The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-22
TROOPS TO GO T0CAMP TODAY Second Regiment Bound
 For Selma. EIGHT COMPANIES MOBILIZE Will Co From Montgomery on Spe- cial Train at Noon. Shoot for weiss Loving Cup for Marks manship to Be One of the Fea-
 lures of the Weeks

Companies E, F. G. H l. K and l. of the End Regiment. Alabama Infantry, will mobilize in Montgomery this morning, )oin forces with Companies A and D or Montgomery, and go to Selma today on special train that will leave the city about noon. It is expected that about 400 or 450 soldiers will be in the city and depart from here on the Selma special.
 The cause of the mobilizat ton of the troops of the National Guard in this city is the annual summer encampment which this year is to be held in the Central City.
 Company of Birmingham. Company c of Selma. F of Tusca- oils. the other companies constituting the regiment will go direct from the respective cities to the place of the encampment The companies that will leave Montgomery on the special at noon today are A. Montgomery Greys; D. Montgomery Blues; F.. of Eufaula; of Union Springs. H of Andalusia; I. of Luverne; K, of Tuskegee; l., of Gi- rard. Col. c. R. Bricken of the 2nd Regiment will be in charge of the troops. and will leave Montgomery with them today at noon.
 The troops will stay in encampment one week, from today until today week. During this time there will be daily drills and manoeuvres, target practices and other military features The oc- casion is looked forward to with much pleasure, and the soldiers are eager to take up their troubles in the military | camp.
 During the past year there have been a number of changes in tue identity of the companies. The Opelika com | pany has been mustered out, and has | been succeeded by a company from An | dalusia, bearing the same initial, H. | This Is now the regiments baby com- l pany, being just a little over one month | old.
 Company K of Tuskegee. has been given detachment at Tallassee and | will have among its numbers members from that town. Company I, of Lu- | ment at Greenville.
 A number of features are scheduled Tor the week at Selma. One of the I most novel. and one which marks an era in military matters in this State, will be the competition among the twelve companies for the loving cup | which Capt. w. F. Weiss of the Mont gomery Blues, has offered the comnanv making the best mark. me cup Is eighteen inches high. | hahdsomeiy ornamented and of solid silver, and by terms stipulated bv the giver will be awarded for one year to the company making the best tally at target practice. Each company will night for the trophy with sixteen of their choice marksmen entering their | Hsts' Any company which, for three years Tn succession. makes the highest tally VIII be given the cup flor keeps" | The occasion of the offer on the oart or Captain Weiss was to stimulate target practice and to have greater | interest manifested in this means of | defense. Since he made the announce ment several weeks ago, of his inten- tion' nearly all of the companies in the regiment have been at practice | preparatory to the contest which is to | be held in Selma this week. and since that time remarkable dexterity in the use of arms has been noticeable throughout the State.
 The Greys and Blues of Monteonary will enter the lists with determination to bring back the trophy to Montgom- cry and with this end in view have selected strong teams to defend their ranks.
 The cup will go to Selma with the soldiers today. though the day for the contest has not yet been announced
 another of the distinctive features a nf hcers ball, which is to be held m Thursday night. This event is nsu- any one or the greatest social features or the year. and Is expected to be par tclpated in by some of Alabama's most charming and popular women.
 It Is expected that Company A of Mohtgomery, the Greys, will carry about thirty-f1ve soldiers to take part In the manouevers of the week. Cap tam Everett Jackson, First Lieutenant Courtney Locke and Second Lieutena,t Allen McNeel will be in charge of the members. and will leave with them on | the noon special
 The Montgomery Blues Company D. will be captained by w F. Weiss. and will carry about fifty-1ve men. the largest number of troops that has gone from Montgomery with this company in number of years The lieutenants of Company D are w. E. Dow and R. A. Taylor.
 Among the officers who will attend the companies drills in Selma are Colo nel Rricken. Lieutenant Colonel J. c. Carter of Selma, Major c. R Sticknev of Luverne Major E. F. Baber of Montgomery( Major Carl Scale of Bir mlngham. Adjutant J. Fl. Adams of Montgomery Sergeant Major s. s. Williams of Montgomery and Captain Hunt Taylor of Montgomery, Quarter master.
 The special will be composed of six coaches and two baggage cars and will leave promptly at noon, provided the out town companies arrive here 10 time.
 Mrs. Bihh Graves of this city will go along with the triops as regimental chaperonc, and will remain in Selma the whole of the week.
 Members of the staff of Colonel Bricken who will leave from Mont gomery are Surgeons M E. Kirkpat- rick, II. T. Lay and B. S. Chapman; Inspectors of Guard J. A. Holmes of Wetumpka; Inspectors of Rifles II. B. | Peacock of Opelika, and Chaplain J T. | Mangum of Tallassee.
 Colonel Bricken returned to Mont | gomery last night, after spending the | most of last week tn Selma, making arrangements for the encampment. The soldiers will go in camp at Elkdale l Park and the lines will be set up at | 10 o'clock this morning.
 The first of the companies to arrive in Montgomery will be Company II from Andalusia, which is expected in Montgomery oWr the Louisville and Nashville Railroad at 1O:3O o'clock this morning. The last of the companies to arrive will be over the Central of Georgia Railroad which will be about | Eufaula, Union Springs and Girard
 MRS. THOMPSON DEAD.
  Mother of Circuit Solicitor of Bibb