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hotels in the country. They have a mem
Der of the mess who acts as steward, and
he purchases the supplies, and at the end
of the month, the members of the mess
pay their prorata share of all the OK
penses of the mess, both for the hire of
the cook and the grocery, as we'll as the
butcher bill. To the right of the regi-
mental headquarters, what is known as
Col. Browns mess, has a tent under which
is a long table. This is used as a mess
hall for the officers who form this party
of mess mates In this mess are Col.
Oscar ]. Brown, Maj r. J. Armand, Maj.
e. c. Davis. division surgeon, DR.. c. e.
Geer, reglmental surgeon, DR.. w. II.
Moncrief, assistant surgeon, Quartermas
ter Eugene Hardeman, Adjutant Davis
freeman and Lieut.. Lewis Kenan of Com
pany NJ who assists QuaTtermaster Harde-
man in looking after the work of mis-
office. Recently the quartermaster las
had great deal to do in providing sup
plies in the way of equipment for the Iegi-
ment and Lieut.. Kenan has given him
able assistance. The usual bill of fare IS
pork and beans, prepared a la government,
which means already cooked and PACKED
in cans, corn beef and cabbage, potatoes
cooked in different styles, fried and stewed
tomatoes, according to the will of the chef;
rice, boiled or roast meats, corn bread,
vegetable soup, together with any sea-
sonable vegetables that the market
I
almost daily. The bill of fare
is changed in several respects
two or three times a week, so as to make
as much variety as possible in the table
setting.
Lieut. Col Garrards mess has its mess
hall in a small building fronting on the
beach on the south side of the camp
grounds The house is an old structure
which was found there vacant when the
Second went into camp at Palmetto Beach.
Col. Garrard ascertained its owner and
proposed to rent 1t, but the owner kindly
offered the colonel the free use
of it. so long as the regiment remained
in camp there The colonel accepted the
offer and at once organized his mess,
which consists of Iieut. Col William Gar
rard Capts. Thomas Screven, j, F. Cam,
w. T. Hopkins, w. G. Austin, Lieuts. II.
II. Bacon, r Newell West, r. c. Wilson,
L. H Kenan, w c. Hartridge, w. p.
OFT. Henry Blum, Jr., and r. NJ. Screven.
They have a good cook, who prepares the
meals assisted by a personal attendant
of Col Garrard's. and the two wait on
the tables AT meal hours. There are thir-
teen members of this party, and while
thirteen may by some superstitOus peo-
pie, be regarded as an unlucky number in
some instances, in this one good luck has
followed the party in securing thirteen cap
ital young men whose tastes seem to be
alike so far as good eating goes, as well
as feeling companionable in all social mat
tiers connected with army life.
on the opposite side of the encampment
and also fronting on the beach, Capt. J.
Van Holt Nash, Mai w j. Kendrick,
Capt. cleveland WilcoXsou, Lieut.. Brison,
and Lieut. Boston, have their mess room in
| a small building, bearing the ear-marks
of age. but quite comfortable and we'll
fitted for the use 10 which it is applied.
This mess also has a fine cook, who was
discovered by Capt, Nash somewhere in
his section, where they make good cooks,
and he is one Of the very best of his class.
He knows how 60 cook and feeds his mess
on the best that the market affords. all
well prepared and excellently served. Va
riety as much as possible, is his motto
and the frequent changes in his table de
hote shows that he is a cook from the
old school Capt. Nash, in describing the
beauties of his seaside residence at Pal
metto Beach, says that while he has no
vine covered cottage with sweet singing
| birds all about him, he is serenaded dur
ing The day by the song of the mud-daub-
er, as he builds his home in the roof of
the building, and that If he slept there at
night the fascinating strains of the mos
quito would, no doubt, keep him awake
all night. But he, like the other officers.
sleep in their tents al night where cool
ing breezes all night long give them re-
freshng slumbers.
Almost daily friends of the officers call
to see them. and it is rarely the case that
they leave the camps without having been
| the guests of one of these messes. The
officers make their visitors feel at home.
and take much pleasure in showing them
through the encampment. The other Of
| ticers take their meals at their tents, and
these are served by the company cooks
They often have a few articles on their
bin of fare not down on the list, and
when any of them has anything of an un-
l ne 1na 11ar a,at- 4f,.lf,
the dish around and divide up with their
friends. The officers of the company are
happy family. They attend to their
duties with strict military discipline, but
when they meet socially, rank makes no
distinction. There are no cliques rings. or
combinations among the officers of the
regiment and this being so, no contentious
have grown up in the ranks. The officers
of the Second Georgia get along smoothly.
and VIII, no doubt, continue to do so, as
long as they are in the field together
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