, of Henderson-Gaptain J. s.
Poythees elected August 1899: 1st Lieu
| tenant. w. K Sturgiss; End Lieuten-
| ant George E. Perry.
| Co D. of Durham Canfain r O.
| Woodall, elected November 1900; 1st
| Lieutenant Charles Piper; End Lieu
tenant A. n. Johnson.
| Co. E, Granville Grays, of Oxford
Captain W. A. Devin elected May 1901
1st Lieutenant. S.-w. Minor; End Lieu
tenant J. r. Wood.
| Co G, of Reidsville-Captain r G.
! Gladstone. Jr., elected November 1897:
1st Lieutenant L. I. Gardner End Lieu
tenant, John w. Clark.
c. erwin appointed 1901: 1st Lieutenant
Q. A. Lynch: End Lieutenant z. L.
| Walker.
Co. NJ. of Kings Mountafn-Captain
Thomas W. Kendrick elected in 1890:
1st Lieutenant Charles A Miller: End
| Lieutenant George III. Logan.
Co. Fl. Warren Guards. OF Warren
ton-Captain P. J. Macon elected Oc-
tober 1898: 1st LIEUTENANT F. p, Wig
gins; End Lieutenant z. c. Price.
Co. OF Acknowledgement Lawrence
w. Young. elected November 1860: Is;
Lieutenant Frank E Hearn: End Lieu.
/ tenant George e. Brown
| Co. X. of Mt Airy-Captain ". E.
Bowman elected June 1891: Lieutenant
I. j. Lambert
Co. +. Of Franklinton. is the only
company of the Third regiment thai
will not be IN camp.
All the companies have with then
q good number of their members. {.
Wilmington IS delighted to agar
have the pleasure of having the state
guard encanpnent and our citizens ey.
tend a royal welcome to them all Tn.
| Messenger with them, heartily vel
comes the soldiers and trusts that thei,
stay may be beneficial to them and tht
state and pleasant to ALL