The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-14
1ST REGIMENT
 IS IN CAMP Infantry Pitches Tents at Pickett Springs. CAMP BRAxT0N BRAGG CONFER Twelve Companies Reach Mont gomery During the Day. Colonel DuMont Arranses to Hold Guard Mount in Afternoon
 Instead of the Early Morning.

The list Regiment of Infantry. Ala bama National Guard. is in encamp- ment at Pickett Springs. The twelve companies came into Montgomery throughout yesterday. and immediately got to work arranging their plans for the week.
 In honor of Alabama,s Governor, Col onel duMont, commander, yesterday is- sued an order according to which tho summer encampment of the regiment Is to be spoken of as Camp Braxton Bragg Conner. The order, which is to the following effect, was read to the infantrymen after dress parade yester- day afternoon:
 "Order No. 25.
 Tn honor of the Governor and Com mander-in-C Chief, the camp shall be known as Camp Braxton Bragg Conner.
 By order of Col du8font. ''F. M. Maddox, Captain 1st Infantry, A. N. G., Adjutant."
 After the issuance of the order, the guard mount for today was selected and the last work of the day was fin- isiied.
 The companies composing the regi- ment. twelve in all. reached Montgom- cry on various trains yesterday. First of the companies to arrive were Com pany H, of Troy, bringing about fifty soldiers, and under command of Capt. W. H. Wiley and Lieutenants H. Bow CTS and J. Wiley; Company I. of Enter prise, bringing about forty-five soldiers and under command of Capt. R. H. Arr rington and Lieutenants A. Holloway and A. l.. Hildreth, and Company F, of Dothan, bringin gabout forty-five commanded by Capt. A. D. Pace and Lieutenant C.J. Morris and J. J. Crary These companies were held for the ar- rival of the special from Mobile. which reached the city shortly after Il o'clock.
 On the special were the following companies: Company A. of Mobile, with twenty five members, commanded by Capt. Thad Partridge and Lieutenant J. W. Black; Company B, of Mobile, twenty-five members, commanded by Capt T. F. Mckay and Ldeutenants W. J. Cowan and C. c. Cooper; Com pany C, of Geneva, forty members, com manded by Capt. J. F. Johnson and Lieutenants D. c. Roach and A. L. Campbell; Company D, of Fort Deposit forty members, commanded by Capt. c. M. Davis and Lieutenants G. H. Bell and B. M. Herlong; Company D, of Mobile, flfty-five members, commanded by Capt E J. Grove and Lieutenants Charles Herford and c. c. Burgess; Company c, of Brewton. forty mem- bers. commanded by Capt. D. B. Hayes ana GfcuLenantS Il. F. Rankin ana M. Strong; Company K. of Evergreen, for- ty members. commanded by Capt. P. M. Bruner and Lieutenants J. E. Bailey and H. Haygood, and Company M. of Mobile, thirty members, commanded by Capt. J. s. Calleghan and Lfeutenants H. s. Rubira and G. l.. Mountain. Company L. of Uniontown, came into the city shortly after 2 o'clock last evening, under command of Major W. J. Walden.
 Col. R. B. du Mont. commander. reached Montgomery early in the morning. coming on the train which left Mobile at midnight He was ac- companied by Major W. H. Oates, surgeon, and Chaplain A c. Harte. He immediately repaired to the the camp grounds where he superin- tended the work at that place.
 March Through Streets,
 Upon the arrival of the first eleven companies named, the soldiers were formed in line and marched past Court Square, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. J. Hubbard, the 1st Regiments band being in the lead. On Dexter avenue the soldiers took the cars for Pickett Springs, where they immediately occupied themselves with thoughts of dinner