The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-14
Tents of First Squadron
 Are Pitched.
TROOPS WILL COME TODAY
Will Devote Much Time to Rifle
 Practice.
There Are Four Troops in the sauad- sen--They Come From Montscm- cry, Birminghana. seIma ana
 camden---sfajor Noble in Conamana.

! The .critter creatures" as they were called by the infantry of the confed- crate States army. will so Into camp for a week at Pickett Springs this morning. The ''critter creatures" will not bring their critters with them and will be dismounted cavalry, but their encampment Is expected to be one of the most helpful that the cavalry of Alabama has ever had.
 Already the preliminary prepara- tions for the encampment have been made under the direction of the com mander of the Squadron, Major B. F. Noble, and with the coming of the first soldiers the members of Troop of Montgomery, this morning the encaTnp- naent will be reality.
 Four troops composing the Squadron of Cavalry, Alabama National Guard. will be in the camp. They are Troop A of Montgomery, Captain Win F. Lee commanding; Troop B of Camden, Cap tain J. D. Jenkins commanding; Troop c of Selma. Captain c. c. Phillips commanding, and Troop D of Birming- ham, Captain M. M. Stewart com- manding. The Montgomery and Selma companies will bring about fifty men each; the Camden Troop about sixty and the Birmingham Troop about sey- enty.
 The Montgomery Troop will proba- biy be first upon the grounds. The Selma Troop will arrive early this morning and proceed immediately to report for duty. The Birmingham Troop will arrive a little later. The Camden Troop, owing to difficulty In affording transportation, will not ar- rive until tomorrow.
 With the coming of the Montgomery Troop, there will be Issued the orders for the placing of guards and the or- frxVs ktaA N.&$ and the maintenance of discipline in the camp.
 Major Noble of Montgomery, who will be In command of the camp, is one of the best known cavalrymen of the ssate. He Is not only competent but popular and the encampment under his supervision is expected to be notably successful. The members of his stan are: Captain c. g.. Price of Birming- ham. Ad'"tant; Lieutenant E. NJ. Mo- hle of Montgomery, Inspector of Rifle Practice; Lieutenant Temple Boiling of Montgomery, Quartermaster and Com missary; Dr. H. T. Lay. Surgeon Of the Second Regiment. with the rank of Captain, acting surgeon.
 The headquarters tents of the off, cers have already been prepared, d force of men working. all of yesterday under Major Noble Some of the pri- vates' teuts were pitched by mon OS Troop A,ssof Mont@omeFy.sbuf most of the real camp making will be efEected today after the arrival of the other troops. The camp Is pitched south of the car station at Pickett Springs and much has already been done for the comfort and health of the soldiers.
 The usual camp ceremonies will be observed. Guard mount and dress pa- rade will be done. Major Noble said yesterday that the social feature" of camp life would be avoided to a larger etxent than before and with the ex- ception of a dance that will probably be given by the commissioned officers of the squadron and of perhaps another that may be given by Troop A, there would be no general gatherings for festivities.
 That the public will be welcomed into the camp at certain hours, how ever, he made plain, and it is expected that during the late hours of the af- ternoon, which will probably be select ed for "open house" there will be many visitors.
 From the military point of view the most eminent fact about the encamp- menf of the cavalry Is that its mem. bers are going into camp for the chief purpose of rife practice It win be the first time that any organization of militia. in Alabama has encamped for the particular purpose of rife practice There have been other soldiers en- camped to try out for records or to make themselves efficient with fire arms but never before has there been the encampment of an official compo.