The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-26
ny n. w. McIVER.

The 3rd Regiment encampment at Anniston was a success rom every point of view.
 Colonel w. H. McKleroy, comman- der of the regiment, is to be con graduated upon the\ methodicai anu business-like management. lie was m camp from beginning to end ana ne held the rcins in a firm, though agree able manner and made quite a reputa- tion for himself as commanding OH cer The camp cite was an ldeal one. being easily accessible rom the sle e., cars and in close communication With the city The tents should nave peeh placed on the hillside and not doWn in the basin and but for that mistake in laying off the grounds there Wouao be absolutely no criticism to make.
 The sanitary conditions were syste- matically looked atfer and the heaith of the camp was even better than was ever hoped for, there not being a se- rious case of illness during the entire time In fact I did not hear or anx soldiers needing medical attention.
 The food was well prepared an plentiful and quite a diversity, m iSek served and at regimental or comPanX mess the fare was good and tempunf There snG Tere nene opy of them hen %aa fn
 attendance in some being distresslngAi Ai small. the boys not being able to geS know what the trouble was. but it must have been from the fact thae some of them had been on on duty as Huntsville and Decatur and others had already had their usual and regular val
 It is the general rule of employers to give ond fheir bear6 tSat in many the boys had taken all the time al. Iotted them and perhaps the time camp ffbSie fbnie Vacations @ and 1t was inconven- tent to arrange to let the poys o'A then. .,on ,s that emplovers are usually very reasonable and fair about the matter of letting the boys on TOT camp and T wager they had good ex- @ casion. Perhaps it will be better in future to name time for camp nttle in advance of the date seiectea tn n,DIe 0l time to to make their arrangements to get away then and not take their regular vacation before ,2ef,6ns nano all have their camp in July and being situated in Middle, East and South Alapama much difflculty in getting away. as the business season rarely opens m tha' Iection before August "A. .
 The3rd Regiment certainly made a Eplendid record for behavior this year; as not complaint was to pc heaTu u anywhere, and in camp the boys were was hardly used at all during the en- lire week. It was understood by ofn- :ers and men that they were 10 so e- ae- Food name and they all went prepared To be good and they were, much to
 The fact is. the regiment has never been as bad as it was painted the en- yironment and circumstances sur rounding 1t on the ocasion when hen. the ,e their disadvantage and they will be careful not to make tho same mistakes
 was glad to see that some attention was given to rife practice at this camp, and hope in future to see a rthe range m easy reach of every camp How Alabama does need permanent camp ground and a permanent range! IT the choice Is left to the boys 1t will be on the sea shore. and that Is really the only place it should be located. for artillery practice cannot be safely or satisfactorily had anywhere else.
 The Srd Regiment was deplorabiy short in clothing. and much inconve,, nience was occasioned thereby, but am glad to know that the other reg iments will not be subject to this trou- ble at all, as they have not had the diff faculties suffered by the 3rd, and every