The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-03
BOYS AT TAMPA GET BOXES.
THOSE FROM SAVANNAH AND Az
GUSTA RECEIVED. !

The Case From This City Weighed
/ Nearly 1000 Pounds and Was In
packed by Capt. Trenholm Hop
ISins-Dr. Lansing Burrows Ac-
companies the Box From Augusta.
Regiment Also Receives shoes,
Blankets, PonchOs and BugIes
/ From the Government.
/ Tampa, Fla. June 2-The parade ground
of the Second Georgia, on the beach, bor-
dering the camps of the regiment. was 50
wet this morning that the early regi-
mental drill was dispensed with. The
companies were however, put through the
manual In the company streets and re-
CURED 10 go through other movements.
This afternoon the regular afternoon
regimental drin took place, as usual on
the parade ground.
This morning DR.. J. Lansing Burrows,
pastor of the First Baptist Church of Au
eusta, and Capt. Porter Fleming of Au.
gusta, reached the camps, bringing witn
them seven large trunks of clothing ana
groceries for Companies c and E of Au-
gusta, who are in Mai. Almands battalion
Their supplies came in at a time when
they were greatly needed, as the clothes
Of many of the men were still wet from
the heavy rain which fell on the camp
yesterday. Among the articles most ap-
precated were several hundred suits OF
underwear and as many pairs of socks
together with a large quantity of sugar
coffee and canned goods.
Dr. Burrows stated to the boys that the
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by a popular donation by the citizens Of
Augusta, who had sent him and Capt
Fleming to bring them TO the Augusta sol
dlers as an evidence of the fact that they
had warm homes in the hearts OF the peo-
pie of Augusta.
During the unpackng of the trunks a
score or more packages addressed to in
dividual members were taken OUT and dis
tributed among the crowd which had
gathered around.
Dr., Burrows kept the crowd in good
spirits, telling them jokes which kept the
boys laughing. He took dinner in camp
and frOlicked with the boys nearly the
entire day When he left the boys gave
him hearty cheers and asked him to come
again He had a pleasant word for each
man in shaking hands with them as he
departed. The occasion was one which
will not soon be forgotten, as the bat
talon has now Undertaking enough to
groceries sufficient to meet all demands
for a week or more
While this was going on Capt Trenholm
Hopkins of Company l. was busily unpack-
ing a large case Weighing nearly 1000
pounds containing hams, breakfast bacon
eggs, canned goods and crackers for the
First Battalion of the regiment, made up
from the Savannah Volunteer Guards. The
contents of the case were sent the battal-
ion by Ladies Aid Society of Savannah
who wrote that other supplies will follow
In a day Of two.
These supplies were by no means all that
the regiment got to-day, for this afternoon
$50 pairs of Shoes $50 blankets, 500 ponchos
and twenty-four bugles, two for each COM
pany were given out. The men still need
some tents and equipments of blue shirts
and trousers to make them thoroughly
equipped with clothing.
Regimental Quartermaster Hardman has
made application for everything necessary
to properly equip the Second Georgia. and
has had assurances that the articles still
needed will be furnished by the quarter
masters department in a day or two.
To day Private Joseph Palmer of Com
pany r, of Augusta, was discharged upon
the receipt of the proper papers from the
war department.
The officers of the regiment have learned
that within a few days an order will be
issued requiring that the letter "V,"
meaning volunteers, must be removed from
the collars of the coats of the commission.
ed officers, leaving the letters u S., only
which leaves out any lettering indicating
that the officers belong to the volunteer
forces or the state from which they came
In other words, the lettering will be exact
ly the same as those used in the regular
army.
The men greatly need a regimental band
to furnish music for parades and to be
used other ways to enliVen the life of the
soldier in camp. Every morning and after
noon the bands of the Florida, Michigan
and Ohio regiments located near the Geor-
gia troops, play for an hour or so. which
has q wonderful stimulating effect upon
the men in these regiments, and CORE
spending depression upon the Georgia
boys. They however, do not complain and
whenever these bands strike up "Dixie"
the cheers from the Georgia camp are
mingled with those from the other regi-
ments three of which are brigaded with
the Second Georgia under Gen. Hawkins.