The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-26
MAY HAVE A FULL REGIMENT.
GEORGIA TO DE WELL REPRESENT
ED ON DEWEY DAY.

German Volunteers Growing Enthus-
fastic Over the Trip-AII the OLD
Members Want to Go, But Some
Have OutgrOun Their Uniforms.
Definite Action to Be Taken Mon
day Night-The Work of the Ca
dets' Committee Broken Into by
the Trouble at Darien-The Cadets
to Begin Drilling Three Times IA
Week-A Military Train May Be
Made Up at savannah.
The German Volunteers are meeting
with great success in their movement to
attend the Dewey reception in New York
the latter part of this month. The idea
was first suggested by Capt. Henry Kol-
shorn, the former captain of the company
II was Immediately taken up by the young
cr members and now the older members
have caught the fever and the enthusiasm
is growing daily. Capt. Konemann is
North with the Sea Grit team and Capt.
Kolshorn is in charge of the movement.
The company win easily carry sixty to
seventy men" said Capt Kolshorn. Il
believe We could carry 100 II we had the
uniforms. Many of the older members
are anxious to so, but most of them find
that they have outgrown their uniforms
and there is lively skrmishing gong on
to find suitable uniforms Practically all
of the enlisted men will go. The ma
jority viii pay their own way. In fact.
this is the basis upon which the movement
Is being worked At the same time there
are some of the younger members who re-
ceiVe only small salaries and some OF
whom have relatives dependent upon them
and we 10 not think it right for them to
oe put TO any large expense. The Volun-
teers have number Of friends and we
anticipate no difficulty in securing all OF
the ass stance that may be needed"
capt. kolshorn said that no definite
steps have been taken in the matter as
yet though il is practically assured that
the company will make the trip. The non
| commiss oned officers of the company were
/ appointed committee at the meeting last
monday night to interview the members
/ OF the company and ascertain their views
| in the matter. The sentiment in favor
! OF the trip is so decided. however. that
| there is no doubt as to the report which
/ the committee win make al the meeting
| Monday night The company will 20 up
| by rail and the ccmmissary Will see to II
! that ample provision is made for their
! comfort on the trip.
| Capt J. T. West of the Savannah Ca
| dels said yesterday that the, Darien af-
| Ialr nad broken INTO the arrangements Of
! the Cadets somewhat and as some Of the
! members of the committee are SIN on
! duty at Darien, but littte has been done
| since the early part of the week par
| uaI canvas was made few days ago of
! the friends of the company by the sub
| scription committee. which met with a
! very cordial response. The committee will
| resume the work next week. and no din
| Guilty is anticipated IN securing the de-
/ sired amount The Cadets viii begin drill
! ing three times a week next week. and
/ Will continue 10 drlil Iri-weekly until their
| departure
| An those who expect 10 go on the trip
! must attend the drills" said Capt. West.
| We want no breaks on Dewey day The
| best men in the company must attend The
! dfllis Just the same as the others, or they
/ VIII moi be allowed to accompany US"
! Capt West said that the Cadets would
! probably carry seventy or eighty men, as
number of members Of other comnanies
| had expressed desire to accompany
them. With the Waycross Rihemen. the
| brownsville Guards, the Brunswick Rife
! mon, the two Savannah commands and
| the companies which have expressed the
! intention of attending from the upper por-
| ton OF The state, Georgia is likely 10 have
/ full regiment in New York on Dewey
| day.
/ II all the commands in this section which
! have been mentioned decide to attend the
| Dewey reception, it is likely chat a mill
tary train win ne made uD by one of the
railroads and special Inducements offered
for the movement.