The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-13
WILL GIVE THEM A DINNER.
FIRST GEORGIA WILL COMPLIMENT
THE THIRTY-FInST MICHIGAN.

Dinner VIII BE Given Jan. 10 Mt the
Camp-OId Members of the First
Georgia Glad the Opportunity Has
Presented Itself for Them 20 DO
Something for Their Friends and
Comrades ut Chfckamauga ana
KnOxviIIe-LndIes VIII Assist in
Getting Up the Dinner and in serv-
ing It-Omcers of the Greens, Ca
diets and BIues Arranged for the
Affair Yesterday.
The Thirty -first Michigan Regiment Is
to be given big dinner by the Irish Jas
per Greens. the Savannah Cadets and the
Republican Blues. This was decided upon
yesterday afternoon at meeting al the
Office Of Col. A. r. Lawton, which was
attended by the officers of the three COM
panles.
The dinner is to be given as a mark
of the esteem and friendship of the old
members Of the First Georgia for the
Michigan men who have come down to
Savannah TO spend whatever time the
war department in its wisdom may see 1T
Il is now the hope of the officers and men
OF the Savannah companies that the Thir-
ty-frst Michigan viii not be ordered away
until after Jan. 10 at the earliest, as this
is the date on which the dinner will be
served
There win be big time at the Michigan
camp on that day. As Jan 10 being the
birthday of Gen. r. e. Lee, is observed
as a state holiday. there will be a cessa-
ton of great deal of the ordinary bust
ness Of the city. and many will thus be
afforded an opportunity TO be present. 1t
was on account of its being a holiday that
the 18th was selected.
Heretofore it has been the custom for
the First Georgia commands in the city
so parade on this anniversary of Gen
Lees birth The fact that there are so
few guns belonging to the companies
makes IL impossible for them to turn out
with anything ike the showing their
strength would admit Of and for this rea-
son it was decided that it would be the
best plan TO dispense with the usual pa
| rade and devote the day to an effort to
make the Michigan soldiers enjoy them
selves.
Contrary to the plan that has been fol-
lowed by those who have already given
regimentaI dinners to troops encamped
here there will be no division of the
command The entire regiment will be
seated at one long table or several short
ones placed in close proximity The idea
is to arrange these along the space that
extends between the officers tents and
! those of the men 1t is believed having
all the men together will ada to the en-
/ joyment
/ The story of the friendship Of the Thirty
first Michigan and the First Georgia Regi-
ments is well known. It was begun al
/ Chickamauga and cemented at Knoxville
/ and there never We're two commands that
| felt deeper regard for each other than
these two. They did all they could for
| each other, and never was an opportunity
! lost by one of showing just how much it
| thought of the other. The members Of
! the First Georgia will not soon forget the
/ day of their arrival in camp at Chcka-
/ manga and the manner in which they
were treated by the Michigan soldiers,
! whose camp was a short distance away
| from the place which had been designated
for the Georgians. The latter were not
| allowed 10 do any work until they had
! had time to get thoroughly rested. Each
! company in the Thirty-first took charge
| of the company in the First that had its
! letter corresponding to that of the Mich
! igan Regiment, and the Georgia men were
not allowed 10 do any cooking all that day
]
| friends and they We're well treated. This
/ thoughtGulness touched the hearts of the
new Corners and they are glad the oppor-
| tunity has presented itself for them to do
something in return.
The Greens, Cadets and Blues represent
! the three Savannah commands that were
| i'm the First Georgia They are going TO
| undertake the entertainment of the whole
regiment of Michigan soldiers. In the
] pr,rsp ha nd
companies L, X and NJ respectively. Each
of these companies was particularly friend
ly with the companies of the Thirty-hrst
Of the corresponding letter. Now they
have undertaken to provide for their old
friends, each company taking that which
bears the letter it bore, together with
three Others the entire twelve companies
thus being provided for.
| The lady friends of the Greens, Cadets
! and Blues will be called upon to assist
in the work of preparing the dinner, and
/ citizens who feel inclined 10 do so will be
allowed to contribute to the fund that will
| be necessary TO defray the expenses. A
| committee consisting of Capt. p. f. Glea-
| son of the Greens, Capt. j. j. Gaudry ire
tired of the Blues, Capt. r. s. Nell Of
the Cadets. and Lieut. T. A. Leonard of
the Greens, will call tomorrow upon a
number of citizens to solicit subscriptions.
Some of the ladies will also solicit
There viii be a meeting of the lady
| friends of the commands Monday after
| noon at 4:30 o'clock al the regimental ar
mory, where plans will be made for the
dinner. The ladies will probably elect
those who are 10 take charge of the ar
rangements, as there will be hard work in
store for several who win take the lead
ing part.