The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
THE BIRMINGHAM sABREs

In MemOr1nm
 His ears are deaf to the bugle note . His saddle is on its peg. His rifle Is back
 In it's wooden rack.
 His horse knows not the pressing That pushed him on from gait to gait
 He's answered his last drill call. His sabre Is sheathed-the knot Is
 stiff
 The once bright blade is dim.
 In battle or in friendly tiff,
 In dummy charge or practice tilt; The spirit in command of him, The firm and steady hand of him Will never warm it's hilt.
 Farewell. o Trooper! You have
 earned
 The respite which by right Is due To one whose candle always burned At one end. Never blazed at two. And we who follow on behind With springy step and active mind. VIII carry on your deathless name. And strive to give to living fame The glory of your deed.
 The above lines are dedicated to Sergt. Robert l.. Lott, Jr., who was married June 2S, 1922.
 There is a great deal of hard worx found in connection with cavalry post, even where the entire troop is stationed permanently, and each trooper has definite duties assigned. In a post of this kind, each trooper has charge of his own horse, and is responsible for his care and condi- tion. He also has a share in the gen. eral duties of the post in addition to the routine of drill and military training. The post of the Sabres Is handled on an entirely different basis. Here the troopers are on hand only once week, and then for an hour and a half. All of this time Is taken up with drill or other military who are on duty always. They care for the horses, keep the stables and grounds clean, do any odd jobs that may come up and give the horses training exercise. It Is heart break ing work, sometimes, and. just al this time, when things have not got ten in shape yet, 1t Is hard work all the time. The detail has been haul ing slag for over a week. spreading 1t around the stables and headquar- ters. These four men have handled an average of 30 tons of slag day for something like a week. And slag Is heavy stuff, awfully heavy. They are the unsung heroes of the serv- ice and these men who work alone.
 There have been reports from Camp Mcclellan, said to have come from the regulars, that the National Guard would have a hot time this year. It would seem that the old timers were going to have go at putting tho guard in what they call It's proper place. The regulars seem to forget that the 167th infantry was once known as the Rainbow division. and that they had the reputation of being first-class fighters.
 No doubt the guard will be able to hold it's own in any kind of com- petition. It always has, and this time should prove no exception.
 The Sabres are worrying along without troop commander, pro tenn. Captain Carter left Friday on an over land trip to Gainesville, Ga.. where he will attend family reunion.
 Captain Carter demonstrated mounted sabre work last Sunday, and did some dummy charging. There Is mere science to thrusting a head than most people imagine. and the captain brought this out strongly. There is proper time and place for every thing, and If each action doesn't come in its proper sequence, the entire attempt is thrown out of joint and failure results. If the lunge for the head is not made at the proper time, the weight of im- pact and all strain is put on the