The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-14

a vessel to be blown up in its harbor. 1t
was thought abroad, the general said, that
this was a generation in America that
loved Its ease and its money
more than it's military honor. but
when the Maine went down, Europe was
treated to such a spectacle as she had lit
Tie expected to see. Within two months
az army Of 2e0, Gee volunteers was mohiliz-
60. SHAT, he said, is the thing that will go
down in history as the most remarkable
IN the year that has passed.
Gen. Gordon said the officers of the
volunteer regiments should go to their
homes as missionaries to tell of the needs
they found In the service, how the health
OF the men is of paramount Importance,
ana now they should be instructed to
maintain 1t. The legislatuTeS Of their states
were commended to the officers as ripe
helds for their missionary work They
should be induced to make liberal appro-.
pfiations for the maintenance of the ma
tonai guards, and a soldier parading
should feel ii an honor to be clad in the
uniform that represents the money the
state has expended in the confidence of
MS worth, and in its trust to his ability
ana patriotism to stand as one of ats de-
lenders. II this can be done, then, the
general said, the war has not been with
out It's great benefits TO America as well
as to those peoples her armies have freed
from the centuries they knew of oppres-
sion.
Col. Lawton raised a succession of
laughs by his references TO the chaplains
OF the regiment and the expression "ace
hign" Closing with the request that Chap
IAN White of the Michigan command IA
Nor them with information as to what
could be done with the loving cup the
regiment would present. The chaplain
replied that if the 1900 men of the two
regiments could get along with one low
ing cup there would NOT be any great
need for temperance societies He also
volunteered the information that he
knows more now of what Is meant by
ace high than he did before the regi-
ment left Knoxville. Growing serious
then, the chaplain spoke eloduently of
the relations that exist between the North
and South in this time of real as well as
utular reunion. Americanisn he placed
on high raising it far above sectional
ISM and the names of the two regiments.
the Thirty-first Michigan and the First
Georgia, that have gone from Maine 10
California in one burst of joy at the love
that exists between Northern and South
ern regiment he gave as the best illustra-
ton of the mighty obliteration of all sec
tionaI lines
The POSTMASTER limited that there would
be actions for larceny brought against the
Michigan officers on their departure from
Savannah, the hearts of the citys fair
having been stolen by the men from afar
and as text for the mourning the Off
GERS themselves will be engaged IN when
they are gone he proposed that Lieut.. E.
A. Leonard of the Greens sing THE Girl
l Left Behind" The proposition met with
applause, as did the song when il had
been sung.
Col. George A. Mercer was called upon
by Col Lawton, and his response was able
and eloquent. Owing to an infirmity. the
colonel craved the indulgence of his an
dience and remained seated while sneak
ing. 1t was the request that his remain
ing in a sitting posture be overlooked that
called forth the observation from Mai
f1unt When he was called upon later that
II Col Mercer could speak any better
lying down that it would be a good plao
to bring in a cot.
Mag, Hunt gave the officers the wittIest
speech OF the evening, keeping them in
laughter from the moment he arose until
he resumed his seat. The appIeuse he
secured by his reference to Col. Mercer
and his forensic ability was but little less
marked than that which followed other
hits he made.
referring TO statement of one of the
speakers who had preceded him Mai
Hunt said that it was known at the North
that there were brave men in the South
ern armies as well as the Northern. ana
that he had heard Southern veterans
speak at G. A. r. meetings, and receive
not a whit less of the approval of the ord
federal soldiers than the speakers of their
own ranks. Il was G. A. r. cadet" said
Maj Hunt, but you can Just bet IN be
the Whole thing when 1 get back I'll tell
them such horrors of Chickamauga that
their own little troubles will pale into in
significance. And do you know there were
men among us who didn't drink a drop in
Cuba? No, sir, not drop; they couldn't
get it. American stuff couldn't be had, and
of course they didn't want to drink the
Cuban decoction."
Lieut.. Col. Jordan F. Brooks followed
Maj. Hurt with a speech that was well re-
ceived, and Maj. Harrah of the Michigan
regiment followed him. Several other
speeches were made, and the officers then
adjourned.