The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-07-16
REelMENTAL BAND OF TWENTY. :
EIGHT PIECES, ACCOMPANIES
THE BOYS.
THE FIFTH LEAVES TODAY
The Fifth Regiment, Which Has Had
Most Successful Encampment,
VIII Come Up From the Island This
Afternoon ard Leave For Atlanta

The Fifth Georgia regiment. which
has been in camp ON st. Simon for
the past week, will come up e the
city early this afternoon on special
beats and will leave tonight over the
A., b. & A. for Atlanta.
The stv of the Fifth mas. been
great success and every ona Of the
soldier Toys have greatly lioysd the
time. Pleasure has been intermingled
with regular camp life, and, y nile she
soldiers hfYe been through the routine
Of real encampment, much camp
duty falling to them, at the same time
they have Rad many hours OF pleas
me and every one OF them are high
in their praise OF st. Simons as a
camp site.
While the Fifth is EN- route to their
homes, however, the Second Georgia
regiment, coming from Macon, Ameri-
Gus, Columbus, Milledgeville, Barnes
Vile, Jackson and other cities, will be
en- route to the island This regiment
Will arrive in the city tomorrow morn.
Special boats will be in waiting Tor
the regiment and the men will be i'm
mediately transferred to the island,
/ where they will remain for week.
Unusual interest attaches to the en-
campment tRis season. The Second
regiment, aAording to announcement
from the adIntant generals office, has
4 iCty. bnc mir of in hD
state and it's company examinations
have also led the state. New and nov
g! features win be included in the ten
days program and every hour the Of
ticers say, will prove interesting, en-
tertaining and instructive.
First Mounted Detachment.
The mounted detachment will be a
new feature in the Second regiment
and win see its first active service at
the approaching encampment. The de-
tachment which has been selected and
The members announced consists of
one trumpeter sergeant and eight pri-
Yates. All of them are enlisted in
Macon companies and are detailed to
this special service
While the men are in camp fine mu-
sic will be furnished by the regimen
tai band of 2S pieces from Shellman.
The members are enlisted in the regi-
ment and is the only military band in
the national guard of Georgia
A complete assignment of signal
flags has been received and win be
issued to the companies at camp. This
is the first time the state has furnish
ed these flags, and the officers are
highly pleased with them. Each bat
| talon will be given flag accord 'ng
{ to whether the battalion is first, sec
ond or third, and the commanding Of
fioer can distinguish any single battal-
J ion or company from the signal flag
: borne. Considerable work is to be
done at the encampment that Will
2 nc cessitate the use of the flags.
Y Col j. A. Thomas, of Macon, com
= handing the Second regiment, will be
, in official charge of the entire camp
:, Other officers who will serve in thcis
+ several stations are:
4 Col. NJ. j. Daniels, of Griffin, lieuteny
ant colonel; Mai. Hans Mozon, of Co
( lumbus, commanding the First battal-
/ ion; Maj. w. II. Beck, Of Griffin, com
= handing the Second battalion; Mai.
e w. Polhill Wheeler of Macon, com
G manding the Third battalion; Capt, M.
S j. Whitman, OF Macon, regimental
;. adjutant; Capt. M ]. Ellis, of Macon,
regimental quartermaster; Capt. Chas
; G. Harold, Of Macon, assistant inspec.
tor of small arms rifle practice; Capt
+ Il. e. Douglas, of Macon, reglmental
f chaplain Capt Pierce Hammond, Of
J. GAINESVILLE, commissary captain.
r Medical corps Maj. G. III Willis, OF
# Barnesville; Gapt II. w Copeland, OF
s. Jackson; Capt d Travis, Of Gov
Continued on Ne Five.)