The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
THEY FAVOR WRIGHTSVILLE
Ma j6rity of Officers I'm State Guard
Said to Want Wrightsviiie Made
Perucanent Camp Site.

The officers of the three regiments of
the North Carolina National Guar
have declared themselves in favor of 4
permanent camp site and the only mat
ter now is to select the location. AS
far as real fitness o Wrightsville is
the proper place and it is believed that
the committee will so decide. Here
a be found every advantage. The
location is healthy and the men nave
an opportunity of going to the beach
and enjoying themselves. The real OBJ
iect of the encampment is, Of course,
for the training of the members of the
state guard, but the pleasure of the
men must be taken into consideration.
If it were not for the thought of spend
ing q week or ten days pleasantly IN
camp there are many companies now
in the state guard that would be dis
banded as fast as the men could Sc
cure their release. 1t is the thought OF
this ten days outing that causes the
ma iority of the men to enlist and most
of them look forward to the visit to
the seaShOre.
The weather never becomes insuffer-
ably hot on Wrightsville sound, as 1t
does in the inland towns, and at night
it is a rare thing not to nave a II
breeze. When the men are through
with their days duties or When they
secure leave of absence they can visit
the beach and find plenty to a1nuse
them. They can go in surf bathing
and at night there is dancing at the
large hotels and also Lumina. The
Measures the men csn find when OH
duty at Wrightsville and those to be
found in the inland towns are not TO
be compared.
When the vote of the officsrs of the
Second and Third regiments was Tx
at WrightsvilIe they not Onhy voted
unanimously i'm favor OF a permanent
camD site. but there was some discus
sion in regard to- the location. Ehe ma
iority of the officers appeared to De III
favor of WrightsvilIe and noW the
same repOrts are heard as to the pref
erence of the officers Of the First regl-
ment. This plainly indicates that II
left to the men that Wrightsvilie Would
be selected. If the committee ices see
proper to make Wrightsvllle the per
manent camp site, the people OF VIII
mington will do everything i'll tRelr
power to see hat the committee n
every member of the state guard never
regret the step taken.
The Charlotte Chronicle Of August
tin has the following in regard to Sc
Iecting a permanent site:
M ~fiaoeS of tho North C1GOll1la
National Guard favor the permanent
enca ropment idea unanimously-that
noint is now definitely settled, and he
rext move is to select the site for the
nermanent encampment. This will be
done bv q committee consisting of the
commanding officer of each of the three
regiments and a representative of each
of the three military departments OF
the state guard. The committee was
appointed this morning by Governor
Glenn will meet in a short time TO de-
eide this interesting question.
"At the recent encampment OF the
Second and Third regiments at
Wrightsville Beach, the governor re-
ouested the commissioned officers to
vote on the question OF having a per-
manent encampment site. An ln1or-
| NAL meeting was held and the oHlceIs
| were found to be unanimously III Ia
yor of the encampment idea
When the governor visited CalnE
| Robertson this morning on an ollcldl
| inspection tour, he called the officers Oh
| the First regiment together u pu'
| tiie matter before them. 1t was pu'
to vote and the meeting was 1ould u
be unanimously in favor OF having
uprmanent site. The governor pre-
sided at the meeting and explained IL
cbiect. After hearing the expression
from the officers, he proceeded to name
= committee to select the site. The Ioi
lowing were named as the committee
Col. J. F. Gardner, of he First reSl
ment: Col. II. c. Bragaw, OF the Sec
ond regiment: Col. ]. \. Craig, OF tn
Third regiment: General +. A. Macon
of the commissary department: Col. Il
s. Young. medical department., an
Col. J. l.. Ludlow, engineer depart
Inent. :,
To this committee the governor ado
Cd the name of General Carl A. ooo
ruff. who is now detailed with tn
state national guard, or his successor
i'll case he is relieved.
:, Capt. w. G. Terry, OF Company I
Waynesville, spoke in favor {
, Wrightsville as a SITE but on motto
, this discussion was postponed until th
: meeting of the officers school, tomol
= row morning.
= The sentiment Of the officers seen
a to be largely in favor Of Wrightsvll
and it looks very much, at this VIII
+ ing, like that resort will be selecte'
The committee, however, will go ovt
I the ground carefully and look into IL
+ matter from the several standpoints
5 health, convenience. adaptabillty, ett
:. before any decision is made.
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