The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-01
THE REGIMENTS HOME.
THE COMPANIES BUSY FITTING
UP THEIR HEADQUARTERS.

Cadets to Occupy Their Headquar-
tiers This Week What the Buildinp
Committee Has Accomplished a a
Glance Through the Old Buildin
Made New.
The First Volunteer regiments arnory
approaching completion, and it will be oc-
cupied by one or two companies in a short
time. Company E, the Cadets. will prcsa-
bly, move into their quarters some tim .his
week. Company d will move at tie ame
time, and the others will fol ow q soon as
their headquartersare read ior ot-"pancy.
The armory will not be fl isbea D. 'ouple
of months yet as a good dea' re'1 TO he
done in the fitting upof the conf head
quarters. When it is finished build
ing will hardly be recog 1ed as
the old Georgia Military Academy.
The interior arrangement of the building
has been entirely changed, and ia place OF
the low ceiling and cut up no ms are high
walls and spacious, well light and hand
somely fiaished headquarters
The main entrance is { 5m Abercorn
street, through wide sal port running
through the armory and opening upon the
drill ground. On the west side of the
building, where originally there was an
open area, is the stairway winding up by
gradual flights TO the third door.
HOW THF ARMoRY' IS ARRANGED.
The sally-poft divides the building on the
first floor. On the south side are the
headquarters Of the Field and Stat, the
Board of Officers room, the Colonels
room, and the Adiutants room.
The officers headquarters fronts on Aber-
corn street, and is a handsomely finished
room, 20 by n feet, heavily ornamented
with pine and cypress ceiling and high
wanseoted walls Opening from the
officers headquarters is the Board of Officers
room, somewhat larger but finished in the
same style with handsome mantels and
heavy, carved rnouldings. Nextto this room
Is the Adjutants room, and i'll front of that
and opening from the officers headquarters
is the Colonel ROOM All are finished in
the same general style, though differing in
the details Of 0rnarnentatlon.
Across thg sally port, on the north side
of the armofy, are the headquarters of Com
pany +, thy Cadets.
TIFF ~ADETS' HEADQUARTERS
The com Iany room is 81 by 80 feet and is
by far the handsOmesu room in the building
Opening from it is the Quartefmaster's |
room, T. by 30 feet. Although neither is
yet finished, the work is far enough ad- |
vancedi 30 show what the company |
room ( win he when the carpenters !
painteSs plumbers and upholsterers get |
throuL ID with it, The ceilings throughout |
the Huilding are of Georgia pine but the |
styf Of ornamentation is different in every |
room Some are deliberately finished with |
t.yr ess and ash and gilded mouldings and |
ottrs are plain, with square panels. Com |
pf,y Il viii have by far the handsomest |
headquarters compared with what the other |
companies have yet done. Each company |
is left to fit up its headquarters in whatever |
style it may select.
THE COMPANY ROOMS.
The Building Committee of the regiment |
constructs the armory and arTanges the |
rooms and fits up the common regimental |
headquarters, but the furnishing and orna- |
lnentation of the company rooms and head |
quarters are left to the companies them |
selves, so that the style and manner in |
which they are finished will depend upon |
the amount of money that each may ex-
pend.
The Cadets company room is finished in
pine and cypress. The ceiling is pine, with
red, green and gold bronzed mouidings.
The walls are yet white, though they
Will be tinted later on, and are wanScoted
half way from the floor up Around the
north, west and south sides of the room are
tifty-three lockers, assigned to the mem
berS of the company, in which will be
kept the company uniform, overcoat, drill
Jacket, drill helmet, fatigue cap, gloves and
announcements, and in fact everything ex-
cept dress coat and dress uniform, which the
members will be allowed to keep at home.
NO MORE "sHIRT SLEEVE" DRILLS.
''Shirt sleeve drills have been aban-
doned by tie Cadets, and all drills hereafter
will be in uniform. The lockers are of
cypress, handsomely paneled, and will be
finished in oil. Underneath the company
lockers are the Quartermaster's lockers, ana
in front of them, and around the entire
room, will be row of settees upholstered
with embossed leather. In the windows will
be six leather upholstered chairs. At the east
end of the room is a raised platform, upon
which will be the presiding officers desk and
the Lieutenants Sergeants and Secretary's
desks. Above the platform and against the
wall is handsome background of orna-
mental woodwork. At the right of the |
platform on the south side of the room, is |
the fireplace, and above it a mantel of |
carved cherry and walnut, with beveled |
French plate mirrors and ornamented cabin |
cts. The furnishing. of the room will be |
completed as soon as the company moves in. |
The floor will either be stained or carpeted, |
and reading table with book stands and |
newspaper racks will be put in. The room !
brass chandeliers, with gas at !
present, but combination chandeliers
have been ordered with the view to adopt
ing the electric light soon as the wires
are run through that part Of the city The
Quartermaster's room which adjoins the |
company room, Is Iufnlsned IN somewhat |
palmer style, though the same general |
architectural outline has been followed.
THE UPPER FLOORS.
III of the company rooms are the same
size, and are located on the north and south |
sides of the building. On the north side
Company G, the German Volunteers. have
their headquarters on the second floor,
and on the third floor is the !
headquarters of Company D, the |
Oglethorpe Light Infantry On the south
side Company B, the irish Jasper Greens,
have their headquarters on the second floor |
over the Board of Officers room and the !
Field and staff headquarters, and above !
them ON the third floor is Company A, the |
Republican Blues Each company has "A |
Quartermaster'sroom opening directly from 1
the company room, except Companies A |
and ID. whose Ceuarternasters' rooms are on |
the fourth floor, adjoining the regimental !
Guartermaster's. All Of the rooms are well |
lighted and with high ceilings and hand |
somely finished mantels Company C's 1
room is ceiled with pine and is stained in |
cherry and walnut The other company |
rooms have hard finish walls.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS
In the centre of the armory on the second |
floor, between Company BIS and C's head |
quarters, is a room, 40x50 feet. which will |