The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-18
THE HUSSARS NEW HOME
THE COMPANY'S CLUB HOUSE
ABOUT READY FOR OCCUPANCY.

Quarters-IheC Changes and Improve
Work to be Finished This Month, and
the Hussars to be at Home Early
After New Years.
The new quarters OF the Georgia Hussars.
formerly the DeRenne mansion. st Liberty
and Bull streets, opposite the DE Soto, will
soon be ready for occupancy, and will be
the handsomest military headquarters and
club house in the city.
The carpenters and finishers have been at
work for some time taking down partitions
and making two or three small rooms into
one large one, decorating the walls, putting
| in electric light fixtures and refitting the
mansion generally The DeRenne house
was one Of the most handsomely fitted up in
town 70 begin with. and all that was needed
was to add few modern improvements.
A MORNING NEWS reporter was shown
through the entire house yesterday after
noon BY Capt. G. B. Pritchard. who ex-
planned the changes that had been made
and to what use the different rooms and
halls will be put.
HANDSOME HOUSE.
The location of tee house is extremely
| desirable, being upon the southwest corner OF
Liberty aud b Ill streets, with $50 feet front
| upon Liberty street and just across from the
De soto on Bull street. Ii is surrounded
fine trees, palmetto, magnolia, cypresi
sweetgum aud olive. At the entrance on
Liberty street are two tall iron lamp stands,
each holding an electric light globe, bearing
the letters, Georgia Hussars."
The main entrance is into the hall, which
is maguifcently painted and freScoed. This
work alone must have cost the former
owner OF the house a large sum. Fiue old
bronze ch lndeliers hang from the ceiling.
On the right side of the hall, about the
middle, stands large hat rack of old En-
glish walnut enclosing a large mirror.
THE PARLoRs AND READING ROOM.
On the left of the entrance is the parlor,
reading room and library, in the style of
double drawing room with two large rooms
opening into one. They are fitted up In
elegant style. AT each end of the large
double room 10 an immense mirror, six feet
| across aud reaching from floor to ceiling.
Over the two mautels are mirrors of the
same width reaching from the mantel to
the ceiling. These mirrors are Of
fine French plate glass of the old style, and
very valuable. They were purchased with
the building, and connoisseur estimates
their present value to be not less than
$4,000.
At one side of the parlor stands a side
board of walnut of red English carving.
On it will be displayed the various prizes
won by the Hussars in recent contests, which
will include about 81. 500 worth of silverware)
The cornices Of the rooms are of old
English carved walnut and very handsome.
Elegant bronze chandeliers hang from the
ceiling. The chandeliers and gas fixtures of
the house were presented TO the Hussars by
Gen. A. r. Lawton.
THE CoMPANY's FURNISHINGS.
The Hussars have purchased an elegant
set Of furniture for these rooms, and one Of
| the big arm chairs is in itself picture of
| luxurious comfort. The reading room will
be supplied with about twenty of the lead
| ing periodicals and daily papers.
Downstairs in the basement is the wine
room and where the service will be kept. A
| fine stock of liquors and wines has been or
dered for tho club. An immense furnace
has just been put in the basement, which
| will keep the whole place comfortably
| heated.
A large kitchen occupies part of the base
ment, with range aud all conveniences.
| The whole house is supplied with water and
gas. and there are four electric bells in
every room, by which prompt service is
| insured.
Upstairs. on the right OF the entrance, is
beautifully frescoed Just beyond the card
room is the barroom, handsomely fitted up
| A back staircase leads from the bar to the
| floor above ard dumb waiter connects
with the second and third floors
In the extreme western wing of the house,
known as the annex. two rooms have been
thrown into one for squad drill room.
VIEW FRoN THE PIAZZAs.
| The piazzas of the house give fire view
tAf &hA az. &c ~ n..n
been enlarged to three times its former
| width.
A magnificent garden Of flowers and
shrubs is enclosed by the building and the
nigh brick walls. Many varieties of rare
and beautiful plant flourish there. the
camellias, of which there are large num-
Der. are blooming handsomely, and the rose
buds are showing on the bushes. A regular
gardener Is always in attendance.
The billiard and pool rooms are on the
second floor of the building, on the Bull
street side. They have been handsomely
decorated and furnished. Three largo
| Brunswickc-Ba monarch cushion billiard
and pool tables have been purchased for this
room. The secretary and treasurer's room
adloins the billiard room. The officers
room and committee room are next, on the
right of the stairway. The second floor is
supplied with bathrooms and closets.
Ca the third floor are nine ooms, which
have been put to no special use as yet.
One of the features of the whole house is
the elegant plate glass windows. which are
very large and heavy, having only one
pane to the sash window. Should one of
these be broken it would be difficult to re.
place it with the same style glass.
The next move Of the Hussars will be to
build drill room and dancing hall adjoin-
ing the annex, but they will not undertake
this Immediately.
| THE CLUB MANAGERS.
AT recent meeting of the company the
captain was authorized to appoint managers
for the club rooms The following board OF
managers has been appointed:
q. B. Pritchard. ex-ofiic.o captain and
president.
Beirne Gordon, ex-oficio first lieutenant
and vice president.
Col w. W. Gordon. Henry McAlpin.
w. ". Mackall, /. G. Haas,
w. II. Daniel, f. D. Bioodworth,
A. McC. Duncan, honorary member.
The hussars now have d total member
ship of 10 active, veteran and pay mem
bers, besides nuaber of honorary mem
bers. The corps is growing rapidly. and 6
number OF applications for membership are
made at every meeting The troops quar-.
tiers are elegant in every respect. and tht
members have every reason to feel proud Of
them. They expect to get in by Christmas
and will be lat horne" to their friends some
time in the early part of next year.