The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-26

o'clock and left a short while after
wards for home. The Central of Geor-
gfa train, which was due to leave az
4:40, was held for thirty minutes
awaiting the arrival of the Eutauta
company. This company was propa-
bly, the largest command In the OTIS
ade, having about eighty men In camp
The Luverne company spent the nign'
in MONTGOMERY This company, winch
was under the command OF captain
Stephen Hicks, reached the CITY zoe
late to take the afternoon tram .oi
home. They were given acc ommoaa'
tio,s In tho nrmory in the city build
| ing. In the large drill hall the mer
spread> out their blankets and slept ths
sleep of the tired.
.rhe officers and men of the Mont
| gomery companies were wen pieaseo
| with the brigade camp. There seemed
however. to be an opinion among them
| while a brigade camp was the proper
thing this year that regimental camI
would be better next year. The chief
benefit derived from the brigade camp
as compared to a regimental camp
was the instruction of the officers in
the paper work. of the military, that
is, in the preparation and submission
of applications, acquisitions and issu-
| ances of orders, the preparing of re-
ports of different kinds and other null
| titudinous details in strict compliance
| with military red tape. The benefit the
| men obtained was in observation and
in comparing their own commands
with other branches of the Alabama
National Guard.
| The Ind Infantry, in which Mont
| gomery feels, perhaps, more person.
| al interest, as it contains the local in
| fnnfrv T.
Gus reputation for department and be-
| havior in camp. The Birmingham camp.
| like that at Pickett Springs last year,
| left no unpleasant memories OF any
| disorder or friction. The Montgomery
Greys and the Montgomery Blues at
! tracted special attention at the camp.
| The Greys went out for the brigade
| review Sunday wearing q cadet cos
tune of blue blouses and white trous-
ers. and in this striking dress their ex-
cellence in drill won them several
rounds of applause. The Blues, too,
were cheered for alertness and perfect
alignment in drill.
Colonel Z. II. Graves, commanding
the end issued a special order COM
plimenting First Lieutenant Whit
Brame of the Greys for his efficiency
and excellent work as officer of the
guard, a compliment which was paid
no other officer of the regiment.
Captain E F. Baber of the Blues,
during the entire camp, was in COM
mand of the Third Battalion. First
Lieutenant W. F. Weiss taking his
place as company commander. The
Raber's command of his battalion was
equal to that of any major in the brig
ade.
Captain A. c. Sexton, who served
during the entire week upon the staff
of Brigadier General Clark, returned
to the Capitol yesterday morning.
Quartermaster General Barry l.. Holt.
after arranging the transportation for
all the commands of the brigade, re-
turned to Montgomery yesterday morn
ing.
The camp, which has just closed, was
unique in at least one particular. For
the first time in the history of the
Alabama National Guard the officers
and men of the Guard will be paid for
the time they spent in camp. The Unit
ed States government will pay every
man as he would have been paid had
he belonged to the regular army. An
| enlisted man will be paid at the rate
| of As cents a day, and captains will
| draw $3.50 for each day spent in
| camp.
| Inc camp lnulCdteC more IMAM any
thing has heretofore done. the close
ness with which the United States
government is keeping in touch with
the National Guard. The Guard is
| equipped as 1t has never before been
! equipped. Every man in the Guard
| now has two uniforms. one of blue
| and one of khaki, and 1t is equipped as
well in other directions. Nor is the
| important fact to be overlooked that
| the government is now paying the men
for camp service.
| Moreover. the War Department de-
| tailed several regular army officers for
service during the camp. Lieutenant
V. M. Gilmore Jr., of Montgomery, an
officer in the 5th Infantry was detail
ed for the important duty of giving
| headquarters The regular officer who
was with the Second. was Capt. LAMA
of the Artillery. The returning SOL
diers all spoke of him in the highest
| terms. He was of most valuable as
| sistance to the regiment and he won
| the esteem of the officers and men in
| a marked degree.
The pay rolls for the payment of
the men have already been made out
and signed. They have been handed
to the disbursing officer, Captain
John Callaghan of Mobile. 1t is un-
derstood that he will in the next two
weeks. send to each company com
mander check for the money due him
and his men.
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