The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-13
SECOND IS PRAISED
GOVERNOR COMPLIMENTS REGr- MENT AT CANT JOE WHEELER.
Day At sslma Encampment Is En- nvened by Visit of Commander
 .n-Chlef and His Stan to
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] 2nd Regiment of the Alabama National I Guard. this afternoon. when he review. ed the regiment. The order was read by Adjutant General William w. Bran l don and was as follows:
 General order No. 17.
 The Commander in Chief desires to 1 congratulate the commanding oficer. | officers. and men of the 2nd Infantry 1 neat, orderly and soldierly appearance l of this regiment, and especially con- l graduates all upon the conduct of of-
 5srs sno enlisted men ,ha tn sap samp Joe ! the camp will be marked by that splcn- did conduct which has characterized I 1t in its inception.
 ! By order of the governor
 William w Brandon. | e4 .Adjutant General" | The crowd which assembled In. the
 camp and on the parade grounds this l ry of the camp, and the military dis | play which they witnessed we'll re- l paid the spectators and visitors for | their journey to Camp Joe Wheeler. There have been large regiments in which there were large company.
 but 1t is doubtful if there has ever Guards, which ever made better ap- | pearance than did the various compa- | nies of the 2nd Regiment this after
 their commander in chief After the | review by Governor Jelks the dress | parade of the regiment was held be- | fore the companies were marched on one of the members of the stan of Governor Jclks tonight said the pres ent encampment Of the End Regiment was one of the finest encampmcnts he had ever seen in the State. and he has l been in the military of the State | for a number of years before he
 become a member of the Governors
 Governor Jelks and the members of shortly before II o'clock. The Cover nor was accompanied by Mrs. Jelks. | At the Union Passenger Station they
 John West and AdJutant General Bran. ra | don In Sergeant West's automobile. Governor and Mrs. Jelks took seats | in the auto, with General Brandon. who where the second floor of the hotel had been reserved for the Governor and I his stan. Soon after his arrival q, mum Der of friends. of the Governer in this several hours Of his time was spent in l receiving prominent citizens of Selma. | Tonight at the pavilion al: Elkdaie Park the annual ball Of the ofieers of | ipated In by Governor and Mrs. Jelks, l and the members of his staff. Many | of the members of Governor Jelkss stan | u1Q. been excused anu ai0 not come 10
 Selma with him. but in the party there were Adjutant General w W. Bran | don. Gen. Barry L.. Holt, Gen. K. F. I,igon, Col. T S. Frazier. heut. Col. Henry J. Rosenthel, Lieut.. Col. Charles
 Hend srson. Lieut.. Col. Fred s. Black mon, Major D. W. McIver and Major V. B.. Atkins of this city and Major s. T. Westcott of Montgomery. who has been assigned to special duty on the stan. At 4.so o'clock this afternoon. pro
 visional escort of honor, made up of four men from each company of the regiment, and under command of Major I F. F. Baber, who acted as Captain, es
 corted Governor Jelks and his staff The other officers Of the escort of hon. or were Captain W, F. Weiss. who 1 acted as First Lieutenant and First
 Second Lieutenant. both. of the Mont
 Today was was dull Gay in Camp Joe
 inspection. Inspection R There is somsthing of in- l tarest in the program for tomorrow and the regular routine work or the
 T es of fSse tSe regi%snt viii be put through target practice tomorrow. and this Afternoon Colonel Bricken said
 that before the encampment of the regiment was over, every man of the | regiment would have had rifle practice some days past. the companies In
 the regiment had been instrucseo ID | I the noted rife shot.
 Five Miles in I1G30.
 bIed IpV al the % Selma Driving Park this afternoon to witness bicycle ana an- tomobile races The bicycle race was
 tiv. milss pscs%S %a5fbomS py mot0 SanS Ss genkinS The motor cycle which was pacing Jenkins, broke down after the third
 mile had been passed, ana ,e ne was 9Ss eSs five miles in 11:ss. The automobile race was a i've mile dash between yoe Lamar of this city and Quartermaster onds. his time for the five miles being i0:16. while Lamar's time was lo;so.
 Renorts recently circulated to the effect that Senator F. W. Pettus IS critically i'll, are denied as untrue. AL though SenatorA Pettus on the 9th or this month celebrated his eighty-sixth birthday. he is in the best of health and has the prospects Of years or usefulness before him.
 After the adjournment of Congress Senator Pettus went to Tate Springs, where he spent several days before he came to his home in this city. Since reaching Selma he has visited his of-
 flee every day, attending 10 pusi- ness.
 The latest false report about sena- tor Pettus comes from New York. It js to the effect that he had suffered stroke of paralysis.
 There Is but one member of the family of Senator Pettus who is sick and that Is his wife. Mrs. Pettus has been confined to her bed some days from a slight illness, but she Is being nursed by her husband. and relatives who expect that she will be entirely recovered in a few days.
 Camp Wheeler Inspected. This morning Quartermaster Gener- al Barry L. Holt Inspected Camp Joe
 Wheeler. While no report has been made, it Is thought the report which General Holt will make will speak most favorable of the condition in which he found the camp.
 Soldiers Ball.
 The regimental ball of the End reEi- ment was held at the pavilion tonight and was largely attended. The pavil-
 ion was most tastily decorated for the occasion and the music for the ball was furnished by the regimental band. The grand march was led by Col. c. R. Bricken and Miss Bessie McDuffy and there were about fifty couples In line. The evening proved a most enjoyable one, and the dance was witnessed by large crowd.