The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-17
Preparations for Brigade En-
 GampnGntAbout Completed DRESS PARADE 1T s P M
U. s. Cavalry Camp With the Ala bama National Guard-speciaI Car Service for Encampment to
 Be lnaugurated.

The first brigade encampment of the Alabama National Guard held in twelve years will commence tomorrow. The first dress parade has been ordered for 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and the .regu- lar routine of camp life will be taken up and continued for the next seven days
 The camp is locatedat Williamson station on the Birmingham Bessemer and South Ensley car lines, near Owenton. It is also within short distance of the Owenton car line, and will therefore be easily reached from the city. A special car ser vice has been arranged by Superintendent G. H. Harris of the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company, and trolleys will be run to the grounds every few minutes during the day and the early hours of the night.
 Crowds Expected. It is expected that thousands of people will visit the encampment during the week. It will be a most animating sight. The various company, battalion and regi- mental drills during the day will be in teresting, but the brigade dress parade every afternoon at o'clock will be the feature of the day.
 Nearly 5000 troops will be in camp. as there should be about 250o privates, 25o officers and a troop of the United States cavalry. Tents for all the soldiers, with the exception of one regiment have been pitched. The Second regiment will pitch it's own tents when it arrives tomorrow.
 The Mercy.
 The appropriation of about $S0,000 will all be used in providing for the soldiers, and already immense contracts have been left for food for the men, forage for the horses and a number of other things l necessary to an encampment.
 It is estimated that every soldier will spend something in the neighborhood of $l0 while in the city. and this will mean $30,0O0 left by the men as a result of the encampment. The total of $60 1000 put in circulation here will have a decided effect 5h trade.
 National Guard officer said yesterday:
 'The present encampment will be great ly benefited by the Dick law, which grants a government appropriation and gives powers to the officers in charge to en- force better discipline and otherwise bring the volunteer soldiery up to a higher standard of military training. The public, however, will not be excluded, but on the contrary will find more of interest and instruction than has ever been witnessed beforesatfan encampment in this state. General Clark and his stan, the com manding officers of the different units of camp, such as regiments of infantry, squadron of cavalry and battalion of ar- tillery. will be more than happy to have | their friends and visitors come at any time between reveiIle and tattoo, for the purpose of reviewing the various field exercises and maneuvers under the new regulations, by companies, battalions, reg iments and brigade.
 Soft Drinks.
 General Clark has varied from the custom of the past and has allowed to be established near brigade headquarters dry cantesn,' where only soft drinks such as soda water, ginger ale and lime ade will be dispensed, and close by lunches and coffee will be served to the soldiers and visitors by the ladies of Birmingham under the auspices of the president and board of directors of the Young Womens s | Christian association, the proceeds to go to the benefit of that organization and de- fraying the expenses of the encampment. which may not be provided for by law.
 Thus the public will be served by these ladies with hot coffee, ice tea and ices of all kinds, as well as sandwiches, and the public may feel assured of nice re- past after dress parade Is over, which will enable them to remain for the even ing concerts to be played near brigade headquarters by the different regimental bands in the evenings.
 Matter of Discipline.
 General Clark was asked about es- tablshing a provost guard in the city and suburbs and said that he did not be- iieve such guard would be necessary III view of the fact that sach command ing officer will take special pride in the | conduct of his men, both in and out of camp and each regiment will be on it's mettle to excel the others, hence he hardly believes the usual provost guard for such large bodies of troops will be necessary | for this encampment. He says the crtm- | inal code imposes a severe penalty on any person selling or giving intoxicants to soldiers in the National Guard, and any effort on the part of any one to bring | into camp or sell near camp such bever- ages will not be tolerated and the offen- ders will be dealt with as severely as the | law allows"
 The encampment will be composed of | the First. Second and Third regiments of 1 infantry the First squadron of cavalry and the First battalion of artillery. Each of the regiments of infantry is expected to bring about TOO men into camp, the cavalry and artillery to bring about 200 men each There are in all about S0 off, cers to be in camp, including the various staff officers
 An order has been issuedanaming Thurs day as governor s day, a..d this will prob ably be made the big day of the encamp- ment On that occasion Governor Gun l ningbam will review the troops. and he will be escorted by his entire staff.
 Arrive Tomorrow.
 The first companies will begin to arrive l tomorrow morning early. and they will be met at the station by members of the | staff of General Clark. A staff officer | will accompany the command to the camp ! and will assist the commanding officer in making arrangements for the disposition | of inc company baggage. This will be 1 arried to the freight depot of the Bir- mingham Railway. Light and Power com many at Sixteenth street and First ave me where it will be sent to the encamp- ment on special freight trains.
 | When the commands unload at the | ,,nion station they will be marched to