The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-05
SOLDIERS COME TODAY Second Infantry to Go h.
 to Camp AT PICKETT SPRINGS Companies Will Begin to Ar
 rive This Morning. At Dress Parade This Afternoon Colonel Graves Will christen
 the Camp and Issue Inn
 portant Orders.

For the first time in thirteen years the
 And Infantry of the Alabama National
 Gaurd will go into camp to-day at Mont
 komery.
 Although Montgomery is the geograph-
 icai center of the section of the State
 from which come the companies compris-
 ing the regiment, and although this city
 has been practically the headquarters of
 the regiment. it has not been in camp here since 1890 when the regiment was
 encamped at Oak Park.
 Judge Thomas c. Jones was at that
 time the colonel commanding the regi-
 ment. For many years Judge Jones was the commander of the 2nd. and he now
 wears a splendid gold watch which was
 given him by the officers and men of
 the regiment. The watch was presented to Colonel Jones eighteen years ago dur ing a camp of the End at Pickett Springs,
 a short distance from the spot on which the regiment will go into camp to-day. Spanish War History. Colonel Jones was succeeded in the command of the regiment by Colonel
 Louis V. Clark of Birmingham. who is at present the brigadier general of the Alabama National Guard. General Clark was followed in the command of the End by Colonel Henry B. Foster of Tusca- loosa. At the outbreak of the Spanish American War the list and the End In fantry were merged into new regiment of volunteers to the command of which Col. J. W. Cox. of Mobile was appointed. Colonel Foster became major of the First battalion.
 The 2nd was a part of the volunteer army throughout the Spanish American war, although it got no nearer to cuta than the plague stricken camp at Miami, Fla. It was encamped at Mobile. Jack sonviile, Miami and Montgomery during the Spanish War. The 2nd was part of the Seventh Army Corps, which was
 commanded by General Fitzhush Lee. At the conclusion of the war the regi-
 ment was mustered out of the service of the United States and the list and 2rd Regiments were organized again as parts of the Alabama National Guard Col. Foster was reelected to the command of the 2ud. He resigned in 1901 when the regiment was for several months under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. A. Wiley. In August of that year Major F. H. Graves of the First battalion, was elected regimental commander, and he is the present head of the regiment. The regiment has had three practice csmps since the Spanish war, at Bir- rlingham, in 1s00 at Eufauia in 1901, and at Selma In 1902.
 Field and Stan Officers. The field and stan of the End is as fol- lows: Colonel F. H. Graves, commanding;
 Lieutenant Colonel H: B: May of Eir- miu9ham; Majors c. R. Bricken of Lu- verne. c. P. Anderson of Montgomery.
 and Ernest Carter of Selma; Surgeon Major I. N Stowe of Opelika; AdJutant M. H. Hurt. Tuskegee; Quartermaster John D. Elliott. Birmingham; Commits
 gary W. T. Sheehan. Montgomery;l Chap
 lain, Rev. I. o. Adams sef Eufaulai As- rfa TT4fnu Springs, and T. c. Thorington, Mont l gomery: Inspector of Rifle Practice, w. R. Archibald, Montevallo; Instructor of the Guard, Dudley c. Williamson, Mont Romery; Ordnance Officer, Tyier Good ! wyn, Montgomery.
 Chaplain Adams is i'll at his home in
 EusauIa and will be unable to attend | the camp. Rev. J. T. Mangum of the | Clayton, Street Methodist Church of this city, at the request of Colonel Graves, will servo in his stead. Mir. Mangum will be in camp with the regiment and he will conduct the devotional services of the regiment next Sunday.
 Captain John D. Elliott, quartermaster will be in camp only few days and in | his absence Captain Williamson of Mont gomery, will act as quartermaster. The companies of the End arc stationed as follows: Two at Montgomery, and one each at Eufaula, Phenix City, Ope- | lika, Tuskegee, Luverne, Prattvillc, We
 tumpka, Selma, Deniopolis and Tusca loosa.
 The companies will reach the city today
 at different hours, the first company to
 arrive being the Prattville company, which will reach the city at 7:45 o'clock | this morning. The company from Selma l will not arrive in Montgomery until o'clock this afternoon. 1ha Montgomery
 Greys and the Montgomery Blues will
 leave for the camp grounds this after
 noon at o'clock,
 Parade This Afternoon. The first dress parade will be held this afternoon at about 5:30 o'clock. At dress parade to-day the order naming the camp l and other important orders will he read. Dress parade will be held in the open | field at the end of the car line at Pickett Springs.
 Colonel Graves will reach the city this ! morning at 11:10 o'clock, coming on the Central of Georgia train which will bring City. Major Ernest Carter, commanding
 the Third battalion. came in last night from Selma.
 At nightfall the camp at Pickett | Springs was ready for the reception oi
 the regiment. Every tent was in place
 and the mess hall preparations for the
 feeding of the regiment were completed
 Saturday will be Governors Day. The
 Governor will, on that day, review the regiment with Brigadier General Clark The staffs of both officials will be present
 at the review. The Governor and Gen.
 eral Clark with their staffs will review
 the 1st Infantry Friday. and the 2nd
 at Pickett Springs Saturday.
 Memoli's Band will furnish music for
 the regiment. The band will each night give a concert at the camp.
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