The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-12
REGIMENT | GOES TODAY Competitive Drill at Camp | du Mont. PRIVATE COOK WON MEDAL Representative of the Greys Bore of Trophy. Colonel Graves congratulates Men of Second Infantry on Their Ex-
 cellsnt Behavior During
 Their Stay in Mont
 gomery.

| With today Camp Robert B. duMont
 of the End infantry wili become memo ".
 The little city of Aents at Pickett Springs will disappear and the men who
 have coupled it for the past seven days
 will scatter to their homes throughout Alabama.
 Colonel Graves yesterday published an | order expressing his appreciation of the good conduct of tho men.
 The camp practically ended last night. Dress parade yesterday afternoon was the
 last public military exercise. The camp regulations were rigidly enforced last night Guard duty last night was per- haps more burdensome than on any previ- ous night The regimental authorities were determined that the noise which usually charaeteriyes the last night in a camp should not be permitted. In the early part of the night the same quiet of the other nights prevailed. A Competitive Drill. The feature of yesterday at camp was the competitive individual drill for Q regimental medal. The drill was by four picked men from each company of the regiment. The four men selected by each company were lined up in one company.
 The drill took place at o'clock in the Pickett Springs pavilion. No public an- management was made of the competitive drill. but 1t was witnessed by a good sized crowd, which had gathered early to witness the dress parade exercises. The men went through the manual of arms on the waxed dancing floor of the pavil- ion.
 The judges were Colonel Graves, Major Ernest Carter of the Third Battalion and Captain D. B. Mckenzie of c Company, Eufauia. Colonel Graves gave the com mands.
 The men were thrown out for errors rapidly by the judges until the competi- ton developed Into a contest between representatives of the Montgomery Greys and the Montgonery Blues, although two of the men of the Tuscaloosa company were in the last four who stood up.
 Won by Private Cook.
 The Blue and the Grey who fought 1t out to the last were Sergeant E. M. Richbourg of the Blues and Private Hugh Cook of the Greys. Sergeant Richbourg weRt out on the command to load. The victory of Private Cook was hailed with loud applause by his fellow members of the Greys.
 The only fight of the whole camp oc- cured at an early hour Tuesday morn. ing. rather remarkable record for over 600 men in camp week. As a result of the fight charges were filled against Private Hawkins of D Company. lie reached camp about midnight Monday night. Shortly afterward he became in- voIved in a difficulty with e member of the Phenix City company in l. Street. Colonel Graves was at that hour inspect ing the guards and guard house. In per- son he superintended the arrest of Haw- kins. In the struggle in arresting Haw- kins. he broke tho sword of Lieutenant orimth' ofnoer of the guard. He was quickly arrested. however.
 At the summary court Captain E. F, Baber testified that Hawkins had always been splendid soldier and had never be- fore in camp or at the armory given any trouble. Major Bricken, the presiding ofiicer of the summary court took Haw- kins's case under advisement to render a decision later.
 Last Dress Parade.
 Another large crowd assembled at the car station yesterday evening to see the last parade of the regiment. Several thousand people saw n splendid reRi- mental drill. The excellence of the 2nd Tor National Guard regiment in regi- der to many. The drill of yesterday was the best that the regiment has yet ex- ecuted.
 At dress parade an order was publish ed. expressing appreciation of the good conduct of the men, and thanking Col onel w. W. Brandon and Colonel Barry L.. Holt for their prompt dispatch of the oe1iness of the regiment coming into their hands.
 The order in full was as follows: ] Headquarters 2nd Infantry, Alabama
 National Guard. v