The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-21
THE FIRST
IS ENCAMPED
Camp Charles Henderson
Opens,
NEARLY 800 MEN ENROLLED
All Zen Were Ready fol First
Parade.
Camp Was Named In Honor Of Presi-
dent of Railroad Commis.ion,
who Was Former Member
OF the National Guard.

After the gun had sounded retreat
last evening at 6 o'clock. and as the
LIST Regiment Band of Mobile. the mu-
sic makers Of the encampment. was
playing the inspiring Star Spangled
Banner" the Stars and stripes were
slowly lowered from the star and
Camp Charles Henderson" of the LIST
Regiment. Alabama National Guard. at
Pickett Springs, was officially opened.
The 756 officers and men encamped
were then ready for anything that
might come In the way of drills. tar
get practice. manoeuvers and mimic
warfare.
Colonel G. J. Hubbard. Of Troy. COM
mander of the LIST Regiment. named
this years camp Camp Charles Hem
derson" in honor of Charles Henderson
of Troy. president OF the state Rail-
road Commission. and former offcer
of the Alabama National Guard.
All the companies of the regiment
arrived at different intervals during
the day yesterday. AS soon as the men
arrived at the camp, they set to work
pitching their own tents and getting
everything In readiness for the weeks
work.
Each company brings the camp para
phernalfa from their own homes
and pitch their own tents. SO that the
regiment has received the reputation
as q working regiment.
The first dress parade was held about
O'Clock and the eleven companies in
camp participated. This is the first
time in several years that all the men
were dressed alike on the frst days
review and 1t was q true military pict-
ure as the khaki clad soldiers, headed
by the band, passed. across the parade
ground in review.
The week will be spent in target prac-
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advance guard drills and all sorts Of
military manouevers which are INCLUDE
/ ed in the camp curriculum. The dress
parade will be held every evening at
o'clock, and IL has been fixed at this
hour by Colonel Hubbard SO that Mont
ogmerians can have time to attend
these reviews after the ball games are
over.
The detail serving today, as ordered
by Colonel Hubbard are:
Ohicer of the Day Captain p. M.
Brunner. Co. K; Senior Officer of the
Guard, First Lieutenant C. l.. Cherry,
Co.. B.; Junior Officer of the Guard,
Second Lieutenant A. L. Hildreth,
Co. I.
Band "a Complete One.
The LIST Regiment Band, only sixty
days old, which was organized and en-
listed especially for the regiment. II
composed of twenty-seven young men
of Mobile, who are anxious to be SOL
diers as we'll as musicians. Angelo Suf-
| fich is chief musician and instructor.
Lieutenant C.. NJ. Butler, OF the 18th
Infantry, U. 8. A., who was detailed by
the War Department with the End Reg
iment, has also been detailed as in
| spection officer with the LIST. Captain
Ms g. Kerths ofithe 28rd InfantrH U. 8.
A., who is travelling under orders to
visit the camps of the militia OF all the
Southern States. is also at Camp Hen
derson. Colonel E. Fl. Graves, Of Eu-
faula. has been detailed by General
Bibb Graves as Assistant Inspector
General.
The members of Colonel Hubbard's
stan are as follows:
r. M Maddox, of Mobile. Lieutena mt
Colonel J. w. Bowers, of Troy. Adj
jutant and Captain; J.. A.. Smith, of
Troy, Ordnance Officer: Leon Schwarz.
of Mobile, Captain and Commissary;