The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-22
GEORGIA TROOPS ARRIVE
ARE NOW SAFELY CHARTERED
AT CAMP TERRELL"
Roster Numbers About Five Hun
dred Notwithstanding i'm Fine
s~hape-Camp Orders and Camp
ssNotes..

q NANNAA
to the troops composing the Fifth Geor-
gia Regiment Of the National Guard
who are now in camp at the Hammocks.
They arrived yesterday morning by
way Of the Seaboard Air Line, the
crowd coming in two sections. The
first section was composed OF the Off
GERS, a good many Of them accompanied
by their wives and they reached the city
at ten minutes after eight. The main
body of the troops, arrived an hour
later. Both trains went directly through
TO the beach.
On arrival at the camp grounds every
thing was found in complete readiness
and the soldiers pitched in TO fix up
their tents like old hands. Soon the
open space between the trees and the
railroad "a on the southern part OF
the island was dotted with the white
tents and then the men made them
selves comfortable.
a stiff breeze vas blowing all day
from the ocean and it las cen delight
fully cool at the grounds all the time.
While it is too early for any very
thorough expressions about the place,
it seems to be the general opinion hat
the HammockS Will make an ideal
camping ground and that the men will
enjoy their stay to the fullest.
The officers quarters are on the eX-
treme eastern side of the island and
headquarters is in the club house of
the Hanover Boating and Fishing
Club.
The tents of the soldiers are arranged
in STREETS" and they run from east to
west, with a mess halI' II the end of
each company street.
The officers of the regiment are Lieu
tenant Colonel G.. L. Anderson, COM
manding; Captain Burton Smith, regI-
mental adjutant; Frank j. Rives, regi-
mental sergeant major; Captain j. D.
Dunwody, regimental commissary;W. II.
Joyner, commissary sergeant; Captain
w. c. Nunnamacher, q~uartermaster;
z. r. Guard, quartermaSter sergeant;
Captain 3. w. BiZZell, surgeon; First
Lieutenant S. H. Green, assistant sur
geon; Captain c. 3. Wilmer, chaplain;
Major FIRST Battalion, w. A. Patton;
First Lieutenant c.. c.. Harper, battalion
adjutant; John II. Harvard, battalion
sergeant major; Major Second Battal-
ion, w. w. Barber; First Lieutenant
G. Z. Harper, battalion adjutant; w. j.
Jones, battalion sergeant major; Major
Third Battalion V. H Shearer.
The companies in camp, who compose
the Fifth regiment with their officers
are as follows:
Company A of Atlanta, Captain F. L.
Smith; First Sergeant Ed. Dooley;
Company b of Atlanta, Captain H. w.
Anderson, First Lieutenant c. c. Holt;
Second Lieutenant, 6. l.. Staffnell, First
Sergeant c.. w. Bernhardt.
Company G OF Atlanta, Captain NJ. A.
Erskin; Second Lieutenant NJ. u. l..
Fuller; First Sergeant F. p. Mitchell.
Company d Of Atlanta, Captain II. L.
Harvard; Fist Lieutenant F. NJ. Hadley,
Jr.; First Sergeant Byron Fowler.
Company G Of Newman, Captain F. S.
Parrot; Second Lieutenant C. B. Glover;
First Sergeant E. r. bent.
Company H of Rome, Captain Harper
Hamilton; Second Lieutenant, c. E.
Davis; Acting First Sergeant Frank
Carver.
Company l of Rome, Captain r. L.
Williamson; First Lieutenant James
Dempsey; Second Lieutenant E. j. Lo-
gan; First Sergeant Fred G. Baumgart-
ner.
Company X of Atlanta, Captain E. E.
Pomeroy; First Lieutenant S. E.. Belliv-
iau; Second Lieutenant ]. w. Lavender;
First Sergeant Joseph Wilson.
Company L of Atlanta, Captain Jas.
+. O'Neill; Second Lieutenant Robert
Schmidt; First Sergeant Eugene
Schmidt.
Company NJ OF Atlanta, Commanding
Officer First Lieutenant w. j. Preston:
First Sergeant F.A. Kemp.
The artillery gun squad composed of
eleven men is in charge of Sergeant
Com and Corporal Thompson.
The complete roster of the regiment
will probably number $50 men and a
fine body of we'll disciplined troops they
are.
For weeks the different companies
have been at lard work preparing for
this encampment and they are all now
in fine condition.
published elsewhere it is seen that the
camp has been named after the popular
democratic nominee for governor of
Georgia, Joseph NJ. Terrell.
Every afternoon there will be q dress
parade on the camp grounds at $50 and
at $3.50 the fine regiment band will give
a concert. To these and all other camp
exercises, the officers extend a welcome
to the citizens of Wilmington n the
beach,, and it behooves our people to
turn out in large numbers n show
the Georgia crackers" how very glad
we are to have them.
1t is quite probable that the governor
OF Georgia and his staff will come UP
to review the troops and if so, Governor
AyCOCh dIlu Sldll VI ILLS lol WA NOAN
to WrightSVille at the same m
The only order of public interest is
sued yesterday was as follows:
GENERAL ORDER NO. 16.
1. In honor of Hon. Joseph NJ. Terrell
this camp will be known and designated
as Camp Terrell.
2. Daily morning reports will be
turned in at regular headquarters not
later than s o'clock a. m.
8. Daily inspection Of camp will be
made by the chief surgeon or his as
s~istants, report thereof to be made to
the commanding officer.
Company officers will cause their
streets. mess halls and kitchens to be
put in good order at police call daily.
The camp is subject to the inspection
Of the commanding officer at all hours.
4. Officers and men are required to
attend all duties unless excused by
proper authority.
Passes to be absent from camp after
taps will be issued only upon recon-
mendation of company commanders.
5. No ornaments will be worn on uni