The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-06-25
DEPARTED fOH JACKSON
LAST NiGiiT-TfsfNCE
TO BOpDfR.
CALEDONIANS GO
WITH TIE COMPANY
Command was Preseased With
Flag by Local Citizens on
Wednesday Evening.

Answering the call 10 arms fe
Gently issued hy President Wilaon.
the Columbus Riflsmen left Jester.
day evening for Jackson where The
state troops are to mobilize. and will
later proceed to the Mexican border
~ a unit Of the fighting force whicn
Mississippi - to send there.
The company left here At 7.i5
O'Clock yesterday evening over the
Southern Railway in Mississippi un-
der command Of Capt. W. =. Null
lins, and within its ranks were about
40 members of the Caledonia Rifles.
1t was impossible for this company
TO secure Gs men, the number neces-
sary to form an independent COM
nand, and Acknowledgement Erie
Scales, of the Mississippi National
Guard, issued an order providing
that the Caledonians be included in
the Columbus Riflemen. The order
also provided that G. B. Egger, cap
tain Of the Caledonia Rifles, be com
missioned as first lieutenant of the
newly formed company, and this ac-
ton reduced First Lieutenant John
Lawley, of the Columbus Riflemen
to the rank of second lieutenant and
left Second Lieutenant Ed Miller
without commission. These two
gentlemen and their friends did not
much like the new arrangement, but
decided to abide by General Scales
action.
Prior to their departure the Rifle
rrreaf were raese9seu win Bana-
some flag, the presentation having
taken place at Lake Park last We'd
nesday evening, and having been
witnessed by a large aoncourse Of
people.
The ceremonies included an ad-
dress by Hon. J. |. Sturdlvant, and
the flag was presented to Capt. Mul-
Inns, who received it for the compa-
ny, by Miss Jennie Sharp. Miw
Sharp was assisted in bearing the
flag, which was supported on a
staff bearing a Confederate banner
borne by Mr.. Thomas Carr when h.
was killed at the battle of Gettys-
burg by bevy of beautiful young
girls including Misses Mary Hays.
Hawley Senter Knox, Evelyn Game,
Carolyn Loeb, Frances Street, Kath-
crime Beard, Louise Frierson, Jane
Terry, Roberta Hays, Nina Stephen
son, Rosalind Kaufman, Martha Ell
lison Weatherly, Eleanor Weather
ly, Miriam Coburn, Anna Banks,
Kennedy, Virginia Moore, Martha
Harris, Virginia Wilkinson, Martha
Leigh and Jaunita Gardner. Local
Boy Scouts acted as guards of honor
for these young ladies.
A committee of patriotic ladies
and gentlemen managed the affair
for the Riflemen, and the success
which attended the occasion was
largely due to their eforts. The gen
eral committee on arrangements
consisted of Messrs. V. B. lines,
Carroll Hackleman and S. B.
Street, Jr., while the ladies COM
mittee was made up of Mesdames 2.
P. Landrum, Chas. Hays, Claude
Ayres, and Mr. Irwin Kaufman was
in charge of the decorations. Mr. j.
G. Weatherly, the efficient secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce, and
other patriotic ladies and gentlemen
also rendered valuable assistance.
At 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the company lined up in front Of
the city hall, and each member
was presented with Bible. These
Bibles were presented to the sol
diers by citizens Of Columbus, and
were secured through the activities
of committee headed by Rev. w
S. Slack, rector of st. Paul's Epis.
copal church, and Mr. T. w. Harris
leading hardware dealer and mem
ber of the city council. Rev. Slacl
presented the Bibles to the soldiers
and delivered an earnest and ap
propriate address.