The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-11
HIGHLY PRAISED
ALABAMA TR00Ps GIVEN A HIGH
 STANDING.
Chattanoega News in . Laudatory AR- ticle says That the Alabama Boys ExceIIed other
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The Alabama troops who were at the Chickamauga maneuvers are given the highest praise in Saturdays issue of The Chattanooga News They are calls ed the best State troops that have been to Chickamauga.
 The complimentary article in The News of Saturday follows:
 The three regiments Of Alabaina Ma. tionaI Guardsmen left last night for their homes. 1t might be said in be. half of the citizens of Chattanooga that they are gone but not forgotten. l"
 The Alabamians certainly left good impression in Chaftanooga. While on the streets of the city they were exy ceedingly well behaved. All of the boys were neat and manly looking Kei- lows, most of them coming from the best families in the State.
 The brigade is in the command of Brig. Gen. Bibb Graves.
 Tn speaking of Camp Taft General Graves said: This encampment has done more good for the National Guard of Alabama and has increased their efficiency more than anything else we have ever done. General Potts and the officers of his stan have exerted every effort to make our stay pleasant and instructive. We have had eteady work but not exhauting; the aecommodations were good as we could possibly have expected, and no Improvement could have been made in the supply depart ment, either quartsrmaster or commits sary. We feel particularly grateful to the instructors assigned to supervise our rnaneuvers and drills; they have been both painstaising and considerate The Alabamians, both here and at home, feel particularly grateful to the Mayor and citizens of Chattanooga for the marked attention and many courtesies extended Our stay here will always be remembered, with a great deal of Ieasure, and we certainly hope that we will return again"
 The @squaw Camp.s
 Mrs. Dixie Blob Graves. wife of the General. was present ct the camp. She is a charming lady with many ac- complishments, and has been the lead CT in all of the social events at the camp, and was in command of the "squaw Camp" which was one Of the features of the encampment. It was composed Of the lady members of the following ladies were among the "sduaws:" Mrs. Dixie Bibb Graves, Mrs. Carl Scales. Mrs. Miles Smith, Mrs Leon Mccotd, Mrs. Roy Horton, Mrs. W. A. Collier, Mrs. C. R. Brick en, Mrs. Allen Crenshaw, Mrs. Ken meth Crenshaw. Mrs. Ben Chapman. Mrs. F. c. Taylor. Mrs. William Weiss, AATS- GLOQQAFu, anu AAA8Se6 A4CheDZle, Berry, Wilkins, Valtz, Riley and Par amau.
 Speaking from standpoint of efii- ciency. neatness and intelligence the Alabama troops stand at the head of any of the militia regiments that hSre been to the camp.
 The camp is practically deserted It is impossible to find where the mill. tiamen were They have cleaned up every bit of rubbish and neatly filled up the trenches around the tents.
 The regulars are all leaving, too. The 1Tth Infantry left on the 4th inst. for Columbia, Miss, to. instruct the Mississippi National Guard One bat. tery of the 3rd Field Artillery left yes- terday for Fort Sam Houston, Tex; the 7th Infantry will leave for Spring field, O., and from there one battalion will go to Fort Wayne, Ind, and the other to Fort Brady. The 18th caval- ry will return to Fort oglethorDe im- mediately.
 The regulars. both officers and men. are high in their praise of the way in which the Aiabamians acquitted them selves during the maneuvers.
 All of the 1st Infantry and two com panies of the 3rd Infantry of the Ala bama National Guard, over 800 men al- together. have been ordered to Birn- ingham immediately on account of the critical condition of the miners strike in that district.