The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-06
GUARDS GIVEN AN OVATION.
continued from Eighth Page.

-TTU TUTTTN
.,trroctIon in the eyes of the soldiers The
Ines rroaned beneath the dainties that
,,.a~a bpaped upon them. All agreed that
wonders had beens wrought in the matter
NJ rheir entertainment and while not dis
rar9eing the treatment they received IN
,1.r places. the soldiers frankly admitted
,1st nowhere else had such reception
I'm extended them. WAS there any
hing like this for you in Atlanta, old
,nan2" one of them was asked by one of
The savannah boys. Not much" he an
-yered. In Atlanta we got 1t like this,
and he picked up Two pieces of bread and
nIt a piece of ham between. That was
i3udout: this is dead swell.
an were soon sealed a { the tables, many
friends among the Guards and the ladies'
,rssent shaking hands with the officers
and men of the battalion as they entered
tba hall Sealed, they were called TO at
tsnti5n. and Capt. Williamson introduced
col. John Screven, the speaker, who had
been invited to extend the formal welcome
of the Guards to their comrades. Col
Screven said:
soldiers of the First Battalion of the
Second Georgia Volunteers: You of the
battalion of Savannah Volunteer Guards
YOU comrades who have returned from
the neld-I have the honor to welcome you
back to your homes, and thank him who
Is the shield and buckler of the brave ard
true lldt L am pGTnlltteQ 10 greet YOU III
health and in uubroken manly Vigor. 1t
is rue that you have not met the enemy
ir the fierce joy of battle, but to him who
knows and has tried the soldiers duty
there is exaltation in the reTnemberances
of the conquest of self and of the stern
endurance of the field, the camp, and the
march, and, having achieved with unsur-
passed distinction these essential prelim-
iuaries to victory in the shock of con-
tending armies, you have lacked oppor-
unity only for the crucial test of the SOL
der
Descendants many of you, of revolu-
tionary patriots, sons of fathers who par
ticipated or were ready 10 serve in the ma
tiona wars of the present century, and
children of the men who, in civil conflict,
carried the war upon their bayonets you
sprang instantly to arms upon the call of
the common country and hurried to the
field. You have honorably maintained the
cherished traditions of your corps, run
ming through near 100 years, and have
proven that you hold aloft, halowed and
unbroken. the martial heritage beQueathed
to you by Marshall, Tattnall and Jackson,
and which living veterans familiar with
battles and grown gray with years, con-
fidently committed to your honorable keep
ing. Nobly have you performed this sa-
cred trust. And now am but the feeble
echo of the universal and exultng well
come that Is your due
Welcome oh comrades, welcome to the
city you have SO long and so faithfully
guarded; welcome to Georgia, the noble
state of your birthright and allegiance;
welcome to your own military rooftree, to
song and dance and merry cheer; welcome
to your own loved ones, and to the ten
Ger hearts that will greet you with min
Cling tears and smiles of joy and exult-
alton; welcome from the devoted lady
xNb
from afar, at every hour and followed you
with their prayers; and last, fellow sol
diers, welcome, thrice, nay a thousand
times, welcome from your comrades at
home"
AS the applause that followed Col. Scre-
ven's welcome died away, the strains of
'Soupy, Soupy, soupy," rang out. Bugler
Tom Davis, one of the best in the Second
Georgia, was at work, and he blew the
mess call as he well knew how. This
little touch of camp life struck the men
right, and there was a burst of laughter
from ALL probably as the comparison
arose in their minds of that which lay
before them with what they had been ac-
customed to for so long on answering the
mess call. They fell to with a will, and
the things the ladies' had put themselves
TO such pains to prepare melted away
fast before their attacks. The men were
orderly and quiet, and in more ways than
one did they show their thorough appre-
citation of all that had been done for them
Inc ladies' and some of the Guards wait
ed on the officers and men at the tables,
ana all got everything they wanted.
Upon the conclusion of the spread Col
Garrard spoke in behalf of the battalion
thanking the ladies for their great kind
ness. He paid them and the women of
georgia high tribute, referring in touch
ing and eloquent words to the part they
nave atWaVg DigKG6 when
sons and brothers have gone to war Col
Harrard said IL has always been the man
beh'nd the gun, and the woman behind
the man. that has accomplished all that
history has placed to the credit of Geor-
slans IN martial deeds. He spoke warmly
OF the Second Georgia Regiment saying
mat ne has seen many In different serv-
ices, but that he has never seen one that
surpasses the Second. His commentator
81 the command brought forth an uproar
OF applause. Col. Garrard thanked the
Guards for the cordially of the welcome
tney mad given the battalion and express
cd the hope that the Savannah Volunteer
uuards will live forever.
capt. williamson announced for the la
u's OF the society that the hall would
iethaln open all day and that the SOL
H'''S VINO desired could al any time come
I'll ana get all they wanted to eat table
was loaded with all kinds of edibles. and
49, III tie men tnrOughOu the daY.
YOU many of them could get off during
we Gay to come in town from the camp
o-1I was established, but those who did
us'o VINO visited the hall had another taste
OF the good cheer.
ne bugie sounded after the men had fin
,"'' eaung, and the assembly of the com
Pames was had in the street. The ac
ooU,Ie inents and equipment were swung
ou 'heir backs, the stacks were broken
ulH me men started on the march for
e'I" camp which was located on the south
r, '9 Oh t3stll avenue, near the White Bluff
as ne trip out was by no means hard.
ou excellent road was had all the way.
1'',''ed at the camp site, the companies
t.,e dismissed, and the work of pitching
fr I'S began The large A tents had been
,,oUsht down from Atlanta, the men be-
n 'Igteby spared the discomfort of be-
o0llsed to use their pup tents.
,tH are delighted with the camp ground
~, w. s"y 1t is the best they have ever had.
fe,t is a thick carpet of grass under
o-,,, Gtu tGls VIII be allowed TO remain.
',n.ng the men will appreciate. as they
efr'..l. it.erto had to clear their company