The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-21

to their credit compose the officers of the associations:
 Capt J. B. Scully, president, com manding Company A, Third infantry, Ala bama National Guard.
 Lieut.. w. E. Hooper, vice president, Third battalion, Second infantry, Ala bama National Guard.
 Lieut.. Ed L. Anderson, secretary-treas- urer, Battery D, First artillery Alabama National Guard.
 Following is the roll of the associa- ton:
 Capt. J. B. Scully, president; Col. c. l.. Ledbetter, Lieut.. Ed L. Anderson, sec retary-treasurer; Col H. B. Kennedy, Mai c. H. Seals, Maj. J. Q. Smith, Maj. Robert V. Gregory, Mai Lucien c. Brown, Capt Leon s. Dorrance, Capt. Meu D. Smith, Capt. Ike Tell, Capt. C. H. Mandy, Capt. c. P. Ballard, Capt. H. l.. Francis, Capt. Earle G. Evans, Capt. R. V. Mabry, Capt. w. D. Fonvlle, Lieut.. J. D. Car lise Lieut.. W. E. Hooper, vice presi- dent; Lieut. J. w. Hardeman, Lieut.. +. F. Hooper, Lieut.. J. Hugh Miller, Lieut.. John Wood, Lieut.. Frank Morgan, Lieut.. H. A. Moon, Lieut.. G. w. Hamilton, Lieut. Ernest Sifford, Lieut. Ike Cole, Lieut.. Biscoe Seals, Lieut.. J. c. Anthony, Lieut.. H. c. Poole, Sergt James Mckln- ney Sergeant Graham, Sergeant Heiser, Sergeant Abel, Sergt w. V. Bartlett, Sergt. R. H. Bethea Sergt O. V. Hunt, Sergt. Frank Flynn, Corp. F. T. Byrd, Corp G. Sherbet, Private J. c. Derby
 History of General Clark.
 Gen. Louis V. Clark, brigadier general commanding First brigade, Alabama Ma tional Guard, began his military career as captain of the famous Cadet Com pany E, University of Alabama, which went from Tuscaloosa in May, 1885, to one of the greatest interstate encamp' ments ever held in this country, at Mo- bile, and the Worlds exposition, in New Orleans where his. company carried of all the first honors In the prize drills they entered. Captain Clark was pre- sented with a handsome gold medal by the Worlds Fair management, and his company got the first prize of $500. Upon returning to Tuscaloosa the citizens as- sembled to do honor to the visitors, who were fendered a public reception in the evening, and Captain Clark was present. ed with a handsome sword by the board of trustees of the university.
 The next military step of this young captain was upon the call of Birming- hams citizens assembled at the Florence hotel. April 27, 1887, when Company G of the Second infantry, was organized as the Alabama Zouaves" and Captain Clark was unanimously chosen to com mand After about one years service as zouaveS the organization naile was changed to the Jefferson Volunteers, under whose colors Captain Clark entered several prize drills and met with splen- did success for new team in compe- tition with old, trained companies at At lanta and Columbus, Miss. In 1888 Cap tain Clark, as senior captain, had com mand of the military forces at the coun- ty jail when called into service during the fearful Hawes riot, and with his two companies, G and K, dispersed the mob around the jail and on the streets at the point of the bayonet, though without further bloodshed. The sheriff's posse comitatus while situated in the jail, shot, killing and wounding some 30 or more of Birminghams best citizens, many of whom were onlookers, including Captain Throclxmorton, of Battery D. who, with several others standing talking near him, was instantly killed. During the few years of Captain Cark's service in Com- pany G he was called out several times on riot duty at the mines and he and his company received words of praise from the state authorities for efficiency and frmness in the discharge of duty.
 At the encampment in Montgomery in the early sos Captain Clark was elect