The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-09
WANT TO WELCOME DEWEY.
CADETS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
THE TRIP TO NEW YORK.

Committee Has the Matter in Hand.
1t viii he Discussed With business
Men and officers to Discover If 1t
Is Practicable at This Time-A
Considerable Fund Would BE Need
ed-SaVannah should Be Repre-
scented by Company in the Pa
rnde of Land Forces-COI. Brooks,
Chairman of the Committee,
Thinks as Great Obstacles Have
Been Surmounted in the Past.
The Savannah Cadets want TO go to
New York to welcome Dewey. 1t would
be great thing for Savannah to be rep
resented at the celebration. and the Ca
diets intend doing all they can to make
the trip.
AT a recent meeting of the company
the matter was preached, and it was then
ascertained that there was a strong SEN
timent in favor of the trip. The only
question was as to It's practcability. All
were ready 10 go if they could only manage
to get off from their business for the week
or ten days that would be necessary and
IL the requisite funds could be raised.
Ways and means were discussed at
length. Several plans were suggested,
but the best seemed to be to have a COM
mittee appointed TO feel the public pulse
and see just what is thought of the pro-
posed trip. Col. Jordan F. Brooks was
appointed chairman of the committee.
It is, of course, by no means settled
that the company will join in the cele-
such a grand scale. Many matters are to
be considered before a positive statement
that the trip is to be made could be given
out, but officers and members are hope
full. Georgia, they believe, should be rep
resented. Savannah is the greatest mill
tary city in the state and should, there
fore, have at least one company in the
parade of land forces.
Col. Brooks intends doing all he can
to further the plan If the committee dis
covers it is worth while to go ahead in
the undertaking. 1t is recognized that con-
siderable money will be needed and most
of il will have to come from the citizens
of Savannah The members of the com
pany will be ready to stand as great a
snare of the expense of the trip as pos
sihle, but young men enlisted in the vol
unteer commands are not, as a rule, in
position 10 make very lavish expendi-
lures for pleasure or patriotic trips.
The merchants and business men win be
called upon il it Is decided feasible to push
the undertaking and have the Cadets form
one of the companies that win join in well
coming Dewey to his own. A canvass
has already been made for the Sea Girt
team. and in that Circumstance there is
something to deter any further effort 10
raise a similar fund The fact that there
has been a demand made for the team
may be one of the greatest objections 10
til aF
diets that win offer The committee will
take everything into consideration and
consult some Of the leading business men
and officers before following up the pro-
pOsaI
Col. Brooks says the Cadets have sew
eral times undertaken projects that at the
outset have appeared just as difficult as
a "Trip to New York in October Many
said on such occasions that it would be
| impossible for the company 10 accomplish
its purpose, though the events proved its
! ability to grapple with just such difficult
! ties as now cOnfronts it. Among other
! obstacles Col Brooks appreciated that of
! the unreasonable time of Dewey's return.
1t Will be when the busiest season in Sa-
! vannah is just opening up, and there will
| be trouble in getting the men off from
! their work even though the necessary
| funds should be raised
! Nothing has been considered as yet
about how The trip viii be made. 1t is
rather thought that, though more time
would be taken, it would be The better and
/ cheaper plan TO go by steamship The rail
rate would be too high. Such details. how
| ever may be readily settled when it is
| asoertaiued that the trip can be made.
Thus far news has been heard of three
other companies IN Georgia that are Ia
make the effort TO go 10 New York. They
are the Capital CITY Guards, the Atlanta
Rifles ard the Waycross Rifles. If those
commands are to go it would seem that
Savannah should be able TO send one OF
| its organizations.