The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-07-19
FIRST REGIMENT IS
ANXIOUS FOR CALL

TROOPS STAND READY TO MOVE
QUICKLY WHEN THEY ARE
SUMMONED.
NEWS FROM CAMP MOORE
Interesting Happenings About Pal
r1etto Soldiers Who Are in Camp at
Styx, The Mobilization Point for
the South Carolina Nationa! Guard.
Camp Moore, Styx.-With the First
regiment "all dressed up and nowhere
to go" and the Second pulling its
shirt over its head as the finishing
touch of it's dressing Up process FOR
service the big body Of troops here
has become ar enthusiastic and ell
cient assemblage Of excellently train
ed militiamen who only need actual
experience to make them regular SOL
diers.
The day was another Of watchful
waiting and no Developments of I'M
portance. The regiment continued to
be ready to move in few hours after
the receipt of order and soon the Sec
ond will also be living example OF
preparedness. In the First regiment
practically nothing remains to be
done. The wagons are loaded and
waiting to be placed on the trains, the
sections have been mapped out and as
signments made and even the amount
Of food to be provided for each man
has been duly proportioned.
Coast Artillery Vote.
". W. Moore, adjutant general, has
received the following letter from
John Gary Evans. chairman OF the
state democratic executive commit
tee:
81 have your letter in which you
state that it is impossible to change
the date of the encampment Of the
coast artillery guard ordered into
camp from August 20 to September g.
81 hardly think that this is MOP
ilization such as our statute refers to
and therefore the executive commit
tee would be powerless to assist in
providing a way for these young men
to vote. That was the view taken by
the committee. I have written the
Hon. Sam J. Nichols, congressman
from this district, to take the matter
up with the war department at Wash
ington and see if something can not
be done"
The encampment Of the coast ar
tillery units will be held at Fort Moul-
trie. Charleston.
Captain Declines Majority.
Capt. Herbert T. Hames of Jones
vile, senior captain in the medical
CORPS, n. G. S. c., assigned to the
sanitary detachment Of the First in
fantry. was rendered by Gov. Man
ming the vacancy in the grade OF
major created by tie transfer Of Maj,
4 NJ. Brailsford to the command OF
Field Hospital No. /. Capt. Hames
declined the promotion. though II
meant salary increase Of $500 the
wear and Of course considerable &C.
oession of rank. Il have been with
the First for about ten years" he
said, "and if I accepted the majority
T would be assigned to the Second.
7 cannot leave regiment to which l
am 50 affectionately attached. feel
too, that having enjoyed with 1t the
pleasures of military life, I ought not
to leave it now that there is pros
pect Of serious service" The First
would share Capt. Hames' regret over
any circumstance which should part
him from the regiment
HOSPITAL Stores Arriving.
Titters. beding cases, diet stores
and other supplies for the camp hos
nital are arriving. The regmental in
frmaries in which the sick are at pres
ent treated will accompany their or
ganizations. A camp hospital would
Be necessary for the handling OF sick
from the reserve battalions, were the
department to proceed with its orlgl-
nal plan for the maintenance OF a
permanent camp on this reservation.
Presumably, however, the camp hos
pital and other headquarters units
which may be established here will
shortly be discontinued, under the an
nouncement from Governors Island,
that when the organization already
called out shall have departed for
the border, recruits from this state
will be trained at Fort Moultre, Char
lesion.
New heavy canvas, not as yet re-
moved from the packing cases, WILL be
taken to Texas by the First regiment,
the tents it occupies row being left
behind
J. NJ. Lynch has been appointed by
Gov. Manning as magistrate for the
city Of Florence to succeed Sam }.
Rovall. When th2 call was issued by
the president for the mobilization OF
the National Guard Mr.. Royal re-
signed as magist.2tcd and came with
the Flore-ce &C. 2any 10 SIX.
Engineer npany Rc2ay.
Corpanv A. Engineers OF the Na-
ticaa: Guard Of South Carolina. the
johnson Rifles with Marion 'as its
hone station. IS now regularly Install
ed IN camp and will soon be uni
formed and equipped and will take its
place III the service. The medical ex-
aniua:j3a was he'd. the engineers
making q splendid showing. The
field hospital corps was also eXamiH-
ed and thc excellent condition OF the
men c. tha t"0 units attr2c;cd iaTc"-
a,!a r1-4--.o... from the medical OIL.
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