The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-27
THERE WILL BE A BIG DRILL.
4 $1,000 PRIZE OFFERED IN THE
MILITARY CONTEST.

other Prizes in Proportion Onered
for Different Features-A $1,000
Prize for Maiden DriIIs-Prizes
for Cavalry COntests-TwO Hand
some Trophies to BE Shot FOr-The
OmciaI Programme Considered-It
May He i'm the Shape of n United
States Canteen.
There viii be some handsome prizes for
the military contests to take place here
during the May week carnival, beginning
May II.
The committee on plan and scope made
an interesting report at the meeting of
the directors Of the Military Interstate
Association of Savannah yesterday after
noon. The report was discussed at some
length and with several additions was
adopted as a whole.
The first prize for drills in close and
extended order by military companies of
forty of more will be 5000. and the sec
ond prize $3.50.
For maiden drills, that is, by companies
that have never before competed in inter
state drills, the first prize will be $1,000
and the second prize $500.
The prizes for competition between the
companies of the Fourth Georgia regi-
ment will be $500 provided four compa-
MES participate The same amount, $500,
will be offered for contests between COM
panies of the Second. Fifth and Sixth
regiments, provided five companies from
each regiment participate.
1t was decided, after considerable dis
cussion, to give the Military Rifle Range
a inn
for the shooting contests at the Avondale
range, provided that all the gate receipts
from the range are turned into the asso-
citation. The rifle association, however,
will retain for expenses on the range any
target money or receipts from privileges
sold on the grounds.
A prize of $50 is offered for the best
cavalry team tilt and the second prize
will be $50. The cavalry company which
appears with the largest number of men
will receive prize of $780, and the second
prize for large numbers of cavalrymen
will be $50 An appropriation of $500 was
made for prizes for cadet companies from
military schools and academies.
The total budget of expenses, as made
out, amounted to a little more than $40, 900,
which, of course, includes such expenses
as advertising, fencing in the park extern
sion, services Of travelling men, bands of
music, and other expenses that will have
to be incurred in working the celebration
up. The budget as a whole was unani-
mously adopted.
Capt. Williamson also outlined the pro-
gramme in a general way as talked over
by the committee. The outline presented
is as follows:
Monday-Grand military parade open
ing of festival in the morning; band con-
cert and dress parade in the afternoon.
Tuesday-Maiden drills, dress parade,
balloon ascension, fireworks.
Wednesday-Tilt, dress parade, fire.
Thursday-Big drill, dress parade. fire.
works.
Friday-Regular drills, sham battle and
other features.
The shooting contests at the rifle range
will continue all the week. This, of course,
is only a general outline, and will be filled
in with other features
Besides the money and other prizes to
be offered by the rifle association of the
military companies for shooting contests,
there will be two handsome trophies, one
a handsome vase, to cost $1,000, which has
already been ordered and which will be
presented by Mr.. w. J. DeRenne to be
contested for regularly every year. The
other trophy will be a handsome bronze
figure of De Soto. This has also been or
dered and will cost about $500.
The directors accepted a proposition
from Mr.. NJ ]. Sullivan to get out the
official programme, provided he complies
with certain conditions. Mr.. Sullivan sub
mitted a design and a proposition which,
if it can be carried out, meets with the
approval of the directors The design is
that of a United States canteen, with
covers in imitation canvass, containing
thirty-two pages, with the programme,
pictures and points about Savannah on
the front of each page, and advertisements
on the back. Mr.. Sullivan agreed to get
up the programme, get the advertising,
and do all the necessary work in connec-
ton with it for one-fourth of the gross
receipts from advertising. the treasurer
of the association to collect all the money
and pay him when the work is COM
pleted. Mr.. Sullivan's proposition was
agreed to provided he can secure enough
advertising to pay himself one-fourth and
the cost of getting out the programme to
the extent of at least $1,000 copies.
1t was decided, on motion of Capt. Will
hanson, that a committee of five be APP
pointed from the military companies to
get out a military programme. This COM
mittee will probably be appointed to-day
or Tomorrow
Col Garrard was requested to ask the
use of Thomas park in the southern part
of the city for the use of the association
in providing a camping ground for the
visiting soldiers. Col. Garrard brought
this matter before council last night, and
a resolution was adopted giving the use
of the park for that purpose, subject to
the approval of the park and tree commits
sion.
The directors adjourned at $50 O'Clock
to meet again next Monday afternoon at
o'clock, in the rooms of the Commercial
Club. In the meantime the various COM
mittees viii be at work, and will be pre-
pared to make further reports at that
| time.