The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-23
LIFE At CAMP NORTHERN.
The Cool Weather Putting Snap in
the Drilling.

Each Company Of the Guards Doing
It's Best to Guido the others-Lieut.
satterlee Delivers Lecture On Ad-
ministration For the Benefit of the
othcers-The Lieutenant Pays Lieut..
Leaken a High Complimentary
Guards Making An Admirable Re-
cord.
Griffin, Ca, May 22.-The boys of the
Savannah Volunteer Guards have set
tied down to hard work and are conduct
ing themselves with great credit to their
home, and to their old and honorable
organization.
To-day has been q delightful one for
camp duty, the cool weather making the
drills seem short and easy The men, be-
ing comfortable, drilled with more snap
and greater precision. Each company did
its best to Guido the others.
This morning, when the officers assem-
bled at headquarters in obedience to the
"officers call" Lieut.. Satterlee distri-
buted the morning report books, blanks
for returns and rosters, a very interesting
and instructing little book on campaign
q
lecture on administration, which was lis
tened to with great attention. He called
attention to the very important matter of
making proper returns and keeping the
proper books, which, he said, could be re-
ferred TO as pen picture of a company,
and if these reports were not properly
and promptly made out it would be inn
possible to keep the adjutant generals
department in working order. Lieut..
Satterlee paid a high and well deserved
mpliment TO Lieut.. Leaken commissary
of the Guards He called the attention
of the Second regiments company com
manders to the fact that there were four
companies, with probably the largest
number of men in camp all of whom
were dependent upon Lieut. Leaken for
supplies, and that they were all well sup
piled and his department beautifully
managed He said further that if the
other battalions and regiments would
only follow the example Of the guards and
put their subsistence departments in
charge of one officer, who could furnish
the companies with all their supplies, it
would be a more economical plan, and
would greatly reduce the amount of
work 10 be done by the company commits
sary sergeant.
THE GUARD MOUNTING.
The number of men on guard was in
creased at guard mounting TO almost
double the former number The guard
now consists of siXty-One privates, two
heutenents, two sergeants and three cor
porals. Capt, Thomas Screven, of COM
pany A, is officer of the day, and Lieut..
l.. p. Huger, of company A, commander
of the guard; Sergt. j. d. Carswell, junior
sergeant of the guard; Corporal Robert
Lamar, corporal of the guard. The
guards furnished besides these officers
eleven men.
Private Billingsley, of the Macon Vol
unteers, was chosen orderly to the COM
manding officer.
Lieut.. Symons, of the Pooler Light In
fantry, was detailed to act as adiutant
for the battalion consisting of the three
unattached companies, and at the parade
this afternoon, which was one of the
prettiest ever witnessed at Camp
Northen, he performed the duties of the
Office admirably.
Rite practice commenced to day. Six
companies of the Second regiment went
on the rauge and only succeeded in send
ing ten men to the 500-yard range The
| firing to-day was at geo and 300yards The
Guards will probably shoot on Thursday,
and every one is expecting to see some ex-
pert shooting. Col. Garrard commanded at
parade, and all of the companies marched
by him in review in splendid style.