The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-07-27
TROOPS STAND READY TO MOVE
QUICKLY WHEN THEY ARE
SUMMONED.
NEWS FROM CAMP MOORE
antercsting Happenings About Pal.
metto Soldiers Who Are In Camp at
Styx, The Mobilization Point for
the South Carolina National Guard

Camp Moore, Styx.-With the First
regiment "all dressed up and nowhere
to go" and the Second pulling it's
shirt over its head as the finishing
touch Of its dressing up process for
service the big body Of troops here
mas become an enthusiastic and effi-
Client assemhlage Of excellently train.
ed mtlitiamen who only need actual
experience to make them regular sol.
diers.
The day was another Of watchful
waiting and no developments OF Inn.
portance. The regiment continued to
DO ready to move In few hours after
tho 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. w. Moore, adjutant general, has
received the following letter from
John Gary Evans, chairman Of the
state democratic executive commit
tee:
"I have your letter in which you
state that 1t Is impossible to change
the date OF the encampment Of the
coast artillery guard ordered into
camp from August 20 to September 8.
Il hardly think that this Is a mob.
tlization such as our statute refers to
and therefore the executive commit
tee would be powerless to assist in
providing way for these young men
to vote. That was the view taken by
the committee. have written the
Hon. Sam ]. 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 st Fort Moul.
trie, Charleston.
Captain Declines Majority.
Capt. Herbert T.. Hames OF Jones.
vile, senior captain in the medical
corps, N. G.. 8. 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 the transfer Of Maj.
A. M. Brailsford to the command Of
Field Hospital No. L. Capt Hames
declined the promotion, though 1t
meant salary increase Of $500 the
year and Of course considerable &C.
oession Of rank. II have been with
the First for about ten years." he
said, "and If accepted the majority
I would be assigned to the Second.
I cannot leave regiment to which I
am so affectionately attached. feel,
too, that having enjoyed with 1t the
pleasures Of military life, ought not
to leave 1t now that there Is a 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.
Mtters, beding cases, diet stores
and other supplies for the camp hos.
pital are arriving. The regimental in.
flrmaries 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 ortgi-
nal plan for the maintenance Of
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 Moultrie, 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 1t occupies now being left
behind.
j. M. Lynch has been appointed by
Coy Manning as magistrate for the
city Of Florence to succeed Sam J.
Royal. When the call was issued by
the president for the mobilization of
the National Guard Mr.. Royall re.
signed as maglstrated and came with
the Florence company to styx.
Engineer Company Ready.
Company A, Engineers of the Ma.
tional Guard Of gouth Carolina, the
Johnson Rifles with Marion as its
home station, Is now regularly install.
ed in camp and will soon be uni.
formed and equipped and will take it's
place In the service. The medical az.
animation was held, the engineers
making O. splendid showing. The
fald hoanifal cnrna was aIan nxanai.