The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08

comrades leave without them. They have
greet the unfortunate circumstances that
have compelled them to remain at home
The Greens, Company b of the First
Regiment Infantry, Georgia Volunteers
which they are leaving to become a COM
pany in the First Regiment, Georgia In
fantry, United States Volunteers, the
Blues, Company A. and the Cadets, Com
pany f, are the three Savannah com
mands that will serve under Col. A. r.
Lawton and in the battalion Of Lieut. Col
Jordan f, Brooks. The fourth company
of the battalion will be the Macon Volun-
teers, who will join the regiment at Griffin
Orders We're received yesterday from ,ne
adjutant general by Col. Lawton to get his
battalions on the way to camp as soon as
the medical examination was completed
Col. Lawton communicated this order to
the battalion commanders of his regiment.
Col. Brooks was practically ready at the
time the order was received. Mai Wooten
of Albany was in the city, and he was di-
rected by Col. Lawton to get his men to-
eether at Albany for medical examination.
Maj. Wooten was instructed to send his
are examined He will not have to wait for
the completion of the examinations of en-
tire companies. The men may be sent on in
squads as they are examined and passed by
the surgeon.
Col. Lawton sent instructions to Mai
Kenan of Macon, commanding "a battalion
OF his regiment, 10 get his men on tne
march as soon as the examinations, now in
progress. are completed. The Macon COM
Gh oil Of hon
having already passed through the hands
of the medical examiner. Two of these
were presented the surgeon with log men
each enrolled.
The men of the three companies win as
semble at the armory tonight at 9 o clocR
They will wear overcoats and campaign
hats and will be equipped with Ieggins
haversacks, knapsacks, canteens. armed
and furnished with Announcements. me
men will be supplied with all these things
during the day as all hands have been told
to be present TO receive instructions In the
way they are to don the equipments ano
10 deport themselves in other matters per.
tanning to large detachment getting of
for camp.
The officers say there are enough over
coats, and accoutrements of all
kinds at che armory to supply every man
They are all the property of the state
but orders have been received authorfzina
the commands to use them temporarily
until they can be supplied by the govern.
ment IN camp They will be returned &c
Savannah as the government has equip.
ped the men.
Ordinary civilian clothing will be. fol
the most part worn by the men who leave
tonight. All of them viii wear military
overcoats, leggings and campaign hats Sc
that the absence of uniforms will not b,
noted. After the supplies are Furnished
at camp the men will be at liberty to max,
any disposal they may see fit of the clothe.
they win wear up. 1t is probable tina
most of them Will be SEM back TO Savan
nah or the homes Of the volunteers t,
await the time when their owners ar,
mustered out of the service.
I'M addition to the pay they get, the sol
diers will be clothed at the expense of th,
government. Regular days are known /,
the soldiers as those upon which clothins
viii be issued. They can get all on thos.
days that The regulations allow them i
the men are thrifty enough to want e
save something from their clothing allow
ance they can do so by not taking IL,
garments and having their cost charged M
TO their credit When they are discharged
the fund that has grown Will be turned
over 70 them. II Is said the men in IN,
regular o~my thus have good larg,
amounts paid them az the end Of Eve