The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-19
CADETS OUT IN STYLE.
COMPANY e MAKES a FINE SHOW
ING IN ITS PRIZE DRILL

ING IN ITS PRIZE DRILL.
Private W. G. strobhar Carries Of
the New Gold Medal-CoL MERGERS
Speech to the COnpany-The Cadets
Enlistment Roll Numbers Forty
Eight Men-The Company the First
TO Tender Its Services to the State
Under the New Law-The Enlisted
Men.
The Cadets prize drill at the Hussars
bazaar ball last night was one Of the most
interesting military events of the season.
The drill is said to have been the best that
the company has given in a long time.
Thirty-seven men turned out. The judges
were the commanding officers, and their
rulings were strict. The drill team was
formed in the bazaar hall at $50 o'clock by
Sergt. Tyson.
Capt Jordan F. Brooks drilled the men
10 preparatory drill, afterward drilling
them in the first bout Of the contest They
were afterward taken by Lieuts. Nell nd
Lowell. Twelve men were in line
in the third bout Lieut..
Lowell retired all except two. They
were Private w. G. Strobhar and
Corpl. II. W. Cowan. Capt. Brooks
then took the two men and conducted
severe test in firing kneeling and lying
down, besides the other parts of the manual
Corpl. Cowan finally retired, as much from
exhaustion as ANYTHING else, and Private
Strobhar was declared the winner of the
medal, amid the shouts and applause of the
spectators.
COL MERGERS SPEECH.
The company reformed and Private
Strobhar was ordered to the front aud
center, and Col George A. Mercer pre-
sented HIM the new medal. Col. Mercer
complimented the winner upon his success
full efforts. He spoke Of the beauty of the
new medal, and said that the Cadets dis
PLAYED good taste in its selection. He
alluded with pride to the fact that
forty-eight members of the Cadets
had willingly and promptly enlisted for
year with the company. 1t was said that
the Atlanta artillery is the only company
in the state that had the requisite number
of men enlisted TO do service for the gov
ernment. The Cadets had the requisite
number Of men at the specified time, and in
a short time they believed that the enlis ed
number will reach fifty. The following
are the names of those who have already
enlisted:
THE CADETS ENLISTED MEN.
J. ". Osteen, C. G. Anderson, Jr., G. D.
Thorpe, Joseph Roos. r. e. Fetzer, j. B.
Gaudry, Jr., w. L. Bourne, r. w. Farr, j.
NJ. Wilson, r. K. Bragdon, J. B. Nell, R.
E. Urquhart, w. j. Robider, r. L. Royal,
H. J. SutcIif, g. E. Tyson, A. H. Chapman,
Sinclair. George E. Mallory, A. Y.
Austin, G.. T. Rutzler, A. j.
Thorpe, C. T. Pritchard. W II. Leahy,
A NJ Glover T. b. jenkins, s. w. Thorpe.
G. T. Rogers, d. A. Tuberdy, w. Fl. Cole
man, James {. Tyson, Harry D. Krenson,
James S. Talley, Charles w. Goodman,
Cecil Wilder Strobhar, Benjamin s.
Strobhar, S. r. Ward, j. w. Rourk, S.
Oppenheim, w. A. Kitchman, H. w.
Cowan, NJ. A. Gaudry, Aug. w. Schwarz
and John Hallenbeck.
This is the pledge that the Cadets have
taken upon enlisting:
Each Of us do solemnly swear that we will
support and defend the constitution and law of
the United States and of the state of Georgia.
and we will observe and obey the lawful orders
of the governor of this state and of the officers
appointed over us according to the rules and
regulations for the government of the organ
lied volunteer troops of this state for the period
of one year unless sooner discharged.
Each enlisted man gives his nativity,
age, occupation, residence, business address
and hight.
THE CoMPANY's NEW MEDAL.
Col. MERGERS speech was received with
applause, anu ITlVdte CUrODnar received the
congratulations of his friends The medal
which he won is of gold, suspended from
an ornamental bar, inscribed, BEST drilled
man." by two chains holding an eagle rest
ing upon crossed rifles. Underneath this is
the medal proper 1t is round, with
a prettily ornamented point. Upon
the face is the figure 81" indicating the
First Georgia regiment, and in the center
is the letter ''E, denoting the company of
tho nnf ha JIfla 10 ,.ir la1 bxva
scroll inscribed Savannah Cadets" A
garland of flowers is the border. 1t is con-
sidered the prettiest medal ever seen in Sa-
vannah.
After the contest was over dancing began
and lasted until late hour. Refreshments
were served during the evening. The regi-
mental band furnished the music.
Fifty uniformed members of the Cadets
were present, and members Of several other
companies were in attendance in uniform.
A large number Of ladies, friends of the
Cadets, were present