The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-10

was commissioned second l1euten
ant and assigned to the same com.
pany. He eucceeds to the vacancy
caused by the promotion Of Second
Lieutenant Godfrey Cheshire to first
| lieutenant.
Mr.. Baker is graduate OF Clemson
College and is now connected with the
North Carolina Experiment Station ct
West Raleigh.
Other commissions announced by
Colonel Peterson at the adjutant gen
erals office follow:
DR.. A. e. Worsham OF Salisbury was
commissioned first lieutenant In the
dental crops and ordered 70 proceed
to Camp Glenn at once.
First Sergeant Owen G. FiHyaW of
the second company, Coast Artillery,
wilmington, was commissioned sec
ond lieutenant and assigned to the
same company.
First Sergeant Charles A. Dixon, Jr..
OF Salisbury OF the fifth company.
Coast Artillery, was commissioned
second lieutenant and assigned to the
same company.
On August 10 there Will be formed
In the first infantry. machine CUR
company, Hall Morrison, captain.
commanding, with one first and two
second fieutenants. Also q supply
company, with G. r. Tyson as cap
tain. one second lieutenant; also
headquarters, Regimental Adjutant
Freemen, captain; also ten mounted
scouts. Whole detail will call for
seven men each company. Similar
outfits win be organized In each rest-
ment on that date.
w. w. Pierce, who has been com
nissioned second lieutenant, Company
e, Goldsboro, has arrived. AS major
of Engineer Corps, Lieutenant Pierce
was one who gave himself energeti-
cally to the work Of camp establish
ment. Afater the task was practically
completed, he left camp to wind mp
legal business in which he was en-
gagged He now returns for duty In
the Goldsboro command.
Col. w. C. Rodman. Second In
fantry. is now planning a series OF
regimental practice marches Tor
training of the men, to be entered
into in earnestness directly after the
review of the brigade by Governor
Craig.
"A prominent officer claims to have
heard officially that regiments would
move August %, % and q. Co:on9l
Hunt wired Washington that the first
would be ready to move August 10
and the other regiments two weeks
later.
Recruits FILLING Ranks.
A warm welcome back was given
Captains Bard. Felmet. Swift, Leuten-
ant Burns, Troop B Cavalry, Ashevtlle
and Waynesvil1e, after three weeks re-
cruiting duty. They were tied up two
weeks by food, but brought back 80
recruits and Is more were sent on
before Captain Bard says the flood
created great demand for labor, caus-
ing difficulty in getting recruits. They
are a hefty lot OF mountain boys. Gu
Of Is sent before, only one man was
rejected by reason of injured ankle.
Flood stopped him at Salisbury, so he
footed it to Asheville, 142 miles. In
"a hours.
Coast artillery officers who got q
weeks slice recruiting duty with seven
cents mileage and Communication quar-
tiers, now go to Camp Fort Caswell,
but regimental officers also will have
these Prerequisites this time and will
apply for payment OF same during the
first recruiting tour.
II was not good news to troop A and
troop B, cavalry, that came from fed !
araJ authorities lately that no horses |
would be sent to mobilization camps. |
The cavalry's main duty instituted |
thus far has consisted of detachments |
posted around a neighboring water !
melon patch. armed with automatics. |
Mounted guards have been prolific in |
for the summary court. I'm
tact, General Young and another OFF,
GER were out inspecting posting OF !
The guards recently when both were
ordered under arrest. The guard I
thought they were too near the melon |
patch for the safety OF his charge. A
title argument persuaded the guard |
that neither officer came near the
patch with malicious intent.
Camp ln Review.
The most important event hitherto
n the life Of the troops here was the
turning out in review OF the whole
brigade.
With the three regimental bands,
,ver 5000 men passed In review bo-
'ore the brigade commander, General
Young. On General Young's left were
Maj. III. j. Hunt, United States army,
representing the war department. here,
md Maj. Edward r. Geddings, Medical
Corps United States army. Behind
hem In line were Maj. Gordon Smith,
,rigade adjutant: Maj Raleigh T.
Daniels, brigade quartermaster; Maj.
slenn s. Brown, ordnance officer. and
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