The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
LIFE UNDER THE TENTS.
TIE GUARDS COMPLIMENTED
AFT SR THE INsPECTIoN.


Guards Under Arrest
CHICKAMAUGA, GA, june. 2ls-Capt.
Fields was complimentary in his remarks
to the Guards after the official inspection
to-day. He said they were conducting
themselves all right, and he had nothing to
suggest except to say by way Of encourage
ment that they should strive all the time to
rise higher and higher; to rank with the
best soldiers in the country, and to be pre-
pared on all occasions and at all times for
the real duties Of the true soldier.
He spoke kindly Of the regiment. He
said that while the men composing il were
inexperienced. they had shown q remarka-
BILE adaptedness to the soldier, and he only
counseled them to push forward. There
are men here who have never before been
in an encampment, and the officers expected
that they would have some difficulty
instructing them, but such has not been the
case, barring the first two days. The men.
at least the majority of them, were very
ignorant in tho outset
Their drst appearance was at guard
mount. The improvement over the first
ceremony was marked, as 1t was each sue.
ceeding time.
The Southern Cadets of Macon, the Co
lumbus Guards and the Perry Rifles are the
hest drilled teams encamped here. They
are true soldiers. with earnest officers at their
heads. Capt. Davis of the Rifles is a
cadet from West Point Capt. Gilbert Of
Columbus is q member Of the legislature
and thorough disciplinarian. Capt Sims Is
dealer In shoes at Macon, but he is known
as Capt. Sims of the Cadets. He is known
all over Georgia, and not only here, but in
adjoining states where his company has
taken off the first prize.
REPRESENTATIVE COMMANDS.
The Savannah Guards and the Macon
Volunteers are made up Of the best men in
their respective towns. The Volunteers are
the foremost business men, and the leading
society men.
So are the Guards.
Their armories are better equipped than
the other infantry companies, and they
have more funds in the treasury than the
others. When ii comes to entertaining,
these companies have a wide reputation.
The Guards excel the Volunteers drilling,
perhaps. In fact, Capt. Fields says it is his
opinion that the Guards have the best
battalion TO be found in the state.
In the absence of Col Garrard Capt
Reilly of Company G has been in command,
and everybody has complimented him upon
his superior management OF the battalion.
Guard mount is faultlessly carried out. and
when it is considered that the companies are
going about the ceremony their first time II
shows what kind of stuff they are made of.
To begin with they are all bright men, most
OF the officers being graduates OF the best
universities.
1t has been remarked that, as far as num-
bers go, this has been decidedly bigger
week than last week wns, and ii is believed
that it will be larger than either of the
other weeks. Next week will be quiet COM
pared to this. and, while the fourth week
will be hvelier, it will reach the water
mark of the second.
This is the way an old officer who has
watched the encampment so far sizes it up:
When it comes to military nothing touches
the first week, and to military and society
the second week towers above the third and
fourth as the oak above the weed. How
ever, the fourth week will be interesting to
Atlanta folks and people in the section north
of Griffin and in the vicinity of Atlanta
and Rome will be most Interested.
DUTIES OF GUARD.
Private Tom Morgan, upon being aroused
from sleep on his post TO be relieved last
night OF sentinel duty, amused the solemn
officers as be transferred his orders to the
relief. Said he: "Your duties are onerous
and unimportant. You are to walk from
the unlighted lamp to the unoccupied tent.
You are to preserve the same order that /
nave DEts1INeu. Ou At6 RDsiblFC4J VI
dered TO arrest all snorers and hogs, and l
call your attention TO Mr.. Barker In this
connection, as he has just been reading one
of his funny articles to the Times.
Knorr and Richet of Company A. who
were forbidden to 20 down 70 the ball last
night, prowled about the tent in the absence
Of the boys, seeking to perpetrate a joke
upon whom they could. They found that
two men from their own tent were absent.
The absentees were Iyancich and Giffen,
members Of Company A. They stay-at-
homes gathered up all the breecbes, collars
and cuffs and other garments belonging to
the boys Ia their tent, and stuffed them
into their own clothes, making dummy,
which was laid carefully on the bed OF Ivan
oich and Giffen.
When the boys came at IL o'clock and
began to undress, Knorr and Richet told
them to hold up, hold up; there was sick
officer In their bed. The boys were very
much worn out and this harassed them.
They hurried out after an officer to tell them
where to sleep and soon came back, accom-
panied by Capt. Williamson and Lieut.
Huger. The former had lantern.
When they reached the door
they ) stopped, and Capt. Williamson said
that it could not be an officer because he had
no stripes. He ordered the boys to arouse
him and see il he needed physician, when
1vancich turned the dummy over and stared
into the rag mans face.
Iyancich looked mp.
t1iffen chuckled, and the officers blew out
the lamp and walked back slowly without
saying work.
A GOOD SENTINEL.
The boys who are out after times say
Morgan Is the best sentinel in camp. Last
night one attempted TO cross the line and
Morgan halted him
"Who comes thereF' he thundered.
"a friend replied the prowler.
Advance, friend. and give the counter
sign.n
F'Chickamauga, meekly said the man.
"You are a fraud. It's Chattanooga"
said Morgan as he pushed the fellow back.
CorpL Osborne caught fifteen or twenty
members last night who bad been out late
by changing the countersign. Some soldier
who knew IL told lady at hotel IL she
wanted to get in camp TO say Macon"
From her the other boys got the password,
and they began to pile up TO the line to cross
They all gave Macon" and were promptly
arrested. They we're thunderstruck 70 find
that the corporal was on to their trick and
had changed the password to Savannah.
The boys say Wallace Mallard and Jim
Purse will never make good soldiers. They
are too excitable. The other afternoon IN
the sham battle they became so excited
that they fell into a ditch and rolled over
and over and, finally stopping on their backs,
they shot their guns off into the air. The
boys say that Mallard aud Purse imagined
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