The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-18
Advertiser Bureau,
 Mobile. Au~r,af 1T

Aobile. August IT.
 Camp Barry L. Holt. Artillery Battai. ion. Alabama National Guard, is now a part of the history of the military of the State of Alabama. Orders to break camp were given at o'clock this morning and the Mobile and Montgomery batteries, the only ones remaining. the Birmingham and Selma batteries having gone home last night fell in and prepared to come into the city.
 Major s. T. westcott. who has the love and respect of every man in the entire battalion. was continuous and loud in his praise of the unusually good conduct of every oficer and private, the strict atten- tion to military details and discipline and the success of the camp in every particu- lar from military standpoint. Adjutant Perry and Captains O'Connor and Powers were also loud in praise of the success of the camp.
 Yesterday was. in sense, the day for good-byes. Immediately after religious services batteries c and D made the rounds and gave three cheers and tiger for the Major and his stan, the Captains the Sergeant Major. Commissary Ser geant, Hospital Steward and the ren- coms, and privates to Governor W. D. Jelks, Adjutant General Brandon and Colonel Barry l.. Holt and last. but TO, least the ladies of Mobile" The com PhAAhcut Wdb LctuTncQ OT tnc part uI pat ter1es A and B and general handshak! aa followed.
 At review yesterday afternoon Adjutant Perry read the following:
 Special Order No. IS.
 Camp B. L. Holt.
 Near Mobile. August IS. 1908. The offfcers non-commissioned officers and men of the First Artillery Battalion, Alabama National Guard. are congratu- lated for the splendid discipline shown and order maintained during the present encampment. The camp has been kent thoroughly policed and in a remarkably sanitary condition. No case of disorder has come to the attention of the com manding ofYicer. The interest and enthu- siasm shown by all augurs well for the future of the battalion and when properly armed and equipped under the new act of Congress there can be no doubt that its efficiency will be unsurpassed. Hospital Steward Jack A. Dair of Bat tery A. and Sergeant L. S. Dorrance oi Battery D. are complimented for their eff. | ficiency.
 By order of
 Major g. T. westcott Commanding Lieutenant W. T. Perry, Adjutant
 Immediately thereafter Rev. I. o. Adams of Eufaula, Chaplain of the 2nd Infantry, Alabama National Guard preached a sermon which, owing to the necessity for the departure of two of the batteries, was shorter than usual. He paid tribute to the National Guard and the regulars and his reference to the flag was exceedingly pretty.
 He admonished the privates to stand by ] their officers and the officers to protect their men. He was particularly compli- mentary to the Major commanding Just before the, benedictlon he feellngly referred to the call to higher assern. battery B, brother of the beloved cap tain and a private of the same 5attsry whose duty on earth had ended and who had gone to a higher duty. The two brothers were much affected by the praise for the dead and many in line who had known and loved the departed artillery man dropped tears as silent tributes as the buglers blew "tapsi"
 The judges of the contest at target practice made report of the final sum- ming up of the resuie in the contest for the Brandon medal, as follows:' A, .5S0; B, .556: c. 40; D, .2e5 out of possible TOO. Long Tom," the 3.2 inch breech- loading gun, percussion shell. F. A. base. fuse c, was the gun and ammunition yards. E As was predicted in Smday'sA Advertiser Battery A was the winner, with lead of .025 per cent over Battery B. Captain Jo- seph H. Norville was the only gunner to land, hitting just to the right of the bulPs-eye Some Claimed that Lieutenant J. ". Pringle of the same battery made a hit, but thes judges claimed he went two yards to tbe fiskN and was thus scored.