The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-06-04
NEWS OF CENTRAL CITY
SELMA PREPARING TO ENTER
TAIN SOLDIERS.
Rumored That w. w. Quarles will
Be an Aspirant for Guberna-
torial Honors-Court in New
Temple Of Justice.
Advertiser Bureau.

Seimd&June 8.
1t has been definitely given out thet the
encampment of the End regiment will
begin in Selma June g. Now that the To-
cal military men know the date Of the
er csmpment, they can go to work
in earnest getting ready for it. Superin-
tendent Hall of the Suburban and Street
Railroad will have the mess hall, band
stand and other structures erected, and
will have water main connected with
the nearest point to the regular mains, SO
that the soldiers can have. an abundant
supply of pure water. The trolley wires
already run to the park and all that will
have to be done will be to run wires from
them to any point that they may be need
ed and the woods of Eikdale can be made
as bright as day. Plerty Of good water
and lights are the two things that go to
make a camp a success. coupled with
shade for the tents and good drill
ground on which to handle the soldiers.
All of these things are at Elkdaie and
there is only one fear in the minds OF
those getting up the encampment and that
Is If 1t Is a wet week the sticky condi-
ton OF the soil there will make 1t little
uncomfortable for drilling. But In case
1t rains the soldiers can go a few hum
dred yards toward the city and strike a
level. sandy place of any size they may
desire, where they can drill to their
hearts content. With. the exception OF
sticky soil in wet weather, Elkdale Is an
ideal spot for an encampment. and 1t Is
just a bare possibility that there will be
rains all during the week to make 1t I'M
comfortable for the soldiers.
Selma is, perhaps, the Invest Y. NJ. c. A.
city in the State. and that organization
will have a han some tent erected at
Elkdale and will put 1t in charge of some
of the best workers In that organization.
and the visitors as well as the local mill
tary will receive a hearty welcome there
at all times. The Ladies' Auxiliary Of
the Y. M. c. A. will assist the male mem
bers of the organization in entertaining
the military, and 1t Is thought that a
riano and organ will be placed in the tent.
and Selmas musical talent will be invited
to lend assistance toward the entertain
ment of the visitors.
The feature of the encampment will be
the ease with which the soldiers can be
transported from the camp to the city
and returned. Superintendent Hall has
more motor cars than ever before. and
he has also a great many trailers and can
handle any crowd that may want to go
to camp, without any tedious waiting.
Selma's street car system is an ideal one
and Is the pride of the people. and the
visiting soldiers will be singing its praises
motormen and conductors are accommo-
dating
Two miles from Elkdale. on the bluff
of the Alabama, is the handsome pavilion,
where good many dances will be had
while the soldiers are here. They can
board the electric cars at Elkdale and In
a few minutes be landed at the pavilion
where the dances take place. Several
other modes of entertaining the soldiers
will be devised and made public between
now and June %. 1t has been over ter
years since Selma has had an encamp.
ment and the public is ripe for one. and
the visiting soldiers car rest assured thai
| the local military as we'll as the whole
populace, will do all in their power tt
make those who come have delightful
| time.
While all are delighted at the End regi
ment coming here. the Dragons are rails
| ing a great howl over the proposition tina
| has been made from some quarter to pu
the mounted troops in camp here at thu
SEINE time that the infantry goes into
camp. The Dragons want to go either
| to Birmingham or Mobile to camp. which
| is NEST natural All military men had
rather go to some other city than remain
| in their own. for then they will get tc
see something rev. and will be relieved
| of acting as hosts to the visitors, which
| while a pleasant duty. is not near Sc
pleasant as going visiting and being en-
| tertained by the other fellows. Then
again. it has been suggested that the
artillery and cavalry branches blend to-
gether in encampment more harmoni-
ously than they would with the infantry
and II those two arms of the service are
thrown together in small town. one
detracts from the pleasure and profita BILE
ness OF the encampment to the other. On
these and other accounts, 1t Is sincerely
hoped by the Dragons, who but voice
the sentiment of the other mounted COM
panies. that the two encampments will
not be ordered here at the same time. IL
is not known, positively. that this has
ever been contemplated, but the mere sug-
gost.on carries with 1t some fear that the
powers that be may be thinking of ORDER
ing this action. Capt V. B. Atkins of the
Dragons, who did so much toward rats-
ing the money 10 bring the End regiment
here. has written an earnest letter to the
proper authorities, protesting against
such move, and 1t is thought that his
letter will have a great deal of weight.
In the meantime, preparations for the
entertainment of the infantry will be
pushed and the Dallas Light Dragons.
which is the pride of this section. will be
foremost in assisting the Guards to en-
terrain the other companies, for Selma s
military always works as a unit in such
matters.