The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
MISSOURIANS COMING SOUTH.
KANSAS CITY-s NATIONAL GUARDS
MEN HERE IN SEPTEMBER.

The Only Company of the Country
National Guard Made Up wholly al
Ex-FederaI SoIdiers-Dfstingui IA
ed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Who are on
Its Honorary List-Mnyor Myers In
Receipt of the Compnny's Picture,
Company A, Third Regiment Of Infan-
Try. National Guard Of Missouri, will visit
Savannah in September. The company
viii come about sixty strong. and e2,-
poets 10 bring along about eighty hon
orary members and friends. This is the
only company Of its kind in the national
guard of the entire country. being coma
posed entirely of union veterans Of the
late war.
The notice Of the intended visit Of the
company was received yesterday by May
or Myers, and was accompanied by a
lsrge-sized group picture Of the members.
active and honorary. there being ninety
Of each. The honorary membership IN
cludes number Of ex-confederates,
among them being Gen. John. B. Gordon.
The photograph of Speaker Charles i.
Crisp occupies a prominent position IN
the left-hand corner, while that Of ex-
President Harrison occupies a similar Pc
sition in the right-hand corner.
The veterans of Company A have Ell
IDENTIFY shaken hands across the bloody
chasm long ago. They are now arranging
for tour of the south this fall. The
letter received by Mayor Myers explains
itself:
Headquarters Company A, Third In
fantry, N. c., M.-1S61 Veterans 1s65-Kan-
sas City, No, July Is, 1s95.-Hon. Mayor
of Savannah: My Dear Strive send
you by express a copy Of picture OF
Veteran Company A, Third N. c. NJ
This is the only company Of war veter-
ans now doing duty in the national guards
in the United States. The active men-
bers are those on the inside circle and
those on the outside are a part of orr
honorary roll. Our company will make a
tour of the south next September. The
party will consist Of sixty veteran sol
diers, fully armed and equipped, band
of twenty-five pieces and about eighty
guests. We win arrive in your city Sept
26. We send the picture as the advance
guard of our company, and having no ac-
quaintance in your city, we send the pic
ture to you, leaving it all to your judg-
Enclosed with the picture you will find
the cover to our souvenirs. We issue 25.
900 of those, $50 pages to the book. and viii
be finely illustrated. I am, yours truly
II. ]. Taylor.
Captain Company a, Third n. G. NJ.
Clerk Manucy has the picture on exhibit
ton at the city exchange. Mayor Myers
will inform the military authorities OF
the city of the receipt of the communica-
ton. The council will also take some
action. Whether the arrangement for the
reception Of the veteran company will be
undertaken by the city or given in
charge of the military or the
confederate veterans, or a meeting Of
citizens called to take the matter in hand
will be decided later. Probably a JOINT
committee of all the organizations inter
ested will be appointed to receive the vet
Grams and arrange for their entertainment
during their stay in the city.
Savannah is certain to give the old
vets a rousing reception, which VIII make
them wonder whether they have captured
Savannah or Savannah has captured them.
The party win include many men of
prominence in political and commercial
life, as well as in the late struggle. Just
a this time when the prospects are that
large numbers of union veterans will make
their homes in Georgia the visit of the
veteran company and its guests is of es-
pecial interest