The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-02
TO CONFER WITH eARRARD.
REGIIENTAL BOARD OF OFFICERS
AUTHORIZES A COMMITTEE.

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Commanding Officers aud Col. Brooks
Constitute It-They VIII Wait
Upon Col. Garrnrd to Consider His
Proposals Relative to the joint
Occupancy of the Guards ArmOry.
Officers of the Regiment Consider
ed the Trip TO Brunswlck-PIan
Suggested by the Colonel for the
Designation of the Companies
Agreed to by the Company Com
manders.
A comInittee from the board OF officers
Of the companies Of tine First Regiment
occupying the regimental armory. viii
meet Col William Garrard, commanding
the Savannah Volunteer Guards. for tte
consideration OF whatever proposition he
maye have to make relative to the joint oc-
cupancy Of The Guards Armory by al the
Savannah companies of the First Reg.-
ment.
The committee was constituted at a
meeting of the board Of officers held at the
regimental armory last night Il is made
Up of the commanding officer Of each Of
the five companies and a representative
OF the field and staff in Lieut. Col Jordan
f. Brooks
Within the next two or three days the
conference with Col. Garrard will doubt
less be held. 1t is desired to push the
matter along as rapidly as possible. What
the result may be hangs in doubt, though
it is commonly believed that the financial
difficulties that stand in the way of the
plan, excellent in itself. will defy the very
best management TO remove hem and
that the proposal viii necessarily fail OF
accomplishment. The officers of the reg
iment however. are disposed to treat the
matter with every consideration and to as
certain il there is a method Of successful
solution of the difficulties open to them.
Col A. K. Lawlon was not present at
the meeting, having been Unexpectedly
called o Atlanta or business. Col. Brooks,
therefore. presided over the meeting,
bringing up the matter of Col. Garrard's
suggestion of the joint occupancy OF the
Guards armory at the request OF Col
Lawton. who wished a committee appoint
ed for consultation with Col. Garrard.
The prospective trip of the regiment to
Brunswick on Thanksgiving day, which
will be Governors day at the Southeast
ern Fair. which viii be in progress al the
time was discussed, the several command
ing officers apparently being in favor Of
il. and thinking that their men would show
VI in fine style as eager and anxious TO
70. 1t was shown that the cost to each
man would be but slight not more than
so. That places the trip within the
reach OF every member, as there VIII be
no other necessary expense than the ral-
road fare Brunswick guaranteeing to en-
terrain the troops for the day inside the
fair grounds.
The commanding officers were asked to
bring the matter before their companies
at an early date. II will be done next
Monday night. Last Monday night ii was
discussed informally, and 1t was then quite
clear that the sentiment of the majority
of the men was in favor of the trip. For
tunately the invitation is to spend a holl-
day in Brunswick, and the trip can readily
be made in less than a day. Those cir
cumstances render it very likely that there
win be many to 60
Col Lawton had addressed letter to
the officers acquainting them of Bruins
wick's invitation. and IL was this that was
read IT Is quite possible that the States
bOro and Waynesboro companies of the
regiment may join with those from Savan-
nah in the trip as they, too, were includ-
ed in the invitation and notified by the
colonel.
Some little discussion arose over the
matter of the change in the letter designa-
ton of the original five companies of the
regiment for the accommodation of the
Guards, who come in with their own let
ters 1t was finally very willingly agreed,
however, that it would be satisfactory 10
the commanding officers Of the five com
panies if the Blues should be named as
nj by the colonel, the Greens as L, the
Cadets as K, the Oglethorpes as l and the
Germans as II. The Blues, Greens and Ca
diets thus win have the letters, If they are
so designated by the colonel that they
bore during their service in the Spanish
war.
For some months the officers of the regi-
ment have been groaning under the need
for new band. That which was organiz-
went to pieces long ago. and since 1t has
been necessary for the companies or larger
bodies to employ the colored band on the
occasion of parades. The matter was
brought up al the meeting, and Col.
Brooks expressed pleasure in being able
to announce that a movement has started
for the organization of another white
band. In fact, the new organization has
begun practice. The regiment owns the
band Instruments, and will be very glad to
see A number of competent white men
organized to use them.
The First Regiment will doubtless he
called out for a parade while the Confed-
crate veterans are in the city. Col Brooks
asked the company commanders to bear
that IN mind and informed them that
there will be one or two battalion drills
before the parade takes place.