The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-07-23
Annual Encampment of Georgia
National Guard Troops is
Drawing to a Close.
SOL DIERS ANXIOUS TO
RETURN HERE NEXT YEAR
The Work Of DismantIing the
Camp Will be Commenced
Early This Morning, and
Many of the Companies Will
be Ready to Entrain For
Home This Afternoon.

The annual encampment Of the
First Regiment, Georgia National
Guard, which has been in progress at
Camp Coney St Simon Island, for the
past two weeks, will end today, and
shortly after reveille and breakfast
this morning, the soldiers will begin
to break up the tented city, In prepar-
alton for their return home.
The regiment Will carry lout It's
schedule Of intensive military train
ing right up to the last minute, al
though the activities have been eased
up bit during the closing days. Yes,
terday new problem Of advance and
rear guard formations were undertake
en- by the two battalions, and during
the afternoon the entire regiment was
instructed In the work OF outlining
trenches, and the occupation Of the
same.
Regiment Develops Efficiency.
During the two weeks of camp life
the regiment has received thorough
instruction in all branches of military
activity, and the Joint maneuvers of
the various companies has developed
an efficient military machine, trained
to serve as a unit. Adjutant General
NASH Colonel Russell commander,
and other officers OF the camp, express
satisfaction at the splendid results
atsalpea pud speak IL highest terms
u EEie response of the soldiers to the
Instruction given
Are Anxious 70 Return.
IN spite Of the hard work incident to
the intensive training they have un.
dergone. the boys are looking hale
and hearty, and have very apparently
been greatly benefited by their two
weeks fin camp. While many of them
are anxious for the camp to break up,
in order TO get back to their homes
and their jobs, all of them are anxious
to return to Camp Coney. and st. 81
mon next year.
Splendid Health Record.
THAT health conditions on ST. Simon
are we'll nigh perfect Is evidenced by
the fact that. among the 1850 soldiers,
there has been but one case OF serious
illness during the oncampment. and
that resulted from an accident. Pri'
vate Monroe Tyler, Of Company d,
shortly after the arrival OF the troops,
while scuffling with a comrade. fell
and fractured rib, from which pneu
monia set In. He was removed to
the field hospital, and medical officers
announced last night that the danger
point has been passed, Private Tyler
has been transferred to- the city hos
pital. where he viii remain until he
Is able to return home.
The work of breaking camp will be
carried out in rapid-hre order today
and the first homeward hound troop
train will pull oat OF Brunswick early
this afternoon. by tonight II Is ex
pected. all OF the seventeen companies
win be ON their way 10 their home sta
tlone. after one Of the most pleasant
aud hnellclal encampments In the his
tory ot.the Georgia National Guard.
Brunswick has been proud to hav,
9ha Georgia boys as quests OF the city
and is nearhy island resort, and SIN
cerely hopes that their stay h.ss beer
pleasant one. and that they viii take
with them kindly rememhrances ol
Arunswlck and Sc. Simos Island