The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-10
FOURTH REGIMENT l. HAS GOOD SHOWING Four Companies Encamped
 at Mobile CAMP MOULTHROP" Men of Newly. Organized Militia Are Comfortably Provided and Pleas
 antly Located-Receive Ex-
 cellent Instruction
CAMP MOULTHROP"
Ky BEN H. THOMAS

l Mobile, September 9.-(speciaD- Rarely is found a better dis ciplined body of soldiers than the men of Companies A, c, E and F. Fourth regiment, Alabama National Guard, now in camp just below Monroe park, aHd that the men are thoroughly imbued with the military spirit and anxious to make the most of the annual instruction which the state requires is evident upon every hand The camp is pitched on the shores of Mobile bay, and is kept in perfect order and the men perform the duties required of them like well trained machines under l the direction of Col. H. ". Graves and his able corps of officers. The Birming | ham aggregation, comprising 62 officers and men, Is under command of Capt. c. H. Mandy, and he is ably assisted by Lieutenants J. C. Michael and Tom Lee. and First Sergeant W. T. Evans. R. Fisher is in charge of the cook tent of the Birmingham company's cook ing operations. and has proven himself an adept in devising new combinations of dishes from the supplies given out by the quartermaster's department. 
 Incidentally, the quartermaster' de- partment is taking good care of the men as regards the supply of food the ra- tions being superior to those of regular troops in the field. Dinner today, for in stance, consisted of vegetable soup, roast heef, sweet potatoes, stewed tomatoes, stewed corn, bread and coffee and this morning the boys were given ham and eggs, potatoes, bread and coffee all in unlimited quantities, notwithstanding the fact that the capacity of the cook tent is taxed by the enormous appetites which some of the men have developed since they got sniff of the salt air.
 Regulation circular army tents, each ac- commodating eight men, shelter the troops, the men sleeping on mattresses stuffed with excelsior. straw, or anything else that may be available. The mattress covers are issued by the state and the filling. while also provided, is of the ma terial easiest to procure. Each of the tents Is ditched, to prevent flooding in case of heavy rain, but the nature of the ground is such, according to the officers, that trouble is feared in case of anything like a deluge. The tents were pitched on damp ground, with water standing shoe deep in some places, owing to heavy rains
 
 but this has now dried out and with the ditching that has been done, 1t is possible that the boys will escape an unwelcome bath.
 Camp Moulthrep," named in honor of State Senator Robert Moulthrop of Eu- faula, who has done much to advance the interests of the state troops. has all the good things that a regular army camp should have and some of the bad ones as Uen laf ir, of turbulent spirits) is the guard house, tent pitched a short distance east of the first company street. wherein those who violate the rules. of camp or the dreaded articles of war are confined pend ing courtmartial, and while this tent is generally we'll populated the cause of in generation is usually slight. Several of the boys got in bad Thursday night by going in swimming after Taps" their clothing being taken by one of the off cers while they were splashing around in the water. AS result about dozen had to make their way back to camp in the altogether and the sentence, after due trial, was that they be denied the privi- lege of leaving camp again during the stay
 The hospital tent, situated some distance from the main encampment, almost di- rectly on the bay shore, so far has not had patient, although the hospital stew ards have been called upon once or twice to put little salve on bruised sshins or piece of plaster on briar scratch. But, nevertheless, everything is in readiness to take care of the wounded, and the equipment is about the same as upon field of battle. Dr. Anthony of Birming ham is in charge of the hospital corps.
 While nearly all the men sleep on the ground, or, rather. upon excelsior mat tresses, the officers are provided with cots and one or two have even rustles lumber and had floors made for their tents. It has been suggested that, in case of heavy rains, these floors would come in handy, as they could be used as rafts. Captain Mandy has even an nexed a bureau somewhere and has placed 1t in the rear of his tent, which is shared with Captain Huey of East Lake. Colonel Graves, it is said, is seriously considering the installation of a shower for his own private use, connection being made with a city water pipe in the rear of his tent.
 The order of the day in Camp Moul- throp is as follows: First call. $40 a. m; reveille assembly, 6: mess call, 6:15; sick call, 6:35; first call, guard mount, $50; assembly, '; drill call, 7:05; as- sembly, 7:10; recall, 9:45; officers school call, 1010; first sergeants call, 11;45; mess call, 12 m. officers school, 3 D.. m.; first call, parade, 5; assembly, 505; adjutant's call, 5:15; first call, guard mount 5:45 assembly. 5:50; ad- jutant's call. 6; mess call, 6:30; tattoo, z; call to quarters, 10:45; taps, II D. m.
 The officerss school, which is being conducted by Lieutenant Goodwin of the regular army, detailed as instruct ing officer at Camp Moulthrop, is feature of the encampment and the off, ficers are unit in declaring that the instruction that Is being given them is of inestmable value.
 The mascot" of the camp is little Charlie Mandy of Birmingham, aged F years, who is a proficient bugler, and, Incidentally, a good soldier.
 The full roster of officers is as fol- lows: F. IT. Graves, colonel; Leon McCord, lieutenant colonel B. F. Noble, major of the First battalion; w. F. Aeock major of the Second battalion; E. P Coulter, major of the Third battalion; doctors, Maj. w. s. Britt, Capts.- Anthony, Rey- holds and Keener staff, Captain Parrish, adjutant; Capt. Miles Smith, quartermas- ter; Captain Hays, commissary; Captain 1 O'Connell inspector of rifles.
 1 Company Commanders-Capt. w. F. Lee A company, Montgomery; Capt. D. T. Peavy, B company, Atmore; Capt. c. | H. Mandy, c company, Birmingham; | Capt. T. H. Dennis, D company, Phenix | City; Capt. Duke Guice. E company, | Greenvile; Capt. J. c. Dennis. com pany. Dadeville Capt. O. C. Speight, G | comnnnv Ozark. Cant C T., Hvbart ~