The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-10
THE SECOND DAY IN CAMP.
SOLDIER BOYS ENJOYING THE
BRACING ATMOSPHERE.

Chuthnm's Drtll n IopuiaE Hctat"ES'
The Commissary I'm Good COndi-
tion-OHicers VIII Not Attempt the
ImpossibfIIty of Keeping Liquors
Ont of Camp, But Every Man Will
ne Held to "A strict AccOunt-En-
tertainments to he Given.
Griffin, Ga, June s.-To-day has been
rather an uneventful one at Camp North
ern, and it can be said truly that there is
no foolishness about the workings of this
camp.
The KeH Rifles were out on the rife
range for practice to-day, and tomorrow
the Pooler Light Infantry will go out for
the same purpose.
Capt. Gratz c. Myers, acting inspector
of rifle practice, says that on Friday when
these two commands try for a record,
that he expects they will develop some
fine shots.
1t is remarkable that there has been. as
yet no need of the hospital, for the men
are in the best of health, and there is no
evidence Of any desire on the part of the
men to play odd soldier"
There is general regret that there seems
to be a dearth of horses for the staff just
now, but it is possible that it will be rem
edied before Governors day, when the
"colones' are supposed to come out in
full force.
There has been no especial addition to
the general orders that have been issued,
and the boys feel glad that no extra bur
dens are placed upon them. 1t is said
semi-oflicially, that an extended drill Will
take place during the week, when the
Gvscf mt vr,tI l1 t,rrh
lar campaign work, and the route of
march will be for several miles through
the woods around Griffin. This will be
for the purpose of giving the soldiers an
Idea of what they might expect in case of
war.
The officer of the day was Capt. Jordan
F. Brooks of the Savannah Cadets.
The officers of the guard were Lieut..
Coleman of the Kell Rifles of Statesboro
and Lieut.. Leonard of the Irish Jasper
Greens Of Savannah.
The second day of the encamp-
ment is bright and clear with
bracing atmosphere that invigorates the
soldier boys and sends them to their duties
with a light, airy tread that is not at all
suggestive of fatigue.
This morning a number drove out from
the city to witness guard mount and to re-
new their acquaintance with their friends
of former years. At dress parade yester-
day afternoon everything passed of pleas
antly though the crowd was small that
went out to witness it the threatening con.
dition of the weather lettering many from
enjoying that sight which is always sc
pleasant to the younger people of the city
The drill of the Chatham Artillery has
attracted more attention than any other
feature, as it was the first time that any.
thing of the kind was ever seen here. The
drivers for the battery are Fred K. Dreese
TGN IAhW 11l11.
Harry Strachan, Charlton Barbour
| Freeman Clark, Henry LaFar, Tom Low
man, and they are lead by Sergt Walker
and Acting Sergeant Krenson, with A. w
| Harmon, Jr., as guidon.
| The troops of the First Regiment found
everything in apple pie order on arrival
| as Commissariat John T. Roman had ar
! ranged for the breakfast and had ex
hausted every effort to secure cucumber,
as the commandant of the camp is sale
to be very fond of that particular deli
| cacy. Lieut.. Law was also early on tn,
scene and although he was attentive t,
| duty, Capt. Roman says that there wa!
a distracted look on his face that wa
| puZzling at first, but II was finally learn
ed that he had been up to Atlanta aheat
| of the troops to ATTEND the fair" an,
was disappointed.
Col. A. r. Lawton has said that h
would not attempt the impossibility o
Keeping liquors out of camp, but that an,
misconduct upon the part of the men
| either while sober or otherwise would b
| strictly dealt with. There will hardly b
any excessive drinking as Griffin is a dr.
town, and our efficient police force vii
pay especial attention to blind tigers dur
ing the encampment.
Tomorrow night at the Y NJ. c. A. tn
amateurs will present a novel entertain
ment for the pleasure of the soldiers en-
titled "Mirth and Merriment Other en-
tertainments will follow. but the boy
seem rather to be sticking to camp an
work
Among the many pleasant people
camp who have friends in this city
Lieut.. Harry S. Dreese of the Chatham!
who was for twenty-five years a nor
commissioned officer of that battery. II
was sergeant when here before, and hi
friends were congratulating him yestei
day on his deserved promotion. He is AZ
companied by his son, Master Harr
Dreese.
Quartermaster Sergt. Rexinger of III
Atlanta Artillery is down as special do
tail with the guns that are being used b
the Chathams.
b RI,AIOCK,S CnMMIGGInN