The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-22
ocLErHoRPEs At THE TARGET.
The Gallant corps Celebrates the
Anniversary of Manassas

| The Gallant corps celebrates tHS
Anniversary Of Manassas
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry cele-
| brated Manassas day yesterday Afternoon
by the usual annual target practice at Har-
mons range, after which the company re-
turned to the city in two special cars, and
at Hall and Habersham streets the corps
formed in fOurs, and, preceded by the FIRST
! Regiment band, marched west on han 70
| Abercorn, south 10 BrouS ht0n, west TO Bull,
south to CASTOR, east TO Drayion and to the
! park extension, hating at the confederate
! monument where a salute OF three ROUNDS
/ was fired. when tue company was marched
/ 10 the armory and dIsbauded, and the prizes
/ were awarded the winners.
There were sixty men out in uniform,
and the company made the best display 1t
has made since the war. The sickness of
some Of the members and the delay in re
ceiving nine new uniforms prevented the
company from turning out seventy-five
men, as it had expected to do. There were
several ununif0rmed mem ters at Harmon's
range, and among the guests Of the COM
pauy were Col George A. Mercer of the
First regiment, Capt. John Reilly OF the
Savannah Volunteer Guards, Capt j. F.
Brooks Of the Cadets, and Capt. John Flint
of the Washington Light Infantry Of
Charleston, 5. c.
the rifle practice. A strong east wind was
blowing the entire afternoon, which brought
up a rain, and the wind and rain DESTROYED
one Of the targets, which delayed the shoot
ing, so much so that there were
eight or ten Of the company in the third
class who did not shoot.
The distance shot was 300 yards, under
CreedmoOr rules. The company medal was
won by Capt. W. s. Rock cell on a score of
10 out of possible 25 Private Fl. A.
Corley, who won the medal last year, was a
dangerous contestant this year, as he made
a score Of 10 yesterday. but the average of
Capt Rockwell was the best. The score
was: Rockwell, 4, 3. 4, 4, 4. and that of
Corley 4, 3, 4, 8, $. The S. gold prize which
accompanied the medal was yielded to Pri-
vate Corley by Capt. Rockwell.
Private H. j. Myer won the prize in the
second class on a score Of l6 Private II. II.
Cohen won the prize in the third class on
score of ID, and Honorary Member Capt.
j. f, Brooks won the prize in that class on
d score Of 10.
The brass medal, with its significant five
goose eggs, will be awarded at the next
meeting Of the Oglethorpes, and by lot, and
as there are fifteen or twenty who have
tickets it will be an interesting lottery.
E. S. Abrahams has added 'booby' prize.
TO go with the brass medal, which is mlnia-
ture gold pistol, a pretty little watch charm.
and with which the wearer can defend the
brass medal about as effectively as the tar
get was punctured by the boys who shot
over the embankment yesterday.
Refreshments were served during the rife
practice, and a watermelon patch tempt
ingly near aroused the foraging spirit of
the soldier boys, but when it was learned
that the first one to invade the patch would
be contaminated, and possibly shot at
sunrise, the melons looked very small, and
the boys said they looked as if they were
sour.
The priests in gold in each class-were
awarded at the armory last night, Lieut.
w. McHarrie making the presentation
speeches in his usual felicitous and eloquent
style.
Capt. w. S. Rockwell addressed the COM
pany in an earnest little speech was vigor-
ously applauded. He congratulated the
corps on its successful turn out, the interest
taken in bringing the esprit du corps of
the company up to the high standard it en-
jcyed in ante bellum days, and urged them
not 70 relax any of the zeal which has
made the company what it is now.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry before the
war was one of the most Jealous of the
military organizations of the city, and it is
said that on May l, 1861, with an effective
force OF ZIG men, 1t turned out 113 In the
parade. Every man in the company now
seems to have constituted himself recruit
ing officer, and it is proposed to make the
Oglethorpes the crack company of the regi-
ment Several of the old veterans were In
uniform yesterday.
Capt. D. G. Purse, a veteran member,
who entertained the corps on the last ami
versary of Manassas day rendered the COM
pany reception at Tybee yesterday, but as
the programme of a street parade had been
decided upon, the invitation could not well
be accepted.