The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
With the National Guard

which lead man into anything but temptation. Spreading the map on the ground he abruptly left. and the map folded itself up and crept under the table cloth. 1 became disgusted with the behavior of everything in general. folded a block of asphalt into sheet of tissue paper, tucked 1t under the bus drivers head and left. Some teal"
 The gang is all here. The Sabres are having a little private encamp- ment all their own. And 1t Is pretty much of a picnic, too. There are 85 enlisted men and three officers, and the enlisted men are a remarka- ble bunch. Military courtesy pre- vents anything but honorable men- tion of the officers. The troopers reported Tuesday night and were is- sued cots. Then fun began. The front porch of headquarters Is screened, and everyone wanted to bunk in that screened enclosure. Thirty some odd hunks were placed on . porch about IF by 40 feet. Two deep, three deep. It didn't seem to make much differ- ence how they were placed. These conditions were intolerable, and were remedied by the stronger and more able troopers taking possession of L. After the question of space was set tied. the sleepy troopers became so quiet that the turmoil couldn't be heard for more than three or four blocks. Wednesday morning mount ed drill took place, and some of the edge was taken off. The tempera- ture was along about 103, plus the heat developed by charging at full gallop across a field about three blocks long. About two of these charges with the full troop, and a few individual ones, together with a period devoted to equitation, com pleted the mornings work. In addfA ton to this, the horses were given baptism" of fire by pistols be- Ing fired. They behaved very well, too. and no panic resulted The pres- ent mobilization will serve two fold purpose, in that it will give the troopers some good training in field service, and at the same time will akaken a new interest in troop work, and in hot weather like this something Is needed to keep up the troop pep.
 It is pity that some people cannot be progressive. even In the progress sive age in which we live. A good citizen Is one who is willing to make . sacrifice. if need be, to prsserve the sovereignty of law and order ls his community. A national guard is necessary to the industrial and in- ternali peace and eQuanimity of state, and is formed from the oiti- senry. Those citissns who enlist in the guard are making . sacrifioe for those who do not. If they are willing to risk everything to serve, 1t doesn't look quite right to see others stand back and do nothing.
 Lieutenant McCray suffered . fractured knee Thursday morning when he was kicked by 2 horse which was being led for the purpose of some special training. He will be out of action for some time, and he will be missed a great deal. The &C., cident occurred at 8 time when the troop was least able to spare him, and his absence will be keenly felt
 Mounted pistol firing was . part or the morning drill Thursday. Tar sets resembling trooper were piaced at Intervals. and the mounted troopers fired at them in passing at the gallop. The horses are not, accustomed to work of this kind sna s.Hl lt IS rendered more than usually T1h.a.eut Th TOT this reason. Privates thompson and Lambert made the pest scores among the enlisted men. with 80 per cent. The other scores were very good. taking into consid- eration the fact that horaea and men were not accustomed to the drill. ne
 The personnel of the Sahfes is made up of men between the ages or 70 and .25. with few who are slightly older; just a sprinklinx of maturity to give boise and steadiness to the irrepressible remainder. Irre- pressible Is about the only way "a express 1t. Few of the troopera are accustomed to anything but office work. and to get out in the sun with the temperature as high as 1t is noe. requires spirits which will neither compress or wilt And the troopers who are on duty have shown that they have just such spirits. They are Iii. ways tired, hot and sore after hard day of drilling. but they are just as noisy at recall as they were | when they went out. Perhaps if<is | bscause they have to be noisy to keep going; or making noise helps