The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-23
|OFF TO THEIR | ANNUAL CAMP Mltiamen Leave on Special For Selma End REGIMENT GOES TO CAMP Six Visiting and Two Home Con- panies Mobilize Here. Various Commands Arrive Durins Fore noon andL.eft OveS Western
 at 12,so Uader Command
 of Colonel Bricke..
End REGIMENT GOES TO CAMP

Eight companies of the End Reri- ment. Alabama National Guard, mobiI- ized in this city yesterday morning, cavorted through the streets of the city for short while, and at 12:3o o'clock boarded special train of eight coaches and two baggage cars for Sell ma. where the regiment goes into sum- mer encampment.
 The encampment is to last until next Monday morning. 6hd the compa nies that are to participate in the exercises ngham; c. of Selma; D, Montgomery True Blues; E. of Eufauia; F, of Tus- caioosa; G. of Union Springs; H, of An daiusia; of Luverne: K. of Tuskegee; Companies c, B. F and M were kot in Montgomery with the other infantry men, the first mentioned being at the scene of, the encampment, and the oth- CTS going direct from their respective cities to the Central City.
 The first Of the companies to reach tn ecity was Company H o fAndalusia coming over the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad. and reaching Montgom- cry about 10:s5 o'clock in the morn ing. Following upon the arrival of this company was the Luverne infant rymen. coming over the Atlantic Coast Line at 10:40 o'clock, and a few min- utes after the arrival of these came Cohpduy A OI luSkeSee, over the Western of Alabama. at 1o:55 o'clock The last of the companies to arrive were B of Eufau1a, c of Union Springs and l. of Girard. all of which came over the Central of Georgia Railroad and reached Montgomery about 11:10 o'clock. Companies A and D of Mont gomery. the Greys and Blues. were at the station to greet their friends and to escort them short distance from
 Col. c. R. Bricken. commanding of. fcer of the regiment. estimated yes- terday morning that the eight compa- nies going from Montgomery carried about 460 men and officers. Two more were expected. while with these the two baggage coaches in the front and tho caboose in sthe rear made up the train that bore the soldiers away to the scene of their weeks work.
 Greetings and Farewells.
 The most interesting feature con- nected with the arrival and departure of ~the State infantrymen was the heafty welcome and send-off that the friends of the soldiers gave them up- on their arrival and departure in and formed at the depot to greet the first arrival swelled to enormous proportion. by the time of the departure of the special. and the scene was a memorable one.
 Wives. mothers. fathtrs. sisters. and friends were at the station in numbers to give the two local companies the best send-oM of their lives. Sisters who were also sweethearts. and sweet. hearts also. were there in all their faces and frills, puffs and ruffles. Ev. cry one of the girls. to all apearances was company in herself, for the swarms of admirers that focked around the heroines, sponsors and simple maid ems were sure indicators of where could be found the soldiers hearts.
 The calico. the scarcely chivalrous term which all of them are familiar with. seemed to realize the necessity of their adieu to their brave military friends. The military friends on the other hand. thinking that she had come for the sole purpose of telling him good bye. fumed and fretted that the other fellows did not give him a chance, and this was the exhibition that made the departure of the uniformed boys of particular interest both to themselves and to the outsiders.
 other cities from which they came fur nished no less fun, as they munched awaysat their sandwiches and chewed on the butts of faded cigars. This class was easily discernible. for they had stripped themselves ofttheir gaudy and straight back jackets. and Iounged in an unsoldierly fashion which de- clared them immune to the graces of the Montgomery belles.
 None of the soldiers, however, so far as has been ascertnined. was left in this city as 2 result Of lingering friends who had come to tell them good bye. The sounding of the bugles, which was begun about five minutes before the time for the departure of the special. gave them the waruine that was hardly to be disregarded.