The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-07-30
CAMP ABOUT READY
FOR THE SOLDIERS
GEN. FRIDGE AND ASSISTANTS
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A
DEAL or WORK II
PAST FEW DAYS.
Water Mains Have Been Extended
TO the Camp and Bath HoU>e>.
VIII BE More Complete
Than Last summer.

Activity and hustle have been e
evidence al Camp Noel during The
past few days. and the camp : being
rapidly prepared for the soldiers.
who viii begin 70 arrive on next
Monday. Assistant superintendent
Hatcher. OF the Sourher Railway ~
Mississippi. is making arrangements
10 handle al the troops that cone
over his line on special trains, as BE-
does not desire 70 run the risk ot
disarranging schedules ~ attaching
the cars containing the soldiers 70
regular passenger trains The sol-
diers handled By this lire will -
brought on specials from Gresnvllle
to Winona, troops from Vest Missls-
sippi connecting with the southern
at Greenville and those from Central
Mississippi at Winona- Special trains
viii also be run on the Mobile ana
Ohio Railroad. the one bearing troops
from North Mississippi being made
up at Corinth and the one nrinEzuE
the South Mississippi cOmpanIss coU-
ing from Meridian The regulars
who are 10 attend the eneaupmenr
will come from Chfckamauga. travel
ing TO Birmingham over the Alabama
Great Southern and thence 20 COlum-
bus over the Southern Railway.
Major Edmund H. MagruGer. al
Vicksburg, a member of the aa1utanr
generals STAFF. arrived I'm tae clry
Sunday, and Is now az Camo Nos1
Mrs. Arthur Fridge. wife 0f the adja-
tant general, has also Joined Der hus-
band here.
Troop "A. the cavalry company
from Cliftonville which attracted 50
much attention here at the last en-
campment, viii so in camp again
this year. This troop bears the hon-
ored distinction OF being The oaly
cavalry company in the Mississippi
National Guard, and always eliescs
favorable comment ar every eucamu-
ment. The troop. which j. under the
command OF Capt J. c. Cavetr, VIII
march 10 Columbus through the
country, arriving here Monday night
Battery e." field artillery. wGl also
attend the eneampment, This com
pany comes from Vicksburg, and S.
under command OF Capt. Dennis S.
HOssley
Among the new companies iu at-
tendance upon the eneampmeat vllI
be the Caledonia Rifles. THIS eou-
pany has recently been mustered into
the service. and is designated Ga rAs
official roster Of the National GnaEl
as Company TX" This company ls
under command OF Capt. A. n Lass
renee, and Capt samuel p. Walker.
Of the auartermaster' department.
Third infantry, has been oHpoiuze1
special instructor and Inspector to
instruct the men in military Tactics
and field maneUvers.
It was rumored on the street Ees-
terday that the regulars from the
Seventeenth Infantry would rsaeh
the city next sunday morning over
the Southern Railway. bat the ruUor
could not be verified AS stated
above. the regulars come from Chat-
tanooga via Birmingham. and zr
seems that arrangement for trans .
portation were made vlth railway .
IN the Nasie C1ry. ana loeaI 4
officials Of the Souther have not been f
informed regarding the movement BE .
the troops. Neither Gen Fridse nor 4
Col MAYO have been notified as 90 I.
what time the regulars VIII arrive
here. and the rumor that they VII T
reach here sunday may or may noe
be correct
Gen Fridge received 3 letter from
Gov. Noel on last night stating that
he war department has detailed the
Twelfth cavalry bard for duty here
1t the encampment. aud this tnsurss
he success Of the encampmezf- ThIs
)and is one OF the most famous mus
cal organizations connected with Un-
.le Sans service. and It's presence
lere viii make the gathering Of ths
older boys 4 gala and glorious o.
aston. The band s expected 20 a.
i've here on Monday or Tuesday. ara
vii do duty az al of the formal ElIll-
airy occasions. It is composed oF
hirty odd men. and IS represented
: one Of the finest bands Ia TIE SER
ice. IT,
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