The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-28
SQUADRON REVIEWED
BRILLIANT MILITARY AFFAIR AT
 PICKETT SPRINGS.
Hundreds Turned Out to Witness Cav airy Manuevers-Sergean Car not Dexter Won Medal In
 the Individual Drill.

The review of the 1st cavalry squad
 ron. A. N. G., by Brigadier General
 Louis V. Clark. was the most brilliant
 military affair seen in Montgomery
 during the last three weeks. during
 which time the citizen soldiery of Ala
 hama has been in full possession of
 the capital
 Reviews as a general thing are very
 prosaic affairs. The one of yesterday
 was anything else. There was a med- lev of color, of movement, and of mar
 ttal things that would delight the
 hearts of the most practical.
 A gay crowd assembled to watch the manuevers. The sides of the parade
 ground were lined with Montgomerians of every class and description. So-
 ciety and the military mingled and
 there was a generous outpouring Of
 ex-Confederates, who come to see how
 the boys of today rode. The sponsor of the regiment and her
 maids, wreathed in ribbons and smiles. were seated in the centre of the parade ground in a gayly decorated tallyho' Fifteen minutes before time for adJu- tant's call. the various troops came out or the parade ground and went through troop drills.
 First came the splendidly drilled Selma outfit. They entered the parade ground at & trot, saluted the sponsors and then went through troop drill that would reflect credit on any militia organization. Then came the Birming- ham troop. serviccable and good to look upon. They also saluted the sponsors and went through an excel | lent drill. But the troop that made the hit with the crowd was the Cam den troop. The Wilcox County boys may not be able to look as spick and span as some of the other troops, but | when 1t comes to riding horses, its another story Any man In the trooI can pick his hat from the ground at a full gallop and their troop drill yester- day afternoon was executed with the horses going at their best speed. This appealed to the crowd and the Camden men were applauded on all sides. Last came the big Montgomery troop. com manded by the popular Captain Tyler | Goodwin. All of the Montgomery boys were dressed uniformly and the troor
 was by far the largest on the field. Il received ar ovation from the home people
 At adjutant's call. the squadron was formed and General Clark and his stafl rode on the field. He was accompanied 1 by General W. W. Brandon, Adjutant l Nthet ochci d' ANobcit iSiech' Ah spector General and his staff composed | of Major c. A Jones, Major Ed Smith Major W. E. Tebbetts, Major H. c | Gunnells. Major R. S. Teague. Major w. c. Hearn. Captain D. W. McIver and Captain A. c. Sexton. After inspecting the troops. the squadron was passed in review. first | at a walk. next at a trot. and finally at gallop. Regular dress parade was then gone through with.
 The review and parade did not close until after o'clock. There was then perfect throng of visitors in the | camp and the officers vied with each other in showing the visitors the hos pitality of the camp.
 During the morning. the squadron drill for the best drilled individual soldier was held. for which a handsome
 medal is offered. The drill was solely in the manual of arms and Sergeant Carnot Dexter of Troop "A" was the winner. He was given all ovation by his comrades.
 Today, the camp will be inspected by General Ligon and Captain Goodfellow and if present indications count for anything the report made on the camp will be nothing but favorable
 The detail for today Is Lieutenant Speer, officer of the day and Lieutenant
 Millhouse. officer of the guard.