The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-30
Gen. FOSTER
THANKS MEN
Issues Order Thanking Men
Who Served in Pen
SaCola.
ALSO ISSUES ORDERS RELATIVE
TO ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT OF
STATE MILITIA WITH THE UNI
TED STATES TROOPS AT BAR
RANCAS.

The following orders have been
issued by Adjutant General Foster.
General Foster thanks the men for
their good service in Pensacola, al
though he deprecates the need of
troops to quiet civil troubles, IN the
following:
State of Florida. Office of the Ad-
jutant General. General orders No. II.
Tallahassee. April %, 1908.
The commander-in-chief desires to
express to the officers and enlisted
men who compose the organizations
recently ordered to Pensacola his APP
probation of the value of the service
which they performed, and of the
soldierly manner in which they dis
charged their duties.
While the necessity for using the
troops to enforce the law and main
tain the public peace is always 10 be
regretted, still ii should be a matter
of pride and satisfa ctiOn to the people
of Florida to know the effectiveness
of the military arm of the state gov
eminent, and with what pTOmptness
it is prepared to act when emergency
arises.
The habit of discipline and Obedi
throughout the year. and the methods
Of administration and management
which are applied during the annual
encampmentS, are all preparatory to
and in anticipation \of a call for &C
tual duty. That these lessons have
been well learned has in this instance
been demonstrated by the alaCrity
with which the troops responded to
orders, the cheerfulness with which
they performed exacting duty, and the
excellence of the methods which they
employed to accomplish those pur-
poses for Which they were called out.
BY command of the governor:
J. CLIFFORD r. FOSTER,
Major General, F. S. T.
The AdjTtant General.
Regarding the state encampment
this year at Barrancas the general
has issued the following:
State of Florida, Office of the Ad-
jutant General. General Orders, No. 10.
Tallahassee. April 20, 1908.
l. The annual tour of field duty of
the Florida state troops will this year
be performed at the United States for;
tiications on the coast of Florida.
where the First and Second regiments
of infantry. will participate Jointly
with organizations of the United
States Coast Artillery Corps, in coast
defense exercises.
Full information and instruction
covering all details of these exercises
is published in war department gen
eral order No. "a, dated March 81.
1913. Every field. staff and company
officer in the First and Second rec
ments of infantry will read carefully
and study the provisions OF this or
der. 1t is required that they shall
thoroughly famaiarize themselves
with every detail of the information
and instructions contained therein
/ which is prescribed for the guidance
OF those who are TO participate in
these exercises. and officers will be
held rigidly responsible for any fail
ures or neSlectS resulting from indir-
ference to or disregard of the direc-
! tons therein given.
The following distribution of trooDs
! is announced.
At Tampa.
To the artillery district of Tampa.
The field. staff and non-commission-
ed staff of the Second infantry (except
the field and staff officers and the
battalion sergeant major of the Third
battalion.
As reserves. Companies G and NJ
Second infantry.
As supports, Companies B, c. F and
!. second infantry.
Detachment of hospital corps at
tached to Second infantry.
As reserves, Company ID, Second
infantry.
As supports, Companies X and l..
Second infantry.
Band of the First infantry.
To the artillery district Of Pensa-
cola.
The field. staff and non-commission
cd staff OF the First infantry. and the
field and staff officers and battalion
sergeant major of the Third battalion
of the Second infantry
At Fort Pickens
For duty al Fort Pickens:
AS reserves. Companies c. Fl. X and
NJ First infantry
As supports. Companies A. d and F.
First infantry. and Companies A. F
and II. Second infantry.
Detachment Of the hospital corns
attached 10 the First infantry.
Fort duty at Fort McRee:
As reserves. Company l.. First in
fantry.
As supports. Company E. First in
fantry
The exercises in each district will
cover period of ten DAYS. Those
in the artillery district of Tampa viii
| commence Nav DIST and conclude on
May 31st. 1908. In view of the fact
| that all of the troops assigned 10 the
artillery district of Pensacola have
recently been called out in aid OF the
| civil authorities, and have remained
| on duty for about d week the exer-
| CiseS in this district Will be post
| poned until date later in the wear
| which date will hereafter he an
! nOunced.