The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-01
UNIFORMS ARRIVE AT GRIFFIN.
MEN DON THEIR BLUE SHIRTS FOR
BATTALION DRILL.

ceiNed et-1he DatN ~ W ~ 81 ~
and the officers Devote Most q: the
Morning to InstructiniS Their Men
in the Articles of War; Ompantcs
Anxtous to BE Enlisted TO Theif
Fun Strength.
Griffin. Ga. May S1.-The sun was so
very warm to-day little was accomplished
81 Camp Northern and the 1880 drill Mas
had in the company streets ana mess
halls.
Some of the officers passed the. morning
in instructing their men in the dlHerent
topics and reading the laws 10 them.
Ar II o'clock the regular daily officers
meeting was held in Col Lawton's quar-
,ers. Most of the time was consumed IN
discussing the band and the transfer q
men from their companies to the paho'
Every enlisted non-commissioned oiicer
who is chosen by the director to join TIE
hand must be reduced to ranks before
he can enter his new duties and should
he return to his company he Will serve
as a private. The band Is composed ol
twenty-four pieces and two men are chos-
on from each company, thereby equay
dividing honors.
The uniforms all arrived to-day and the
men Will be issued their much needed
clothing tomorrow morning. Most Oh
them were supplied with their blue shir's
This afternoon and wore them on rat
talon dru. They will, of course sho"
off to a far better advantage when they
have donned their new uniforms and so
on inspection.
Col Lawton has no idea when ne VIII
receive the guns and other equipments
However he has made acquisition for the
same. and may be informed OF their snip
mem al any hour a.,
II is the general desire of all that the
comnanies be recruited to their full limit,
as a result of the second can for Volun-
teers The two artillery companies only
have 100 men each, and they are ilnltS"
10 175 men and officers They should De
recruited to their full number. IL IS now
thought these batteries will remain mere
and not go TO Chickamauga for their
eouipments They will doubtlessly receive
their fun number of guns, caissons horses,
mules and in fact all required equlpage
before leaving their present quarters:
There are two batteries in camp now, ana
if fully recruited would present very
interesting spectacle when pracucing. The
two companies when fully recruited ana
eouipped will consist of $50 men, eight
commissioned officers and eighty-elght
horses. twelve large field guns and eigh-
teen caissons and fighting qualities TO whip
all Spain.
This morning citizens of Savannah sent
the Chatham Artillery a barrel of fresh
fish and it goes without saying they We're
highly appreciated. This company has
been very fortunate during its enlistment
as soldiers of the United States. The mem
bers are the recipients of many very nice
,.sfr Two nf
long ago they were presented with forty
dozen eggs by one man.
Owing to some unknown reason, the or
der for guard duty was changed to-day
and Company c, Capt. O Brien and Lieuts.
Davis aud Mcintosh were detailed for that
purpose, instead of Company b, as was
formerly announced.
Large details have been at work upon
the grounds for several days, digging
bitches for drainage purposes, and now the
entire ground is thoroughly drained, and
all the Stops and dirty water is carried off
10 The creek
The few on the sick list at the hospital
are fast improving. The sick number
ported each morning is much less now
than several days ago. In fact, most of
the men claim they are in much better
health and weigh more now than they did
before joining the army.
Lieut. Col. j. T. Brooks, who has been
sick for some days, is improving, and will
very likely be al his post of duty again
in a short time. Most of the officers are
beginning to realize that they are here for
some time yet, and are preparing 10 bring
their wives to the city to remain here I'M
til they are ordered away.
The Young Mems Christian Association
tent at Camp Northen has not been up
quite a week but already its success has
been beyond the fondest hopes of the state
committee and of Army Secretary John
i'll
forty feet in diameter, and is well located
being between the tents of the soldiers and
those of the officers. The tent is a very
finely made one, and is one of the coolest
spots in the camp. As early as o clock
in the morning the soldiers begin to con-
gregate in the tent, and all day long they
can be found there, some reading the
daily papers from various sections of the
state, the Morning News being very pop
uar with the Savannah boys, others read
ing the various magazines and periodicals.
The games are also in demand. A very
popular feature of the work is the CORE
spondence tables and the free stationary
furnished 10 the soldiers the letter heads
being quite pretty and appropriate Be
tween 200 and 300 letters are daily written
in the tent to mothers, wives, sweethearts,
etc.
The soldiers all seem to enjoy the social
concerts which are gotten up for their
benefit each night, except Wednesday and
Sunday, and the tent is taxed to its ut
most, many standing outside The differ
ent companies take turn about in furnish
ing the talent for the concert. and the
programme consists of vocal and insiru.
mental solos duets and quartettes. choruses
and recitauons. It is surprising how much
talent has already been discovered Just
at the close of the entertainment a ten.
minute evening prayer service is held &c
which most of those present remain. The
81 limo Of f1,.. .,g.,.f
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. the on,
yesterday afternoon was largely attended
and quite a number of the men took part
Chaplain Cook has been given the us,
of the tent for his services Sunday morn
ing and night and he also holds a PRAYER
meeting Wednesday evenings. The sol
diers turn out in large numbers to thes,
services.