The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-13
LIVELY CAMP GORDON.
The OEIethOrpe Infantry of Augusta
Added to the Camp Roster.

Auueu TO the camp hDaAeE.
Camp Gordon is a busy place nowadays.
There are oil officers, and men now under
canvass. The camp was the objective point
yesterday for many bicycling parties made
Up of the fair sex. Every officers tent had
It's little bevy Of ladies under the awning
shade, and the boys were kept busy show
ing their fair guests around the camp The
report of the camp surgeon shows a clean
bill of health, and the guard tent has not
been called into requisition.
The bugle calls from Maj. Karow's head
quarters We're as follows: $3.50 D.. m drill
Call-Aurora ZOuaVes; 1875, assembly; $40
p m, drill call Medley Zouaves; $3.50 p. m,
assembly; $40 p. m, drill call Morton Ca
diets, $50 p. m, assembly. Same calls for
OglethOrpe Cadets. The present make up
of The camp is as follows: Oglethorpes. AZ
men; Aurora Zouaves, p men; Morton Ca
diets, 90 men; indianapolis Light Artillery,
il men; Neeley Zouaves, 25 men; Mount
Pleasant band, A men.
The OglethOrpe Infantry of Augusta, ar
rived a $50 a. m, and was met at the
Central depot by the Oglethorpe Light In
fanlry and detachment of the Guards
who escorted them to camp. Their quarters
are ia street No. 3, which they have named
Jones street, after Col. Jones. The roster
OF the OglethOrpes is as follows:
Captain-Porter Fleming.
First Lieutenant-C. S. Heard.
Second Lieutenant-A. II. De Vaughan
First Sergeant-J. j. Evans, Jr
Second Sergeant-B. l. Fleming.
Third Sergeant-D. z. Durham.
Fourth Sergeant-A. S. Simmons.
Fifth Sergeant-S. Z. Grealish
Corporals-J. T. Cleckly, J. j. Cohen, Jr,
A. II. mcdaniel and c. c. Howard.
Privates-Andrews, Bissel, Broadhurst,
Brush, CasOn, Cook, Clack, Dawson, Dur
ban, Ether, Evans Goetchins, Goodyear
Izlar, Jones, keene, Kimbrough, Lauter-
bach Leon, Perkins Pitcher, Pike, Platte
Redb, kosenfield, Morris, Saxon, d. Kalow-
shi M NJ. kaloWskL Stafford, Steiner, Sto-
val, walton, White, Wright.
The Oglethorpes did not waste any time
alter they got Jones street in order in
getting down to business. They We're out
on the parade ground at 10 o'clock practic-
ing their drill.
The piano arrived in Easy street. yes
terday, and was bounced upon by the mus
lcally inclined members of the camp. The
unfortunate instrument gave out every
known tune from the soldiers chorus in
aust to Little Annie Rooney
A large crowd of small negro boys hang
around the camp, and every once and a
while the Morton Cades make a rally, and
capture two or three, who presently are
seen sailing far above the tents, only to
fall again into the blanket, and sent little
bit higher. firing of this, the Cadets in
troduce two or three ragged urchins to
the shower baths, clothes and all.
The cream UNI! ice UNI! men did good
trade In camp by promising to dance every
time they sold a quarters worth. They
were rapidly bought out, and danced until
they were leg weary.
The Indianapolis Light Artillery was
entertained by Capt. Walker of the Chat
ham Artillery at his residence on Barnard
ana Charlton streets after dress parade
Monday. Later in the evening they visited
the Georgia Hussars at the club house, and
afterwards attended a reception at the res
ldence OF Mr.. W. w. Chisholm a the cor
ner of Gordon and Abercorn streets. Miss
chisholm Is sponsor for the company.
Several .hea.er parties from the camp
attended tla .Aeater last night to see the
Gold Kin Il by Punch Robertson's
The Morton Cadets are base ball enthu-
siasts, ana are getting up a team to chal-
two practice teams, the Weary Walkers"
and the Shade Hunters, met yesterday
on an improyised diamond outside the
camp. The Shade Hunters won by the
remarkable score of 100 to Is. The feature
Of the game was the extraordinary exhibit
ton given by Catchers Wagner and Thorn
as IN showing how not to catch the ball.
The Lawton Cadets of Savannah win
visit Camp Gordon Friday morning at II
CLOCK and give an exhibition drill. Guard
was mounted last night at o'clock by
a detachment of an officer and five men
from the Georgia Hussars, and the same
number from the Chathams.
The souvenir badges of the INDIANAPOLIS
Llght Artillery, with the picture of Capt.
curtis, are very much admired and the
supply has nearly given out.
The GAINESVILLE Cadets from Gordon In
sutute, GAINESVILLE arrived last night lOl
officers and men, and proceeded at once to
camp Gordon, and occupied their quar-
lers in the Cadet camp at AbercOrn and
Fourth streets. The Cadets ate supper in
the mess hall and found Mr.. Freid prepar-
ed for them The Citadel Cadets of Char
lesion, about 120 strong, will leave Char
Ieston at $50 O'Clock this morning and will
arrive at o'clock. A Charleston dispatch
says they will be accompanied by Col AS
9Qry Coward, commandanI of the Citadel
Lieut. jenkins, U. S. A, several members
OF the faculty of the military academy and
large number of citizens. 1t is not known
IN Charleston the dispatch said, whether
lAe cadets VIII be allowed to drill under
me command of Lieut.. Jenkins If not
t4ey will be commanded by Cadet Capt
Murphy of Co. A. The battalion has been
drilling hard for ten days and the boys are
pronounced by military men to be in ex-
Cellent form. Even if they do not win the
Prize offered, their friends are confident
ton.
NIGHT DISPLAY AT THE PARK.