The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-27
Work Of the First Comes
to End.
PAD OFF YESTERDAY
4 Sum Of 5000 Was Distributed
to the Regiment.
Mobile and Southern Companies WIN
De IN. First 4. Leav. After
the Camp Breaking at o
O'Clock This Morning.

This morning the men of the LIST
Regiment will answer the reveille call
Tor the last time this year, as camp
will be broken promptly at o'clock
and with the departure of the twelve
companiss. Camp Charles Henderson
viii be thing OF the past
The last dress parade Of the en-
campment took place yesterday after
noon ana was witnessed by only q
small number of people.
Colonel Hubbard stated last evening
that he was well pleased with the
showing and the progress made by
the men during the weeks encamp-
1nent He said that there was a de-
cided Improvement noticeable in the
drill and that the week had been well
spent In all the different military man.
euvers
Shortly after dress parade last even
ing the men were mustered In for pay
and win be paid or this morning just
before camp Ia broken by General
Bib Graves. Something like $4,000
viii be the amount OF the pay roll for
the entire command. According to
their rank the militfamen receive per
day as follows: Privates. SO cents;
Corporal, 70 cents; Sergeant, s1.0o:
End Lieutenant, $4.72; LIST Lieutenant,
1855; Captain. ss.s7: Major, 3s.s3;
Lieutenant Colonel. Ss.72; Colonel.
tII.11.
The Mobile and other Southern
companies will be the first to depart
from camp this morning as they will
leave the city on a special train over
the l. and N. at 1890 o'clock. The
other companies win depart at difrer-
ant intervals during the day.
Work ON the Range.
Captain Julius A. Smith, OF Mobile,
ordnance officer Of the camp. spent
most of the weeks encampment On the
rifle range. where he had charge of
and superintendent the target practice
In this capacity he rendered the regf-
ment an efficient service and he was
ably assisted In the work by Lieut..
William Z. Mickle, JF., Of Mobile.
Instead of just q few men from each
company taking part In the practice
on the range during the week, the en-
tire regiment was given a chance and
every man in the command took prac-
tics from the zoo yard range, as II
was practically an imposibility for all
the men OF the regiment to shoot from
ali the ranges prescribed In 30 shert
q time.
Capt. Smith stated yesterday that he
thought It more advisable to give
every man In the regiment . chance
to shoot from at least one range. as
great majority OF the men In the reg
imsnt had never seen q range before.
He said that 1t was too better in
struction for the green men who CON-
sequently became familiar with the
new Springfield rifles, the sights, ana
the pit work and scoring on the
range, The men were also given in
struction In cleaning ad keeping their
rifles in first class shape. as Capt
Smith thinks that the care and the
knowing how 70 use gun are the
first principles of rffle ahootinr
The practice stimulated q great deal
Of enthusiasm among the men. all of
whom were eager to learn and ready
students.
Captain and Quartermaster Sam A.
Williams, Of Troy. has served his first
year ct this encampment in the ca
pacity Of quartermaster. He succeed
ed Captain G. M. VanLiew. known in
the regiment as the veteran quarter