The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-12
Was Well Pleased With the Dis
cipline Of Second Regiment.
Thousands Viewed the Inspection
Yesterday-T'he Ball Bril-
liant Affair.
TODAy's NEWS OF THE CAMP.


General Mott Ayres and his assist
ants, and tonight the boys will turn
most of the money loose, with the
merchants.
Col. Ayres is doing his banking
business with the Paducah Banking
company, where he has $4,000 on
deposit. all of which will be paid out
here. Today's pay roll amounted to
s3,05S.50. Shortly after the bank
opened this morning Colonel Ayres
detailed twelve men to go with him
and draw out the money. On return
picture of them was taken in front
of the paymaster generals tent. The
soldiers were all paid off within one
hour. Colonel Ayres made record
at the st. Louis worlds fair when the
Third Kentucky regiment was in
camp there. The regiment was lar
ger than it is now and he finished
the job in exactly As minutes. He
made a record and the st. Louis
Post Dispatch gave him a prominent
article.
The Ball Last Night.
Probably the most beautiful cere-
mony ever witnessed at a ball was
performed last night at the ball Civ
en- in honor of Governor ]. c. w.
Beckham his staff, general officers
and the regimental officers. At 10
O'Clock the regimental band, leading
the officers of the Second Kentucky
marched to general headquarters and
escorted the governor to the dane
ing pavilion. In the pavilion two
lines consisting of the field and line
officers formed diagonally across the
pavilion at open ranks. The COVER
nor and staff marched through the
line to one corner of the pavilion, fol-
lowed by Colonel Roger Williams and
his staff. The color guard with regl-
mental colors marched through the
line to the center and as the colors
were raised the regimental buglers
sounded the flourish to the colors,
while all the officers saluted the COLI
ors uncovering. Governor Beckham
then held a general reception TO the
public. The dance followed.
The Second Kentucky is the only
regiment in the state guards that has
ever held this impressive ceremony.
1t is not prescribed but is custom
Governor Beckham and most OF
his party returned to Frankfort this
morning early. He will return on Au-
gust 23 and remain until the 2Sth
to review the First and Third regi-
ments.
Garry Owen" is the official march
of the Second Kentucky but the band
failed to bring the music for 1t and
II was not played last night. This
piece was also the official march OF
the Seventh cavalry, U. S. A., an
General Clusters favorite. 1t is also
the ideal march of President Roose-
welt, 1t being played for him on all
occasions.
The Best of Order Kept.
Two drunken men in shirt sleeves
tried to force an entrance to the
dancing pavilion last night and nm
der order of Colonel Williams they
were arrested by guards and placed
in the guard house, being released
after the dance was over.
Elmer Townsend. a civilian ar
rested yesterday morning for using
abusive language to Colonel Noe
Gaines. threatens to bring suit
against him for $1,000 damages
Colonel Gaines laughs at the idea
He says Townsend has no recourse
whatever as the colonel has jurisdic'
ton of the camp and for two miles
around II. Townsend was released
yesterday afternoon and told to stay
away from the camp. Section "A OF
the militia act, reads: THE com
handing officer of an encampmenl
may fix certain bounds. not including
any public road. within which no
spectator shall enter without leave. '
Townsend was elected under this
law.
Colonel Juett Henry, commander
of the Third regiment, which is the
next regiment to go into camp, ar
rived today for the purpose of look
ing over the grounds and surround
ings so In case an attack is made
while here he will at once know
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