The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-19
WILL BE A QUIET HOLIDAY.
Military Display WashingtOn's
Birthday Will he Lacking.

| Washington birthday will not be cele-
| brated this year as in time past. For time
/ imnlemorial II has been the custom with
| the military of Savannah TO make the
event one Of the year and the anniversary
Of the birth of the Father Of His Coun-
try" ana that OF Gen. Robert E. Lee have
been occasions for great displays of the
militia forces. Lees birthday the Chatham
| Artillery and Georgia Hussars turned out
and parade and review Of the Thirty
First Michigan Regiment. then in camp
here was given in the park. The two Sa-
vannah commands will observe next
Wednesday, but II is not known that either
Of the regiments OF United States forces
now here Will parade.
The Chathams will spend the day at Ty-
bee. They will go down by an early train
! for an oyster roast at the Inlet Club. Lady
| friends Of the artillerymen will accompany
them. The Chathams are partial to Tybee,
and many Of their outings are on the is
land. Capt. George p. Walker viii be In
command of the battery.
An order win probably be posted to-day
at the Hussars' Club directing the troop
to assemble Wednesday morning at the
quarters for trip TO Avondale, where the
usual "Washington's birthday shoot will
take place, Practice will be had with car
bines and revolvers, and prizes will be
awarded for the best scores. Lieutenant
Commanding Henry McAFpin will issue the
| order and go to the range with the troop
IL is expected that some arrangement for
the entertainment of the troopers will be
made.
The Generalization that has followed
the war will have much to DO with keep
ing other military commands of the city
from celebrating the day. In some of the
companies this Decentralization is much
more noticeable that in others, but it is
hardly likely that any of them will turn
out. The lack of guns that has so often
been bewailed by the officers OF the COM
nands and the more enthusiastic of the
men also rises up to prevent a parade were
II desired to have one. The officers can
not understand the failure of the authorl-
ties at Atlanta to send the guns back to
the commands from which they were TAX
en- at Griffin. They regard it as negli-
gence on the part OF those with whom
the matter should rest that the arms have
not been returned.
There has been no talk among the COM
panies of the First Regiment regarding
any sort of celebration and il is hardly
likely that The Guards viii turn out Ii
mas been said, however, that something
may nc uoHt dDOub tle matter at the
meeting of the battalion tomorrow night.
one feature of the day that has thus
FAR been only in contemplation is a trip
OF the Uniform Rank OF the Knights of
Pythias to Brunswick 90 visit the breth-
rem of that city. The Savannah members
OF the Uniform Rank have had the matter
under Amusement for several days, an in
Nltatlon having come from Brunswick to
have them run down for the day. A de-
eision viii be reached to-day, when a
meeting is to be held
The steamer Doretta will leave the wharf
at the foot of Abercorn street ats 80 O'Clock
IN the morning for Wilmington Island
where the Mission Circle of Kings Daugh-
terS Will give free oyster roast
With the prospects of a beautiful day
the circle earnestly desires the patronage
of the public in this first excursion of the
season, and begs a generous purchase of
its tickets The proceeds of the circles
efforts being given to the building of a
house of worship on the island, il IS ex-
pected that the ladies will realize a hand
some sum. The steamer will touch at
Thunderbolt, leaving there at 1850 a. M
Tickets can be purchased at Mr. Nicholas
Lang's, or at Solonon's drug store