The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
TABULATES
SCORES TODAY
First Finishes Rifle
Practice.
CAMP IS NEARING A CLOSE
Medal Each Year to the Best
Marksman Of the First.
The Presentation Of Loving Cup to
Colonel duMont Of Mobile L. to BE
the Most Interesting Event
of the Day
Finishes
Practice.
CAMP IS NEARING A CLOSE

No matter how enjoyable may be
the camp life for ohe men OF the Isl
regiment, this years camp Is fast
drawing to a close, for after taps were
sounded last evening, only two more
days yet remain before the 1903 en-
campaign will be thing Of the past.
The day yesterday was sent In the
regular routine Of camp Ire. The
oarget practice o nthe range was nm
ished yesterday and the scores will
be tabulated today. Yesterday morn
ing the men were put through shell
ter tent drill and almost every other
kind of drills, included in the mill
tary curriculum, have been practiceo
at some time during the week.
The dress parade last evening was
witnessed by a large gathering OF
Montgomerians, who are interested In
the different military maneuVers' ana
who have been almost daily visitors
at the drills. observation-disclosures MAD
dox reviewed The parade again las'
evening In place of Colonel Hubbard
who has not been in the best of health
at any time during the week. Coionei
Hubbard, however, still gives all the
commands and retains all the respon-
sibility of the camp.
Colonel Hubbard is exceedingly proud
Of his stan and he remarked last even
in1 that he had an excellent corps OF
officers to depend upon. he stared
also that the men were showing I'M
proyement right along, in all the drills,
for. he said. practice makes perfect.
Charles Henderson, OF Troy, aiter
whom this years camp was naneu' nos
authorized Colonel Hubbard TO an :
nounce that he will give medal each
wear for the best marksman In the
regiment. He intended having mccall
for the best marksman this year. put
there was some delay occasioned In the
order of the medal.
The busiest part of the camp every
morning is the commissary depart
ment, which is In charge OF capt. Leon
Schwarz. of Mobile. VINO Is servins .s
first wear in this department, although
he has been on the regimental stan
for the past ten years. Every morn
ing all the quartermaster's sergeants
Of the different companies come TO the
commissary headquarters Tor their oay
ratfons and that 1t Is great under-
taking can be seen from the lact tnat
the 75e officers and men in the regi-
ment consume 1000 loaves OF preao,
aoo nounda of beef, 800 pounds of po-
tatoes ner day, besides other necessi-
Ties as rice, grits, onions. cofree. oeans'
dried apples and eggs.
cantain Schwarz superintends the Is
suance of the rations while his ASSIST
ant. Commissary Sergeant A. J. Jonn-
son of Mobile attends to the checking
of the rations and the detail work.
This is Sergeant Johnsons nrst year.
also in the commissary department
aItbouVh he has been a member OF the
Mobile Rifles for the past SIX years.
ana according to Captain Schwarz ne
is an all around good man and vaiu-
able assistant.
IJeut. g. NJ. Butler. of the 18th In
fantry. located at Fort Mcpherson, VINO
was detailed as inspection omcer OF
both the End and list Regiment camp,
sno[e very highly of the men OF the
regiment last evening and OF the IN
terest they have taken in the camp
work. He said that they made gooo
usa ~ the few days in camp ana thaI
a vast Improvement was notlceaple.
This morning at o'clock inspector
General F. NJ. IAgon, OF the GoVernor
star. and Lieut.. Butler VIII inspect
the camp. Al IL o'clock chaplain w;
q POWER. rector of the Epfscopal
Chvrch at Dothan, will hold services
for the men of the regiment at the
pickett Springs theatre. The 2nd Reg
iment Band will furnish the music
While a uuartette from the Troy COM
Many will sing several selections. rev:
POWER will speak on the Need OF
Men" ana It is likely that the regiment
wifi attend the services en- masse
The most important event of the
w.ek will take place this afternoon at
dress parade when loving cup. tes-
timonfal from every man and officer
In the regiment. will be presented to
CoIonel Robert du Mont. of Mobile the
colonel OF the regiment. Every officer
ana man in the regiment has subscrib-
Ell his share towards tine cup and the
prese Ntatton speech will be made by
General Bibb Graves Colonel du
Mont and several or the members OF
his old stan will arrive in the city to-
day and will be the guests of the
regiment at Camp Charles Henderson
The detail for today as announced
by Captain Bowers are: Officer of the
day, capt. M C. Folmar. Co. H, Troy;