The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-19
THIRD REGIMENT
IS COMPL|MENTED
Mobile Register Pays Editorial
TriIu Q to Soldiers
BROKE CAMP YESTERDAY
Paper Says Officers Have Cause to
Feel Proud of Showing of Reei-
ment and Conduct of
the Men.
BROKE CAMP YESTERDAY

The Mobile papers have compllmented
the officers and members of the Third
regiment, A. N c., on the excellent be-
havior which has obtained during the
annual encampment of that regiment at
Mobile.
The Mobile Register has the following
editorial under heading of "Citizens and
Real Soldiers" which is very compliment
tary to the Third regiment and the pres
ent officers
when Governor Jelks returned to Mont
gomery a92er reviewing the Third regi-
ment of the Alabama National guard en-
camped at Mobile, he expressed himself
as highly pleased with the appearance of
the regiment and the condition of the
camp. This was repeating expressions
the governor made while In Mobile.
''The people of this city have reason
to add to the official statement of the
commander-in-chiefc commentator for the
manner In which the citizen-soldiers have
conducted themselves during their en-
campment. The Third regiment is COM
posed of young men from several cities
in Alabama and is drawn from all classes.
In the ordinary activities its scale ranges
from mine workers of the Birmingham
district to professional men of Admission
and other places, but as soldiers there
Is no distinction and each unit shares the
respect and good will which the regiment
has won locally.
The Third regiment is a fine body of
men physically and citizens have had
evidence during the past week that the
regiment is we'll Differed and disciplined.
There has not been a single instance of
disorder on the streets or in the neighbor
hood of the encampment, caused by
member Of the regiment. This Is a record
of which the Third Alabama has reason
to be proud when comparison is made
with former encampments of state troops.
During the Spansh-Ameriean war Mo-
bile was a military depot and citizens
had opportunity to observe the difference
between the volunteers and the regular
soldiers in general behavior. The differ
ence could be plainly observed In the
department of the men when away from
the camps, and there was no difficulty in
recognizing the regular. DISBURSEMENT
of the volunteers is not intended, they
made good soldiers when called upon, but
not being subject to the strict dscip-
line and hard training of the regular army
they carried themselves as citizens rather
than soldiers and the comparison has
held at encampments of volunteers since.
1.-THE Third Alabama during the en-
campment ending today, has made
name for itself which is a guarantee
that 1t will always be welcome in Mo-
bile. The men have conducted them
selves so that the comparison with the
regular army is on their side. Even in
such a small thing as boarding a street
car, the difference between the North
Alabama troops and other regiments visit
ing Mobile at various times was shown.
Wherever a number of the men congre
gated to board an electric car they took
their seats and there was none of the
noise or rushing to which we have been
accustomed on similar occasions. There
was also a noticeable difference in the
department of the men on the streets; and
In the neighborhood Of Monroe park resi-
dents state that they have never wit
messed such an orderly encampment.
This result is largely due to the de-
termination of Colonel McKleroy and his
officers to place the Third Alabama at
the top notch of efficiency and discip-
line. The esprit de corps of the officers
anlmates the men and the whole regiment
has earned the honorable distinction of
being the best conducted body of visiting
troops that has ever encamped here.