The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-06
G. a. RS AT A CAMPFIRE.
W. s. Hancock Post Celebrates It's
Fifth Anniversary.

Republic, held its fifth annual campfire at
the post room, at Bay and Abercorn streets,
last night. Plates we're laid for fifty. and
nearly that number of old soldiers sat down
to the supper, which at the head of the
menu cards read Scrub"
The post room was gaily decorated with
flags and bunting, and the tables, which
were arranged in the form of a rectangle,
with one open side, were ornamented WITH
| flowers. Past Commander Gleason, assist
ant adjutant general of the department of
Georgia, sat at the head of the table and
| presided in the absence of the post COM
mander, Col G.. |. Taggart. Department
! Commander Porter occupied seat on his
right and on his left sat Inspector General
G. a. Keith. The menu card was a novelty.
1t read:
Roast Turkey-Foraged.
Baked Ham-Bayoneted.
Boiled Tongue-Oficer
Pork and Beans, a la the Army.
| Hard Tack-Not Wormy.
| Potato Salad-POtatoes Just Dug.
Charlotte Russo. Wine Jelly
Chocolate and Orange Layer Cakes,
A0A~ 0n'SS'' Black Coffee s'u''' anu MUS
sutler Supplies.
Das Lager. Artillery Punch.
Furber was the caterer
AT O'Clock, after the post meeting,
| Buglsr Ray sounded the supper call, and
the old vets" were soon at their rations
Past Commander Gleason welcomed his
comrades and their guests to the campfire
As he arose to speak he handed his
watch to a comrade and signii-
cantly remarked that he had been
notified that one minute was allotted to
him, and if he spoke longer than that h.
was to be shot at the close Of the campfire.
As precaution, he wanted his comrade to
post him when the sixty seconds had ex-
pired. He then, in a few brief words,
welcomed the members of the post and their
guests TO the anniversary Of their organiZa-
ton, and gave the command to charge upon
the grub"
After the charge had been made the
speaking and singing began, and the ''Old
Canteen" was passed. The toast "The
President of the United States and the
army and navy thereof was responded to
by Lieut. F. H. Sherman of the United
States navy, in charge of the photographic
office, in ringing speech.
DIR. George H. Stone responded to the
toast, Our flag" after which the sent-
ment, "Our honored dead" was drank by
the comrades standing.
Department Commander Porter re-
sponded to the toast, THE blessings Of the
| wal III a IdJOlluS Spe6cu. LII was MS QrSC
as commander of the Department of
Georgia. Among the blessings Of war he
| recounted the true military and patriotic
! spirit possessed by the entire country, north
and south; the rapidity with which large
armies are gathered. armed and
equipped. a notice to the nations
of the world that the republic
is no longer an infant, but Is full grown
and not safe to trlfle with; the proof OF the
loyalty OF the soldier as a citizen; the spirit
of enterprise awakened among the soldiers
by the war in the development of the coun-
try, and the impetus given to education.
Look at the material aud financial
interests" he said: Take the manufac-
turing interests in the south
alone In 1860 there were 10000
manufacturing establishments with cap
ital Of $71, 100000, and production of but
S9S,O00000. Now there are $1,000 manu-
featuring establishments with a capital of
S5OO,0J0,000, and an annual production of
S70O,0O0,000." This increase of values, the
speaker pointed out as another of the bless
lngs of the war, and another the emanc-
pating of 100000 of slaves. 40 the
citizens of the SOUTH" he said, 'the
war has brought a series of bless
lngs its result has ennobled them, without
degrading any one. Its result has freed
them without enslaving any one. Its result
has enriched them, and has enriched the
HdGIOIs IL eHiduClpAUeu UuS COIOreQ, ana
freed the white, developed the material
wealth of the country, increased financial
values, contributed to the comfort and well
fare OF the masses, produced united and
loyal people. What more can we asker
Chaplain Pease responded to the toast,
"The soldier" The response was on the
line of who and what the true soldier is,
how he Is man ever ready to respond TO
duty's call in behalf of his country, leaving
his home, family and friends, to undergo
hardships and dangers fighting for his coun-
try, his home, and his loved Ones He is
not target, set up to be shot at, but a
human being, and the noblest type Of man
hood.
The speaking was amid the most enthusi-
astic applause. Between the speeches songs
were sung by Adjt. Van Muse and Com
rades Ray and Zammert. and by the post.
Col. $. e. Chamberlain, of the
Twenty-sixth New York Cavalry and
now a special agent of
the treasury responded, to calls and spoke
amid great applause Others We're called
upon and responded with stories and remin-
iscences of the days that tried mems souls
All in all the campfire was the most enthusi-
aStc that the post has ever held.
At an interval in the speaking Depart
ment Inspector Keith proposed a toast to
Past Commander Gleason, and called upon
Comrade Devlin to respond Mr. Devlin
spoke briefly in complimentary manner of
Commander Gleason, and in turn called
upon Comrade Joyce, who, in place of re-
sponding to the toast, presented Commander
Gleason a handsome ebony gold-headed cane,
with the inscription:
. Wv. S. Hanc1 ok Post Grand. Army Re-
public, to Past Commander T. F. Gleason,
Feb. 5, 1890"
Comrade Gleason recalled the little speech
he made earlier in the evening in welcom-
ing the post to the campfire, in which he
said that he had been notified that he
would be shot if he talked longer than a
minute, and he added that he
would be shot now if he
could talk at all. He succeeded,
tation, in returning his thanks to his fellow
comrades of the post for their handsome
gift which was complete surprise to him.
THE LIBERTY STREET PAYMENT.