The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-19
GIVEN A TOUCH OF CAMP LIFE.
THE NEWSPAPER MEN DINED BY
THIRD GEORGIA OFFICERS.

Gucsts-POstmaster General Smith
Addressed the Soldiers and News
paper Men-Gen. Shafter Visits the
Regiment and Made Some interest
ing Remarks on Cuba-COI.Berner
VIII Not Resign.
The officers of the Third battalion,
Third Georgia Regiment and a number
of their associates in that command, yes
terday afternoon, rendered an informal
and elegant dinner to the newspaper cor
respondents who are accompanying the
presidential party.
The dinner was given under a large
spreading tent, put up for the occasion
by a number of the men of Maj. Jack
Cohen's battalion, the officers of this bat
talon acting as the host. A long table
upon which the covering was one i'm
mense sheet of national colors, was filed
with delicacies, and the guests sat down
to a hearty repast. The tent poles, too,
were draped with the Stars and Stripes,
and the air of a camp ground feast was
predominant.
The guests of these officers were Post
master General Charles Emory Smith,
Messrs. ]. K. Oil of the Atlanta Consti-
tuition, Harry West, Washington Post;
William e. Curtis, Chicago Record; John
S. Shriver, New York Mail and Express;
Louis Garthe, Baltimore American; w.
w Price, Washington Star; Henry G.
Kemp, Baltimore Sun; w. A. M. Goode.
Associated Press; c. R. Berrien, New
York Sum- j. H. Marshall, Charleston
News and Courier; Col. P. A. Stovall.
Savannah Press; Col. j. II. Estil,, Sa-
vannah Morning News; Lieut.. Col. r. M.
Hull, w. A. Chapin of Atlanta f. c. Bat
tey, and j. F Lewis
These gentlemen were given a jolly
Bohemian time by Col. r. L. Berner,
Lieut.. Col. E. L. Spence, Maj L. B.
Grandy Maj. ]. S. Cohen, Capts W. w.
Davies, A. J. Burr, H. J. Stewart, Amos
Baker, ]. 1. Gilbert, c. E. Gilbert, Lieuts.
s. G. Orr, w. 0. D. Rockwell, r. H.
Pate, J. Nj. Kimbrough Jr., B. T. Brock,
C. L. Elliott, ]. B. McDufie, f. L. Crook,
NJ. c. Snead, Tilden Adamson and Harri-
son. oysters and fish were served in sew
eral styles, and jolly good cheer was the
order of the afternoon.
In a few brief and well chosen remarks,
Col. Berner introduced Postmaster Cen
eral Smith, just at the close of the repast.
The Postmaster General said that he al
ways enjoyed being with the newspaper
men. He was also here, he said, as
hero of the warm fact, he was. the first
and chief hero of the war for a short
time being promoted after the declaration
of war from a high private in the rear
ranks to the position of general. He was
glad to sit at a table, he said, covered by
United States flags. He spoke very pleas
antly of Maj. Cohen, who, from a news
paper man, has become soldier, and said
that in the profession of the journalist
was found the true training of the sol
der, for it is necessary that ne have
courage, loyalty, devotion and determi-
nation TO get there.
Maj. Cohen made brief and appro-
pirate reply, saying that it did not become
soldier 10 talk but TO act. He called on
Mr. Harry West the famous Washington
correspondent who has had the confidence
of three presidents and their cabinets Mr.
West thanked the officers heartily for the
hospitality which had been extended him
and his brother newspaper correspondents
when / think of the hospitality of Sa-
vannah" he said, Il am convinced that
there is no wonder that Sherman fought
all the way from Atlanta 10 get here. 1
have just learned that Savannah ships
more rosin and turpentine than any other
know it, I didn't wonder at it. for the
town is full of hot stuff"
Mr. West was eloquent in his reference
to the accomplishments of the United
States in the war with Spain, and in con-
clusion rendered to the officers the sincere
thanks of the Washington correspondents.
Short speeches were made by Mr.. William
E. Curtis of the Chicago Record and Mr..
w A. NJ. Goode of the Associated Press.
Lieut.. Col. Spence, in responding, said
that he believed with Mr.. Cohen that a
soldier should act and not talk, and hold
ing his glass to his lips, all drank the
toast with him.
Col. Berner made a few remarks, in
which he heartily thanked the gentlemen
of the press for their presence, for he was
thankful to them for the service that had
been rendered the Third Georgia Regi-
ment. He was glad TO be in the army, he
said, and would gladly go wherever he
might be sent
Savannah has reason to congratulate
herself above all cities" he said in re-
ferring 10 the fact that she has entertain
ed Gen. Washington and President Mckin-
ley. President Mckinley is welcomed as
a great. peacemaker, he said. He was
glad he said, TO be in command OF reg
iment composed of the sons and grandsons
of Confederate veterans. Where the flag
has been planted Col. Berner believed
clusion. Col. Berner introduced Col. ]. II.
Estiu of the Morning News.
Col Estill thanked Col Berner and the
other speakers for the kind remarks they
had made about Savannah, for, he said,
he loved the city. He said Savannah is
cosmopolitan city, composed of people
of many languages, and people from many
surroundings states. 1t is not tie sa-
vannah of twenty-five years ago, he said,
and it is due to these people, the sc adopted
children, that it is as hospitaDle and pa
triotic as il is to-day.
Col P. A. stovall Of the Savannah
Press made an eloquent speech in response
TO calls, in which he spoke most pleasant
ly of Col. Berner and Maj. Cohen. An
adjournment was then had to Col. Berner's
Headquarters, where several visitors We're
received and some time was spent in con-
Yersation.
Gen william R. Shafter, in company
with Col H F. Smart visited the Third