The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24
FIRST GEORGIA NOT TO MOVE.
SURE TO REMAIN WHERE 1T Is FOR
TWO WEEKS.

Father Kelley to Celebrate Mass
This MOrning-omcers of the First
and Second BattaIiOns Play Ball
and Those of the First battalion
Win-COI. LawtOn Prohibits Gam
Hing and Profanity in Camp-Per-
sonaI Notes About the Regiment.
Chattanooga, Tenn, July 2S.-That the
First Georgia Regiment will be in camp
at Chickamauga for from ten days TO two
weeks is practically a certainty. The
turn of the regiment would come earlier
than that could cars be provided, but
there seems 10 be a dearth of cars. The
First Georgia is in the Third brigade of
the Second division of the First Corps
In the morning at 10 O'Clock Father
Kelley of the diocese of Georgia will cele-
brate mass. The Catholic young gentle
men of the regiment are highly compli-
mented in having so noted a parsonage
as the VICAR general with them.
To-day the officers of the First and Sec
ond battalions had great contest at base
ball. All the fans turned out to see the
Main Guys" twirl the sphere, and intense
interest was manifested throughout the
game. The score was II to in favor of
the officers of the First battalion.
a Col. Lawton has issued strict orders for
bidding gambling, profanity and swearing
In camp.
Maj. Kenan has as his guests his wife
and children.
Mrs. O'Brien and daughter have return
ed to Savannah.
O'Donovan, a genial Irishman of Com
pany L, is getting up a great minstrel
show with Hanson, Murphy, Bradley
Harmon, Nave and Catherwood among the
bright particulars stars of the aggrega-
ton.
T. S. Lowry of Macon is visiting his son,
T. S. Lowry, Jr., Company F.
E. L. Clayton and B. Frank Coates of
Macon are visitors in camp the former
the guest of his brother Private Clayton,
Company D.
Musical Murphy, Company L. now has
a bugle, as the buglers of the regiment
received their instruments to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard, parents of Lieut.
Leonard. accompanied by Miss Mary Con-
nell. are visitors in camp.
Mrs. Philpot is visiting her husband
Sergt. T. G. Philpot.
Two teams of Company NJ, captained by
Sergt. Davis and Private Tidwell, will to-
morrow play ball, Sergt. Lowenthal act
ing as umpire.
Hon. 8. Price Gilbert of Columbus, Ca,
Is a welcome visitor to Company B men.
j. H. Dawson of Andersonville, Ga, is
paying his son, Private Dawson, Company
E, visit.
Private c. w. Howhald, Company B, Is
suffering from an attack of malaria fever.
Battery B, Georgia, win probably move
its camp next week near Gen. Williston's
headquarters. Possibly Gen. Willston
will make his headquarters with Battery
B. The general is known to have the most
cordial regard for Capt. Walker. He and
the captain served In the light artillery
in the late civil war, and often exchange
stories on this score. Now that four bat
teries are to go to the front tomorrow, the
general wants Battery B to come nearer.
All of the officers of the battery have met
him very pleasantly. Guns for Battery B
were shipped on the 18th instant, and
should be here now. At first the battery's
equipment will consist of four guns, sew
enty-five horses and sixteen mules. Six
teen horses will be used to a gun, and
seven men will man il. The rest of the
men will be needed In looking after gov
eminent property in possession of the bat
terry and a smart corps of, say, fifty sharp
shooters will be armed with carbines as a
support ali of which is yet in the sweet
bye and bye, except the stock, which the
battery has long possessed