The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-02
A MEDAL ZOE coMPANY Q.
=, Is Presented During serensde to
Lieut.. r. r. Burdell.

r, Is Presented During q Serensde to
Lieut. R. r. Burdell.
lieut.. r. F. Burdell, of Company B.
savannah Volunteer Guards. was serenaded
last night at bis home. No. $50 Drayton
erect DIV the members of his company in
..Iehration Of his recent election as an
ofFcer of the company. The Guards. headed
bv the Myers Cornet Ba d, were
.e,ed as host of the occasion,
e essisrsd nv Mr.. W. H. Baker. be occasion
- a festive one. Lieut. Burdel invited
~ company to a col alton which had cen
n-snarsd, HIS Invitation was heartily ac-
panfed and the Guards aud a few
irisnds. who had been in
Md proceeded to the dining-room
Resides the members of Company b there
ere present Lieut.. Col. William Garrard,
Adjt W. P. Hunter ana Somnissary John
u Rrvan of the staff; Capt. Archibald
davenport and Capt. John L Hammond.
ormer captains of Company B, and also
ranr Jchn R. Dillon. a former clptain of
roInnauv C, and Lieut.. Ferris Cam, now
# Company c, but formerly Of Com
pany B.
,veniug was the presentation to Company
Rbv Capt. John L. Hammond of a hand
.one gold medal, to be awarded TO the bsst
,bot at the annual target shooting of the
somuany and to be worn by the recipient
nntii the next annual target shoot Tie
medal is very handsome one,
indeed. 1t is star sur
noun ed by a wreath and bearing the
-Donogram as. Y. g." WITH the figures
$500 below it. The medal will be con-
tsnded for at the next annu | shoot Of the
company, which occ rs Thanksgiving day.
The medal was received for the company
bT ex-Lieut. J. A. Crump in a speech of
/ same length, in which he reviewed the past
h.stury of Company B, and esp cially
ibs connection of Capt Hammond
with the company, and also that
ofCapts. Davenport a d Screven. He was
freouentlv Interrupted by applause as he
mentioned the ames of some of these favor.
lie officers, or touched upon soms we'll
rememtered success of the company, and
"tbree cheers aud a tiger" were given time
AID again.
When Mr.. Crump concluded, calls
we're made for Private Thomas s.
Moran. who responded in a
Witty and characteristic speech
Other calls we're ma ie and were responded
To hv Lent. Ferris Cam of Company G.,
Piivste W. E. Morrison, Capt. Thomas F.
Screven and a number of others. A speech
was insisted on from Lieut.. Burdeil, which
he gave reluctantly, but with full credit TO
biz self. In turn be called upon Col. Gar
rard. Col. Garrard responded with a
straightforward speech, in which
he reviewed the past history of the Guards
Battalion and its present prospects. He
SAID that when the great fire of April. 1889,
destroyed their armory t ings looked very
dark for them ind 9ed, but thanks to goJi
manage uent and the advance in the price
of the battalion's property they were now
on a sound financial tooting, aid with the
prospect of permanent qu4rters in the near
future.
The healths of Col. Garrard, Capts. Da-
venport, Screven and Hammond, Lieut.. Bur
deli and others were drunk, and the toasts
we're responded to with hearty good will
Master c. P. Baker sang "McGinty" t.
the delight Of the company. Other songs
we're sung and toasrs were responded to,
after which the company broke ranks with
many thanks and hearty good wishes to
Lieut.. burdsll