The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-11-11
BABB MAY BE 4 CANDIDATE.
Many of His Friends are Anxious for
Him to Offer for Adjutant and
Inspector General.
Laurensville Herald.

very anxious for him to offer as a
candidate for the office Of adjutant
and inspector general at the polls in
1914. The present adjutant and in
spector general at the close of that
wear will have served the two terms
that have for many years been tacitly
considered due an adjutant and in
spector general.
Col. Babb received his first COM
mission in the National Guard Of South
Carolina November i, 1906, when he
entered the service of his State as
captain of Company D, first infantry,
at Laurens. The following extracts
from inspection reports of this COM
pany. made to the war department
by the U. S. Army ofil ar who made
the inspections in 1908 and 1909, bear
witness to the efficiency Of Capt. Babb
as a company commander.
Company D. The company
turned out with 100 per cent, and
presented fine soldierly appearance.
The uniforms and equipment were in
excellent condition and all property
in the hands of this company is will
cared for, and this is one of the best
companies in the State, Disci-
pline is excellent, and the officers
and men are of fine physique, of excel
lent character, jealous, efficient, and
the company can be depended upon in
any emergency
Company D. Physique of officers
and men is good: All are of good char
acter, intelligent, jealous and reliable;
100 per cent. Can be assembled, ready
for duty, in one hour, in case of emer-
gency (this was done twice in 19O8).
In the event of call of the president
100 per cent would probably respond.
Discipline is excellent. Property is
well cared for; nothing is allowed to
be taken from armory except on duty.
The captain has served in the regular
army; he is an excellent officer and
takes great interest in his company.
The efficiency of the company is due
entirely to him; there is no better
company commander in the National
Guard of the State"
When captain of this company, eV-
cry call of duty, however arduous, was
promptly responded to. On one oc-
casion an order was received by Capt.
Babb at $50 o'clock, and rs minutes
later the entire company, officers and
enlisted men, were assembled at the
armory, equipped and ready to en-
train.
Capt. Babb was the recipient of let
ters of praise and commentator from
officers of mis- regiment Col. W. w.
Lewis, commanding first infantry,
wrote: "The colonel commanding de-
sires to express to you and the Off
GERS and men of your command his
high appreciation of your promp! and
cheerful response to the call Of duty
within the last several days, and to
congratulate you and them on the
splendid manner in which you have
performed most disagreeable duty.
What you have thus accomplished is
worth more to the State than she will
give you within the next ten years.
Major E. M. Blythe, commanding
first battalion, first infantry, wrote:
81 wish to extend to you and the mem
bers of your company my heartiest
congratulations upon your prompt re-
sponse to the call of duty, and upon
the efficient service rendered under
the most trying circumstances. Your
command can be subjected to no Sc
verer test than that which it stood so
we'll few days ago; the ready re-
sponse made to the call made by the
governor has shown that the men
of your company have placed duty
above everything, and has made the
good citizens of the State realize that
the National Guard of South Carolina
is an organization composed of men
of character, of moral as we'll as
physical courage, and who can be re-
lied upon in any emergency in the
performance of their sworn duty to
uphold the law
Capt. P. K. McCully, Jr., Adjutant
first infantry, wrote. "It is certainly
gratifying to note that the conduct of
the officers and men Of your company
has been all that could be expected of
true South Carolinians, morally obli-
gated to uphold the laws of the State
under circumstances that are most