The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
REGIMENTS BAZAAR READY.
FORMAL OPENING IN THE GUARDS
HALL TOMORROW NIGHT.

haA arrangements lOf the opening
to Be Made To-Day-The Arrange
ment of the BOOths-The Bazaar to
Continue Ten Days.
The First Regiments fair will be OPEN
ed tomorrow night at o'clock in the
Guards hall. Col. George A. Mercer, for
many years commanding officer Of the
| regiment, win deliver a short address. Col.
Mercer was invited by Col. Lawton in be-
half of the fair committee to formally
open the bazar, his former connection with
the regiment and the high esteem in
which he is held suggesting him as the
proper person for this duty.
The bazaar being of military character,
will be under military discipline. Guards,
consisting of a commissioned and a non.
commissioned officer and four privates
from each of the five companies comprls
ing the regiment, will be detailed from
night to night for duty in the hall. The
Republican Blues. Company A, will be
the first company from which the guard
will be detailed, and the others viii follow
in regular order for each night There
being five companies and as the fair is to
continue ten days, each company's de-
tail will do guard duty two nights.
The following order will be posted at
the regimental armory to-day:
/. The regiment will assemble in the
armory yard at $50 p. m. on Tuesday,
April 20, 1897, in full uniform, officers with
side arms, men without arms, for the pur-
pose of marching to the hall of the Sa-
Vannah. Volunteer Guards, and opening
rffi1ar 4taI faasr fol md Cfaff
dismounted, the non-commissoned staff
and the band will report at the armory a
BIS p. m. The coiors will not be carried.
Side arms may be laid aside when the
command is dismissed in the hall.
2. 1t is expected that every officer and
man will be present, and will arrange to
be present every evening during the con-
tinuance of the bazaar.
3. The command viii be halted near the
corner of Bull and Charlton streets, and
| will then march separately into the hall
in the following ORDER The field and
staff, Company D, Company B, Company
A, Company e and Company c. The COM
panies will take post in the hall in front
of their respective booths, the leading
companies marching around the hall. All
viii come to rest as soon as they have
taken post and wait further orders. When
dismissed in the hall the regiment will not
be reformed during that day.
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stoned officer one non-commissioned Off
Ger and four privates, will be on duty
each evening from p. m. until the close
of the fair, and will be charged with the
maintenance of order and discipline, and
the general policing Of the premises
5. The officer of the day will be excused
from wearing side arms, but will wear cap
and a red sash. The men of the guard
will wear caps and cartridge belts without
bayonet scabbard. The tour of duty will
be from p. m. of one day to p. m. of
the next The day and night watchmen
will be subject to the orders of the guard
A. r. Lawton,
Colonel Commanding.
The final meeting of the general COM
mittee OF ARRANGEMENTS for the fair was
held night before last, and all matters
| looking to the opening were settled. The
committee on subscriptions made it's re-
port This committee solicited cash sub
scriptions from those upon whom the COM
mittees from the several companies had
not approached. The companies have en-
tirely independent organizations, and each
has framed it's own plans for the fair.
| They have been thorough in their work
and contributions in various forms have
been solicited. The work of the general
committee on subscriptions was confined
| to those not likely to be requested to sub
scribe to the companies and in instances
| where it was found that donations to the
companies had already been made, the
requests of the general committee were
| Withdrawn. The following is list or
/ cash donations:
Mrs. A. r. Lawton, 800; Alex r. Law ton,
Jr., $3.50; Southern Bank, 500; Merchants
! Bank $50: w. j. De Renne $50; Law ton
! & Cunningham, $50; T. S. Wylly, SIS;
| Strauss & Co., $50; George p. Walker, $50;
! Sullivan & Wilson, $50; Gaudry, Crisp &
! Co., SOS; Baldwin Fertilizer Company, SO;
! orb A Jat g
| ]. II. NJ. Chnch, $lO0; Lee Roy Myers &
! Co., SIS; Charles A. Conklin & Co.. $50;
| Charlton Mackall & Anderson, $25; Sa-
vannah Bank and Trust Company, $50; J.
f. Minis, $25; c. M. Gilbert q Co., s25i
Paterson, Downing & Co., $25; Hull &
Lathrop $685. Butler & Stevens S21;
Eckman & Vetsburg, S25; S. Guckenheimer
& Sons, $25 S. p Shooter Co., $40; II. NJ.
Conner, $780, J. Rauers $50; Peacock p
| Hunt Naval Stores Company $50; United
Hydraulic Cotton Press Company, 500;
Central of Georgia Railway Company.
$3.50; J. A. G. Carson, $50; Duckworth q
! Co., $25; Mcmillan Bros, $40; John j. Nc
Donough, Sl0 George c. Freeman, SO;
Chestnut & O'Neill, $40; Sybrant G. Co,
IS; j. S. Woods a. Bro, IS; Dwelle n
Daniel, So; J. p. Williams & Co., $40; Isaac
c. Haas, IS; John =. Harrison, 50; M. II.
Lane, $40; A. l.. Alexander, So; Joseph
| Rosenheim & Son $40: Herman e Kayton,
stores Company, $40; e. A. Cuts, s.;
| George A. Hudson, So; William Kehoe &
Co., s.; Garrard Meldrim & Newman. S25.
Many handsome donations in articles Of
| all kinds have been received by the COM
! panies, and of these a complete list Will
| be prepared. The hours during which the
| fair will be in progress are o'clock in
the afternoon to II o'clock at night, ex-
| cept, of course. tomorrow, when the for
NAL opening, as stated, will take place
| at 9 o'clock.
A telephone will be placed in the hall, to
remain during the fair. number 476 The
hall will contain six booths, that Of Mrs.
| A r. Lawton and booths for each of the
| companies Mrs. I.awton's booth will oc-
cupy a prominent position, being in the
| center. The others will be placed In such
| positions as were awarded the companies
by lot This was done some time
ago, and the singular feature Of
the decision by chance was that
each company was pleased with its loca-
ton. The captain of the company that
had the last choice said that had he had
the first. he would have chosen the very