The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-19
THIS IS LAST
 DAY OF CAMP Soldiers of Second VIII Leave Tomorrow; THE FLAG IS PRESENTED Two Presentations at Dress
 Parade Before Big Crowd. Colonel Gray Made Speech in AwardiPs | Banner to Dselma Company-Miss clifford Presented the Gold Medal.
THE FLAG IS PRESENTED

it's commanding officer. Col. E, H. Graves, Colonel Henry B. Gray. of the l staff of Governor Jelks and In Wnose homer the camp of the 2nd was nameo' yesterday evening at dress parade pre- sented the handsome regimental flag to Company e" of Selma which Is
 awarded for general excellence
 | Immediately afterwards Miss Ethel Clifford, of Birmingham. the regimen tai sponsor, pinned upon the breast
 of Sergeant E. M. Richbourg of the
 Montgomery True Blues the regimen tai medal for the best drilled soldier in the End. These dress parade inct- dents were the features of the next to the last day of the End in camp. With tomorrow morning Camp Hen ry B. Gray becomes only memory. The various companies forming the regiment will march out of camp at the hour prescribed by their schedule.
 the tents will be struck ana roiIed ana the regimental impedimenta Will De
 brought to into Montgomery and stored | in some convenient place until 1t shall be again needed by the command. | Extensive skrimishes Today. Today which will be the last of the camp will have an extensive skirmish lmaneuver performed by several com panies of the regiment. The maneuver will probably be done under the com mand of Major Ernest Carter. The companies will be marched across the Mount Meigs Road ana then set 10 work solving a military problem or | the field.
 The day at Camp Henry B. Gray yes | terday was quiet and uneventfui. long session of the non- -commissloneo oficers school which Is conducted py Lieutenant William F. Weiss. of the Blues. was held and the officers held an important meeting at which mat ters of interest and concern to the regiment were discussed.
 The presentation exercises of the two regimental prizes took place at the regular dress parade In the eve
 ming, When the regiment had been
 drawn up in line and formed. Com nany "C' under the command of Cap tain Frank Aycock was marched Tor
 ward a few paces in advance Of the other companies and held at attention. Colonel Gray advanced and in few earnest and impressive remarks pre- lsented the company with the handsome
 banner which was the eadse or i's l excellence.
 He first spoke briefly of what the flag of the country stood for and or
 what it meant to the soldier and to the Icountry. He complimented the compa- Inv for the deserved and splendid trlp- ute which 1t received with the Tag 1 that went to 1t. The value Of that
 compliment was heightened. he said.
 hv inc unanimity with which the other commands of the regiment agreed that
 inc honor had been justly bestowed. Whatever rivalry the regiment might have been before it was agreed oy ali that Company e" was entitled 10 the honor that was bestowed upon It hao | nassed away. It was source or pc culiar qualification and pleasure 10 | - fn flag. to the company which had maoe so excellent a record in the regiment. The flag was turned over to Captaln Avcock. who handed 1t to sergeant and the crowd gave round or ap- nlause to the soldiery young men or Selma who form Company e.
 Miss Clifford Presents Medal. This incident was followed py .he presentation of the regimental medal to the best drilled soldier by Miss
 Clinord. the sponsor of the 2nd Es- corted by her maids of honor and two of the staff officers. Miss Clinord ad-
 vanced from the crowd and to the
 front of the regiment and Sergeant Richbourg stepped forward rom
 among his fellows In pinning the medal to the blouse of Sergeant Rich bourg Miss Clifford complimented the sergeant upon the soldierly qualities he had shown in winning the award over his fellows.
 Sergeant Richbourg was also given round of appreciative applause as ne stepped back into the ranks.
 The schedule for the departure of the companies of the End. as arranged by Ouartermaster General B. l.. Holt Is as follows:
 Company B, Birmingham, Captain Seals leave a. m., Louisville and Nashville. arrive home 10:4o a. m
 Company c. Selma. Captain Aycock, leave a. m., Western Railway. arrive home 10:35 a. m.
 Company F. Tuscaloosa. Captain Col Her. leave 1O:45 a. m.. Mobile and Ohio, arrive home 2:45 p. m.
 Company E. Wetumpka. Captain Holmes, leave ' a. m. Louisville and Nashville, arrive 10 a. m.
 Company c. Eufaula. Captain Mo Kenzie, leave $40 a. m. Central of Georgia. arrive home s:l5 p. m
 Company H, Opelika. Captain Pea cock, leave 1:30 p. m, Western Ea.l- l way, arrive home 3:15 p. m
 Company I. Luverne. Captain Dickey, leave 4 D. m, Atlantic Coast Line, arr rive home 6:15 p. m.
 Company K, Tuskegee. Captain c. if- fin. leave 1:30 p. m.. Western Railway, arrive home 3:15 D. m.
 Company L. Girard, Captain Ballou. | leave S:10 a. m, Central of Georgia Railway, arrive home 11:43 p. m.
 Company M, Demopolis. Captain Nell | son, leave a. m., Western Railway. arrive Selma 10:35 a. m; leave Selma, | Southern Railway. 10:45 a. m, arrive Demopolis 12:50 noon
 As yet no arrangements have been l made for the selection of squad of sharpshooters to represent the 2nd in the proposed rife contest which will be held at Pickett Springs. The matter will probably be taken up today by