The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-30

out by misconduct. he sad. and this was
something that would never occur. They
had volunteered almost 10 a man for the
recent struggle. he sad, and 1t was only
their misfortune that they were not al
lowed to take part.
Col Taylor of the Fourth Virginia was
introduced by Maj Rockwell He said
that ne was no speaker. He could moi fol-
low such a speaker as had preceded him,
whom he was satisfied was either .
preacher or lawyer, and he judged from
his looks that he was not a preacher.
Col. Taylor said that his regiment was
chiefly from the tidewater of Virginia,
but the Blues Of whom he spoke highly
had been assigned to complete his regi-
ment.
Rev. Frank Stringfelow, who was call
ed upon by Col. Taylor to respond for the
regiment, spoke OF the EXPERIENCES of the
veterans of the civil war with Confederate
bareback. The girls were NOT able to feed
them as nicely then as the Blues were
being fed he said Capt Stringfellow
Tailed the pretty Mattresses and declared
that they were the chief feature Of the
banquet. When the Richmond boys left
Savannah, he said, he was afraid they
would leave the blues" behind them.
Some of them were likely 10 marry and
settle down here.
Hon. Pope Barrow was introduced by
Chairman Rockwell as a civilian. Mr..
Barrow made one of his inimitable
speeches. He said there was something
eminenuy appropriate in the entertain
ment Of Virginians by Georgians. Georgia
was a scion Of Virginia, he said. If the
Virgnians would go through Georgia, and
would remember their local sayings and
peculiarities of pronunciation, they would
find the same things prevalent throughout
Georgia. The Georgians were largely de-
seconded from Virginians, he said. As
one descended from Nirginians on both
sides, he felt privileged to speak on this
subject. The Virginian was the race
horse blood of the country, he said. 1t
was the governing blood Of the country
Take every state TO which Virginians had
emigrated, and the Virginia blood would
be found in the ascendant. He spoke of
the number Of men of Virginia descent in
the United States Senate. Whenever the
can for men to shoulder arms in behalf of
their country was given, he said Virgin
ians would be found to the front
Mr. Barrow's remarks were loudly APP
plauded. There We're calls for Mai. farrell
of the Fourth Virginia, but the major de-
clared he was not an orator. There were
several others present whom it had been
intended to cali upon for brief remarks.
but owing to the fact that 1t was desired
to give the soldier boys some opportunity
for social enjoyment this was not done
The band was given the signal to begin
playing, and with this the crowds left the
tables The tables were then cleared away
and dancing was INDUCED in by the young
people until after midnight. The music
for the occasion was furnished by the
Fourth Virginia band.
Much credit for the success Of the occa-
sion is due to the good work of Mrs.
George w. Anderson and Mrs. D. G.
Purse, who directed the work of the charm
ing host of mattresses. The staff
of lady Mattresses was as follows:
Miss Maud Barnwel, Miss Antonica
Usna, Mrs. V. G. Gasqui, Miss VALID
hauer, Miss Maud Rousseau, Miss Lulu
Gasqui, Miss Edith stiiwell. Miss Efie
Bloodworth, Mrs. Walter Glenn Paris,
Miss Minnie Nichols, Miss Bessie Rich
ardson Mss Daisy Clarke. Miss Emmie
Clarke Miss Pauline Chapeau, Miss Cha
peau, Miss Meta Cheny. Miss
Bessie Rose, Miss Jennie Ed
wards, Miss Camilla Us.na, Miss Effie
Morgan, Miss Leila Morgan, Miss May
Nichols, Miss Maude Barnwel1, Miss Bes-
sae Cooper Miss Marian Cooper, Miss
Grace Manning, Mrs. w. b. Hills. Mrs. G..
s. Van Horne, Mrs. Nellie Warnoek.
The decorations of the nah were espe-
cially appropriate. On the platform at the
rear of the chairman was a large portrait
of Gen. Francis S. Barlow the hero COM
mander of the og,ethorpes who fell at the
battle of First Manassas. On one side
of the portrait was the old flag of the
Oglethorpes and on the other the flag
which the company carried to Richmond
on the occasion of the laying of the corner
stone of the Jefferson Davis monument
when 1t was the guest of the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues Around the pedes-
tai supporting the portrait were draped the
battle flags OF the company. In contrast
with these decorations the hall was draped
with bunting in the national colors
IL was late when the Blues arrived back
at their camps last night. but they had
no regrets for the lateness of the hour.
Such events do not occur Of
ten in the history of the
soldiers life and are not soon for
gotten. The occasion will not soon be for
gotten, and viii tend to cement the feel
ings of friendship and goodfellowship be-
tween the two commands.
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