The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-02
GO INTO CAMP Soldiers Come to Pickett Springs W ednesday. TO STAY SEVEN DAYS Exhibition Drill and Parade
 in Town Friday. Governor will Review Men of Colonel Graves's Command Saturday. Time of Arrival of the
 Companies.

The annual practice encampment of the 2nd Infantry will begin Wednesday morning
 The two MontEomery infantry companies, the Blues and the Greys are commands in the End. and the home stations of the other Alabama. The regiment now has It's comple- ment of twelve companies and will so into camp with nearly 500 men.
 The regiment is commanded by Col E. H. military men of the State. and perhaps the ment of the Alabama National Guard At the outbreak of the spanish war he was first lieu. rank he entered the volunteer army with that command which became Company e.. of the Second Alabama Volunteers. Colonel Graves was with that regiment throughout it's six months of camp service at Mobile, Miami Fla, and Jacksonville Fla. He was, at Jack sonville. elected captain of his company and was mustered out & the volunteer service with that rank
 Upon the reorganization of the Eufaula Rifles In the Alabama National Guard he was elected captain of the company and two months later he was elected the first major. formal a % re-entry 'I in the National s Guard 'i ~ Upon the resignation of Colonel H. B. Fos- | ter in 1901. Colonel Graves was elected to the Lieut.. Col. H. B. May. the second officer in command, is at present in New York, and 1t camp. The majors in command of the battai- ions are Charles R. Bricken, of Luverne.
 aren e sems Sf Mso4 S ,sas sns | | of Opelika, is the surgeon of the regiment The Camp Site The site of the camp Is nearly 200 yards north of the pavilion at Pickett Springs It will be tumpka road, and between the road and the lake.
 The company and battalion drills will be held | in the level pasture, east of the lake. l The dress parades each day in the afternoon Springs. The regiment will be drawn up in line in the open space south of the car sta ton which has been used by the shooting clubs. Here the regimental ceremonies will l take place. The crowd will have but a few | steps to go to witness the military exercises | The mess hall and kitchen has been con- 1 strueted near the spring and a short distance I from the pavilion. The finishing touches will be put upon those buildings tomorrow. The Il mess hall was put up for permanent use. It is substantial building to be used for barbe- | cues and future encampments. The mess hall is 150 feet by 30 feet, having in it fouT rows of
 The guard house and bath house will be erected tomorrow and Tuesday.
 Captain John D. Elliott of Birmingham. iQuartermaster and Quartermaster Sergeant Bascom Bowling of Eufaula, will reach the city to-day. With the local stan officers they the camp. Colonel Graves will come to Mont
 gomery tomorrow morning
 II No Formal Parade.
 There win be no formal parade of the regi- ment upon its arrival in the city. Unlike the . 3rd, all the companies of the End will , not come in on one train. They will arrive
 on different trains at various hours of the day. The companies will arrival at the depot, march to Court Square, where they will board cars for the camp grounds. The
 Montgomery companies will go to the camp grounds Wednesday morning.
 The Prattville company Co. B. will be the
 first out of town command to reach the city coming in at 7:45 a. m Wednesday. Company E., from Wetumpka, will come in at 9:O5 a. m
 Company l, of Luverne, will arrive at S:O5 a m. On the Western train, which will reach tho city at 10:55 m., the Opelika and TuskegeS companies will come. The Central of Georgia l train, arriving at 1110 o'clock, will bring 1T Company c. from Eufaula, and Company L. o Phenix City. The Tuscaloosa and Demopolii
 companies. K and M respectively, win com, in over the Mobile and Ohio road, at o'clocl
 in the afternoon.
 At dress parade Wednesday afternoon tn,
 regimental order, naming the camp will b, read
 Friday and Saturday will be two importan days at camp. Friday morning the regimen
 will give an exhibition drill and parade or
 Dexter avenue. The men and officers will com, . to the city on the cars. and return to caml immediately after the drill.
 . The regiment will be reviewed Friday after noon by Brigadier General Louis V. Clarke an, staff. The Montgomery Blues will, Frida! ; night, compliment the officers of the regimen with a german.
 Saturday Is to be Governors Day. On tha : day Governor Jelks and staff will review tn
 End. The Governor and the members O
 his stan will be the guests of honor at a caml that one or two entertainments will be givel by the officers at the Pickett Springs pavilion
 although definite arrangements have beel . made.
 Memolrs Band, which was with the Srd, will
 be in camp with the 2nd.