The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-17
qgF NAY ENCAMPMENT.
STATE CAMP NAMED IN
eoNOR OF GOV. MORT HEN.

"a Opened May 24-rhe First Geor-
segment VIII Go in the First
sToak. the Guards the Third
rrsak. the Chatham Artillery the
r,rrrb Week, and the Hussars the
-ast Week-Everything Ee-nG Got
.or IN Readiuess-A Battery of Ar
.,ro-v and a Company of Unit ed
coates Infantry to be Station ed
II ere,
nj William Garrard returned yesterday
s,ring from the meeting Of the military
,dvisory board in Atlanta.
The programme for the state encampment
.crif1nis now complete, and the various
.,,mands have been notified accordingly.
rr,a work upon the encampment site Is
,,ogressing rapidly and everything will be
sbaoe for the reception of the troops by
I.v "a the date set for the OPEN
:, of the encampment. The original
Ista was set for May II, bnt by request of
,bs neople Of Griffin they were allowed one
vssk longer in which to complete the ar
.snvements for the encampment.
II will begin on Tuesday this year instead
,tWondaY, as heretofore. This will save
,te necessity Of marching Sunday to reach
,be encampment. 1t will also admit of the
,ntroduction of Sunday services, a special
feature Of all national encampments.
The Der diem has been reduced from IS
csnts 10 80 cents, but as 1t is allowed for
seven days, including the time consumed
hath going and coming, the actual reduc-
tion in the allowance is small.
SAVANNAH TROOPS FIRST.
As usual the encampment will be opened
nv the FIRST Georgia regiment, which has
always been the first to go into camp, it
baing as is we'll known, the criterion bv
which all the military of the state is judged.
The Guards begin their week June IA, and
have for company the Augusta and At
Isnta troops, composing respectively, the
First and Fourth battalions. The Chatham
Artillery will go on June 2.
The cavalry will 60 in on July S, having
/ the last week of the encampment. Col.
Gordon made a special point on this, as he
was anxious to have the date of the cavalry
eucampmeut placed as late as possible, so as
to allow the men to lay by their crops be-
fore going into camp.
THE ENCAMPMENT PROGRAMME.
The complete programme is as follows:
First week, beginning May "A, First and
Fourth regiments, with total Of fifteen
Companies, commanded by Col. George A.
Mercer. The week following will be skipped
as not to take business men and their
Employees away from business on the first of
ne month.
Second week, beginning June 7, Second
ngiment and DuBignon Volunteers, thir-
h isn companies, commanded by Col. G. N.
n Wiley of Macon. The Second regiment is
n umposed of companies from Macon and
n tls neighboring towns.
Third week. beginning June IA, First,
Third and Fourth battalions and Atlanta
\ Artillery thirteen companies, commanded
By Lieut.. Col. William Garrard. The First
Third and Fourth battalions comprise the
augusta, Savannah and Atlanta troops.
THE GALATIANS WEEK.
Fourth week, commencing June 81, Third
ngiment and the Chatham Artillery, COM
nsnded by Col. Jones of Elberton. The
Third regiment is composed chiefly of com
psnies from the middle and upper portions
o. the state. 1t was known as the Ninth
regiment last year. but the name was
changed to the Third regiment at the last
sSsion of the legislature
The first week of July is skipped for the
same reasons as the first week Of June.
Fifth week, commencing July 5, the
Fifth Georgia regiment of cavalry and the
Fourth battalion OF cavalry, fourteen COM
panies. commanded by Col. W. W. Gordon
sAYANNAH'S THREE COMMANDERS
1t will be noticed that Savannah gets
three Of the five commanders of the en-
campment. Col. Mercer being the senior
ranking officer Of the state, of course is in
command the first week while his regiment
IS In camp, Col. Gordon, being the COM
mander OF the only full regimenu OF cavalry
10 the state, of course commands the cavalry
encampment.
Lieut.. Col. Garrard was offered the COM
msnd of the camp during one Of the weeks
last year, but declined, as it would have
necessltated his taking charge on a different
week from that on which his command was
camp.
As Lieut.. Coils. Levy and Calhoun of the
Augusta and Atlanta battalions each had
the command during one week at the last
encampment It was only proper that Col.
Harard should have been offered the COM
maud this year. All of the appointments
were made by the adjutant general.
Inc battery of United States artillery and
company OF infantry now stationed at At
ialta will be marched through the country
u0m Atlanta to Griffin and will remain
tlefe during the entire encampment.
THE CAVALRY ENCAMPMENr.
The cavalry have been ordered into camp
uISnounted. The reason OF this is on &C.
GEAR the heavy expense of transportation
ana forage for the horses
AS recompense for this 1t was decided
Dy The advisory board that the first appro.
pllsuon from the government allowance,
!4iilng due July l, should be for the COM
peton OF the equipment of the cavalry
WIN carblnes. Only about half the COM
pane5 OF the Fifth Georgia cavalry are
no" equipped with carbines, and this
Is one OF the problems that Col
uofdon has had TO compete with. The
completion of their equipment will act as a
sII OF stand off to going into camp dis
mounted. They will drill with the carbine
a4u perform the evolutions the same as
any OF the companies that are willing to
s ny tne expense OF transportation and for
~ 49F their horses themselves will be all
" %s 70 come into camp mounted.
lie cost OF the encampment of the Fifth
S Ssorgla cavalry at Savannah last year was
Tween tween $1,000 and $1,000, which shows
~" costly such affairs are.
THE MINIMUM OF COMPANIES.
Tue minimum number of men allowed to
company going into camp will be 27-25
S Iou and officers, and the maximum num-
w ~ men and officers. Two cooks will be
s-'"eu TO each company. Music will be