The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-05-19
Final Plans For the Annual State
Encampment, at St. Simon,
Are Discussed.
ALL COMPANIES OF THE
STATE ARE REPRESENTED
Figures of the Probable Number
of Men to be in Camp Are
Placed at From Twelve TO Fiji
teen Hundred, With MANY
Relatives and Friends Along.
Total Will Reach Two
Thousand.

A meeting of the officers of the va
rious military organizations of the
state, making up the Georgia National
Guard unit, was held In Macon yester-
day, at which was discussed the final
plans for the annual state encamp-
ment, to be held at st. Simon Island
during the period between July 10th
and oath, with the probable number of
men in attendance placed at between
twelve and fifteen hundred
1t is said, in official circles, that the
total number of visitors during the en-
campment will easily reach two thou.
sand, as many of the men will bring
members of their family along with
them. This is regarded as a conserva-
tive estimate, and preparations are be
ing made to take care of at least two
thousand during the encampment.
1t will be one of the biggest single
events to be held in Brunswick during
the year, and its value to the city will
repay many times over the amount Of
money that will be expended in get
ting the camp facilities in readiness
for the reception of the soldiers.
Capt HarwelI Attends.
The officers of the various state
guard organizations met in Macon yes
terday to confere with Col. III. ID. Rus
SELL, commanding officer of the First
Georgia Regiment, and at the meeting
all details of the annual encampment
were worked out.
Capt. W. l.. Harwell, commanding
officer of the Rifemen, was present at
the conference and made a report of
the work that is being done towards
getting the camp site in shape. Com
manding officers of companies outside
of Macon present included those from
Jackson, Elberton, Vienna, Cordele,
Dublin, Savannah and Brunswick, to-
gether with the commanding officers
of the four companies in Atlanta.
1900 Men to Come.
At the conclusion Of the meeting
and after hearing reports from the
various officers, Col. Russell, COM
manding the Georgia National Guard,
stated that there would be between
twelve and fifteen hundred men at the
encampment.
Only One Company Missing.
The only national guard organiza-
tion of the state that will not be pres
ent will be the regiment of field artil-
lery, at Savannah, which will be sta
toned, by special arrangement, with
the regular army during two weeks of
the summer, in order to receive dis
tinctive training that it would be i'm
practicable to give on st. Simon.
The Macon Compares.
The national guard organization of
Macon, all of which will be here for
the encampment, are the Hussars, the
Volunteers, Machine Gun company
the Floyd Rifles, headquarters com
-pany, Georgia motorized field hospi-
tai, battalion and regimental head
quarters, and the regimental sanitary
detachment. Macon is now the lead
ing military city in the state, and,
therefore. headquarters for the nation
al guard.
First Encampment Since War.
The encampment this year will be
the first time the members of the
Georgia National Guard companies
have met after the close OF the war
with Germany. While the personnel
of the officers and men has changed
some, majority of the men svho will
attend the encampment will be veter-
ans of the recent World War.