The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-12

ton to details and training, and skillful
guidance. The state Of Georgia and the
city of Savannah owe to him and his team
of these two years gratitude and thanks.
". This command hereby tenders its
thanks to Capt. Williamson and to his en-
tire team of 1897, including those, who at
tended the matches under his command,
but did not participate, for their labors
and services resulting in putting Georgia
to the fore in rifle practice, consumma-
ton rejecting credit upon every command
of Georgia volunteers.
V. AS one of the military commands of
this city, this corps hereby makes ac-
acknowledgements to the honorable, the
board of county commissioners of Chatham
county for work done on Avondale range,
making such scores possible; to the hon
orable the mayor and aldermen of the city
Of Savannah for financial did to the COM
panies of the First Regiment, Infantry,
Georgia Volunteers, the Chatham Artil-
lery, the Georgia Hussars and Companies
A, B, c, and d of this command. Such
assistance stimulates these commands to
do all possible which can add to Savan-
nah's military prestige; and to the public
spirited citizens of Savannah, who SUBJ
scribed to the Sea Girt fund, thus enabling
the Georgia. team to appear at Sea Ciirt to
shoot for the retention of trophies and
medals won in 1886, and to capture others.
BY order of Lieut.. Col. Garrard.
Davis Freeman, First Lieutenant and
Adjutant.
Lieut.. Hartridge then introduced res
olution heartily indorsing the order which
was passed unanimously. The resolution
stated: THAT corps pride is intensified
in receiving this official announcement of
the detailed results of the splendid efforts
of the officers and men of this battalion in
the Sea Grit contests of 1897, and these
achievements will stimulate the members
of the corps to further and continued en-
deaVors in this direction. This corps in
dorses and confirms all of the comments,
acknowledgements, expressions of thanks,
and conclusions of the commanding Off
Ger, as announced in said order, and 1t
heartily joins therein.
Capt. Geo. T. Cams promotion was an
other subject in which the corps was es-
pecially interested, this being the first
meeting held since the appointment was
received. This resolution, introduced by
Capt Williamson, making Col Cam an
honorary member of the corps, was unan-
imously passed:
Resolved, BY the Savannah Volunteer
Guards, in meeting duly assembled, that,
as of Sept. q, 1897, Capt. George T. Cam,
of C company, having been promoted to
the rank of colonel and inspector gem
eral of rifle practice of the state of GeOr-
gia, be, and he is elected, an honorary
member of this corps, from the active list,
as mark of esteem for long and faith
full services.
Col. Cam is not only to remain a men,
Der of the corps, but also chairman of
its board of governors. When he was pro-
NOTED by the governor to the office of in
spector general of rifle practice for the
state with the rank of colonel, actuated
by a sense of delicacy, he resigned from
the board of governors on oct. 9, which
resignation was accepted Col Cam was
then unanimously elected by the board a
member of it TO fill the vacancy, ana
was made its chairman.
This resolution, introduced by Sergt. OFT,
was unanimously passed:
Resolved, That the corps expresses its
pleasure that Col. Cam will continue to
serve upon said board and as chairman,
thus insurng for the future his devoted
attention to the interests of the corps, ex.
hibited in the past, in this department"
An improvement in the library of the
Guards Club that will appeal to the men,
bers is the covers that have been provi-
ded for the magazines. The constant
handling of the periodicals. was very dam
aging 10 them, and by the expiration of
the month for which they were current
their edges were pretty badly frayed. The
new covers have the names of the enclos-
ed magazines printed in gilt letters upon
the front.