Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

passed by in review. The brigade
was then dismissed and the Yari-
GUS commands formed Independently and
went through the eyOlutiOns and man6u-
vers Of the field in a skillful manner. The
First Regiment, after having dress pa
rade," marched to its rendezvous, where
1t was dismissed, to reassemole at
O'Clock to escort its invited guests to the
banquet. The brigade made nne
display. and the various commands
of which it was composed won
compliment and admiration on an |
sides. Col. Anderson, acting Brlgauler
General, wore the beautiful SWORD WIZ! !G.l |
was presented to him by the officers OF the \
First Regiment at the banquet during Inc /
oui-Centennial celebration year ago, !
{ and also the spurs presented to him by |
the marshals on that occasion. The en- |
! tire staff presented fine appearance.
THE FIRST REGIMENT.
The gallant old First won admiration
everywhere and it was richly deserved.
Each company turned out its solid men.
The Republican Blues, commanded by
Capt. George A. Mercer, with its excellent
band Of 10 pieces, made an usually hne
display. The Blues turned out AZ men
and their soldierly bearing won deserved
applause.
The German Volunteers, under COM
mand Of Capt. John Derst, had 90 men IN
| line. and with their pioneer corps, with
! bear skins and battle-aXes and in hand
( some uniforms, made fine display.
The OglethOrpe Light Infantry, COM
manded by Capt. Robert Falligant, turned
( out 80 men, and presented an excellent
appearance.
I Of Capt. Branch, had in line 30 men. The
[ company, with its usual sOldierly con-
( duct and bearing, won frequent APP
/ Dlause, and in its manRuYres excited the
/ greatest interest of any single company
/ in the line.
! The Jasper Greens turned out 80 men,
I under command Of Capt. Flannery. The
/ turnout, although not so large as on for
mer occasions, was composed of well
| drilled men, and the fine appearance OF
I the company was universally remarked
/ and commented upon.
THE BATTALION.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards Bat
TALON, under command of Lieut.-Col.
Garrard, turned out 10 men in three com
panies-COmpany A, Capt. R. II. Foot
man; Company B, Capt. John L. Ham,
I mond, and Company c, Capt. IL. Z. Cum
ningham. The corps is very popular
among the citizens, and its fine appear
ance and splendid marching yesterday
commanded universal attention. Inc
Guards Band preceded the battalion and
Z rendered eXcelleDU music On the 1iuc VI
march and at the Park.
THE ACADEMY CADETS.
The Military Academy Cadets probably
received more attention than any other
organization I'm the brigade. The corps,
under command of Maj. b. j. Burgess,
/ Superintendent of the academy, was dl-
vided into three divisions, Company A,
Company b and Company c and numbered
lO4 cadets. Owing to the delay in receiving
the new guns recently ordered from the
/ North the command marched without
arms. The soldierly bearing and excel
lent marching, considering the fact that
many were mere lads, won for them the
compliment and favor of those who wit
messed the parade.
THE CHATHAM ARTILLERY.
This famous old corps, under the COM
mand oftheir veteran commander, capt. j.
f. Wheaton. drew a battery Of three guns,
and turned out SO men. The Chathams
| always command attention, and the favor
they received yesterday was an express
sion of the esteem in which they are held.
THE GEORGIA HUssARs.
This dashing troop numbered 6S men,
mounted, under command of Capt w. w.
Gordon. The troop, with Its handsome
glittering uniform and waving plumes,
presented perhaps the finest appearance
it has made for years. The entire display
W a. lLlOIe THAN ClCulldDlC anu ANhCNLCh
merit upon the volunteer soldiery of Sa-
yannah.
THE BANQUET.
The banquet given by the First Regi-
ment at the Cadets and OglethOrpes' hall
was a fitting event to occur at the close
OF a day so marked in the history Of the
hOnOred corps. Early in the evening the
military guests assembled at their head
quarters and at O'Clock the regiment
ctr
command of Col. Anderson and marched
TO the armory of the Chatham Artillery,
where the military and citizen guests had
assembled, and from there proceeded to
Z the banquet hall as an escort to those
who were privileged to be present
upon the occasion. At the hall the
| escort was ordered to a halt, and the
invited guests of the regiment were
ushered into the banquet room, which
! few minutes later was filled with re-
representatives. of every military Organiza-
ton in the city, and with the brightest
lights of nearly every profession and call
| ing.
The banquet tables were arranged
lengthwise of the hall in the form of a
parallelOgram and were provided for the
| accommodation of $50 guests. At the
| head of the hall was seated Col. Anderson,
and beside him Mayor Lester, Judge
Locke. of the United States Court,
Court. Capt. Jno. f. Wheaton, OF the
Chatham Artillery, Lieut.. Col. Garrard,
of the Savannah Volunteer Guards Bat
talon, Gen. A. r. LawtOn, Col. Charles
H. Olmstead. Hon. Il. NJ. Norwood, Hon.
W ID. Harden. Mai. b. J. Burgess and
other prominent men of the city. AS
soon as all had secured seats Col. Ander-
son extended a formal welcome in behalf
of the regiment.
THE MENU
The discussion of the menu then began
and the long tables bOuntitully arrayed
with the tempting features of the feast
wasted away before nearly 800 attacking
foes. The menu was arranged by that
experienced caterer, w. B. Terrell, and
was as follows:
Boiged.-Ham, tongue, corn beef
Rodst.-Turkey, with cranberry sauce, tur-
key, New York rib roast.
Entrees.-Baked ham, chicken salad, durkee
dressing; lobster salad, potato salad, sardines,
Pastry-Fruit cake pound cake, sponge
cake, cranberry pie, cOcOanut pie, apple pie,
peach pie, lemon pie.
Dsssert.-AlmOnds, butter nuts, English wal
nuts. pecans, flberts, oranges, apples, ba-
nanas.
THE ToAsTs.
At 10 o'clock Col. Anderson reported
the second order of the evening and called
upon Ljeuts. Reilly and Wilson to an
nOunce the toasts.
For the first regular toast: sour limited
GueSts-TO her citizen sOldiery, civil
liberty proudly points as her Volunteer
! Guards" Lieut.. Col. VIM. Garrard,
of the Savannah Volunteer Guards
Battalion, responded in an elo-
quent manner. Col. Garrard paid
a glowing tribute to the day, the ami
versary of which the regiment and the
whole military of the city celebrated,
abiding to the immortal Lee as the
! greatest human being of the nineteenth
century. Let the North celebrate her
victories, and let us in the South celebrate
ours, and let US be proud OF the gift of
| Washington and Lee.
1.-The Memory Of Lee-Like the cause he
fought for, it is clothed with Immortality"
| The response to this toast was made by
Col. G. W. Anderson, and was a fitting
| eulOgy upon the great chieftain, the ami
| versary of whose birth is an occasion
which will always live in the
memories of the people of the South.
| The country is now united, we are once
again united people, and our affections
| are entwined around the pillars that
uphold the Union as the
| clasping ivy encircles the majestic oak
| Some one has said "Heroic history is the
| living soul of nations renown," and
this time places around the period of the
| great Lees existence a meaning that the
world cannot fail to comprehend.
The third toast
The State Of Georgia
'sThen while ye love the Union with affection