Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-08-26
The Banner Presentation to the G. c. G's.

Inc beautiful new nag presented
by the ladies of the city to the G. G.
G's., arrived by express on Mon
day morning, and as might have
been expected the ladies themselves
as well as the gallant soldier boys
were just dying to see its lovely
folds unfurled to the breeze. Ac-
cordingly, Capt. Rhodes immedi-
ately consulted the fair donors and
asked their consent as to the time
and place when it should be pre-
sented to the happy and expectant
recipients.
They agreed that Tuesday after
noon at $50 o'clock should be the
time and the e5planade on the east
side OF our grand Court House,
where the sward is fresh and green,
shady and cool at that hour in the
afternoon, and the steps and win
dows of the building would afford
convenient seats and observatories
from which to witness the presenta-
ton ceremony, would be the best
place at which to have it presented.
1t was strictly a ladies enterprise
and, of course, was well advertised
and accordingly shortly before the
hour named the large and capacious
steps leading to the east entrance,
as well as the large windows and
every available place from which a
tolerable view of the flag and the
soldier boys could be had was occu-
pied by the young ladies of the city.
The animated conversation and
eager, expectant look, betrayed the
pleasurable anxiety and great in
terest they felt in the event about
to take place.
Ex-senator Bailey had been Sc
lected, and kindly consented to
make the presentation address.
Promptly at the time named the
anxious G. G. CPS. made their APP
proach known by the stirring
strains Of the Mozart Brass Band,
which escorted them to the Court
House. The boys had taken par
Iicular pains to look their best for
the occasion. and did indeed present
4 very handsome and soldierly APP
pearance. There was full COM
pany out. AS the lovely flag was
"a loud shout of applause
vent up from the sterner element
If the audience, while hearty hand
and thousand express
iiOns of delight were heard among
he ladies. The flag is "a beauty"
"a daisy" ga lovely thing" and
III that. Aud indeed it is, as Ell
who have seen it will testify. The
ground of the flag is of dark navy
Hue silk, with the initial letters of
he company, sc. G. g." i'll a mon
,gram richly embroidered in three
hades of golden floss silk in the
centre above and below the words
FROM THE LADIES OF CLARKs-
yILLE" and at the sides, August
:, 1892" II is bound around with
leavy golden silk fringe, floats
rom staff mounted with golden
agile, in full flight; from the staff,
where the top OF the flag is fastened,
lrOps two heavy tassels of scarlet
nd white. 1t was manufactured :
" Baker Il McKenney, New York
,ity, and is said by them to be one {
f the handsomest banners ever (
emit South. f4 #f. t4.. t-s..E f.
Col. Bailey made stirring and {
appropriate presentation speech, in
ehalf of the ladies who gave the {
amer; to which Capt. r. N. I
shOdeh made a touching and be- I
ting response, thanking the gen. {
rOus ladies for the beautiful gift I
nd assuring them of the high APP 1
the G. g. CPS. would '
yer have of their kindly interest 1
MI generosity.
After the ceremony of the banner t
the company was c
gain formed in line and were car I
ed through competitive drill for i
he honorary gold badge, worn by !
ne best drilled soldier i'll the COM i
any and drilled for by the entire t
)mpany every two months. At f
n an exciting contest, in which q
,me fine drilling in the manual L
'as done by many members of the {
)mpany the contest was narrowed a
own to Corpls. Caldwell and Rice Y
nd Segt. Frank Hodgson. These l.
lree stood their ground for some v
me and the excitement ran high Il
nally victory crowned the splendid
rilling of Corp. Caldwell, and the S
Did badge which had been worn /
n. the last two months by Seg't. =
LOdgson was transferred to Corpl. b
ildwell. b
The affair all round was a very b
Ieasant one, and if the ladies feel a
satisfied ami content over their t
Iuch appreciated generosity and a
rs the G.. G. CPS. are Il
rOud and happy under their ex- t
Iisite banner, then will the day $
al event be long remembered in t
ANY lives. I
TIE yellow fever at Brownsville, q
eXas, and MatOmOras, Mexico, is re- +
lrfpl tho mast week rs increasing