The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-31
BANNERS OF THE BATTERY.
FORMAL PRESENTATION OF THE
COLORS.


COLORS.
Aarge Number of Visitors From the
Other batteries Present-AdditiOn-
al Paiamas Received for the Hat
terry Band of the First Georgia
Receives Its New Instruments.
Men Left Behind Sick by Regi-
mcnts Going to the Front Sent TO
the Ranks of the First Georgia.
Chattanooga, Tenn July 3O.-Battery b,
Georgia Artillery, was presented with a
beautiful set of colors this afternoon by
a delegation of friends from Savannah, on
behalf of the ladies of Savannah.
The presentation speech was made by
Hon. Pleasant A. stovall, who, in a few
brief and eloquent words, formally pre-
scented the colors TO the artillery.
A large number of visitors from the other
batteries We're present, and the exercises
were very interesting. The members of
the delegation were President II. NJ.
Conner, capt John FlannerY John r.
Young. Edward Z. Lowell, Mrs. George
p Walker, the wife of Capt Walker;
Mrs Willie Walker, Mrs. Brooks and Miss
O'Brien.
The party spent the day at camp. Wis
sting the different points of interest.
Lieut.. Palmer has returned from Savan-
nah where he has been for some time on
recruiting service Lieut.. Palmer is very
popular in the battery and the boys were
rejo.ced to see him return.
Capt. Walker yesterday received another
To day the First Georgia Regiments
band received its new instruments and
hcnceforth it viii be the pride of the regi-
ncnt, where ii has been handicapped on
this score, but nothing is lacking now. The
Instruments are fresh from the manufac-
turer, and are Of the finest make. They
would each retail at from $50 to $780, and
the outlay at wholesale cost would be
above $500.
Now the woods surrounding the camp
shall ring with practice music. Since the
company musicians have been issued bu-
giles they nave been constantly startling the
forest fastness with calls that cattle from
out the park have answered Now they
will no longer be alone in their glory for
"the band viii play on" Col. Lawton says
the men composing the band are good mu-
sicians and he anticipates excellent results
from their organization.
Next week the First Georgia boys viii
again be flush with coin as they will re-
Ceive their hire as soldiers for the month
OF July. However, last pay days escapade
taught those inclind to wildenss a lesson
and their behavior on this occasion win no
doubt be irreproachabe.
To-day there was a rigid inspection of
quarters, conducted in person by the Of
fcers of the camp. The First Georgias
camp Is always kept clean and In first
class sanitary condition.
The malady of measles has overtaken the
First Georgia and now reigns In the camp.
The hospital people have arranged to take
excellent care of patients having the pest.
Fifteen men belonging to the regiments
that have gone and who We're i'll In the
hospital at the time of the departure of
their respective commands have been as
signed to the First Georgia, and will re-
main with 1t until it goes TO the front, and
they are afforded opportunity to join their
owr regiments The First Georgia men
think this Is evidence that they are to be
among the first to so to the front.
No intimation of early marching orders
has been received. Probably the negotia-
tons for peace have caused the movement
of the First Corps to be suspended for the
present
Lieut.. Eastman, Company H, has gone
10 Albany, Ga.
Lieut.. Dunn, Company I. is just recov-
6flhS from the operation performed on ms
arm.
sergt. T. NJ. Nelson, Company c, was in
Chattanooga to-day.
T. e. Burnett, Company A, has the
measles
The men of Company A returned from
the hospital are Prlvates Butler, Feaster
ana Fuiwood.
Lieut.. G. Z. Connor, Company F. accom-
panied by Private D. r. Clayton, Com
pany f, has gone to Macon for ten days.
Ed. Hollen of Macon, is a guest at the
camp.
Company K has at present a sick roll of
fifteen or twenty men.
Privates HERS, McRae and Futcher,
Company f, have the measles
The boys of Company l. are glad to
have with them their old commander,
Capt. Flannery who commanded the COM
pany as the Irish Jasper Greens at Chick
amaugua in the late war. and to whom
the park seems yet familiar.
Company l had five fresh cases of
measles to-day-Privates Wood, Mcmillan,
Hammock, Weeks and Walden.
Private Rodgers. Company H. to-day re-
ceved a handsome and convenient case
from his sister, Miss Lille Mae Rodgers
of Savannah.