The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-17
SOLDIERS GO HOME
MEN or zND INFANTRY pASs
 THROUGH MONTGOMERY.
Major Diclxey, an Cosnmana of s.rr,sr Train spcixs la Highest Praise o8 Late Encnmpment In
 Selma.


 'Tt was the finest and most orderly encampment have ever attended"
 These were the words used in Mont- gomery yesterday by Major c. 0 Dickey of Luverne In describing the success of the End Regiment camp which was broken at 9:se o'clock yes- terday morning In Selma.
 Major Dfckey was the ofacer in charge Of the 800 soldiers who reached Montgomery at l.e0 o'clock yesterday afternoon to be distributed to their va rious homes after week spent profit- ably and enjoyably in tents at Elkdale. the popular summer park of the Cen. tral City. Major Dickey was in charga of eight companies which came to Montgomery and the special train was composed of seven passenger coaches and two baggage cars.
 According to the officer in charge, the most noticeable feature of the en- campment and the return of the sol. diers.
 'srhe order was almost perfect in camp and much more so on the return trip" said Major Dickey. One would have thought that special train was carrying sunday School picnic instead of crowd of soldiers.
 Selma is an ideal place for camping
  there. They treated us royalty and believe l would not be exnggeratinE in saying that every member Of the rcgi- nlent is enthusiastic in bis praise of Selma. it's people and their warm heartedness in making us feel at home. It was a great week and one of the largest crowds have ever seen at any camp visited the grounds at dress pa rade Sunday afternoon.
 sI waai eRrnciallv nrafiNaA fo aaa sn many hundreds of the best ladies of Selma visiting the camp. It made me believe that encanpments are begin hing to be the social affairA-they were in former days. Ladies visiting our camp knew that they were in good hands and they naver failed to come and go when they pleased.''
 The special train over the Western Railway bearing eight companies of the homeward-bound soldier men left Selma at i0:y0 o'clock yesterday morn ing The local Western Railway train to Atlanta was held a few minutes and the opelika and Tuskegee companies were immediately transferred and sped away to tell their friends of the hospi- tality of Selma. Companies from -su- verne. Eufaula, Union Springs and Gi- rard left the city turing the afternoon and night.
 Tho Montgomery True Blues and the Montgomery Greys returned on the special train.
 Major Dickey left yesterday after noon for Luverne. Other oflcers who reached Montgomery on the special were Major E. F. Baber. Jr. of Mont gomery. pr. M. B. kirkpatrick of Mont gomery, Surgeon Major; Captains B. S. Chapman Of Montgomery, and g M Kendrick of L1verne. assistant Sur geons; Captain J. A. Holmes of We- tumpka, Instructor of the Guard. and Captain Fl. 3, Peacock of Qpelilka, IrL spector of Rife Practice.
 Col. c. R. Bricken. commanding the regiment. remained in selfnt to close up the affairs of the -egIm4i- A num- Der of staff officers also remained with him among whom wers Captaln J. Hunt Taylor and Captain Frank Taylor of Montgomery, and Rsy !. I. Mangum of Tallassee. Chaplain.
 Befcre lea ylng Montg omery Major Dickey announced that the much cov- eted regimental flag was won by com- pany c, the Abbott Rifes of Selma. as the most efficient company m the regi snent.