The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-14
WILL REPRESENT GEN. MARRY
THE GALVESTON CUP TO BE PLAC-
ED IN CHARGE OF COL. GAR
RARD.

ANAANDs
Adft. Gen. Mabry's order Directing
That the Competition Take Place
Here, and Appointing Col. Garrard
His Agent to Garry Out the COndi-
tiOns of It's Award-AnOther Letter
written TO the ThurstOnz-COm-
missioner Thomas Circular on
chilly Announcing the One-Cent-a-
Mile Rate.
An important communication was re-
ceived by the May week committee from
Gen. W. H. Mabry. adjutant general Of
Texas. yesterday. appointing Col. Will
lam Garrard, president Of the Military In
terstate Association. his agent to carry
out the conditions of the award Of the
Galveston cup, which will be competed
for in the interstate drill TO be held here
May H. The letter TO Col. Garrard en-
closed a copy of the orders with regard
to the cup. The order is as follows:
Adjutant Generals Office. State Of Tex
as Austin, April T. 1s96.-As trustee Of the
Galveston Semi-Centennial Championship
cup" now in possession OF the Thurston
Rifles Of Omaha, Neb., and as per para
graph ), of rules governing the possession
Of said cup, certified to by ]. W. Burson.
as secretary, Galveston, Tex, June Is, 1889,
/ hereby recognize that the interstate
drill and encampment, to be held at Sa-
vannah, Ga, comes within the purview Of
said paragraph 3.
Therefore, L hereby declare that the
said Galveston Semi-Centennial Champ
ionship Cup" is open to competition for
possession, by regularly organized mill
tary companies, so recognized, and officers
commissioned, under the militia laws of
their respective states, attending said in
terstate drill at Savannah, Ga, May 11-l6,
1896
The military company winning the cup
will be required to hold itself subject 10
the rules governing It's possession, ana
bind itself to a strict observance thereof,
and Lieut. Col. William Garrard, presi-
dent Of the Military Interstate Association
of Savannah, Ca, in connection with the
judges OF the military drill Tor the cnam-
Dionshlp Gun is authorized to award the
cup to the company which, as per para
graph g. and conditioned as above, is en-
titled TO it, and said company shall be
known as the champion military COM
pany Of the United States"
A copy of rules governing possession OF
the cup will be handed to the winning
company, and the commander thereof Will
subscribe to its conditions, previous 10
the receipt of the cup, and VIII commune
icate his assent to this once, through
Lieut. Col. William Garrard, VINO Is mere
by charged with the execution OF the
above instructions. (Signed) w. IL. Ma
bry, Adjutant General.
Lieut.. Col. William Garrard' savannah
This definitely settles all doubt with
regard to the coming Of the cup. Another
letter has been written to the Thurston
Rifles of Omaha, the present possessors or
the cup, urging them to reconsider their
action and to come to savannah ana de-
fend 1t. One reason for increasing the
large prize to $500 was to enable the
Thurstons or any other company that
might come from a distance TO pay It's
expenses in the event that it wins the cop
test.
The 1-cent- annie rate which has been
secured from all Georgia points outside
a radius of fifty miles from savannah is
already attracting much attention, and II
win undoubtedly have great deal OF
weight in swelling the proportions of the
crowd. The circular of Commissioner VIII
liam Bailey Thomas announcing this rate
has Just been communicated to the asso-
citation and to the general passenger
agents here. The circular is as follows:
Southern States Passenger Association,
Commissioner Office, Atlanta. Ga, April
8, 1S96-Special rates to Savannah and re-
turn for the Interstate drill and rifle con-
test To General Passenger Agents of
Companies Interested: Gentlemen--A rate
of one fare for the round trip from all
points within a radius of fifty miles or
Savannah, and one cent per mile distance
travelled from all points (outside of above
radius), in the state of Georgia TO Savan-
nah, on account of the Military Interstate
Association of Savannah, tickets to be
sold on three days of the third week of
May, the three days to be fixed by the
commissioner, in accordance with the
wishes of the Military Interstate Associa-
ton of Savannah. and tickets to bear a
final limit of May IS, 1896, is hereby APP
proved. Yours truly. William Bailey
Thomas, commissioner
Contractor ]. e. Burgess has already be-
gun the work of building the fence around
the park extension. The lumber is all
here, and is now being moved from the
railroads up to the parade ground. There
| is a good deal of work to be done there
and 1t will be some time before it is com
pleted.