The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29
ALL MADE SHARP SHOOTERS.
The SeaSiTt Team Highly COmplimented
by The Governor.

Were Addressed by Lieut.. @. B. Sat
terlee and Presented Special Sharp
shooters Certificates and Badges.
The Governor Pleased With the Slim
illus Given to Rifle Practice by the
Efforts of the Team.
! The members of the rife team which
represented the state OF Georgia at the
international target shoot at Seagirt, n.
J.. last September, were agreeably sur
prised last night by the receipt Of sharp
shooters certificates and badges from the
state presented by Lieut.. c. B. Satterlee
inspector general Of rifle practice.
The members of the team appeared at
| the armory of the Georgia Hussars in the
same uniform they wore at seagirt. OF the
team there were present Capt. Geo. T.
/ Cam, Surgeon L. E. WEIGH Privates H.
Blum, and w. B. Burpitt of the Savannah
/ Volunteer Guards, Sergeant J. c. Postell
and Privates c. S. Richmond, ]. T. Shup-
trine, j. G. Nelson, Thomas Hunter of the
Georgia Russars and Corporal r. +. Jones
of troop H. of the first regiment Georgia
| Cavalry of WaynesborO. Sergeant a. s.
!
absent on account of their being out of
the city on business. The team lined up
in ranks shortly after o'clock and was
addressed by Lieut.. Satterlee.
Lieut.. Satterlee stated his mission TO
Savannah, complimented the members Of
the team on their efficient services. and
said that the governor, adjutant general
] - &c ,-{H bod
decided to confer on them the rank of
sharpshooters. He then asked Capt. Geo.
T. Cam to give an account of the trip to
seagirt and the work done there by the
team.
Capt Cam spoke of the obstacles which
the team had to encounter, and of what
in the face of these its members had ac-
complished by strict attention TO what
was before them. He referred to the uni
form kindness of the New Jersey troops
to their guests, and said the team had
learned many valuable lessons from its
| trip.
Lieut.. Satterlee spoke again Of the work
of the team and cOmplimented especially
Sergeant ]. c. Postell, who took charge of
the work of organizing it and making ar
| rangements for the trip. He said that If
| the team could only have had sufficient
| practice it would no doubt have won high
| distinction in those matches. He refer
red to the fact that the team stood fifth
| among thirteen contestants for the Hilton
| trophy, although this contest included
| practice on range which they had never
fired over. Nevertheless, he said, the rep
| resentatives of this state had managed to
pick up some plums in the matches and he
referred to the pistol shooting of Mr.. c. 5.
| Richmond as the Richmond straight
| shot" Mr. Richmond having won first
prize In this contest. He referred also to
the excellent shooting of Private f. c.
| Wilson in several of the matches and that
of Private Wilson and Private H. Blum in
the Trenton Interstate Fair match This
match was led by Private Wbson and
| Lieut. Satteree said when he told Adju-
tant General Kell of his score he remarked
I'm glad we've got first place some-
where"
Lieut. Satterlee said it was a pleasant
| duty which he was here TO perform under
orders from the governor. The report of
| the teams work at Seagirt from the pen
of Sergeant ]. c. Postell he said would be
published in full, and would contain the
| full scores in every instance, and will
| show that rife practice is a practical fea
| ture in our plan of instruction.
| He spoke of the rifle range which the mil
| tary is now endeavoring to establish here
/
limited to a small sum if a permanent
rifle range for the troops in this vicinity
could be established here, Lieut. Satter-
| lee said that the governor, the adjutant
| general and the inspector general of rifle
/ practice were gratified by the efforts of
| the team, and he commended the spirit
| of self-sacrifice which had been shown
! by the individual members. He said that
| Representative Humphreys of Brooks
| county, who had opposed the military APP
/ preparation in the legislature was one of
! the first to ask that troops be called out
! as soon as there was disturbance in that
| county.
THE little recognition which 1 have the
| honor to give you tonight he said, lis
/ not begrudged you by any of the volun-
/ teers in the state. 1t is special considera- !
| ton from Gov Atkinson When l exam
| ined the records from the matches l con-
sdered in what was one recognition of |
| the efforts of the team could be shown |
/ After some study this question was solved |
took the percentages of the scores made |
on the ranges at Seagirt and reduced /
them to our own basis taking our ranges !
into consideration. l found that if those
same percentages had been made on our !
own basis every man of the team would /
have been q sharpshooter, and would have |
qualified as such. The shooting of Private |
F. c. Wilson exceeded sharpshooters |
qualification. Gov. Atkinson not only as |
sents but is pleased to recognize the |
spirit of self-sacrifce and the zeal shown |
by you, and is grateful to you for the |
stimulus you have given to rifle practice |
in the state. After consultation with the |
governor it has been decided to present |
each of you with the following Certificate |
which, while it is something new, and A |
special certificate for the occasion entities |
each of you to the rank of sharpshooter.
and to wear the sharpshooter's badge with |
which l shall present you"
soXt ~,
the members of the team with one of the |
following certificates, and silver sharn- |
shooters badge in recognition of the ser |
vices rendered:
Department of Rife Practice State of |
Georgia. Office of the Inspector Cen |
eral of Rifle Practice Atlanta, Nov. 70 |
1s94.-To First Sergeant John c. Postell /
Troop A, First Regiment Cavalry, Geor- |
gfa Volunteers, Greeting: In recorni- |
ton OF the commendahle zeal displayed |
by yourself as a member of the team
representing the state of Georgia in
the annual rifle firing competition held
at Co rfa.t 7