Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-07

Enthusiastic Meeting of the Subscribers
Last Night-A Permanent OrganIza-
tinn TO be Effected Next Week.

Enthusiastic Meeting OF the su"s
Last Night-A Permanent Organiza-
zion TO be Effected Next Week.
4 meeting of the subscribers to the
stock of the proposed National Prize Drill
Organization was held in the City Council
Chamber last night, and was largely at
tended By representative citizens inter
ested in the movement. The Chairman OF
the temporary organization. Capt. john
Fiannery, presided. The Secretary, Col
c. ". Anderson. read the minutes Of the
previous meeting. which were confirmed
Col. J. H. Estill, Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Subscriptions, reported that
ST., 900 had already been subscribed: that
the committee were encouraged by the ad
ditional subscriptions they had obtained
since the last report, and they had been
actively al work, with the above result.
on motion Of Mr.. Davis, the report
was received as information.
Mr.. :. :. Guckenheimer moved that the
election Of officers be proceeded with. lie
believed that, with a permanent Organi
cation. more satisfactory progress could
be made and the movement could be
pushed with greater advantage.
Captain Flannerv stated that in view OF
the action OF a former meeting perma.
nent organization could. not be effected
until S2j,0 had been subscribed, except
bv "A reconsideration Of the resolution
then adopted. 1t was his opinion that
such a move. with the view to proceeding
with the organization, would be inadyisa-
bic. owing 10 the absence of many sub
scribers. who We're under the impression
that no organization would be made until
the full amount was subscribed.
Mr.. Guckenheimer then moved that the
resolution be reconsidered. The motion
was seconded by Colonel Peter Reilly ana
passed.
Mr.. Guckenheimer further moved that
proper notification be given, and that an
election for officers be held next Thurs.
day evening.
The motion was seconded by Mr.. Z. J
Kennedy and stated by the Chair.
DR.. Duncan said he had been in favor
Of organizing when SO, 900 was subscribed
He believed that would have been the
proper course to have>pUrsued. but at the
present, in view Of the rumOred Opposi
ton, he did not believe it advisable tC
proceed at all. unless the movement re-
ceiyed the hearty support of the military
and community.
Col. Estill stated that the movement was
meeting with the heartiest support. More
interest had been taken during the past
few days than at any time since it was in.
augurated. The object Of the drill was tC
advance the interests Of the city-tO at
tract visitors from all parts of the cOun-
try. So far as any opposition on the part
Of the military was concerned that amount
ed to but little.
Col Anderson stated that although
there was some opposition in the First
Volunteer Regiment, it had been eX-
sympathy with the movement and inter
ested in its success.
Captain Flannery looked upon the
whole thing as a business affair, gotten
up for the benefit of Savannah. If the
success of the undertaking was assured
then he was ready to 90 ahead, but il
there We're any doubts as to its success
he believed it best to let the matter drop
as easily as possible. He thought. how.
ever. that some might labor under the
misrepresentation that organization meant
20 ahead. He understood that no ar
rangemenrs could be made for the
event until $4,000 in stock had been
subscribed, and if any move was made in
this direction before then, any subscriber
who had taken stock under this belief
would be privileged to withdraw his sub.
scription.
General Anderson indorsed the opin.
ion of Captain Flannery. The OppO.
siti0n on the part Of the military be
understood to be the great expense which
they would incur i'm the entertainment OF
visiting companies, and which would be
a heavy tax upon their hospitality. He
was in favor Of the movement and ready
to lend his hearty support to promote its
success.
Col. Estill took issue with Capt. Elan.
merry in his views OF organization. He
had from the first vigorously opposed the
election of officers until the full amount
Of stock had been subscribed. There had
been no understanding, however, thai
$4,000 was the ultimatum, and thai
no organization should be effected unit
that should have been obtain
ed. In regard to the peOple-tht
masses-they were anxious for the sue
cess Of the movement. 1t belonged to the
city. and was gottenup in its interests, and
the citizens were interested. Although
still opposed to an organization he would
accept the views of the committee and
vote i'm accordance with their wishes.
Colonel Anderson stated that several
companies in other places were already
drilling in anticipation of the event.
Dir. Num- moved as an amendment tC
Mr.. Guckenheimer's motion that a com
mittee Of five be appointed to report al
lliC liCAt itlEDAlilz lildNi VI VI blDii
The amendment was accepted and in.
corpOrated in the original motion, which
was voted upon and UNANIMOUSLY carried
The Char appointed the following com
mIttee: Messrs. Guckenheimer, Num-, :
Myers, Duncan and Reilly.
This committee will present plan OIL
organization at the next meeting, to be
held next Thursday evening, when a full
board Of officers will be elected
The Committee on subscriptions was
continued, and promised the support Of
every stakeholder present. Several en-
thusiastic speeches were made. Colonel
Estill said that the movement had re-
ceived the most liberal support Of any
similar movement in the history Of Sa
yannah. Double the amount subscribed
for the Jasper Centennial, and one
half more than for the Sesqui-C Centennial
had already been obtained, and the sue
cess of the affair was assured if the poo
pie would give it their attention.
With the go-ahead spirit which charac.
teriZed the meeting last night, and the
enterprising committee which have the
matter in hand, there is little doubt that
the full amount of stock will be subscribed
within a few days, and the board of man.
agement will be ready at once upon theil
election to proceed with the arrangements