The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-18
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CAMP HOLT WAS AN uNoUALr.
 FEED SUCCESS.
Major westcott in Formal Order Con. graduated Men and oflacers--. Battery "Ar Wins Shooting
 Honors.
Advertiser Bureau.
 Mobile. Aunust ii.

Camp Barry l., Holt, Artillery Battai- lon, Alabama National Guard, is now a part of the history of the military of Che state of Alabama. Orders to break camp were given at o'clock this morning and the Mobile and Montgomery hattertes, the only ones remaining. the Birmingham and Selma batteries having gone home last | the city. k 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 officer and private. the strict atten. ton to military details and discipline and the success Of the camp in every partlo,t. lar from military standpoint. Adtutant Perry and Captains 0'Connor and Powers were also loud in praise of the success cf the camp. Yesterday was, in . sense. the day for good-hyes. Immediately after religious services batteries c and D made the rounds and gave three cheers and e tiger for the Major and his stan. the Captains and Iaeutenants of batteries A and B and the Sergeant Major. Commisaary Ser geant, Hospital Steward and the Een coms. and privates. to Governor ". D. Jelks. Ad3utant General Brandon and Colonel Barry l.. Holt and last. hut rot least the ladies of Mohile.' The com pliment was returned on the part of bat tsries A and B and general handShak.ag followed.
 At review yesterday afternoon Adlatant Perry read the following:
 Special Order No. E.
 Camp B. L. Holt,
 Near Mobile August 10, 1908.
 The officers. on-conmissioned officers and men of che First Artillery Battalion, Alabama National Guard. are congratu- lated for the splendid discipiiue shown and order maintained during the present encampment The camp has been kept thoroughly poiIced and In a Fema rkably sanitary condition. No case of disorder has come to the attention. of the con- mandlng officer. The interest and enthu- siasm shown by all augtars well for the armed and equipped under Che new act of Congress there can be no doubt that its aflciency win be unsurpassed.
 Hospital Steward Jack A. Dair of Bat tery A. and Sergeant l.. g. DorraIlce Of Battery D, are cornplimehted- for their sf. flciancy. <. By order of
 Major 8. T. westc6ss.
 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 prtvates to stand by their officers and the officers to proteet their men. He was particularly coTnpli- mentary to the Major commanding.
 Just before the benedIction he feetinxly referred to the call to a "hlgher assAm- bly, of Corporal Freddie Hinderer of battery B, a brother of the beloved cap- tain and a private of the same 5attsFy. 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 taps"
 The judges of the contest at target practice made report of the hnai sum ming up of the result in the contest for B, .55S; c. 40; D. .2eS out of a possible TOO. Long Tom, the s.2 inch breech- loading gun, percussion shell. F. A. base. fuse C. was the gun and ammunition used It was windy and the range LSOO yards.
 AS was predicted in Sundays Advertiser Battery A was the winner. with a lead of O25 per cent over Battery B. Captain Jo- aeph H. Norvilie was the only gunner to land. hitting just to the right Of the hulrs-eye. Some claimed that Lieutenant ]. w. PringIe of the same battery made a hit, but the judges claimed he went two yards to the right and was thus scored.