The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-25

hike in the mountains on Friday.
The Hartsville company, under Capt.
Craig, and the Camden company, un-
Ger Capt. Mcleod, took hike IN the
mountains on Thursday.
Lieut.. W. C. Wallace, Of Camden,
who has been adjutant for .1ajor Won
Treskow. of the Sd battalion OF ths
1st regiment, has been detailed as as
sistant brigade adiutant. Lieut.. Wal
lace is graduate of the Citadel Of
the class Of 1915. He came to StyA
as first sergeant Of the Camden COM
pany and was promoted to lieutenant
Ind assigned as adjutant to Majo"
TonTreskow, and has now been de-
tailed as assistant brigade adjutan.
under Col. w. K. Wright, command
ing the brigade.
Lieu. H. H. Birchmore, of the Cam
den company, has been detailed as
adjutant to Major WonTreskow.
"Yanks" Very SOciable.
Several of the privates from the 8th
Pennsylvania came over to the Cam
den company street the other night
and gave some boxing exhibitions.
Some of the Camden boys took on the
keystone State men, but were not
able to do very mucn WITT them.
The officers of the Sd battalion Of
the 1st were entertained at supper the
other night by the officers of Company
C of the Sth Pennsylvania.
There are eight short men in the
Camden company, which form what
is known as the "runt" squad ana
they all occupy the s!ssne tent. This
was the only squad which had started
4 flower garden around their tent and
had built a rock protection raised to
some feet around the side Of the tent.
When the big rain swept over the
cemp on Thursday night the "runt
S Tad found their tent flooded. th,
wall making a nice pond. All of their
decorations and flower garden were
washed away and they had to bale the
water out Of the tent. This squid
is composed of Corpl. WI P. Huggins
and Privates Lewis, Jordan, Purvis:
COSBY, Hasty, Medlin, Mcleod.
Taken by Surprise.
Just after Capt. Mcleod, OF the Cam
zen company, reached camp here last
week with his company and while the
r,en had just begun to grub the cactu' :
lie was called by name and on tur1.-
ing around was greeted by his brother
i1;-law, J. F. Arthur, whom he hadns |
seen in nine years. Mr. Arthur is
member of the 9Th Pennsylvania and
holds a sergeancy in that regiment.
He brought Capt. Mcleod some ice
water and it is needless to say tina.
the meeting was a pleasant one for
both of the gallant soldiers. Ser5t.
Arthur served seven years in the res
ular army and was working in Penn
svlvania when the President called
for the National Guard. He could not
resist the impulse, but Joined the com
psnv in the town in which he was and
came on to the border.
2Gs Canteen Open.
The I'd regiment finished their can
teen and opened it for business on
Friday morning. Lieut.. Charles l..
Smith, of the Timmonsville company
has been appointed as exchange OIL
Ger in charge of the canteen
Company tests are to be made be-
fore the regular army officers between
August 27 and 80 and the Palmetto
companies have only the time from
now until then to get ready. The tests
are to be signalling, close and ex-
tended order drill, bayonet exercise
and target practice, field equipment
first aid, and company combat. The "a
began company drills Friday morn
ing. Both the Isl and I'd are gong
or hikes by companies every day and
hs wing company drills.
Terrific DOWnp0ur.
A terrific downpour on Thursday
night put the. South Carolina camp
to a severe test, but with the excep-
tion of few tents getting filled with
water the regiments came through i'll
GOOD order. The downpour lssteA