The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-21
nnuRs AND oLUeMEN.
Another Base Ball Game on Foot-A
Rifle Team From the Guards.

A,ofher Base DBL OdI16 On EOOJ-A
Rifle Team From the Guards.
,,rangements are being made by the
c,ards to send a picked rife team to the
etate enca1npment A letter has been re
,ai,-ad from Lieut.. Satterlee stating that
- sUcb A company were formed from the
Erards that the state would pay their
Synenses for a days target shoot at the
encampment.
IT. lriIl he remembered that the Guards
,-s,,, NOT among the Savannah companies
who will go to the encampment IN body.
Tbair turn is TO come next year. But
.Lera is A number of good rife shots in
+be battalion, and from the material a
',oo,nauv of Good shots can be chosen. No
SoIIbt the invitation from Lieut.. Satter-
L. win be accepted and some of the
Guards will have a days target prac-
tire in camp. The company will probably
he in charge of Capt. w. w. Williamson.
TbeGuard' S new armory is fast nearing
comD}atiOn and the company expects to
he in their new quarters by July l. There
;s treat deal of detail work to be done
On tbe building yet, and completed it will
he one of the most ornamental structures
on Bull street.
Although the Cottage Club opened last
Monday none of the members have yet
moved down for the summer on account
of the unusual May weather, which has
baen rather cool for the past two weeks
Quite number of the members have
tslyen rooms for the season, among them
heinC MIR. ]. H. Hunter Mr.. George
! Baldwin and family, Col. William
Carrard and family, Mr.. w. Z.
Zones of Waynesboro and Mr. A. r. Law
Ton Jr.. and family. A number of other
anplications are in hand and there will be
ouite a colony of Savannahians down
there after the hot weather is well in
aururated. The Casino and club cottages
have been well overhauled and repaired
and screens have been put in. The mem
beers have an informal dance in their pa
yilion every Saturday evening, and al
most every afternoon a number of them
90 down for a few hours of pleasure.
The Savannah Rife Association will
give its 18th anniversary dinner on Tues
day evening next at Mrs. Bannon's at
ThunderbOlt. This dinner is to be some
thing unique in its way, a particular
feature of it being different kinds
of fish prepared in almost every style. A
regular programme of tOasts is being ar
ranged, and the target shooters are pre-
pairing for pleasant and enjoyable even
inc next Tuesday.
The Guards and Hussars are arranging
for another game of ball, which may come
of next Tuesday. This ball game is to be
decided innovation in the ball playing
line No man is to be allowed on either
nine who has played in game of ball
within the last five years. A member Of
one of the companies said yesterday that
canvass would probably be stretched
around the fence to prevent outsiders from
Witnessing the game. However, the game
is on, and an effort is being made to ar
range a date for it next week.
The deciding contest for the billiard
championship between the members of
the Catholic Library hall will take place,
as announced in the MORNING News, to
morrow night. The contest rests between
MIR. Henry Blum and Mr.. r. j. McHugh,
each having the same number of games
to his credit. The contest has been inter
estng from the beginning, and the de-
Gliding game tonight will be an exciting
one. The contest will take place at the
Catholic Library hall tomorrow night at
S:l5 o'clock.