The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-13
TO GO ISTO CAMP 300 STRONG.
The Regiments Advance Guard to
Go Up This Week.

Go Up This Week.
The First Georgia regiment will leave
Savannah for Camp Northen next Mon
day night at 1880 O'Clock. The regiment
will go up about 800 strong, including field
and staff
The full limit allowed the regiment by
the order for the encampment is $50 men,
an average Of forty men to each of its
seven companies. The majority of the COM
panies will carry between thirty and forty
men. The Cadets expect to carry fifty men
and the Oglethorpes will probably carry
over forty.
The company commanders never know
until the last day exactly the number of
men they will have, as men who had been
counted upon as certain to go frequently
find themselves detained at the last mo-
ment, while men who had not expected to
go make a last effort and get in line before
the train leaves.
The dull times are a disadvantage in Sc
curing a full attendance at camp instead
of otherwise, as the men who have posi-
tons do not care 10 give any excuse to
their employers for dispensing with their
services by asking a leave of absence, and
under the circumstances company COM
manders feel a delicacy in urging upon
employers to allow their men to attend
camp. Employers who appreciate the value
of the military companies save their en-
ployes the embarrassment of asking for a
leave of absence by granting it without
being asked
Capt. John. T. Roman, commissary and
acting quartermaster, will leave for camp
Saturday night, accompanied by Quarter
master Sergeant n. p. Corish, for the
purpose of making preparations in ad-
vance for the reception of the regiment.
Capt. NJ. A. Byrne, quartermaster, will
J be acting adjutant in the absence of Capt.
K. G. Gaillard, adjutant who will be I'M
able to attend the encampment. Capt. Ro-
nan will perform the duties of both COM
missary and quartermaster. The regiment
will this year follow the plan of subsist-
ence by the regimental commissary instead
of by the company commissaries as in
former years. This plan was first inau-
gurated by the Guards battalion at camp
last year, and worked so successfully that
1t has been adopted for all the state troops
while attending camp.
The order for the departure for camp
was issued yesterday by Col. Mercer The
city companies will assemble at the regi-
mental armory at o'clock city time Mon
day night and will march from thence at
$780, The regiment will be in heavy march
ing order, that is, fully equipped with
oNercoats, blanket, bags, knapsacks. can
teens and all other necessaries for their
encampment. The regiment will go up
on special train, which will run as a
second section to the regular night train
OF the Central railroad. A separate car
Will be provided for each company, and
the men of the different companies will
not be allowed to move from one car to
another during the trip. A baggage car
will be attached to the train for the trans
portation of valises, small parcels and
other personal property. All parcels de-
stined for this car must be loaded before
the arrival of the regiment at the depot
The baggage cars for the regiment will
be stationed in the Central railroad yard
on West Broad street all day Saturday
and all commissary, quartermaster and
company stores and supplies must be load
ed aboard the cars by 5:39 o'clock that af-
ternoon. These cars will be taken up to
camp Saturday night and the supplies will
be delivered to Commissary Roman at the
camp Sunday.
At Pooler the train will pick up the
Pooler Light infantry and at Dover the
Kell Rifles of Statesboro The cars will be
left at the stations named in the after
noon and the company commanders are
instructed to have their companies aboard
and in readiness for departure before the
arrival of the train.
The troops will be given an early break
fast on their arrival at camp and will
then be set to work pitching their tents
After this has been accomplished the reg.
ular work of the camp will begin. The
regiment will be in camp from Tuesday
morning until the following Monday night
when they will leave for home
Col MERGERS order is explicit in its
statement oil all necessary preparations
and is well spoken of by the company Of
hcers on this account.