The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-28
GO TO CAICKAMAUGA
1sT ALABAMA INFANTRY FEN ROUTE
 FOR CAMP.
Colonel DuMont of Mobile in Command .-Tareef Practice of the Artiii- cry Arm--sho0t of Mobile
 Gun Club.
Advertiser Bureau. M Mnhile IuIx 27.

Just before the Mobile battalion left Major John D. Hagan, late captain oi the City Guards, was presented spisn- did sword. scabbard ana per. and Lieutenant Hackernan made the pre- Mobile Battalion. 1st Infantry. Major sohn s6is afternoon R maTan On chicka n1auga, Ga, the four companies having fall compie. ments. Colonel R. B. DuMont,,. n m ffle' ths Same s s special train. His stan was made up of the following officers From Mobile: Major John D. Hagan. in eom- n rlland of Mobile Battalion; Major "; II. Oates, Surgeon; Captain c. M Van Llssw, s, Quartermaster; Captain P. M Maoa1N, Adjutant; Captain Wm. P: Mickie in- White White. commissary; Captain Julius smith. Ordnance The other members of the stan will join Colonel duMont sn FoiioEing sSiS are the commenting ofi- cers of Mobile Battalion: A company, Captain Thad Partridge. Jr.j yaS FiTst tenant. Patrick. Byrnes.
 B company, Captain Thomas MCKAY; First Lieqtenans. A; A.IS,ns +, Rush; secono
 E company. Lieutenant H. W. Haks- Dowd.
 ghan; First Lieutenant H. s. Rubria; Second Lieutenant, G. l. Mountain.
 The lst Infantry. band also accom- panied the command.
 At Camp Brandon.
 Proper instructions, correctly gwen, are tending just now to improve not only the officers, but the men behind the guns of the Alabama State Artillery. With an instructor and assistant in structor of the guard and an instructor i engaged in their respective duties and l with the able and eficient assistance of General W W sraTden, Wssfentt Gensra, and F his L stan, much for the good of the artiil;; | Guard has already, been accomplished. stoned officers and privates are realtz- ing the fact that Camp William w. Brandon is one of instruction and not of pleasure. Appreciatlpg this fact and having inc proper military spirit all in camp are making good use of the vsISabis opPortsntttty at hand th ,oraroon. has attracted more than ordinary in- terest and it is now conceded that there will have to be some large scores A., Capt. r. W. Pringle's command The contest. while spirited, naturally, is of most friendly nature and the gunners, one and all, declare they are willing to take their medicine.
 Battery A. Is highly elated over three events already occurred in camp-Cap- tain Pringle's appointment as instruc-
 
 officers; the handing over the honor as color Battery and the compliment of General Barrie l.. Holt on the con duct of the officers and privates.
 Battery B., Captain Sam Roswalds s command, is furnishing barrels of fun for the ladies and children. in the hour between dress parade and mess. The mock barber shop and initiation of new recruits is, so it is claimed. the
 Capt. J. Quincy Smith, Battery D., is the only officer in Camp Brandon so far provided with a mount. Mem bers of his camp have presented him with an anticipated velocipede. badly used and little thought of. It was evil dently made for ''youngster," D. bat tery being the junior battery of the battalion. It Is now at Major West cott's quarters on exhibition.
 Weather conditions prevented dress parade this afternoon and no orders were published. Gen. Robert E.. Ligon arrived in camp late this afternoon and tomorrow the military board will make thorough inspection Discipline Is being rigidly maintained and the ofi- cers of the several batteries are main taining the very best of order. Indi- cations point to Battery "B," Mont gomery, SIS the winner of the hoonrs at target practice. The score will doubt. less be published tomorrow.