The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-09
SELMA CAMP
 BEGINS TODAY Soldiers Leave on Special This Morning. SECOND INFANTRY OUTING Colonel Bricken VIII Issue Several
 Orders. Everything Is In Readiness At Eikdaie Park For Re-
 ceptien Of the Resi-

Col c. R. Rricken expects the en- eampment of his command, the 2nd Regiment of Infantry. A. N. G., which begins at Elkdale Park in Selma to- I day. to be the most successful in it's history. The location of the eahp is almost ideal and the regiment is bet. ter equipped than 1t has ever been, Approximately six hundred mem. bers of the citizen soldiery will bs under the command of Colonel Bricken for weeks training and drilling in I the art of warfare. Entering camp ceive instruction until next Monday af- ternoon, when they will break camp 1 and the different companies will pro- ceed to their home stations. Company "B" of Birmingham. com
 manded by Capt. Chase Perkins; com pany "C" of Selma. Capt F.. M. Coth- ran: Company "F' of Tuscaloosa. Capt
 !. F. Walker. commanding. and Com psny "M" of Demoro1is, under the com mand of Capt. B. c. Wilson, will be the first to arrive in camp. They will hs, in their camp quarters this morn Ing.
 Special Train Today. The other eight companies of the regiment will leave Montgomery to- day as soon as they can be assembled on special train of ten coaches and two baggage cars and the train will make the run to Selma without stop. The soldiers will arrive in camp to at tend dinner at the regimentai mess. which has been arranged for the soi= diers' first meal At this dinner camp stew and barbecue will bs. the chef camp the soldiers will eat at the com pany messes. The best that the mar ket affords has been secured for their Fare. A refriEerator car of fresh meat has been bought for issuance to the regiment, Several of the companies have provided themselves with chefs of no little renowni and most of them will supplement their iarders with whatever the State does not provide. The companies which will leave Montgomery on the special train will he: Company A the Montgomery Greys. Capt. E. H. Jackson; Company D" the Montgomery Blues. Capt. w. Springs. Capt. A. H. Feasin: Company "G" of Eufauia, Capt. K. B. Mckenzie: Company "H' of opelika, Capt. c. P. Stowe; Company TX" of Tuskegee Capt George W. Griffin; Company "T' of Luverne Capt, W. R. Routon; and Company 'L" of Girard. Capt. M c. Ballou.
 Colonel Bricken and hts stan will also be on this train. with the ex4 ception of Capt. H. B. Peacock of Ope- lika, Inspector of Rifle Uractice and Capt. J. Hunt Taylor and Capt. Frank
 c. Taylor of Montgomery, respective ly Commissary and Quartermaster. and Sergeant Major J. H. Paterson. These officers are already at the camp. having gotten things ready for the arrival of
 tho main body.
 The other members of Colonel Brick
 cn's commissioned stan are: Capt Will
 liam W. Brame, Jr., Adjutant; Capt. J,
 A. Holmes, Jr., Instructor of the Guard
 Capt William A. Collier, Ordnance of-
 ficer; Maj M. B. Kirkpatrick, Chef Sur
 geon, and Captains B. M. Kendrick and
 s. Chapman, Assistant Surgeons: and
 Rev. J. T. ManEun of Tailassee. Chap
 lain.
 Major G O. Dickey of Luverne. com
 mands the First Battalion of the End
 regiment; Lieut.. Bruce Craig of Selma
 Is his adjutant. The second and third
 battalions are commanded by Maj. D.
 F. Baber, Jr., of Montgomery and Ma l..
 c. H. Seals OF Birmingham, respect
 lively.
 Orders This Afternoon-
 Colonel Bricken will issue several
 very important oiders this afternoon at the first dress parade. In one of
 these orders gambling and drunken
 ness will be absolutely prohibited. In
 ar other the name of the camp will be
 announced.
 The equipment of the regiment Is better than ever before. This after noon new service uniforms will be is- sued to every man in the regiment. These will consist of two Chambers shirts and a pair of Khaki trousers The men are already well equipped with everything else needed In camp. No cpats will be issued with the service
 uniforms, Colonel Bricken having