The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-10
CAMP At MOREHEAD
Second Regiment Dates July
5--Aug. 3ld
LIGHT INFANTRY To CD
Employers Urged 10 Allow Their
Men Leave of Absence

Officers Of the Company Especially
Anxious That the Full Strength be
Taken to Camp-Fir~1 EncanIpnleat
to be Held on Permanent CauD
Ground>-Breadier General Arm
field viii be in Command.
Captain ". F. Robertson, of the VIII
mington Light Infantry has received
official orders from Adjut3nt General
Robertson designating July 25-August
Bird, both days inclusive. as the time
agreed on for the second regiment en-
permanent state encampment grounds
at MOrehead City. The Charlotte az
tilIery will go 10 camp with he End
regiment. Later in the month the First
regiment will also 20 into camp at
Morehead City. In August the third
regiment will go to C~hicamauga Park.
Gill;, ~ tdhC pa L III TIC REGULAR army
n1aneuye~s there.
Brigadier General Armfeld will be
in command of the camp at MoreheaI
City and Colonel H. c.. Bragaw is the
colonel of the regiment. Captain ]
VanB. Metts, of this city, is the regi-
mental adjutant.
This apHo uyiII h. = E--.
to be held on the permanent camp
grounds at Morehead City, which are
in perfect condition for the gathering
Of the troops and for the drilling Of
the men. The prospects are that all
the companies will go % camp with
full ranks and that the eucampme
Will prove of great benefit 10 the men.
1t IS the especial desire of the officers
of the Wilmington Light Infantry Ihat
this company will show up with full
ranks. They point to the fact that this
is the only time during the year when
they ask that employers Of the men n
the company shall make any sacrifice
that will result in benefit to this organ
lzatlOn, whose history for more than
) half a century has been one that gives
cause for pride to every Wilmingtonian.
The Light Infantry, it is pointed out.
strictly a military company, its social.
and club features being entirely sec
Ondary matters. Two a ago it was
with great difficulty that enough men
were taken to camp to prevent the dis
bandment Of the company. las year
the business men Of the city who mad
W. L. [. boys in their employ were
somewhat more ienient and it is re-
called that this company made One of,
the finest appearances Of any company
in camp. 1t is the hope that his year,
that there will be absolutely no troubled
about securing a full quota of men tOI
go to MOrehead.
In order to secure the appropriation
made by the national government, un-i
der the terms of the Dick bill, it IS re-,
CURED that the company shall haveI
IS per cent. OF the enlisted strength att
encampments and the state law makesI
the attendance of IS per GER Of thei
men a condition precedent to keep the,
company in good standing. OtherWisc|
it will be d~isbanded,
The members of the ". L. T.. fort
their own good, have during the last.
year made strict rules regarding the
performance Of duty by the enlisted
members. Business excuses will loCl
be accepted rs reasons for neglec-iug.
company duties and sickness even isl
not taken as an excuse, unless therel
has been actual confinement to the bed
The men of the company are earnest
in their intention of making the mill
tary feature the primary object OF the
- o,,i1nrin r. i- mot nQ.QcS9rv +nf
point out the great benefit that this
company has been to Wilmington. At
critical times in this city's history the
W. L. /. has taken such a stand for
civic safety and for the protection of
life and property that it has been a
source Of public pride. Soon the mem
bers will be asking permission for leave
to go 10 camp. Their requests should be
granted without any hesitation, eveL #,
great sacrifice is required.
The company strength is now about
81 members.
The list of officers and members Is
as follows:
Captain-W. F. Robertson.
1St Lieutenant-J. MGR. Hatch.
End Lieutenant-T. r. Orrell.
Sergeants-1st (to be appOinted)
SSCJiIu, I. L. AduINcil, OiN. - hadSS
4th, l.. E. Hall; 5th, II. B. Peschau-
Corporals-1st, J. H. Davis; End, W.
l.. Walker: 3rd. A. c. Smith: All, \.
s. Morse; 5th, ". L. Moore; 9Th. CT
Myers.
Privates-Fred Banck, Z. K. Bell, a.
G.. Bowden, P. ". Davis, J. 3. Everett,
A. 7. Gibbons, J. T. Cause, Jr.. r. F,
Hamme, Jr.. P. NJ Holmes, E. H.
Holmes, N. HuSke, Jr., E. c. Hines,
J. W. Little, Jr., H. a, Lynch. J. A
Myers, r. L. Meares, T. d. Meares,
Jr., L. L. Merritt, L. B. Mckoy, R. H.
Mckoy, H. McClintock, B. ". Newkirk.
Jr., n. Orrell, H. L. O'Neill, ". A
Peschau. E. F. Peschau, J. F. Post, Jr.,
j. S. Potts, L. j. Poisson, H. P Reaves'