Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-05
STANDARDS AND SPONSORS.
The COIors and Bright Eyes Under
Which the Boys will drill.

The COlors and Bright Eyes Under
Which the Boys will drill.
Miss Virginia Fraser, of Charleston,
will act as sponsor for the Cadets of the
South Carolina Military Academy
Miss Ella Ii. Falligant, a daughter OF
Capt. Robert Falligant, will act as spOn-
sor for the Montgomery True Blues in the
drill to-day.
The cOlOrs OF the Gate City Guard con-
sist Of a silk standard OF blue stripes and
the letters &c. G. g." on red triangle
near the staff.
MISS Georgia B. ChisOlm will act as
sponsor Tor the Montgomery Greys Today.
The maids of honor VIII be Miss Dyer,
Miss Walker and Miss Butts.
The standard OF the Volunteer South
rons is double flag. One side Is of blue
silk with an eagle, III der which is the
word "Mississippi." The other side ra
presents the national colors.
Miss Sallie Olmstead, daughter of the
COmmandant of Camp Washington, will
be sponsor for the Cadets, with the fol-
lowing maids Of honor: Miss Minnie Nc
Leod, Miss Jennie Dasher and Miss
Bell McAlpin.
The colOrs OF the Warrior Guards, of
Tuscaloosa, are OF plain blue silk fringed
with gold. On each side is the shield OF
printed letters. Warrior Guards. ''Tusca-
loosa, Ala, organized A. d. 1859"
The colOrs of the Richmond Hussars is
! on one side made of blue silk, with the in
scription 'Richmond Hu~sars, organized
| April 26 1872" The other has a painted
picture of Stonewall Jackson. mounted,
with The motto, "Palmam qui meruit fe-
rat"
| The cOlors of the Beaufort District
| Troop are Of blue silk on one side and yell
/ low on the other. On the blue side is
worked in silk floss palmetto tree with
the name of the company, aud on the other
the picture of dragon in the uniform of
the company.
| The Gainesville Guard bear on their
colors the shield Of the State OF Florida,
with this inscription: ''PresenIed by the
Ladies' of Gainesville to the Gainesville
Guards. Organized July 16. 1878" The
Guards will give an exhibition drill this
afternoon ii time permit
The Savannah Cadets and Montgomery
Greys seem TO occupy the places OF favor
ties in public opinion for the first money,
| and the contest promises to be close be-
tween them with possibility OF a dark
horse coming in and beatine both. Under
the circumstances. anything connected
with the soldiers will be read with interest,"
The great event of the Centennial,a as far
as the soldiers are concerned, is the first
class Infantry prize drill which will take
place to-day, commencing at 10 O'clock,
and which will bring in competition eight
Of the hest drilled and most noted military
| organizations in the South. In the city
the greatest interest is manisfested in the
result, and the coming contest is looked
forward to with intense expectation.
The Savannah Cadets standard is OF
blue silk with the shield of Georgia in
the centre, and uniformed cadet stand
ing IN the temple, and the inscription.
"Savannah Cadets, Organized May II,
| 1861" On the reverse SIDE is a stand OF
cOors exquisitely worked in silk floss.
and representing the flags OF the United
States, OF the State of Georgia, and the
battle and national flags OF the COnteder-
ate states, with the motto of the company.
in a wreath of laurel leaves, "pugRd pro-
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