Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-22
THE REeImENTAL ARMoRY.
Appointment OF Committees to Organ.
ize an Armory Fund-The Proposed


Appointment or Committees to Organ
ize an Armory Fund-The Proposed
Regimental Fair.
Since the city donated TO the First Vol
unteer Regiment the site at the corner Of
Abercorn and Huntingdon streets for the
purposes of a regimental armory the Off
GERS and friends of the regiment have been
considering the most available means for
securing its erection at as early a day as
possible. At recent meeting of the Board
OF officers Col. C.. w. Anderson was
directed to appoint a general committee
from the several companies comprising
the regiment, to devise ways and means
for raising an armory fund. This CON-
mittee, with an honorary committee, made
up from among the old officers and men,
bers, is announced in the orders issued by
Col. Anderson to-day.
One of the means by which it is pro-
posed to raise the fund is a regimental
fair, to be held early next November
This the regiment proposes to make one OF
the most extensive fairs ever held in
the South, enlistiug the State military and
making it on a scale exceeding in proper
tons any enterprise in this direction that
has ever been undertaken. The commit
tees will be organized at an early date.
when the movement will be put in opera.
ton. 1t is expected by those who have
taken a deep interest in the matter that
the fund can be raised and the armOrY
built within the next two years.
The following is copy of the order ap.
pointing the committees:
HEADERS FIRST Vol. RECT OF GA
SAVANNAH, GA, March q, 1885.
General Orders No. IS Current Series:
/. At a recent meeting of the Board oil
Officers of the First Volunteer Regiment Of
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commanding officer should appoint genera
committee from the several organizations
composing the regiment, to be known as the
"Armory Committee of the First Volunteer
Regiment of Georgia" whose duty it shall be
to devise ways and means and raise funds, by
a regimental fair and otherwise, adequate to
the erection of a suitable armory on the lot:
generously donated by the City Of Sayan-
nah to the regiment.
II. In pursuance of this resolution. the
Colonel commanding announces the follow
ing committee:
Field and stan Maj. John Schwarz, First
Lieut.. and Adjt. John w. Wilson, First Lieut.
and Q. NJ. b. II. Richardson.
Republican Blues-Lieut. j. NJ. Maccaw
Sergt. w. b. Spann, Sergt. ID. L. Greenbaum
Private j. Cullens, Honorary Member j. r.
Hamlet.
Irish Jasper Greens-Lieut. E. j. Kennedy
Sergt. =. +. Gleason, Priv. Dennis Mccarthy,
Veteran Member Francis Hart, Pay Member
Bernard GoOde.
Oglethorpe Light Infantry-Lieut. W. B.
Nell. Sergt. J. G. Pournelle, Honorary Mem
bers S. W. Branch, A. S. Bacon, J. II. Estill.
German NOlunteers-Lieut. j. II. Helmken,
Ord. Sergt. NJ. j. Helmken, Honorary Mem
bers eX-Capt. Henry Blum, S. Guckenheimer,
V. S. Studer.
Savannah Cadets-Sergt. R. P. Lowell,
Priv. r, X. Bragdon. Honorary Member d.
e.. Bacon, Pay Member II. =. Smart, Pay
Member j. Il. Hamlet.
Honorary Communication. A r. L awton,
Col. Charles II. Olmstead, Mai. S. Yates Levy,
Mai I.0m
Maj. A. c. Davenport. Judge W. S. Chisholm,
Hon. Il. K. Lester, Maj. George w. a nders0n,
Maj. Z. c. Hardwick, Maj. w. +. Shellman,
Can't {. NJ. Cunningham, DIR. J. Z. McFar-
land, Judge a. p. Adams, Capt. j. a. II.
Umbacn, Capt. John WOlber, Capt. j. J. Nc
GOwan, Robert q. Gaillard, Esq. Samuel B.
Adams, Esq, Luke Carson, Esq.
Ill. Every consideration OF duty should i'm =
pei every member Of the old First Georgia
honorary, veteran. exempt and active-to re-
sp0nd with unanimlty Ill cooperating with
this committee; TO exert himself JEALOUSY and
ipcessantly: to loosen his purse strings, and to
contribute to the object in view, by personal
service, encouragement, praise, and money as
far his ability extends.
". The birth OF the regiment is almost coe-
val with the settlement of Savannah; 1t has
grown with the city's growth. and strength
ened with its strength" During all this time
it has never been deafor careless TO the call of
duty or of patriotism, and has sanctiied with
its blood the record of its existence: in return
for which Its services have met with out small,
II any. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from the state, and
it has but seldom made any appeal Tor assist
ance from cur citizens. whose most h0Eored
names are to be found in its archives. After
nearly a century of honor, it has merely
name, but no local habitation, anG it Is to Sc
cure this habitation that the Colonel COM
handing, In behalf Of the regiment, makes this
appeal TO tho nuhliN Gnral~ some T"n0onit In II
should be made of the services of those who
give their Il G, their eXertIOns, their means to
sustain organized protection Of the law,
guardianship of the lives and the security of the
property Of the DeOp e, a sanctuary in which
may be shrined the sacred insignia, the
banners and standards under which il fought,
aud under which - Illustrated the deTntioh,
the valor the ssIf -eaCrlfce OF our citizens.
Other States have thus sgnaliZad their ap-
probation OF the gallantry and patriotism of
their sons, why should our own great State
be deaf to such call? 1t is made with no
personal or selfish view-it is due to the past;
1t Is necessary to the present; it will be
claimed by the future,
V. Before the proposed regimental fair on
Nov. 5, 1885, is held, the Colonel commanding
will address a circular letter TO the noble
women of Savannah, whose names are hal
lowed by the glory of their deeds, and who.
IN their devotion to duty, have surpassed the
women of Sparta, Rome and Saragossa, IN
voking the assistance of their deft fingers,
their smiles and encouragement go necessary
to the fruition of the hopes of this battle
SCARED regiment, who in the past derived its
strongest impulse to its brilliant deeds from
the hope of their approval. BY order
CLIFFORD W. ANDERSON.
Colonel Commanding.
TOuNc " Wilson lst Iieut and Adi't