The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-25
Boys From This District Will Have Full
Charge Until the End.
ANOTHER STORM In CAMP LAST
NIGHT BUT LITTLE DAMAGE DONE
The First Regiment Left Last Night...Governor
Beckham Was Down Town Today.

few messtents. The lightning was
one continual flash and played all
kinds of pranks. greatly exciting the
men in camp. Gov. Beckham occu-
ed quarters with Gen. Haly and they
expected their tent to flop over any
minute. The governor was also In
camp yesterday morning when the
storm came up. which was very Sc
we're, so he has had his portion of
this feature of camp life. Governor
Beckham wears a kahki uniform i'm
camp and enjoys 1t very much. Yes
terday a snapshot was taken of him
in his garb at headquarters, later he
and his brother. Lieut.. d. Y. Beck
ham, being photographed in their
military uniforms.
Governor Beckham i'm Town.
The camp was almost deserted this
morning. After mess the general Of
ficers went to the city, which was
Gov Beckham's first trip down town
since his arrival Wednesday even
ing. The signal service corps has
been busy today cleaning up general
ly and arranging things for the
Third.
Governors Ball Tonight.
Tonight Gov. Beekham and his
staff will give a return ball to the
society people of the city at the park
pavilion. This will be a most delight
full affair, The atmosphere has been
reduced to more comfortable tenn
perature so dancing will be pleas
ant pastime. All persons who have
participated in the governors balls
are invited to the function tonight.
The Third Regiment.
Cities represented in the Third are
Bowling Green, Mayfield. Madison
Vile. Hopkinsville, Central City.
Darlington, Henderson and Owens
boro.
The colonel and his staff is as fol-
lows: Col. Jouett Henry. command
err. Hopkinsyille: Liuet. Col. e. II.
Watt, Bowling Green; Maj. e. B.
Bassett, Hopkinsville. major of First
battalion; Walter Powers. Madison
vile. major of Second battalion; G.
Talbot Berry. Morganfield, major of
Third battalion; s. S. Watkins, Ow-
ensboro, major surgeon; Capt. A. G.
Chapman, Louisville formerly of
Owensboro) adjutant: Capt. Gordon
B. Nelson. Hopkinsville. quartermas-
ter; Capt Frank ID. Rash. Earling-
ton, commissary; Capt. John l.. Dis
mukes, Mayfield. and Capt ]. X. w.
Piper, Russellville, Asst, Surgs; Rev.
Frank M. Thomas. Greensboro. chap
lain. OF these officers who served in
the Philippines are; Col. Henry.
Liuet. Col. Watt. Mai. Powers, Capt.
Chapman, Capt. Nelson and Rev.
Thomas.
On the battalion staff are: Lieut.
Allen Jenkins, Bowling Green, adj
jutant of the Third; Lieut.. G. II.
Tandy, Hopkinsville, adjutant of the
First; Lieut.. c. r. Mann, Greenville.
adjutant of the Second.
The battalion quartermasters are:
Second Lieut.. C. w. Head, Hopkins
vile. the First; Second Lieut.. Ira
Parish, jacksonville. the Second;
Second Lieut.. ID. d. Crabb, Morgan
field. the Third.
The company captains are: Henry
Fl. Denhardt, company A. Bowling
Green; Ed c. Walker, company B,
Henderson; Walter p. Howard. COM
pany c, Greensboro; L. w. Clark,
company d. Hopkinsville; Ed l..
Young. company e. Madisonville; r.
c. McCracken. company +. Central
City; Paul p. Price. company G, Ear
lington; ]. II. Boswell. company |.
Mayfield.
Col. Noel Gaines. inspector gener-
al. is very proud of the Third as he
served in the Philippines with 1t as
Captain of the Hopkinsville compa-
ny. He says at that time the Third
was one of the best regiments in the
war. Its principal work was garrison
duty.
First Reg ut Men.
Private c. B. J. :. company v
nue. J