The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-21
In HONOR OF GEN. LEE.
BIS BIRTHDAY OBSERVED as a
LEGAL HOLIDAY.

The Largest Display OF Military EVER
Made on the Anniversary-Thir
Companies in Line - The Parade
Through the Streets and the Display
in the Park Extension - The Ogle-
thorpe's Present Their Commanding
Officer q sword
The first celebration Of Gen Robert f
Lees birthday, as a legal holiday in
Georgia. was yesterday. The celebration
has never been surpassed. Il was the biggest
turn out Of military that Savannah has ever
seen on the anniversary. The weather was
superb and the soldiers made a splendid dis
plsy. Over 500 men were in line. The
streets were thronged with goOd-humored
people joStlng against each other il their
efforts to get q glimpse Of the soldiers.
The line was formed on the south side
Of Liberty street. the right resting on Bull
street, and the sidewalks on both sides and
the green plat in the middle Of the street
were packed with people. Every window
and door in the De Soto fronting Liberty
street was filled with people. At O'Clock
the companies began to arrive, and as each
marched up and took its place in the pro
ceSsion there was ripple Of applause from
its admirers. The line formed promptly at
$50 O'Clock, and the procession moved of
down Liberty street in the following order:
THE PARADE
Sousd Of mounted polio e. Acting Ser
geant Mock and Privates G afney, Deignau,
and Dryer.
Regiment
Reilly. Maj. John Schwarz, Adj
Robert G.. Gaillsrd. Quarter Master NJ. A.
O'Byrne. CommiSsary John T. Roman. Pay
Master E W. Karow, Surgeon W. ".
Owens.
Regimentsl band.
Irish Jasper Greens, forty-three men;
Capt. Flannery.
Republican Blues, thirty-three men; Capt
W D. Dixon.
Savannah Cadets. ffty-seven men; Capt
j. F. Brooks.
Oglethorpe Light Infantry, forty-ive
men; Capt W. S. Rockwell
German Volunteers, thirty men; Capt.
John Dorset
Busch Zouaves, twenty-five men; Capt
Msrmelstein.
Barlow Light Infantry; twenty men,
Lieut.. Gadsden.
Cobb's new military band, twenty-five
pieces
Savannah Volunteer Guards battalion,
Lieut.. Col. William Garrard commanding,
and staff.
Company a, thirty men; Capt W. ".
W Ilhamsou.
Company B, thirty men; Capt T F.
Screveu.
Company c. thirty men; Capt John
Reilly.
Company D. thirty men; Lieut. W. ". !
Rogers.
Guards drum corps; ten men.
Chatham Artillery, thirty-fiye men;
Capt John F. Wheaton.
Georgia Hussars, forty-five men, by |
Lieut.. Pritchsrd.
TIE LINE OF MARCH.
The line Of march was as fol- ows: Down |
Liberty street 70 Lincoln. A counter march |
was up TIE north side q Liberty street 70 |
jefferson. At jefferson the line OF march |
was north 70 B-oughton and east On the south |
SIDE OF Broughton 70 Habsrshsm, where |
another counter march was made, return |
ing 70 Drayton On the north side Of BrouZh- |
ton street The brigade then marched cut
ll-ayton street 70 the parade ground, where |
there was dress parade by tie First Geor- /
gls regiment The Guards battalion gave
81 exhibition drill after the parade After |
t1s battallon was dismissed the members
entertained the new military band az their |
arDOry. The band Is one Of the finest in |
the south Yesterday wss It's first appear |
snce on psTzde, and the members were con |
graduated upon its tGru ont and excellent
playing. The uniforms are handsome, and
the get mp Of the hand was the subject Of |
comms1t
HE park wss crowded with people. and
the crowd was divided between the Guards
orll and the regiments dress parade. There
was lcud ePplsuding az each movement Of
TIE military. The Hussars were out in
splendid order.
Capt G. B. Pritchard. Jr., of the Barlow
Light Infantry, who was unable TO parade
On account Of sickness, entertained the com
pauy 81 his fathers residence last night
At 5 O'Clock the parade was dismissed and
the different commands returned TO their
! respective a-uorlsS At the reEi1aantal
aTnory the fead snd stat officers Of the
regiment were invited 70 the Oglethorpe's
quarters vhz-e = SPREAD IVES prepared CON-
Rln1anta-T = Can't Rockwell
Altar tie parade, TIE Cadets marched 70
The residences q Private George F. MaIIsry.
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