The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-14
ON THE MARCH FOR MAY WEEK.
PLANS OF THE MILITARY FOR
STORMING THE CITY.

7 The Gallant Washington Light In
fnntry OF Charleston Coming. over
Forty StronE-The BrunSwick ri
nemen md the Brunswick Naval
! Reserve to Cut a Big Figure I'm the
! Parade-BnrneSviIIe Crack Cadets
10 he Herc-Thc Coming Of the
Governor.
Charleston. s. G.. May l3.-The Wash
ington Light Infantry tonight completed
the muster roll Of the battalion recruited
for visit TO Savannah for the May week
military feature. The corps will send q
FUN company Of forty men in uniform, who
will leave here Tuesday night. They viii
return home on Wednesday night. The
company viii carry the Eutaw revolution
airy colors with them. and VIII make a
handsome appearance in the parade.
The company will have quarters at the
De Soto. The Washington Light Infantry.
besides furnishing a company for Hamp-
tons Legion in Virginia. formed a regi-
ment during the late war konwn as the
Twenty-fifth South Carolina volunteers.
under the command of Col Simonton. the
present United States Judge for South
Carolina and fought shoulder TO shoulder
with Georgia soldiers in the battles around
Charleston and on other fields.
Brunswick. Ga. May l3.-The Brunswick
Rihemen and the naval reserves decided
tonight TO go 10 Savannah. The naval
reserves leave tomorrow night on the
steamer Passport via the inland water
route. They will take part in the military
exercises and festivities. but not having
received their arms yet they will not en-
ter the competition for the military prizes.
The Rihemen are going in TO capture the
first prize. They will carry forty men and
about 300 rooters to whoop Brunswick up.
The Plant system caught the contract to
maui them. Representatives from both the
Florida Central and Plant system were
pulling for them, but the Plant system was
the victor. They will leave here Wednes-
day morning at O'Clock and will make the
run In three hours. Robert T. French
viii personally conduct the trip for his
system. They will return the same night
via a special train after all the festivities
are over. a big party of men and ladies
viii accompany them. At Jesup they will
meet Gov. Atkinson and his staff, and act
as an honorary escort to him to Savannah.
Col. Il w. Wrenn telegraphed Represen-
tatives Contes and French that the Rifle
men would stand a good chance for tho
first prize. and the boys are going to try
their mettle for all II is worth.
The naval reserves will carry forty men
in full naval dress and be the hrst com
pany Of its kind ever out on such trip in
Georgia.
GAINESVILLE. Ca. May 1S.-The Gordon
Institute Cadets, under command of Lieut..
Alexander r. Piper, Second infantry,
United States army, will leave here Tues
day for Savannah, with the finest military
company that ever entered a contest in
the state of Georgia, to participate in the
military contests that appear on the pro-
gramme of the May festival.
Atlanta. Ca, May 13-Gov. Atkinson will
leave for Savannah tomorrow afternoon
to review the military which gathers
there to participate in the May week fes-
tivities. No formal orders have been sent
out, but Gov. Atkinson would be glad to
have all of the members of his staff who
can do so to join him in Savannah
Wednesday morning.