The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-29
SABBATH DAY IN CAMP.
ONLY A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE
DAILY ROUTINE.


First Regiment Visited by Party OF
Ladies.
GRIFFIN. Ga. May 2S.-To-night closed
a successful week at Camp Northen. The
fact that tomorrow is Sunday won't help
the soldiers 20 any considerable extent.
They will escape drilling, but will have to
be out at O'Clock in the morning for battal-
ion inspection. and a general inspection OF
the quarters by Col. Mercer aud United
States officers will take place at $50 o'clock.
In the afternoon each company will have
dress parades in the company streets.
Capt. Smith arrived tonight and is
quartered at the oommandsnt's head
quarters. He will relieve Lieut. Satterlee
In the morning
Adjt. Gen. Kell and Quartermaster Gems
| eral West visited the camp to-day and ex-
pressed themselves as highly pleased with
the results achieved.
Mrs Hickey and Miss Dempsey of Macon,
| Miss Bessman OF Augusta and Miss Fer~
nandez OF Savannah visited the First regis
ment to-day, and remained in camp as Col.
Reilly's guests until afternoon. Col. Reilly
| and Adjt. O'Byrne entertained the ladies at
| dinner.
Vicar General Kelley OF Atlanta came
down tonight aud will celebrate mass in
the quarters of the Irish Jasper Greens to-
morrow morning at 1880 o'clock.
MAKING REAL SOLDIERS!
This encampment is doing more to make
real soldiers of Georgia's volunteers than
anything that has yet taken place. At 5
O'Clock in the morning the boys are out ON
the parade ground drilling, and again in
the afternoon they go through the same
routine for over an hour.
The improvements already shown Is some
thing wonderful. The regulars were sent
here TO teach the Georgia soldiers
themselves remarkably apt scholars. Ih
isn't saying too much by any means to stats
that the regulars now have but little edge
on the state troops In Camp Northen, and
IL the encampment lasted two weeks, in-
stead of one, for the different commands.
| the regulars would find the scholars the
equals Of the teachers in every respect.
The Savannahians have taken an un~
usually lively interest in the work of the
camp this year. They are enthusiastic, and
don't mind the hard work Incident TO the
occasion. The boys came here to learn,
and they have learned and ore continually
learning.
OF course, the Cadets have always been
the pride of Savannah as far as drilling
| goes, and 1t would be rather superhuous to
make any statements about improvements
relative TO them. The other companies oe
the regimont, though, are getting ita
benedte Ia splendid style.
THE GREENS IMPROVEMENT.
The Irish Jasper Greens are doing great
work. Every time they go on the parade
ground they show Improvement, and arc
beiug highly complimented on their drilling
and marching. The Greens have as tine
material as any In camp, and the
ability of the members is coming out
steadily. In Thursday afternoons battalion
drill they were the equal Of any of the
"crAck" commands.
The Oglethorpes and Blues are also show
ing up we'll, and the German Volunteers
are surpassing the fondest expectations oe
| their friends.
The Fourth regiment is putting up ele-
giant exhibitions, aud Col. White has rea-
sons to be proud OF his country boys. They
are as enthusiastic over the duties of the en-
cempment as the First regiment and are
| lending every possible aid In their power to
make the encampment OF the present week
n success-and o success IL is in every means
| ing Of The term, Col. Mercer, Col. Reilly
and the United States officers are elated
over the results.
The guard mounts every morning are the
entertaining aud successful features of the
camp. All the soldiersturn out from their
company streets to SEQ 10 aud listen 20 the
stirring music OF Marston's Atlanta military
band, which rs furnishing the music.
The most attractive feature abou the mu-
sic is the work Of Bugler Thompson Of the
Fourth artillery. He is one of the most
noted buglers In the United States army,
aud the boys take delight In listening to
him sounding the calls and blowing the
tattoo and taps.
CAMP NoRTHEN's ADVANTAGES.
Better weather for an encampmeut
lug the day is even and ordinarily mild,
with bracing breeze constantly soughing
through the pines aud among the tents. The
nights are cool and just right for sleeping.
The immense appetites of the boys aud the
very few who have had TO turn into the
hospital for treatment, tells briefly and
pointediy that the advisory board. in se-
lecting Griffin as the permanent encemp-
ment site made about the best selection for
the health OF the states troops that could bo
secured in Georgia.
While Camp Northen, of course. doesn't
begin to compare to Chickamauga ns a ma
tional encampment ground, yet it's other
advantages overbalance the objections on
this score. Here all the money spent for
camp supplies Is distributed among the
oitizens OF Georgia, while at Chiokamauga
the state Of Tennessee got everything in
that line. After year or two the Griffin
grounds will be in such fine condition that
there WON'T be the slightest room for objec~
tions Of any nature.
The first regimental dress parade in the
state under the new tactics took place here
Thursday afternoon, and was carried
through without the slightest hitch. Hum
dreds of people witnessed the interesting
exhibition. The regiment was divided into
two battalions under the command Of Capt.
Fields and Capt Dixon of the Blues, with
Col. Reilly in command Of the whole.
Adjt. O'Byrne was adjutant of the regi-
ment. and Lieuts. Karow and Roman acted
as adiutants Of the First and Second bettal-
ions respectively. Capt. Dixon was mount
ed on a splendid horse, and looked every
inch commanding officer. After
the parade the Blues treated him to an
ovation as he left the field.
POPULAR OFFICER.
Lieut.. McGrath Of the Irish Jasper
Greens is officer Of the day to-day and Lieut.
T. J. Smith Of the Blues officer of the
guard Lieut.. McGrath executed the duties
of bis important post In fine style. He is
not only popular with his own command,
but Is popular with every company in tho
camp. He combines the qualities OF a strict
discplinarian with the good-natured and big
hearted individual, and there isn't man in
the regiment who wouldn't Inconvenience
himself 10 do favor for Lieut. McGrath.
Lieut.. Smith, the youngest Lieutenant on
the field, Is also an exceedingly popular
officer who is thoroughly up TO bis duties
and executes them in true military style.
Corporal OF the Guard Whelan is, in the