The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
LIFE IN THE TENTS.

LIFE IN THE TENTS.
The Atlanta RifIemen Not to Go on
the Range at the Camp.
Griffin. Ca. June l7-Camp Sorthen is
again scene Of busy life. Every company
Is settled In its quarters and contentmeni
and happiness are the order OF the day
This amiable and fraternal state Of af-
fairs Is principally due 10 the gentlemen
that are the rank and file Of the men in
camp. the Volunteer Guards OF Savannah.
One would be surprised at the amount OF
hard work that the boys do After the
manual labor OF cleaning up camp the sol
der boy has to drill in the hot sun. defy
ing the clouds. OF dust and then take his
tflck on guard Were ne regular ln-
stead Of a private citizen his duties could
not De more eXacllg OF laDOrlous- lie
Obeys every order cheerfuly, and per
forms his task c0nsclentiously.
An impression has been going the rounds
that Camp NOrtheu has been a kind Of a
play ground, a resort FOR frivOAty and fun,
only suitable for carpet knights and UNI
formed dudes.
The employers Of these young men" re-
marked one Of the most prominent Off
GERS, think the boys are having picnic
nothing 70 do but 70 tell yarns drink beer,
and smoke cigarettes" I'm fact" he con-
tinued, they are inclined TO kick when ask
ed permission to attend 10 this patriotic
duty. Were these gentlemen in Camp
Northen a few hours they would change
their ideas" The following calls are OBJ
served in camp.
Reveile-First call, 40 a. m.
Reveille-4.55 a. m.
Assembly, a. m.
Battalion drill:
First Call-5:15 a. m.
Adjutants call-5:25 a. m.
Recall-6:30 a. m
Sick Call-6:45 a. m.
Breakfast-7 a. m.
Guard mounting.
First call, 7:45 a. m.
Assemble of details. 7:JO a. m.
AdJutants call, a. m.
Police
(Fatigue) a. m
Recall. $3.50 a. m
Inspection of quarters. 10 a. m.
Othcers' call. II a. m.
First Sergeants call, y m.
Dinner, 1890 p. m.
Company drill
First call, 4:25 p. m.
Assembly, 4:30 p. m.
Recall, $3.50 p. m.
Dress Parade
First CALL p. m.
Assembly, $40 p. m.
Adjutants call, Sis p. m.
Supper, 715 p. m.
Tattoo 10 p. m.
Taps, 1880 p. m.
Lieut.. Newell West is one Of the most
popular officers in camp.
Lieut.. W. X. Leaken, quartermaster, is
serving the most delicious dainties OBJ
tainable his dinners are more like ban
quets without wine) than dinners. Com
missary Daffin is also treating his boys to
the best delicacies Of the season.
The following were the officers of the
guard to-day: Capt. Howard, Company 1,
Firth regiment, officer of the day; Lieut..
Huger, Company A, First battalion;
iment; Sergt. Hunter, Company d, First
battalion; Sergt. Russey Company K
thth regiment; Corp Haskell, Company
A, First battalion; Corp. Webster, Com
PAW ID. E1fth TPQimaUfs Corn Pike Com
Rany d, Fifth regiment; Corp. Young
company p, Fifth regiment; Corp. Hunt
litz, Company A, Fifth regiment; Corp
Lucas, Company B, musician; Lattimer,
Company X.
Private Thomas, Company A, was made
orderly This makes three out of four for
the Fifth Georgia regiment
Inc following was issued to-day:
Headquarters First Battalion, Savannah
volunteer Guards. Order No. 20. Sec
ond Lieut. T. c. Wilson of Company c is
hereby detailed as acting inspector of rife
practice for the battalion during the pres
order of William Garrard, Lieut. Col.
commanding; w +; Hopkins, Second
LIEUTENANT Acting Adjutant."
The Atlanta companies will not be or
dered on the range for the reason that
they have better range in Atlanta upon
which they will be able to make higher
Griffin range. sft
The savannah companies, on the con-
trary, desire 60 show that they can make
the highest qualifying score in the state
irrespective of the range upon which
they shoot. 1t will be Interesting at the
end of the tour to note the comparison
between the Atlanta expert rifiemen on
their enclosed range and that of the
Savannah Volunteer Guards on a range
that is by no means excellent 1t Will
also be. interesting to note the difference
made by the Savannah military on the
Griffin range and the score made on
their own, the finest range in the south
The Fifth machine gun battery of At
and is in camp. The battery enjoys the
distinction of being the only Calling gun
IN camp. This battery Is equipped with
the la test improved Calling gun, As cal
iber. 1t is composed OF a crowd of ex-
ceedingly nice young men, and attracts
a great deal of attention from visitors.
The battery, in the absence of Capt.
Charles II. Plyer, the regular commander,
is under the orders of Capt. c. G. Brad
ley. Sergt. V. H. Shearer is acting quar-
general guard duty, which they appre-
ciate very much.
The Guards instrumental quartette is
composed of Messrs. Patton, Melton,
Brother and Spring, who occasionally
serenade their neighbors in the next
streets. The Guards vocal 0uartette con-
sists of a number of good voices.
Genial Lieut.. Hal Bacon had charge of
Company B yesterday, and distinguished
himself as an efficient officer. Sergt.
Fretwell Laurence Of Company D arrived
this morning from Savannah, and will
Corpl. Fred Garden keeps the boys
amused with anecdotes, while Corpl Fa-
ries is the life of camp.
Among the many curios and souvenirs
of her honeymoon, which the young