The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
REGIMENTS PROFITS ss,5e2.52.
The Total Receipts Mt the Regimen
tai Bazar over $4,000.


tai Baznr Over $4,000.
The board of officers of the First regi-
ment met at the Regimental armory last
night, to go over the accounts of the re-
cent bazaar.
The treasurer, Capt. W. N. Nichols,
submitted his report, which showed the
gross receipts from the fair to have been
S9166.Sl. From this sum expenses amount
ing to $603. 70 were deducted, leaving net
proceeds of 1862. %.
A committee consisting of the field OFF,
GERS and captains of the companies was
appointed to consider and report on the
expenditure of the surplus remaining after
the regiments Indebtedness is paid. This
debt is 50 200, s., 700 of which is represented
in bonds on the armory and $500 in loan
for the repair of damages by the storm of
last year.
The regiment, after paying these debts,
win have s., 1862 50 to it's credit. The sum,
in fact, will really exceed those figures,
for there are outstanding sources yet re-
naming, the returns of which, when rem
dered, will amount to probably 500.
The committee Of field officers and cap
tains is Col. A. r. Lawton, Maj. Edward
Karow. Maj. W. S. Rockwell. Capt. ]. ].
Gaudry, Capt. John Flannery, Capt. Hen
ry Kolshorn. Capt. w. H. McLaws and
Capt. J. f. Brooks.
This committee will have the eXpendit-
ure of the surplus funds under advisement
for some days, after which 1t will report
to the board Of officers. None of tIc
members of the committee know whas
disposition win be made of the money,
but it is the general opinion that an a.
sembly hall will be built on the lot ad-
joining the armory The need of sucn a
hall has long been felt, and the relief Of
this need would prove great conVe-
nience to the regiment. 1t has been found
necessary on many occasions for the rafs>
iment to march to some downtown hall
for general meeting. The erection Of
an assembly building at the armory would
remosve this necessity and at the same
time would provide hall large enough
for a number or purposes.
One of the committee suggested few
days ago that it would be a good idea
to build a low structure that would roof
in the entire drill ground at the rear Of the
armory. 1t is thought the money in hand
would prove inadequate for this, however.
The carrying out of this plan would
furnish the regiment the largest hall in
the city by many square feet. The shell
tered area would still serve all the uses
of a drill ground, and be in readiness for
large indoor meetings of any kind. A hall
Of such dimensions would be a big thing
for the devotees of indoor games now so
popular. The roofing in Of the drill ground,
as stated, would leave 1t as we'll adapted
as ever for drill purposes, and, at the
same time, provide the hall required, but
to build on part of the ground would de-
stroy its availability as a drilling place.
The expenses Of the fair, as may be
noticed, were small in comparison with
the receipts. The heaviest expense was
the rental of the hall, and the remaining
items ran from a few dollars to about SIS.
All the expense items were not more than
eight or ten in number.
The officers made pre-
sentation that shows their APP
probation of service rendered them with
such faithfulness and efficiency by Police
men Jernigan and McHugh, who were on
duty at he hall during the fair. Each of
these officers was presented a handsome
sum in token of the Regiments apprecia-
ton.
The board of officers decided that as
the list was such a voluminous one, il
would not be published but that each of
the many donors to the fair would be sent
an acknowledgment of the Regiments
thanks, and Col. Lawton will publish
card in geperal acknowledgement of the
appreciation the entire command holds
for the kindness shown by contributions.
A number of additional cash subscrip-
tons were received after the publication
of the first list. These were Gen. Henry
r. Jackson, $500; Col. w. W. Gordon, to
Mrs. A. r. Lawtons booth, 800; Messrs.
Richardson & Barnard, $50; an unnamed
friend, $50; Mr.. George J. Baldwin, $25; the
Bell Telephone Co., $25; MIR Joseph d.
Weed, so; Georgia and Alabama railroad,
500; Mr.. r. F. Sans, $40: Judge H. L.
Ferrill. $40; Mr.. II. III. Gilmer, $40; Mrs
Charles Mills. $40; Mr. T. d. Bertholdi,
S. and DIR. VIM. Duncan, $40.
A bicycle remaining over from the fair
will be disposed of at the armory to-mor-
row night. Since the fair the Savannah
Cadets have awarded their elegant cut
glass punch bowl to Mr.. W. S. Boyd; the
silver paper cutter to Mr.. J. Rosenheim,
and the bin file, to Mr.. S. Oppenheimer.
The officers and men of the regiment
are greatly elated over the success of their
fair. The proceeds were so far in adj
vance of their anucipations after the
opening night, that they have cause for
self-gratulation. The return of the COM
panies were not given out. The Irish Jas
per Greens, however, are acknowledged TO
have run considerably ahead of the others.