The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-13
The VICESDURG DRILL.
THE FIRST DAY A GRAND Sue
CESS.
The Contest for the State Cham
plOnshlp-The Companies on
the SrOunds.
IspEoIAL TO TEE APrEAL.i

terstate drill o 1ened to-day under the
most favorable auspices. During the
We k there will be various bale, par
ties, banquets, receptions, theatricals,
etc. Oar new strest cars are running.
The ele :tric lights have been all
TUNED on. The weather is as bsauti-
ful and clear as bell, and every heart
seems to beat with pleasure end bent
on enstching from the hands OF the
flying hours rose or a lily with
which TO crown life during this holt
day week.
THE DECORATIONS
on our principal streets, and on Wash
ington street in particular, which our
patriotic cit zens have put up 10 honor
of the grand drill are very beautiful
and artistic. Bunting OF every hue,
bu, chic fly Of Japanese colors, is hung
from the balconies CT all the principal
buildings and interspeTsed with flying
flaes and bToad-blown banners. The
feetooning in many cases swings in
graceful and wind.bwollen folds from
the third stories 10 the ground and
with the flags that hauut their flying
colors smoRg their dTapSries render
Vicksbulg So gay in appearance as
ever was Oserlon or Cameslot when
the good Knights Of the Round Table
tilted on csraColing tt eds meath the
smile of lacy loves aud gracious SOW
ereign.
THE ENCAMPMENT
itself lies two miles n rit of the city,
in a sweeping plain at the fooJ OF
those ttern hills that bri,t.ed with
glim artillery durirg the historic
siege. No more bta1tlful tpot could
have tesn selected in ths whole
South. On ooe sida tbe Lake Car
tsnniel lifts its limpid mirror to ealch
tbs yelsctiou of the 10000 banners
that hutter from the pleasure boats;
on ARCHER, the Netolal Cemetery,
with va!ve. len aeeG gnd g'eamiDg mar
bles, rises up ir Im tue leke's cl ar
wa'ers lise a queen crowned with
beauty, while Immediately In ir7nt OF
ttegrald stand. end rising urdul2tiug-
lv from thu PLAIN whHie the ten #
the encampment ee5m SO snowi y,
ara the lis oiic hills that climb some
400 or 800 feet up toward the blue
heavens.
srs furnished on board one of the P.
line steamers, where the dsintiest, the
most del cious, and withal the mos
Batihfyine lunches ere served up at
rsa,ounbls prices.
THE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
include Gov. Lowry, Gen. RiCks,
Gen. Henri, Gen Aldolpte s. Meyer,
the three United States army officers
detailed to act s judges, and hes
OF other masculine celt bnties, while TO
look on the dainty, daisy, darling,
cuEuing, beautiful, lively young
ladies VINO sre here, setting tae poor
hoys Wild with 1--we aud passion, one
would think fhal paradise itse'f had
swung wide its golden gates end sent
troop of angels 10 visit the historic
city.
THE CoMPtNIE
ara the Montgomery Gieys, who
lstely walked off with the $500 prize
at the Savsonah intuIBate doll, ana
who mRrch like old veterans Of hui
dr4d battle.
Tho Bn.ch zo1aves of s.. Louis,
wnoee wonderfully agile and grace
fully complex movements c)mhiGe
both jhs teaGties cf advance and the
skill of circus tum6ling. Every time
th dill the stand is sure TO bs filed
with eager aud iJterested spec ator5.
The Louisiana Rifles Of New Or
leans, which numbers in its ysnks the
two gallant soldier boys who took the
priz in the Savannah individual
drill
The Warrior Guards OF Tuscaloosa,
Ala, who mase their debut as com
petitors in an interstate drill.
The McEnery Cadets of Baton
Roug ,, La, who did themselves so
much credit at the New Orleans drill
last year
The New Orleans artillery who, to.
2 ther with the Warren Light Artil-
lery of our city and the Columbus
Light Artillery of Columbus, Miss
will do so much to render the sham
battle next Saturday exciting and in
teresting.
The West Point Rifles of We
Point, who are celebrated throughout
the State as having beaten the Volun-
ter Southrons Immediately sfter the
Greenville drill, in which the South
rons had been so successful.
The Vicksburg Southrons, who
lately won the S500-prize at Savannah
in the maiden drill, and at the men
ton of whose name the average
Nicksburger feels lise pulling fl his
hat and cheering The 6Iuthrons
are, indeed, a crack company, whose
every evolution is ace, and whose
exhibition drills are always trump
cards in drawing audiences.
The Vicksburg Rifles who sre, they
Claim, and many admit, the ladies
fayorites, and who make the South
rons get down to solidest work if they
want to win, when the Rifles are in
the field
The Winona Rifles, the winRers of
the maiden drill prize here last fell.
Besides these, there are the Capital
Light Guards of Jackson. Miss, the
Meridian Rifles Of Meridian, Miss,
the Columbus Riflemen Of Columbus,
Miss, end the Greenville Rifle6 of
Greenville, Miss all OF whom present
a fine appearance and feel sure of
carrying off prize.
THE FIRsT DAYS CONTESTS.
To-day came off the grand contest
for the championship Of the State and
only Mississippi companies were al
lowed to enter. The companies enter
ing were the Vieksburg Rifles, the
Meridian Rifles and the C5pitsl Light
Guard Of JACKSON. The Vicbsburg
Southrons declined to drill in this
contest, wishing TO save themselves
for tomorrow and the day after to-
mo row, when the interstate drill
comes of, and bigger prize-money is
up. The West Point Rifles also re-
fused to drill, because they want to
drill only against the Southrons.
There will be a comparative drill be-
tween there two companies Saturday.
The Merid an Rifles drilled first to-
day and made several very bad breaks.
The Capital Light Guards drilled
second, and put up a sp endid drill.
Their manual was vsry fine Their
friends are betting high on them.