Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-07
FOUR SILVER TRUMPETs.
Presented to the Governors Horse Guard
by the Estey Organ Company.
From, the Atlanta Journal, MayL.

Presented to the Governor Horse Guard
by the Estey Organ Company.
From the Atlanta Journal, MayL.
Last night an interesting ceremony took
place at the hall Of the knights of Honor,
on Alabama street. The occasion was the
presentation OF tour silver trumpets to the
Governors Horse Guard by the Estey Or
gan Company. through Mr.. r. Is. Toy, the
head of the Atlanta branch of this well
known organ house. Several days ago
Capt. Milledge was notified by Mr.
Toy that Mr.. l.. X. Fuller and Mr..
Julius Estey, of the Estey Organ Com
pany, being members OF the National
Guard of Vermont, desired to present
these trumpets TO the Horse Guard, and
accordingly o meeting for the formal pre-
sentatiOu and acceptance OF the hand
some little instruments was held. After
the transaction ola few matters Of COM
pany business Capt. Milledge formed the
men in line and announced the object of
the meeting. Mr.. Toy then stepped for
ward and said
"Capt. Milledge, officers and men of the
Governors Horse Guard tits with pleas
ure that thus meet you, to note your sol
dieriy bearing, your precision in move
ment and all of that-what shall say p
the tout ensemble, which indicates veter-
ans. l say IL gives me pleasure to make
your acquaintance, for / too have been a
soldier = and as now look on
you, memory carries me back twenty
five years ago in times which
tried men and women's souls. When
a boy made the march from Manassas
junction to Richmond and the Peninsula.
In after years it was my fortune to be a
cannoneer in the Seventh Battery, in
which my grandfather and father served
a battery which dates its organization
from the beginning Of this century, and
has survived through three wars, the bat
terry which welcomed the Marquis de La
fayette to Virgnia's shores with salYOs,
and ushered in the Tooth year of American
independence. with the centennial salute
at Philadelphia, in 1876. s.t.
"But, my cOmrades-for thus ] may ad-
dress y0u-dropping these "reminiscences,
for which you must excuse me, IL is a
most pleasant duty assigned to me to-
night. | stand before you as the repre-
sentative and exponent of two officers Of
the National Guard Of distant State,
who, recognizing The power and capabili-
ties of this command, composed of the
flower and chiyalry of Atlanta, and
as tribute TO the esteem IN which
they hold your gallant commander, de-
sire TO present to you these simple tokens
OF their friendship and the feeling which
they hold towards you as comrades and
soldiers. To the officers and troopers Of
the Governors Horse Guard, on the part
Of Col. Levi X. fuller and Col. Julius j.
Estey, Of the National Guard Of the State
Of Vermont, present TO you these trum-
pets, with the firm conviction that at
their blast you will be found al the post Of
duty, aud with the hope that, as "a COM
mand and as men, you will keep your
record as clear and brilliant as this pol
ished silver"
Capt. MilledQe, in behalf Of the com.
pany, gracefully accepted the beautiful
presents and returned thanks IN very
pleasing and appropriate manner. After
the presentation, the company broke ranks
20 enjoy magnificent supper which had
been prepared. A more interesting Occa-
sion mas not transpired in Atlanta in
quite while. and the evening was very
much enjoyed by all present.
While the fields we're roaming over,
Breathing new. mOwn hay and clover,