The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-08-16

Camp Moore. StyX.-Col. n -.
Springs and so other officers anu VIZ
enlisted men left for the Mexican Dor
der Wednesday in three special trans
over the Seaboard Air Line. A fourth
train bore the cavalry troop, the engl'
reer company and the field hospital.
The First Regiment Of the South
Carolina National Guard entralneo
Monday morning for the border. Ihey
travelled in three sections, Lieut.. COL
NcCully in command of the First MAJ
spratt of the Second and Col. Blythe
of the third section. The first com
prises 1915 enlisted men and o3 Oh
flcers.
The entire command was on its way
n the border and Camp Moore Will De
deserted Wednesday. The quarter.
master corps was left behind to wind
nm the affairs and then will report to
the Department of the East FOR fur-
ther orders.
There are 1850 officers and men
or the South Carolina National Guaro
going to Ell Paso for border duty. The
regiments and the other units will re-
port to the commanding officer at
Fort Bliss on their arrival. Fort Bliss
Is seven miles from Ell Paso.
Thousands Of visitors from all parts
Of the state visited Camp Moore to BIO
the soldiers goodbye. The camping
grounds were thronged from early
morning until late night
Services we're held III both regl-
uents Sunday morning. The lrlsh
volunteers attended mass in Columbia
at St. Peters. They were the guests
OF the nuns Of the Ursulin convent for
breakfast.
Each line company at field strength
consists of one captain. one first lieu
tenant. one second lieutenant. one nTSc
sergeant. one mess sergeant. one sup
ply sergeants. sergeants. II corpora!S'
two cooks. Two buglers. one mechanic.
10 priyates first class and IS pri-
Yates. There are u such companies IN
each regiment.
The machine gun company Zone TO
each regiment) consists OF one cap
tain. mounted; one first lieutenant.
mounted; two second lieutenants.
mounted; one first sergeant mount
ed; one mess sergeant: one supply
sergeant, mounted; one stable SER
geant. one horseshoe-. FIVE serseants'
six corporals, two cooks. two ouglerS'
one mechanic. eight privates first
class) and "a privates.
The Headquarters company tone 20
each regiment) consists Of one cap
tain. mounted (regimental adJutaAp;
one regimental sergeant major.
mounted; three battalion sergeant5
major. mounted; one first sergeant
(drum major); two color sergean1s'
one mess sergeant, one supply ser
geant. two cooks. one horseshoer. one
band leader. one assistant band lead
er. one sergeant bugler. two bano ser
eeants. four band corporals, two mu'.
sicians. first class; four musicians. sec
ond class; IS musicians. third class;
four privates. first class. mounted; ana
70 privates. mounted.
The supply company Zone to each
regimenD consists OF one captain.
mounted: one second lieutenant.
mounted: three regimental supply
sersaants. mounted; one first sergeant,
mounted: one mess sergeant. one
stable sergeant. one corporal mount
ed; one cook. one saddler, one horse
sheer and one wagner for each all
thorized wagon Of the field and COM
bat train.
clemson Well Represented.
Ninety-six Clemson men are nov
doing duty at El Paso. The fact that
seventy out Of the ninety-siX hold Of
fees as Captains. 1st and 2nd Lieu
tenants. Sergeants. Corporals, Music.
clans and Buglers reflects credit upon
the institution in which they received
their training. as well as upon the
young men themselves. The showing
that these men are making is a source
Of satisfaction to the college. They
will be found willing and loyal sol
diers. and we feel that Clemson Col
lege and all South Carolina can point
to thecl with justifable pride