The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-01
GUARDS HOME COMING UNCERTAIN
VIII Probably BE Several Days Yet
at the Earliest

Those in Savannah who are looking
anxiously for news Of the coming of the
Guards from Atlanta are at sea as TO
when they win come. An reports have 1t
that their arrival here is contingent upon
the speed with which the paymaster puts
in his appearance at Atlanta and gives the
men their pay for the month of Septem-
Der.
Capt J. Ferris Cam arrived yesterday
morning in Atlanta after furlough Of
several days. Before leaving here he told
Capt. W. W. Williamson, commanding the
Guards in Savannah, that he would tele-
graph him as soon as he ascertained any
thing at all definite relative to the COM
ing of the battalion. AS no news was
received from Capt. Cam during the af-
ternoon, It was presumed that nothing had
developed during his absence and that the
coming of the troops remains a matter OF
pure speculation.
A letter was received yesterday morn
ing by lady who has a son lieutenant
in the battalion. He wrote that the com
mand would not leave before Tuesday, at
the earliest. If the past experience Of the
regiment in being paid of is to be taken
dS a GElNtIiOHs II - HOl likely Nlldl Nllt
men will get their pay before several days
have passed Never yet have they been
paid off before the 9TH of any of the
months they have been In the service, and
at one time it was as late as the 18th
before they got their money 1t is said
it requires some time for the paymaster
and his clerk TO go over the accounts and
to get everything in readiness for paying
off. In this case, however, the paymas-
ter who will be detailed for the work at
Atlanta will have but one regiment to
give its money, and he may be able to
make all of his arrangements in short
order.
The ladies of the Guards Aid Society
met yesterday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. L. j. Thomas. A general meeting
was held in order that 1t might be ascer-
tained II there were any ladies who had
not been assigned places on the commit
tees that have in charge the work of pre-
pairing for the reception to be rendered
the returning Guards Such omissions
were corrected, when discovered, and all
the ladies are now interested in the work.
The heads of the various committees will
keep IN touch with the vice president OF
the society and with the members of their
committees, so that meeting for the final
arrangements for the reception can be
made at a moments notice. This plan
was thought desirable, as very lengthy
Houce DeIOTe tne coming OF the GUARDS
cannot be obtained.
The tables are now set I'D In the Guards
Hall and all the necessary dishes have
been washed and put in readiness. This
meant a lot of work for the ladies'. but
they did Ii gladly. IL is expected that
there will be 2SS guests for the Savannah
members of the Guards to entertain, and
the ladies of the table committee had all
the dishwashing to do that would be nee
essary for such crowd. All the dishes
are those belonging to the Guards to be
used on such occasions, with the excep-
ton of the cups and saucers. These were
secured from one of the dealers as a loan
The Guards have cups, but they are of
The after-dinner size. The ladies' looked
at them obviously when they were shown
them. II occurred to them that they were
a little too diminuuye for soldiers who
have been accustomed to showing a quart
cup at the kitchen police to hn with cof-
fee