The morning news., 1897-06-06
TROOPS READY FOR CAMP.
FIRST REGIMENT AND ARTILLERY
TO LEAVE TO-MORROw NIGHT.

The COmmissary Department Al
ready There-The Number of Sol
diers Who VIII Go Uncertain, But
the Regiment Hopes to Carry $50
Men-Guards and Lawton Cadets to
Escort the Infantry and Naval Re-
serves the Artillery.
The Savannah troops to enter camp this
year are busy making preparations for
their departure for Griffin tomorrow
night.
The men are getting their traps together,
cleaning up guns. rubbing and furnishing
accoutrements, and, in fact, putting every
thing in ship shape for creditable ap-
pearance in camp.
Dress uniforms are not to be taken, but
the men nevertheless desire to show up
well. The service uniform, though not
meant for purposes of adornment, looks
well, and appeals to the men for one rea-
son particularly, and that is its comfort.
Camp life is free and easy, and the salts
faction to be obtained from loose fitting
uniform for service far surpasses, in it's
effect upon the wearers, the dress or ia
tigue suits.
The advance guard of the regiment went
up last night to have everything in readi-
ness by the arrival Tuesday morning of
the main body. The commlssary, Capt
]. T. Roman will have charge of the gen
eral arrangements for the comfort of the
troops and will be in charge of the stores.
Two special cars were taken up loaded with
stores and the cots, cooking utensils, ETC.,
to be used in camp The tents are furnish
ed at Griffin by the state. The acting COM
missaries of three of the companies of the
regiment went up last night, and members
of the other two viii leave tonight Those
who left are Lieut.. C. F. Law and Private
W. f. Gasque of the Oglethorpe Light In
fantry; Private F. H. Kramer, of the Ger
man Volunteers; and Privates Sutcliffe
and Purse, of the Savannah Cadets. Two
cooks for each of these companies were
also taken. Private Campos of the Re
publican Blues and Private Connors of
the Irish Jasper Greens will leave tonight
as their companies commissaries, and will
also have their cooks along.
These forerunners of the regiment were
sent ahead in order that they might have
matters at Camp Northen in perfect or
der by the arrival of the command. There
will be things innumerable to demand
their attention. not the least of which, in
point of Importance and work involved,
being breakfast for the regiment, on its
arriving in camp.
An estimate of the number of troops that
will be taken up from Savannah is
difficult to obtain. The officers have an
idea as to the numbers their commands
will take, but they do not like to give it
out with any degree of certainty. There
are so many chances of men falling out
who had intended to go and
of others deciding at the
last moment that the number cannot cas-
lily be approximated. The full regiment
of seven companies is to be allowed max
imum number of $50 men. If this number
is approached as nearly as $50, the officers
think the showing will be a good one.
The Chatham Artillery will be in camp
at the same time with the First regiment.
The five Savannah companies of the reg
iment and the Artillery will go up by
the Central on a special train. A sepa-
rate coach will be reserved for each COM
pany. The train will leave on the sched-
ule of the regular passenger at 10 O'clock
city time. On arriving at camp Northen,
Col A. r. Lawton, who will be in COM
mand, will issue his orders. The Savan-
nahians will be at Griffin from Tuesday
morning until the following Monday night,
when they will break camp.
The First Regiment will be escorted
from the armory to the train tomorrow
night by company A of the Volunteer
Guards and the Lawton Cadets The
Chatham Artillery will have the escort of
the naval militia companies. The regi-
mental band will accompany the regiment
| from the armory to the depot Following
is the names of the commands that will
enter Camps Northen and Atkinson this
year, and the time they will spend in the
| camps:
At Camp Northen-First tour of duty.
| from Tuesday, June 8, to Monday, June
| IL inclusive
The First Regiment of Infantry.
The Chatham Artillery.
Second tour of duty, from Tuesday, June
| 10, to Monday, June 21, inclusive
The Third Regiment of Infantry
| The Sixth Regiment of Infantry.
At Camp Atkinson-F'rom Tuesday, July
6, to Monday, July 12, inclusive
The First Regiment of Cavalry
mounted.
The First Battalion of cavalry mounted