The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-28
TO GET UNIFORMS AT ONCE.
THE NAVAL RESERVE ANXIOUS TO
BE MUSTERED IN.

Part of the Government ApprOpria-
ton to he Distributed within Two
Weeks, and the Reserve Cannot
share in IL Unless the Men Are
EnIfsted-The Company TO Begin
Drilling Next Tuesday Night-The
Armory VIII Probably BE Located
on Bay street.
An enthusiastic meeting Of the savan-
nah Naval Reserve was held last night
al the Office of Lieut. Henry /. Seemann in
the board Of trade building.
There was a good attendance. consider
ing the fact it was not the regular meet
ing night. The reserve now has hfty-six
active men. and requires only eight more
to make its full complement. These men
will all enlist as soon as the enlisting' Of
ficer can come down from Atlanta to en-
roll them. There has been some CORES
pondence with Lieut.. Oscar J. Brown on
the subject, and 1t is likely he will come
down for this purpose within very short
time.
The men are anxious to be enlisted as
soon as possible, on account of the fact
that any delay may interfere with their
receiving an allotment of the government
appropriation for 1895, which will shortly
be distributed.
Lieut.. Seemann received a letter yester-
day from Lieut.. A. p. Niblack of the
United States navy on this subject, which
was considered last night Lieut.. Nib
lack and Assistant Secretary of the Navy
McAdoo were in Brunswick last week
looking after the situation there. Mr..
Seemann would have had a conference
with them then. but was out of the city
on business, and did not know of their
presence in this part of the country. In
his letter Lieut.. Niblack says:
Il am very sorry that l missed seeing
you, as there were several important
points that l wanted to talk over with
you. In the first place. there will be an
allotment of the appropriation of 1895 in
about two weeks time and if your divis-
ion were mustered in and in uniform, they
could share in this appropriation, If the
governor would certify to the fact that
you We're mustered in. The question of
uniform Is not so important, because half
your allotment would be withheld until
you could get your division into uniform
and then. when the adjutant general GER
tihes that the division is in proper uniform,
the other half of the allotment would be-
come available. Mr. McAdoO has written
the governor to-day, telling him of this
fact and urging the state authorities to
push the matter of your division being
mustered in. and certified to by the state
authorities
You Will have sent you in a few days
copies of the coast pilots around Tybee,
and of the charts of the coast in your
vicinity"
Lieut.. Niblack also speaks of other in
formation and Instructions that will be
sent as soon as available for issue. III
would appear from this that the govern
ment authorities are taking most active
interest in the organization OF the re-
serve, and are urging the state authori-
ties to have the men mustered in as soon
as possible, So that they can participate
in the appropriation.
The reserve decided to get the working
uniforms at once. This uniform consists
hat. The order for these uniforms will
probably be sent to-day. The regular blue
naval uniform will be ordered lust as soon
as the command is mustered in.
The company has had several PROPOSE
tons with regard to a hall for an arm
of them as yet. 1t will probably secure
hall on Bay street, so as to be right
on the river front The company will
begin drilling next Tuesday night by
which time 1t expects to have an armory
tuesday night viii be the regular NEE -
The company has secured its material
from men who were not enlisted in any
OF the regular military companies of the
city. 1t is not the desire or intention
to take anyone who is already enlisted in
another company, nor will this be done
The class of men composing it are, sucn
as are familiar with the water and mar
thine matters to a certain extent, and it
is likely they will all make good sailors
The intention and desire of the com
the May week celebration, and to take
part in the paradeS.