The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-14
JeIks Compliments Regiment on
Camp Excellence
NOTES FROM THE CAMP
individuals Will Contest for Drill
Medal-Offlcers Club of Second
Regiment Is Reoreanized.
Col. Gray in Camp.

regiment Alabama National Guard, pass
in review before Governor Jelks yes
terday cannot be told but there was pres
ent the largest crowd of the week and
the msneuvers of the regiment under Col
onel Brlclens orders were well executed.
About o'clock the approach of the
governor was announced to the camp by
the salute of the seventeen guns fired
! by detachment of Battery under COM
mand of Lieutenant Kincey. The governor
and his staff were mounted and marched
into camp preceded by the band and
escorted by a special detail of four men
from each company of the regiment. Ma
| jor Baber was in command of the provs-
ional company thus formed and Captain
| Weiss and Lieutenant Dodd of the Mont
gomery Blues we're the heutenants The
escort marched in front of regimental
headquarters and as the governor came
up came to a present All the officers of
the regiment were lined up in front of
Colonel Brickens tent the commanding
officer of the regiment on the right with
Lieutenant Colonel Carter next in line
The governor dsmounted and after greet
| ing Colonel Bricken, was introduced to
the officers.
At o'clock the review took place. the
men all wearing the blue uniform and
leggings and presenting solderly APP
pearance. After the review dress parade
was held and Adjutant General w. w.
Brandon published the orders of the gov
ernor commencing the camp on its ex-
celent department.
After the review the governor was
greeted by many citizens and soldiers
while he sat in front of headquarters.
| At o'clock supper was served, the gov
ernor and Mrs. jerks being the guests
! of honor Toasts were offered all around
and the feast was made happy occasion.
This morning at officers meeting at
| Camp Wheeler 1t was decided by all the
officers of the regiment to contribute to-
wards a fund with which to purchase
| handsome medal to be drilled for each
year by the individual members of the
regiment The medal will be exceedingly
handsome and will cost about $50.
The first drill for the medal will take
place Saturday morning at 1890 in front
| of regimental headquarters. Each COM
pany will be permitted to detail four men
| to participate in the drill and the winner
| will be sent the medal soon as 1t is
made.
The medal will be the property of the
| Second regiment. The soldier winning IT
will return it at the beginning of each
encampment and 1t will be drilled for
each year Company c, the Abbott Rifles,
will enter four men, two of whom will he
| Sergeants Frank Cothran and John Rem
rie. and the boys are hoping to keep
medal in Selma.
Will Drill for Flag
Dress parade Saturday afternoon will be
| held about o'clock instead of the reg
ular hour, and Immediately after the pa
| rade each of the companies will give an
exhibition drill which will be judged by
! the commanding officer and his staff, and
the excellence of the company on the
| field will be taken in consideration in the
| matter of awarding the flag. There will
be no regular prize programme drill, but
every company In the regiment will give
exhibition drills on the field and the show
ing made will be counted in the general
excellence, department etc, of the COM
rany that Is awarded the flag
Officers Club Re-organized.
The Commissioned Officers club of the
Second regiment was reorganized this
morning at Camp Joe Wheeler. The club
was once an active organiza ton. but of
late years 1t has fallen through The
custom of the club was to give two enter
tainments each year, one at camp and
| one during the Christmas holidays. At
! the meeting held this morning much en-
| thusiasm was displayed and the following
officers were elected:
Mai. Carl Seals, Birmingham president.
Capt. Everette Jackson. Montgomery
vice president
Lieut. 3. r. Howard, Selma, secretary
| and treasurer.
Drumehad Taps.
! Col H. A Benners of New Orleans, rep
/ resenting the National Guardsman of
| America, was present in camp yesterday.
He took picture of Battery c in action,
which will be published in the Guards
man.
A distinguished visitor to Camp Wheeler
| is Captain Sullivan of the Mississippi Ma
tional guard. Captain Sullivan is COM
mander of the Meridian battery and was
sent to Selma by Governor Vardaman to
visit the camp and get all information
possible for the encampment that is to
take place in that state.
Today is RED" bakers birthday. 1t is
the 18th of the month and is Friday but
| RED" says the only bad luck he fears
is that Quartermaster VIII Esler wont
| give him any ham. 1t is likely that the
members of Company c Will celebrate
Reds" natal anniversary tonight. He
| says he knows the dance tonight is In
reality given in his honor. but he is too
modest to claim it,
| Private Townsend Kincey was colonePs
orderly yesterday and made a good one
| Private Kinney has been selected for more
than one distinction during camp, having
been detailed as color guard.
| At the close of the supper last night
Governor Jelks feelngly referred to the
| Illness of Mrs Pettus and expressed the
sentiment of the entire state In the hope
| that she would yet be spared to her loved
| ones.
| Henry b. Gray inspector of rifle prac-
| tice on the governors staff was visitor
! to Camp Wheeler this morning Colonel
| Gray has presented the regiment with a
\ beautiful service for the officers mess
as a token of appreciation for heaoring
him last year by naming the camp for
| him.
| r. H. Clerk was a visitor to Camp
| Wheeler. Colonel Clark was cordially re-
ceived by the officers and men of the
| regiment
In the city this morning attention was
attracted to the refusal of one of the
| members of the regiment to enter a bar
room to get drink. His companion, who
| was much larger in size. tried to persuade
him to go in with him, but the little fell
| low manfully refused
| Colonel Bricken and Commissary Can
| tain ]. Hunt Taylor were among a num-
her of guests invited today to the lunch
with Mr.. ]. b. Ellis at his beautiful home.
| corner of Parkman and Lashley street