The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-03
TENT LIFE FOR THE TROOPS.
A TWO WEEKS ENCAMPMENT To
BE HELD IN JUNE.

Ia VIII Open on the nth and Close on
the 25th-The Men 10 he Allowed
Per Diem of 90 Cents-The Com
panies shut Out Last Year 20 he the
Favored Ones This Year-The Bn-
campment of the Cavalry to Be
Held Near Savannah.
Atlanta. Ga. April 2.-The state mill
tary advisory board met at the capitol
to-day to consider the details of this
years encampment. The fun board was
present. Two sessions were held and a
great deal of detail work in connection
with the eneampment was settled. Gov.
Atkinson sent the board communication
ordering the encampment and embracing
a plan that would make the encampment
fit the $4,000 appropriation. The board is
composed Of the following: Col. j. McIn-
tosh Kell, Col. \. J. West. Lieut.. Col. J. II.
Winder, Col. J. A. Varnadoe. Col. r.. V.
Thomasson. Lieut.. Col. Peter Reilly. Lieut..
Col. William Garrard. Capt. W. L. Sted-
ders, Capt A. ]. Twiggs and Capt. Her
ring of Newman.
The board set the date for the opening
of the encampment for June II, and the
close at June % There will be two terms
of service Of one week each with no in
tervai between, one term directly sue
ceeding the other. A per diem of 50 cents
per day for officers and men was fixed in
order to reduce the expense Of the en-
campment inside the appropriation. By
the plan adopted all the troops who did
not go into camp last year. which was
about 80 per cent. Of the entire force, will
hR fra
Cavalry is also included in this years
encampment but instead Of ordering the
troopers into camp at Griffin dismount-
ed, the board at the advice of Col. Gar
rard, decided to have the cavalry encamp-
ment at some point near Savannah, where
the men can be mounted. Two thousand,
hYe hundred dollars of the appropriation
will be allowed for the cavalry encamp-
ment. The money that would have been
applied to transporting the troops to
Griffin will go toward feeding the horses
j. II. Deveaux, of the First battalion.
colored, Of Savannah, r. II. Crumbley,
of the Second Battalion, colored of At
lanta and F. Blocker, of the Third Battal-
lion, colored, of Augusta. appeared before
the board this afternoon and urged that
their commands be supplied with fun
equipment At present they do not insist
upon participating in the encampment,
because they are not prepared for serv-
ice, but when the complete equipment
is obtained, the colored troops will ask
for an encampment.
Before adjournment this afternoon the
board called upon Gov. Atkinson and held
conference with him
The naval militia company Of Bruins
WICK was formally admitted into the state
service, S6 men being on the roster.
Gov. Evans of South Carolina, who has
been in the city since Sunday in the in
terest OF the South Carolina exhibit at
the exposition, paid Gov. Atkinson a social
call at the capitol to-day. The two gov
ernors afterward took a drive over the
grounds together. Gov. Evans was very
much interested and pleased with the
methods of Georgia's administration He
found one institution. however. that he
dldnt exactly know how to place the
military advisory board, which was In
session during his visit 1t appears that
the Palmetto state has not yet discov-
ered a use for such a board and when
asked about military appropriations Gov
Evans remarked that his state had tried
%lO,OUO on an encampment one year. but
the boys thought it was a free picnic and
the experiment wouldn't be repeated In
the early stages OF the Georgia state en-
campment Gov. Atkinson did service as a
private In the Newman guards and speak
ing from experience, he assured the Pal
metto state governor that the encampment
here is anything but picnic.
The advisory board adopted resolutions
calling the attention of Gov. Atkinson TO
the Gate City Guard of Atlanta, an in
dependent company. which has an
nounced its intention to appear on the
streets on Memorial day under arms, con-
trary to the law. The board condemns
any such breach and calls upon the gov
ernor to see that the law is enforced and
the company prevented from any such
fragrant defiance of the regular military
authorities.
The troops to go into camp this year are
the First, Third and Sixth regiments
and the artillery.
New companies were admitted from
Atlanta, Harmony Grove, Lexington and
Dublin, and Companies II, T and of
the Second regiment were cited to show
cause why they should not be disbanded
After hearing the delegation represent
ing the three colored battalions, the board
decided that the first step taken should
be a general inspection of the colored
troops of the state, and this will be or