The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
DISCIPLINE AT CAMP CRAY Colonel Graves Organizes
 Summary Court. INSISTS UPON ORDER Prize Drills to Take Place
 Sunday Afternoon. Chapl.in Adams Announees Program ef Religious services-selma Csn-
 pany Attracted Attentiea
 by Exhibition Drill

 The little lapses which in the first day of camp went unnoticed yesterday re- ceived attention and punishment.
 A summary court presided over by Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Bricken was held in the afternoon. Two civilions, who gave fictitious names. were arrested by the oficer of the day. confined in the guard house and ar raigned before the summary court on the charge that they were found shoot- ing craps" with the men of the regi- ment. They were given 8 severe lec- ture and warned that . repetition Of the offense would result in certain pun | ishment.
 One of the enlisted men of the regi- ment, who was found on car much the worse for whiskey, was fined and lectured for the reflection his conduct threw upon the uniform and the good name of the regiment.
 The first battalion and company drill. over an hour long. was held yesterday | morning. The sun was hot and the atmosphere was humid, but the men or the regiment showed but slight incli- nation to shirk the hard work of hot drill
 Big Turn Out at Parade.
 In the afternoon, with Colonel Graves l commanding. dress parade wa held and the regiment was maneuvered. It was one of the most satisfactory dress parades the regiment has ever held. The turn out of the men was so large that the three battalions could not find accommodations on the drill ground and one of the battaltons had to be formed in close formation. After the regimental drill the regiment was re- viewed by Colonel Graves with Lieu tenant Colonel Bricken commanding.
 large crowd assembled around the
 drill ground to watch the dress parade and the drilling of the soldiers. Tho people of Montgomery have manifested a lively interest in tn esoldiers of the
 End. Since the first day hundreds of
 people have each afternoon visited the
 camp and thousands of people have
 witnessed the dress parades. Mont-
 gomery feels special interest in the
 2nd because the two infantry compa-
 nies of the city, the Greys and the
 Blues, are attached to the regiment
 and the other companies composing 1t
 come from towns of Middle Alabama. The crowd yesterday gave another round of applause to the Greys for
 their excellent line in the review and the same compliment was paid to Com- pany "C" of Selma. Company e." which has one of the largest attend ances of any company in camp. drilled yesterday in double ranks. being the
  ing the regimental review the Selma company gave an exhibition drill which was complimented by those who wit messed 1t.
 The three battalions were in com mand of Major Ernest Carter of Selma, Captain w A Collier of Tuscaloosa and Captain E. F. Baber of Mont- gomery. The Regimental Prises. inf ia | ifested in the competition for the regi- mental prizes which will end with Sun day. The highest of these prizes Is a | flag for the company to be awarded for general merit. The flag Is given not only for excellence in drill. but for carefulness and thoroughness in its "paper work" which means in the | transaction of its business with the adjutnt and the regimental commander. A medal. originally given by Colonel Graves. is besowed upon the best drill | ed soldier In the command. This medal was won last year at Birmingham in
 close competition by Private Pow ell of Company I'll" Opelika. These prize drills will be held Sunday after noon and to them the public Is cordial | ly invited. ... | A large recreation tent was yester-
 day established for the mon of the | regiment by the Young Mems Chris
 tian Association of Montgomery under
 the direction of Secretary l.. D. Dix.
 who has taken personal charge of the
 tent In this big tent the men can get | stationery free of charge for the writ | ing of letters and stamps are put on sale there for their accommodation. There are not only tables for the writ | ing of letters and for the reading of papers and magazines but checkers and dominoes are provided for the men. Moreover. a big barrel of ice water Is kept constantly at the tent.
 Secretary Dix has had a piano in- stalled and this has proved to be one l of the most popular institutions at camp All day long and in the early hours of the night the men kept the piano busy. There are several fine voices in the regiment and the music | by the soldiers was enjoyed no less by the camp visitors than the men in the regiment. The local Y NJ. c. A. has also ex- tended to the men of the regiment the additional courtesy of the free use of the baths. swimming pools and gym nasium of the institution on South Perry street. pass from Chaplain l. lo Adams will entitle any man of the regiment to this courtesy.
 Religious Services sunday. Chaplain Adams yesterday an- nounced his program for the church service for the regiment which will be held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock in front of headquarters. The pro- gram is as follows:
 Church Call-Regimental Bugler. Assembly-Regimen Bugler OpeninR Piece, March-Electric Park Band.
 Hymn. Just as am"-Electric Park Band. Hymn, Nearer My God to Thee Band, choir and regiment.
 Sermon-Chaplain.
 Song, Lead Kindly Light-(Second Regimental Quartetts
 Remembrance of Our Dead. Taps-Regimenta and Company Bu- glers. Benediction-Chaplain
 March-Eiectric Park Band. The Rekfmental Quartette, which will supply the music. Is composed of Lieutenant Pierce of Montgomery, Pri- yate Pierce of Me- omery, Private
 Johnson of Montgomery and Musician Gillian of Birmingham. The public is cordially invited to attend this ser vice
 Col. Bricken Host at Supper. Lieutenant Colonel c. R. Bricken was last night the host at delightful supper given in camp to the sponsors and maids of honor of the regimet and
 the sponsors and maids of honor of
 the Greys. The young ladies present
 at the supper were Miss Ethel Clifford
 of Rirn,ingham. Miss Marie Cherry, of r,Sa,y,, enA Nfiss Mary Kirakpatrick