The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08
READY FOR TROOPS
SELMA PREPARES FOR THE AN
 NUAL ENCAMPMENT.
Eight Hundred Men of the Second Reg tment are Expected to Spend the
 Week In the Central
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|
 Elkdale Park has now assumed the thing is now in readiness @ for % the ar-
 rival Of the soldier boys who compose
 the End Infantry Resiment of the Ala
 tents for the housing of the soldier
 boys have been placed in position and the park has been cleaned up and pre- tents will be about thirty yards near CT the southern extremity of the park than they were during the last en- The twelve companies which coni- pose the End Regiment will reach SeI- ma Monday morning and will go into after as possible. It Is thought that during the week, thore will be at least
 800 men in the camp Several. of the have been in Selma since Wednesday attending to the arrangement of the encamprient and 1t promises to be one ones in the history of the regiment.
 During the week there have been many improvements at the park which fort and convenience of the soldier boys. On the side of the lake at the park there will be erected several bath houses. There will also be installed a l telephone booth at the amp which will prove source of great convenience i: The last encampment which was held
 for R the h Whole a1a regime1t naersT This E feature will be eliminated during the encamp- ment. and in its stead each company will have mess hall of its own.
 On the ground the Young Mems Christian Association of this citylwill also have a hall. In. this hall there
 tionepy ton py and % a place spsSh where soldiers can do their correspondence. There Will also be in this tent another table upon ent magazines and all of the late news papers. There will be a piano and a number of song books.
 Yesterday Sergeant Major Henry Franeiich of the Cavalry Squadron of l this city received notification that he l had been appointed inspector of rifle
 Prsctlce t or of tne aofsin oayiars csptan Frane- l lich has been an officer of the cavalry squadron for a number Of years and ms
 Ran1iiio Rfaithfmi service w q which he has render
 Yesterday Captain FranelIch of the
 anS So cspian s of rs prac I tice in the 2nd Regiment; accompanieo Q by Sergeant R. L. Jenkins, located g
 @ FsRent snEs wh sna w the es eavass afss range ran 1 was vas located on the, breastworkss
 just east of the Ie Ra9gs asom L1e Inc roau camp amp 1 grounds. These breastworks were | built in 1865 and behind them the soi-
 Ss.s who sms ssfsndsd tprl s5is c5t 5 f of tsas
 wear entrenched themselves. The range l located is an ideal stop for rifle prac- | flee and during the encampmenL 2 l company will be marched to the range ssch day where they will receive in-
 One of the principal features of the | coming encampment and one which Wi be source of great pleasure to thos. S l who are in the camp as well as Tor th' ,' I visitors. will be the music Of the week This music will be furnished by Mem. offs band of sixteen pieces and at nlgn' lit will give concerts at the park pc. | The splendid prize drill which wat put uu, by the Abbott Rifles at FIX, dale Park last night In the presence ol | a large number of spectators convinces l Sain,ians that the company will come very near winning the. regimental nag
 this year. If there is q regimenta prize drill 1t Is very propapie snas l humber of the men of this company
 will be in the line and those who will compete for tho trophy.