The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-02

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and she ought TO bear the ex-
/ penses incident 10 keeping them up.
/ He talked with Gov. NorIhen about dates
( for an encampment, and he thought the
/ latter part Of July was the best season. The
/ infantry, he said, belongs principally 70 the
/ towns, but the cavalry is largely country
membership. He said it was not fair to
/ take farmers from the fields in a busy
season, unless the state is in infinite peril.
\ He Joined the cavalry In 1857, with four
years Of actual service, and he said frankly
/ during all that time he had not learned as
much as he has learned this week at Camp
Anderson. lie said it is due to the United
States officers. The men of the regiment
had learned, and the progress was far be-
! yond what he expected. The state, he said,
named the regiment the First Georgia ReRi-
ment, which was proper, but so many
memories cluster around the Fifth, and so
much that will inspire men to duty in its
history, that the name was made Fifth
Georgia.
TIE FIFTH GEORGIA.
The old Fifth, be said, has done a good
| thing for itself, good thing for those who
! have crossed the river, and It will yes do
good thing for those to come. Col. Gordon
concluded his speech by saying that ne be-
] lieved the sta would feel proud of the
reg mont andibe honored by its men.
There were calls for Lieut.. Terrett of the
| United States army, and the boys put him
upon the table Lieut.. Terrett said that he
has seen the militia Of thirteen states, and
It gave him pleasure to say that he has never
seen so fine body Of men, so courteous
and kind as these he has seen in the two en-
| campments In the good old state Of Georgia.
He hoped Georgia would have a militia
second to none in the United States. He
never saw any company in the United
States which compares in Craftsmanship in
"a Ef n in f4aOFOid
The fitting two days since, he says. al
| though poor for the teams of the Fifth
| Georgia, would bring the blush Of shame to
the United States cavalry.
A SOLDIERS FIRST DUTY.
A soldiers first duty, he said, is to obey
| the superior officer oheerfully. He has
seen nothing but a cheerful compliance
with all orders since he has been here the
| improvement. he added, has been wonder
full, and he believed il it was possible for
the company TO remain in camp week or
ten days longer, the people would be as
founded to note the improvement. He con-
cluded by expressing the wish that he
would be placed next year in the camp, as
he was this year, with Col. Gordou's men.
Lieut.. Erwin was put on the table then,
ana when he could be heard he got the SOL
diers TO whooplug at once. He told them
that he wouldn't talk, but he couldn't stand
an arm of the infantry service blackguard-
ing the cavalry. He referred to the remark
of Lieut.. Terrett and the crowd shouted.
| You may take them anyway and cavalry
win whip them, he said, which was APP
olauded. We get the foreigners over here
and learn them to speak our tongue, and
| then we beat infantry. More applause.
Lieut. Erwin said he is a
southern man, and in time past
his sympathies were with the south alone.
i 1t is not 80 now. The United States looks
to the entire country, the south as we'll as
to the north, and in case Of emergency ell
must fight for a common cause.
He said the uniforms Of the men should
be the same, and to do this military men
should be sent TO the legislature. They are
strong enough to do it, and it is the only
way to accomplish anything which will
amount to much.
He concluded by saying that he had spent
the week very pleasantly, and if the men
ever wanted him again they knew where tc
find him. Send for him and he'd come.
ADJT. LAYTON CALLED.
At this juncture Maj. Medrim said: 1--WE
want to hear from the fat little adjutant,
and a shout went up from the crowd
Adjt. Lawton was lifted up on the table anC
the table sagged under his weight. Tn,
adjutant looked uneasily about
him, at the same time remark
ing that it might be
good joke, but 10 was certainly unfortunate
to be little fat adjutant.
He said he was speaking to the men BY
order of Col. Gordon. He alluded to the
instruction the United States officers hat
given him, and he was profoundly CRATE
full, and thought the soldiers ough
to be and are appreciative of tn
instructions the army officers have giver
them.
81 can't add anything to what Col Cor
don has said, he continued. but can in
dorse all he said, by his order"
AS he concluded there were calls 70
Maj. Meldrim, and as he was put on tn
table the bugler sounded taps and the Ma.
} waited until the bugler got through an,
the lights went out. Col. Gordon at thi
instance paid Maj. Meldrim pretty com
> pliment. Said he, in old Roman time
! they played at even and odd in the dark
He wanted to say to the soldiers that, al
though Maj Meldrim would have to spea
! in the dark, everything he said was hone:
. and truthful.
MAI. MELDRIM's SPEECH.
Mai. Meldrim alluded to Gen. Anderso
very feelingly in speaking of Camp Ande
sou, but he said another who is every wa
the equal of him who has gone before ht
charge of the regiment now. There is
2 greater power than the legislature or AM
thing else by which the militia may be aide
1t Is the support ana encouragement OF u
women, mothers, the wives and sweetheart
Of the regiment. Maj. Meldrim was raptul
ously applauded, and the soldiers sang sons
and made the night merry.
Mrs. w. W. Gordon and Mrs. Auderso
we're present and assisted the Hussars
: doing the honors.
+ Camp Anderson will be struck to-day
< noon. The Brunswick Light Horse Guard
II Liberty Independent troop, Mcintosh Lig
Dragons ana the Wayne troop will lea'
this afternoon at los. The Burke al
e Scriven troops will leave by the Centr
:, railroad special tEain at AS o'clock.