The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-18
CADETS GET BADGES.
The Soldiers of Camp Kell Presented
Medals of Merit.


Medals of Merit
The Savannah Cadets who went into
camp at Tybee IN July were presented
their awards Of merit at the regimental
armory last night. A large number of
ladies and gentlemen were present to wit
ness the presentation. Fifty men were in
uniform and took part in the dress parade.
At $50 the company call was
sounded. 1t was followed a few
minutes later by tine assembly.
The line was formed almost Immediately
on the west side of the drill ground, the
men maintaining a splendid line. The
company was then turned over to Capt.
Branch, who divided the men into two COM
panies, detailing Lieut.. Brooks to the com
Inand of the first company, or "a, and
Lieut.. Nell to the command of Company
''B.n Lieut.. Gailliard of Col. MERGERS
staff acted as adjutant. At the adJu-
tant'S call the markers were posted
and the two companies formed for dress
parade. The parade was most cred1table
one. The men evlnced thorough training.
The handling of the gun was almost like
clock-work. The movements were about
the same all the way down the long line of
fifty men. One of the most difficult orders
to execute correctly Is posi-
bly, that of attention, positiOnl"
Whatever position man assumes when the
order is given, just that way he Is expected
to remain until the order is changed. The
men last night showed that they had been
carefully drilled TINS branch of the tactics.
Adjutant Gailland read the order for the dis
tributiol Of the badges To the fol-
lowing officers and members of the corps:
Capt. II NJ Branch, First Lieut. j. F.
Brooks, Second Lieut.. r. S. Nell, Sergts.
K p Lowell, G. f. Rutzer, j. G. Tyson,
A Y. Austin, Quartermaster j. Z. Hallen-
beck, Acting Commissary H. j. Sutcliffe,
CorpIs w. II. Coleman, B. s. Symons,
j. B. Gaudry, Jr., Fl. w. Cowen;
Privates c. q. Anderson, W. l.. Bourne,
A. Gaudry, I. ID. jenkins, ID. ID. Krenson,
w. H. Leahy, j. B. Nell, G. E. Mallory, e.
G. Mcdonald. J, w. Osteen, s. Open
heimer, w. G. Robider, James Ross, j. w.
Rourke, X. L. Royal, j. p. Sinclair, G. w.
Strobhar. w. q. Strobhar, j. S. Galley, q.
Z. Tyson, B. Z. Urquehart, s. c. Walthour,
s. K. Ward j. w. Wolfe.
The adjutant said that the award of mer
it's are given upon the condition that they
are to be worn at all times, never to pass
out of the possession of the recipient, and
to remain his personal property, except in
the event of his connection with the comp
pany being dissolved through an expulsion
for any cause whatever, in which event he
is honor bound to return the medal to the
corps. The badges will be worn upon the
left breast Of the coat or blouse, whenever
the uniform of the coat is worn.
The following membersl are entitled to
honorable mention for participating in the
dress parades of the company during the
encampmeat, their absence from the camp
having been caused by their inability to
obtain the necessary leaves of absence
from business, or by such pressure of
business as would not per NIT them TO absent
themselves during theJlme Of the encamp-
ment: Sergt West, Corpl. Mallory, Privates
Bragdon, Farr, Fetzer, Nj cally and Wright.
After the reading of the order, Maj. r. w.
Meldrim stepped to the front and center
and presented the badges. He said that
owing TO the absence of an able and tai
ented officer of the regiment, who has been
confined by his duties IN Atlanta, the pleas
ant task was assigned to him to present to
the company the badges reported by tho
adjutant. He did not know why
he should have been asked to dis
charge the pleasant duty, unless for
nearly a quarter of a century, from his
boyhood into middle life he had been
identified with the history Of the com
mand. "To-night, as on occasions of
the past, /" he said, land as, trust, it will
be in the future, whenever | may be able
to aid in advancing the welfare of this gal
liant command. only say that am at your
service.".
Maj, Meldrim referred to the number of
mel that went into camp, and he said that
he doubted if any command in Savannah
could have equaled it, Maj Meldrim stood
just in front of Capt. Branch while he was
speaking. When he concluded he turned
to the captain and said that, in being hoI-
ored with the command of the company,
he should feel a sense of PRIDE and the COM
panr should feel proud in having SO noble
and gallant a commander The second
badge was pinned upon Lieut.. Brooks. the
third on Lieut.. Nell, and the other officers
in turn. William II. Roscoe was the COM
pany's bugler. The company had
no band, and the introduction of
the buglers at dress parades will probably
be the correct thing now. The donors of
the awards of merit to the company are
Ex-Lieuts r. M. Butler, D. C. Bacon and
w. NJ. Mills, and E. W. Cubbedge, George
G. Goebel, ?. w. Meldrim, W. B. StiIlweil
and T. f. Thomson.
Capt. o. T. Keenan, of the Macon Hussars,
who was in camp with the cadets, was ex-
pected to be present last night, but tele-
gram was received from him late in the
afternoon saying that he was sick and
unable to come