Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-21

The Celebration of Lees Birthday To-
day-The Military Display-The Regi-
mental Flag.

The Celebration of Lees Birthday To-
day-The Military Display-The Regi-
mental Flag.
The seventy-seventh anniversary OF the
birth of Gen. Robert L. Lee, which oc-
CURED On Saturday, will be celebrated IN
Savannah to-day in an imposing manner.
The principal features will be the militia
~ parade this afternoon and the regl-
mental banquet in the evening. The
brigade of military, which will comprise
the First Regiment, the Savannah Nolun-
teer Guards Battalion. the Military Acad-
emy Cadets, the Chatham Artillery and
the Georgia Hussars, viii form on South
Broad street at 2:20 o'clock, and will
proceed to the residence Of Gen. a. R.
Lawton. on Perry street, where the hand
some regimental flag will be presented.
The presentation Will be made by Gen.
Lawton, and the address Of acceptance
by Col. {. W. Anderson. The flag, which
is a beautiful piece of workmanship,
measures > by @ feet, and is mounted on
a walnut staff eleven feet in height. The
top of the staff bears gilt crown. oval in
shape and about 81 inches in diameter,
upon which is an eagle
with Outstretched wings. From
[ the feet of the eagle are suspended 2 gilt
| cords. about % feet in length, at the eX
( tremities Of which , large gold tassels
( about inches in length are pendant. The
staff. cords and tassels are exceedingly
attractive in appearance, and can not fail
/ to arrest the attention even Of the most
3 casual observer. The flag is one of the
/ handsOmest of its kind that has ever been
/ presented to a military organization of
/ this State, and was made by Mrs. Marie
/ KOlb, Of this city, whose reputation for
/ this class of work is well known. The
/ field of the banner is of dark blue silk,
finished on the border with a bullion
/ fringe inches in depth. In the centre
/ is the coat of arms of the State
I Of Georgia. The arch. columns and pc
J destal are of chenille and looks like gran =
/ ite. Across the face of the arch is dis
played in gold-colOred silk the word Soon
stitutiOn." On the right column is shown
the Inscription ''WisdOm" in gold silk on
a field Of cardinal red silk. In the centre
is the inscription Justice" and on the
left of the coat of arms the inscription
[ Moderation" of the same materials as
are shown on the other column. Every
part of the work is exquisitely shaded so
that the entire illustration appears in bold
relief. Above the coat of arms
are displayed in large letters of
/ cold silk the words; s'The First
f
inscription ''GeOrgia," the letters of the
latter mentioned word being about five
inches in height.
Between the left and centre column is
a figure representing a soldier in Cont
nontal uniform. The hat is black, the
coat light blue with buff trimming, while
the leggings are in imitation of un-
polished leather. The ground upon which
the temple OF wisdom, justice and mOdera-
TO ct NO or n
seven different shades of silk, that is to
saw, from dark to very light green,
The reverse of the nag represents the
new ensign of the State Of Georgia. 1t is
formed of one perpendicular blue stripe
next to the staff, with a red, a white and
a red stripe shown in the order mention
ed, horizontally. The lettering was de-
signed by Mr.. f. Krantles. and the work
OF Mrs. KOlb was carefully inspected on
Saturday and yesterday, and greatly adj
mired by a large number of ladies and
gentlemen, many of the latter mentioned
being members OF companies OF which the
regiment is composed.
After the presentation the brigade will
reform ON South Broad street and will
take up the line of march down AbercOrn
| street to Bay street, up Bay to Bull, out
Bull to South Broad, down South Broad
to DraytOn and out DraytOn to the Park
Extension, where dress parade will take
/ place, and the brigade will be dismissed
| to return to their respective armOries.
/ In the evening the guests of the First
/ Regiment will assemble at 8 O'Clock at
/ the hall of the Chatham Artillery, from
/ whence they will be escorted to the Ca
/ diets and OglethOrpe Hall, where the regi-
mental banquet will be given. The ar
rangements for the day are complete and
the observance, it is expected, will be
more general than for many years.