The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15
PART OF TROOPS MAY PARADE.
PROGRAMME FOR THE OBsERV-
ANCE OF LEES BIRTHDAY.

Not Definitely Decided That Any of
the Commands W;I Turn Out, but
1t Is Thought Hussars and the
Chathams May-Dinner to BE Given
the Thirty-first Michigan by the
First Georgia Members and Their
Lady Friends VIII BE a Feature of
the Dny-House Warming of the
Confederate Veterans in Honor of
the Daughters of the Confederacy
at Night.
The programme for Jan. 10, the ami
versary of the birth of Gen. r. E. Lee
viii not combine so much of the military
feature, as has been the case in years
/ past, but there will be a parade neverthe-
less, if what seems to be the disposition
| of some members of the local military is
carried out. In this parade the companies
of the First Regiment and those of the
| Savannah Volunteer Guards, cannot take
| part, but it is possible that the Georgia
| Hussars and the Chatham Artillery may
! parade. Their commanding officers have
not yet decided whether to order out the
! commands for a parade, but will probably
! do something in a day or two. 1t seems
| to be the plan TO have a parade, though
other ways of spending the day or a part
of it have been suggested.
1t is to be regretted that the Guards and
the companies of the First Regiment can
not parade They will be prevented from
doing so through not having enough rifles
to equip the men. When the commands
| left Savannah to enter the government
! service they took a number of their guns
with them, and these have not yet been
! returned. Until they have been received
officers and men will be hampered.
a feature of the day will be the dinner
to be served the Thirty-frst Michigan
| Regiment at its camp by the ex-members
of the First Georgia and their lady friends.
| Arrangements for this are progressing
nicely, and the officers who have the af-
fair in charge expect to see it a very sue
cessful one.
The soliciting committee, consisting of
Capt. p. r. Gleason, Irish Jasper Greens;
Capt. R. S. Nell, Savannah Cadets; Capt.
j. j. Gaudry retired, Republican Blues,
and Lieut.. e. A. Leonard, Irish Jasper
| Greens, went on its rounds yesterday aft
| ernoon, and, within a short time, collected
! quite a sum. Considering the short while
they were at work and the busy after
noon, the officers felt that they had done
well. They encountered a sort of giving
| spirit, and few who were approached de-
| cllned to contribute to the dinner that is
| to be given the Michigan men.
Owing to the short time before the din
ner is to be given the committee will no%
| be able to make as thorough a canvass
as might be wished, and for this reason
the members say they would be glad If
| any who wish to make a contribution
| would send 1t to some one of the officers
| named
Their lady friends have entered ardently
| into the work in behalf of the companies
general meeting of all the ladies will
! be held tomorrow afternoon al 4:3O O'Clock
| at the regimental armory, where the plans
| for the dinner will be worked out All
the details will be arranged after organi-
cation has been perfected and a head for
! the operations elected.
independently of the general movement
the lady friends of each company have
gone 20 work and have gotten together
| their bands for carrying on operations
| for the particular battalions of the Thir-
| ty-first over which they will have domin-
| ion. A rumor got afioat in some way that
| something stronger than coffee was to be
| served to the soldiers and, for. this rea-
son a number of ladies who have been
approached refused to consider the invi-
tation to assist in the work until they had
| been completely treasured One of the
/ officers interested in the movement to
| give the dinner stated yesterday that it
| is the presence of the ladies that will re-
strain them from making beer, wine or
! liquor of any kind a part of the menu
| Were it not, ne said for the fact that
! h. 10
! gan men, as treat to men by men, would
| be given small taste of some other bev-
| erage, but coffee and water will be the
only liquid part of the bill. So, on this
score, the ladies may rest secure.
! A meeting of the ladies who will assist
the Irish Jasper Greens in taking care of
| the battalion that fails 20 their lot will
| De held this afternoon al 4:30 o'clock at
| the Catholic Library hall, where some
thing will probably be done toward get
ting a little more in touch with their
work.
Thursday night there will be a house
Warming by the Confederate Veterans
Association, Lafayette McLaws Camp of
| Veterans and the Sons of Confederate
| Veterans in the veterans hall on Whitaker
street. This will be a return of the COM
pliment that was rendered the veterans
! last year by the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy as it will be these ladies in whose
| honor the house-warmng will be given.
A programme has been arranged for the
| occasion, and there will be speeches and
J songs. 1t is expected there win be quite
! an assembly, and the occasion will be, an
event Dancing will be engaged in by
! the younger people after the programme
| has been competed and supper will be
| served.
The annual meeting of the veterans of
| the McLaws camp, or the annual reunion.
| as they call it, was to have been held the
| evening of jan 10. but owing to the
house-warming, it was decided to have il
! Tuesday night instead Reports will be
made and the officers of the camp will be
| elected.