The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-02
WOULD LEAD THE CAVALRY.
GEN. GORDON's CHOICE OF SOL
DIERs TO COMMAND.

Hussars Serenade Their Former
Commander and Are Handsomely
INSTRUMENTATION ordOn's PntFi-
otic speech-He Pointed Ont to the
Troopers Their Duty and Urged
Them to BE Ready to Respond 60
the Country's Call.
A serenade was rendered Brig. Gen.
w. W. Gordon last night by the Georgia
Hussars.
Keeping step to the music Of Dixie
and The Star Spangled Banner" the
troop, with forty-fve active and twenty
veteran members, under command of
Capt. Bierne Gordon, marched from tie
armory on Liberty street 20 Gen. Cor
don's residence on Bull street and Osle-
thorpe avenue, where they We're halted,
while patriotic airs were played by the
band.
In few minutes Gen. Gordon appeared
on the front porch and after thanking
the Hussars for their compliment invited
them in to the house to have a glass of
champagne. The health of the newly APP
pointed general was drunk, after which
he made an eloquent and thoroughly in
teresting talk TO the soldiers, dwelling at
length upon the necessity Of every man
becoming friends with his horse, upon
which very often depends, in time OF war,
a cavalryman's life honor and reputa-
ton.
Gen Gordon gave a brief account of rs
connection with the troop and showed by
statistics that every man who goes to
war with the Georgia Hussars stands an
unusually good chance for promotion. OF
sixty odd men who left Savannah In May
1861. forty had received commissions in
other organizations by September of the
same year.
Gen. Gordon believes that in appointing
him TO his present office, President Nc
Kinley wishes 10 pay a compliment 10 the
militia of the state of Georgia. He con-
sders il a recognition on the part Of the
United States government of the efforts
that Georgia has made toward keeping up
such a splendid militia organization with
out any appropriation from the state gov
eminent. Georgias excellent Sea Girt
teams have also called for some recogni-
ton from the United States. EX-GoV.
Griggs of New Jersey, who is now Attor-
ney General of the United States, was
Sea Girt sharpshooter, and became &C
quainted with the Georgia soldiers al the
annual contests at that place, az did Sen
ator SeWall of New Jersey, who was re-
Gently appointed a major general of volun-
teers, and other prominent men, who used
their influence and exerted their best en-
deavors to pay compliment to the excel
rent Sea Girt teams from Savannah by APP
pointing one of the organizers of those
teams to a brigadier generalship.
Gen. Gordon paid a high tribute TO Lieut.
Col. Jordan f. Brooks, whom he considers
the best military officer not only in GeOr-
gia, but IN the United States. Col. Law
ton and Lieut.. Col. Garrard were also
spoken of in the highest terms. AS for the
Georgia Hussars, they are, he said, the
nursery of all prominent soldiers. He adj
vised the men to study, work, tilt and
shoot, and thus become competent, so that
when officers are needed by other COM
mands they will look, as has been the his
tory in the past, 10 the Georgia Hussars
to furnish them
If l have the right to express my
preference as 10 what kind of troops /
shall command" said Gen. Gordon, Il Will
name the cavalry, and il l have the right
10 designate any particular troops, l shall
name the First Regiment of Cavalry
Georgia Volunteers" Gen. Gordon closed
by reminding the troop that he would ever
have for it a warm spot in his heart
A song by Lieut.. w. F. Blois and a
ringing. patriotic speech by Sergt E. S.
~1-4'SNH saw d III tilhihS " tiiS pttdS4ou
In addition 10 the active members of the
Hussars there were present: Veterans A.
Nee. Duncan, W. B. Farr, John A. SullI-
van, b. Hunter G. II. Remshart and f.
D. Bloodworth Messrs. c. S. Connerat j.
=. Merrihew, Georgia W Owens, and
Carter Gordon and Capt. J. c. Pos
tell, Capt Thomas Hupter, Capt James
H. Johnston, Dr. w. w. Owens, Lieut.. A
Minis. Lieut.. w. F. Blois, and Lieut. A.
Gordon Cassels.
TOLD TILE IAnIEs WI Al, 10 SnNr,