The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-07
SECOND eE0RGIA'S NEW FLAGS


Concert in Honor of the fair NiSi-
tors Given IN Front Of the Colo
ners Tent-Regiment shows Up In
Fine style at Pnrade-The Formal
Ceremony Of Presentation Full OF
Interest-AII in the Dark Concern
ing Movement to Porto Rico.
Tampa. Fla, Aug. 1.-THE party Of Al
lanta ladies' who arrived here "wednesday
for the purpose Of taking part IN the
presentation of the stand of colors pre-
scented 10 the Second Georgia Regiment
by the Young Ladies Relief Associalo"
Of Atlanta. viii leave for their homes
to-day. Their stay has been an exceed
inglv pleasant one. During their stay
here the ladies' have been the guests OF
Col Brown. a large tent being erected
for their accommodation, adjoining th1t
of the colonel The ladies' have lived tn
this tent for three days now and nave
some idea of the hardshps of camp me-
though in a very modified form COL
Brown has proven himself TO be most
par excellence, and his services, ana those
of his ofieers, have been continuously
at the disposal Of the ladies since Their
arrival.
The party consisted Of Mrs. Ousely
Miss Gordon. daughter of Gen. John
IN. Gordon. Miss Genie West, Miss Dora
Rain and Misses Ernest Resented ana
Goode. 1t was an exceedingly ATTRACTIVE
and entertaining party of young i@II ~
and The officers were amply repaid Tor
all their efforts in behalf OF thef Jar
visitors 1t is hardly necessary 20 sIa'e
that this pleasure was mOnopolzed Dy
the officers. The privates were stricty
not in it, The ladies were the
guests of the co.onel ana
n yvou,1 have been a bold private VINO
woulG have presumed to SEEK an lntroduc-
ton there. OF course, if he were a previous
pcoualntanco that was different matter,
but even then it would MOI have been wen
TO linger. .to
Attbe same time II was a pleasure to the
enlisted men to have such visitors III camp.
ench visitors are rare Ia fact this is the
first partv that has been entertainer az
the camp. To men VINO have been cur on
from the refnements of social life Tor thIeS
months, even the sight of attractive wen
dressed femininity IS pleasant.
The presence of the ladies was also IhauS
pleasant for the men tn the way OF Ie4iei
from the usual routine of drlis.
Wednesday night concert was given III
front of the coloncls tent in honor OF Ile
visitors, by the Fifth Infantry band Whose
services had been secured for the occasion
by Col. Brown This band is remafhaply
sktlful and for fully two hours, discoursen
beautiful music. Large boaHres iurhlsleu
Illumination and hundreds of the men
gathered around and enjoyed inc husac-
The good work of the band was ItequeHl4S
applauded. sitting BUR March was Pc
haps the piece most enjoyed by the crown
on account of the concert reVe-Ie was
sounded an hour later.
Thursday there were no drills, but al
9 O'Clock there was resimental paIaue
at which the regiment showed up IN Ille
shape. This was followed by an eXhibi-
ton drin by the Third Battalion, com
mauded by Moi. Kendrclx, in compliment
to the fair visitors The majority OF the
officers and men of this battalion beng
from Atlanta and vicinity, E was naturat
and proper that il should make some spe-
cal effort for the enCertainment Of the
visitors.
AT $50 D. m. the regiment assem-
bled and formed in "A hollow square IN
front Of the colOnels tent, the line Of tents
forming one SIDE of the square and the
three battalions the other three sides. The
officers of the Fifth Maryland Regiment
who had been invited to witness the cere-
mony were present in large numbers.
These. with the ladies, Col. Brown and
the field officers OF the regiment occupied
the central space in front of the colonel s
tent When everything was ready Col.
sont"d Misc Fua Powell who was to pre-
cert the Gar THE lag. which has been
An Col Provvn,s keeDine since it's recep-
tion here some time since was brought
out by the orderly, and handed TO Miss
Powell. Miss Powell is a lady of hand
so,,,o ,b,-eioue Her address was brief
b,,f avceadinpf,, veu delivered be
;ng snol-er In a clear tone OF voice
y-Licb US hard nv ali present She had
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-. ba ,csI,ad mon IN do sucb a tbine.
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go ~ Adt,,tant rSrearnon'e remark.
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