Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-10

SOME OF THE COMPANIES THAT
HAVE ENTERED.

The Encampment to be Called Camp
WashiDgtOn-LOcAtin the Drill
GrOund-sOme of the Events OF the
Encampment Week-The Chathams'
Guests.
The first week in May Savannah will
doubtless witness the largest gathering Of
military that has assembled in the South
since the war.
The Chatham Artillery Centennial
celebration, and the encampment and
prize drill, promise series OF
military events that will eclipse anything
that the South has ever seen. the Chat
hams are actively at work preparing for
the occasion. The committee in charge Of
the arrangements consists of A. G. Har-
mon, Chairman; A. II. MacDonell, Sec
rotary; Orderly Sergt. !. A. Solomons, Ord
nance Sergt. T. n. Theus, Fourth Sergt. E.
NJ. Green. Lance Corpl. A. IL. MacD0nell,
| Private A. G. Harmon, Private A. B. Pal
mer, Private w. Q. Purse, Private q.
Saussy. Ex-otiicio members: Capt. John
! +. Wheaton, FIRST Lieut.. Sr. r. +. Har-
mon, First Lieut. Jr. g. p. Walker, Sec
ond Lieut.. G. B. Clarke.
The Chatham's Centennial day will be
| Monday, May 3. The rest OF the week
ment. The reunion of the Eighth GeOr-
| gia regiment will also be held here during
! the first week in Nav and will be feature
| of the centennial The Savannah NOlun-
teer Guards new arsenal will be formally
opened then, and it is also expected to
have the inscription, which it is proposed
to place on the Greene monument ready
by that time, when the monument will be
rededicated.
Besides the military which will be here
during the entire week, the Governor and
his staff, the State officials and members
of the Georgia Legislature and also the
Governors OF adjoining States will be
here on the day of the Chatham's cele-
bration. 1t is expected that the
crowds which will be in the city
during the week will be the largest that
have ever assembled in the South upon any
| similar occasion. The railroads have
already made special rates for the trans
| pOrtatiOn of the military, and special eX-
cursions will be run from all directions
during the time the encampment con-
tinues.
The management of the encampment is
a gigantic undertaking, and involves a
considerable outlay of money to make its
success assured. The citizens will be
called upon to contribute, and the COM
mittee asks that their subscriptions be
liberal.
Secretary MacDonsll has been in corre-
spOndence for the past ak months with
leading military organizations, not
only In the South, but in the North and
West, and upwards Of 70 companies have
already written that they will be here.
The following have already entered for
the drill:
Head Guards, Manchester, N. II.
| Florence Rifles. Florence, s. C..
Gainesville Guards, Gainesville, Fla.
A L.
LOmaX Rifles, Mobile, Ala.
Greenville Light Guards, Greenyille,
Ala.
Columbus Guards, Columbus.
Macon Volunteers, Macon.
Savannah Cadets, Savannah.
Montgomery True Blues, Montgomery,
Ala.
Busch Zouaves, st. Louis, Mo.
Liberty Guards, JOhnsOn's Station, Ga.
Mcintosh Light Dragons. Darien. Ga.
Efingnam Hussars, Springfield, Ga.
Governors Horse Guards, Atlanta.
German Artillery, Charleston, S. G.
Norfolk Light Artillery Blues, Norfolk,
| Va.
Cherokee Artillery, Rome.
The following, while not making posi-
! tive announcements. yet say they expect
| to attend and enter the drill:
Washington Light Infantry, Charleston,
| S. G.
| Volunteer SouthrOns, Vicksburg, Miss.
Rockford Rifles, Rockford, LII.
| Governors Crews, Dubuque, la,
West Point Rifles, West Point. Miss.
Baldwin Blues, Milledgevlle, Ga.
| Washington Artillery, New Orleans,
La.
Taylorville Guards, Taylorville, Ill.
Butler Rifles, GreenVille, Ala.
Crescent Light Guards, New Orleans,
La.
Escambia Rifles, Pensacola, Fla.
Louisiana Rifles, New Orleans, La.
Metropolitan Light Infantry, Jackson
! vile, Fla.
Company F, Seventh Regiment, N. G.
! n. j., Mount Holly, n. j.
Indianapolis Light Artillery, Indianap-
! oils, Ind.
Muscatine Rifles. Muscatine, la.
Haskell Mounted Rifles, James Island,
| S. G.
Richmond Hussars, Augusta, Ga.
Gate City Guards. Atlanta.
Floyd Rifles, Macon.
Palmetto Guards, Charleston, S G.
Springfield Light Infantry, Springfield,
Mo.
Montgomery Mounted Rifles, Mont.
| gOmery, Ala.
| Lafayette Artillery, Charleston, S. C.
The following old and historic organiza-
tons will be the guests of the Chathams.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery,
| OF Boston, 1888.
The Old Guard. OF New York.
The Newport Artillery, of Rhode Island,
! 174l.
The Governors Foot Guard of Hart
/ ford, Conn.,, 1913.
The City Troop, of Philadelphia. Pa,
| IVA.
The Richmond Howitzers, OF Virginia,
! 1859.
The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues,
! Virginia, 1928.
The Continental Guards, Of New Or
leans, 1854.
The Washington Artillery, OF New Or
leans, 1861.
The eneampment will be in the WhIta-
keF street Base Ball Park, and will be
called camp Washington. Tie drill
ground will be north OF the encampment
Enclosure. and Will be surrounded by
high fence and provided with a grand
stand capable OF seating 5000 people.
| Hippodrome seats will be arranged around
the entire drill ground. The preparation
OF this ground for the drill and tourna-
ment, TO give II the exact conditions of
tlrmness and level necessary, will engage
the best attentions OF the committee.
/ The management desires nothing so much
as the fullest enjoyment Os the troops that
are coming, and will see that the arrange
ments are in every respect complete.