The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-26
GOV. G|LCHR|ST
|NSPECTS THE
1ST REGIMENT
BRIGADE REVIEW OF NATIONAL
GUARD WAS THOROUGH suc-
CESS AND FIRST TIME 1T HAS
OCCURRED IN TWO YEARS
DANCE AT COUNTRY CLUB.
Special to The Journal

BLACK Roint, sept Z6.-To the strains
Of martial music. the two regiments
Of infantry, constituting the strength
OF the states military force, moved
to the review yesterday afternoon. the
splendid spectacle being witnessed bv
probably 1000 visitors from Jackson
Vile.
Clock Work Precision,
It has been two years since a bri-
gade, review was held by the troops.
but the exhibition this afternoon
moved with clock work regularity. as
If the troops had been in camp weeks
instead OF days. The Second Infantry
under command of Mat. 8, ], Wolf
was formed IN line of masses to the
right, with the First Infantry. COM
manded by Col. Cromwell Gibbons, on
the left. Gel. Banding was in COM
mand Of the brigade, with Gen. Max
well the reviewing officer.
The picture this afternoon was
typfcally martial and inspiring. The
immense parade ground was banked
ON all four sides by hundreds of
spectators, who followed each detail
of the big formation from the desig-
nation of the point of rest for the
leading battalion until the rear COM
pany of the last regiment passed the
reviewing officer and then moved off
in double time.
Gen. Maxwell had with him his
staff, consisting Of Maj. S. A. Rawls,
adjutant; Col. Bacon, Col. A. D. Will
liams, Mai. ]. q. Coxetter. MAJ. Louis
H. Mattair, Maj. Jacob Gumbinger,
Maj. w. c. Groom, First Lieut.. T. ".
Cashen, aide-de-c camp and others. The
staff of Maj. Wolf, in command of the
Second Infantry, consisted of Lieut..
Gibbs, adjutant; Capt. w. T. Whitney.
Capt. Joseph Bell and others, while
Col. Gibbons Of the First Infantry.
was accompanied by Lieut. Col. ]. P.
Hickey, Capt. Byron Meg. West, adj
jutant; Capt. George r. Seavy, quar-
termaster; Capt. A. E. Bars, commits
sary and First Lieut.. J. d. Pasco.
So successful was the ceremony this
afternoon that II Is the talk of the
camp tonight among both army ON
GERS and officers of the guard. The
brigade review tomorrow promises a
good deal from every viewpoint and
1t is expected that many visitors will
be out from the city to see the evolu-
tons of the troops and see the gov
ernor and his oficial military family
do the honors.
Camp Was inspected.
The soldiers spent quiet Sunday
and no regular program OF drills or
Practical problems being laid out. The
9 o'clock, were spent In inspecting the
sanitary conditions Of the camp. Gov.
Gilchrist, in his shirt sleeves, and
wearing leggfns, made q tent to tent
inspection Of the First Infantry. He
was accompanied by Capt. Thorne. u.
s. A, on duty with the brigade as
aide-de-camp to Gen. Maxwell. Col.
Bacon, Col Fleming and others.
The regiment acquitted itself very
highly, particularly the Jacksonville
battalion and the Second Battalion.
Company E., Live Oak, and Company
c., Tallahassee, also the band, under
Chief Musician Newsum. Both the
governor and the army officers COM
plimented the company commanders
on the neatness and sanitary condi-
tons of their company streets. The
governor made short address to each
company and IN these took occasion
to say some nice things about Com
pany F., the Jacksonville Rifles, un-
Ger Capt. Garcia; also Company A.,
Jacksonville Light Infantry, under
command of Capt. George r. Weldon.
Gen. Maxwell inspected the Second
Infantry and found conditions here
equally as satisfactory as in the First
Infantry; particularly the Key West
and Miami commands.
Sunday night there were many Wis
itors at the camp and the First Regi-
ment band gave a concert at brigade
headquarters.
Tonight at the Country club at Or
tega, several miles from the reserva-
ment is taking place. Yachts and
motor cars are carrying the officers
from the camps and the city Of Jack
sonville and the society is making the
officers enjoy the occasion to the ut
most.