The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-05
CAMP COLUMBUS
 IS NOW IN ORDER Soldier Boys Will Begin to Ar-
 rive Tuesday SOME 10 MARCH OVERLAND Every Preparation Has Been Made for Comfort of the Military Boys and Amusements Provided to
 Relieve Monotony.
SOME 10 MARCH OVERLAND

Columbus, Miss, August 4--Camp Co., lumbus has been put in the best of order Tor the soldiers and now presents as at traetive appearance as work and attention could achieve. Major W. E. Nall and Captain James F. Pope have labored ear hestly to have the camp in it's present condition and their work has been splen- didly executed. They have been in camp Tor the past three weeks, and their work deserves special mention. Their party was Joined yesterday by Captain Gus Aron, assistant quartermaster general, who will have charge of the disburse- hent Of all provisions. All the supplies were brought to Columbus. except the beef. which will be shipped daily by ex press from Birmingham.
 The soldiers will begin to arrive Tues day afternoon. The first train to arrive Will be the Meridian special, coming in on the Mobile and Ohio, and it will bring all the companies from the coast towns. , Meridian and all points between Colum- bus and Meridian. The next train will arrive over the Southern railway at 6 0 clock and it will come from the cities on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail road and Illinois Central lines. The South ern will take charge of the train al Wi mona. It will bring the Jackson and Vicksburg companies and will be about the longest special to arrive. These will be closely followed by the special from the north which the Mobile and Ohio will make up at Corlnth and 1t will bring all the troops and companies between Co., lumbus and Corinth and all adjacent cit iPG n the pi Tbig ufiIl 10 followed by another train from the west which will have on board all the com panies from the northwest and western part of the state.
 The company from Aberdeen and the one from Cliftonville, Miss, near Macon Miss, will march to Columbus through the country. Their respective command CTS thought this work would be quite helpful to the poys and have decided 10 give them this advance training in ac- tual military life. Every arrangement has been made for the convenience of the boys as sson as they get to Colum- bus. The trains will be switched to the New South Flow company track, which is only hundred or so yards from the camp grounds. All the tents, kitchens, baths, telephone lines and every other convenience or necessity has been pro- vided for and the only thing the boys have to do is walk right into their homes. Formerly it has been the custom to make the boys pitch their own tents and the work has been quite tedious and hard at the start. This will be the most well eomed luxury the boys will be accorded, as they have always regarded stretching tents and getting down to camp life about the hardest part of their routine.
 Major General Kesler will arrive to- morrow and will make headquarters in Washington Park. The pavilion has been |, of and all other eonveniences and general headquarters will be one of the coolest spots in the camp. It is situated in an abundance of shade and is high off the ground.
 The new loop the street car line has been building has been completed and by tomorrow the cars can make q com plete circuit of the grounds. Visitors and sightseers can see all the camp life, ride through every part of the grounds, pass general headquarters without even walk ing a step. This loop was built at quite a great expense, but Manager Greenland thinks it will be one of the many at tractiVe features and he does not mind the expense.
 As for amusements, the Gayety rollaway rink will have a special attraction each night this week and next. The pavilion at Lake Park will be open each night or the two weeks for dancing. A full band will be there each night and then, too. many other attractive features of Lake Park will make this place desirable spot. There will be two ball games each day between the Columbus team in the Cot ton States league and one of the other teams This week Jackson and Mobile play here. Next week Meridian and Gulf port each play six games. The morning games will be the postponed games It is thought that the many social features which are being arranged such as the special social features, will make the amusement calendar of the encampment full and complete.
 The following programme for entertain ment has been provided for and will be strictly adhered to:
 August 6, D. m.-Guard mount
 August 7-Morning drill programmes 6 D. m, regmental guard mount; 6D D. m regimental parade, Second regiment.
 August S-Morning drlil programme; 6 D. m, regmental guard mount; 6:3D D. m, regimental parade. Third regiment.
 August 9-Morning drill programme; 6 D. m. regmental guard mount; 6;30 D.. m. brigade review.
 August 10-Morning drill programme; 6 D. m, regimental guard mount; 63o D. m dress parade, Second regiment
 August II (Sunday)-l0 a. m., services at Lake Park pavilion; D. m, regimental guard mount; 6:30 p. m., dress parade' Third regiment.
 August 12-Morning military maneuvers at Lake Park; D. m., regimental guard mount: 6:30 p. m, dress parade, Second regiment.
 August 13-Morning, governor reviews troops on Main street, in brigade for nation; 6 D. m. regimental guard mount; 6;3O D. m, regimental parade, Third regi- ment
 August 14-Morning military maneuvers al Lake Park; D. m., regimental guard mount; 6:30 D. m, brigade review.
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