The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-01
wINT TO BE STATE TROOPS.
,rroN CADETS MAY BECOME
I' GEORGIA. VOLUNTEERS.


,,bs and Young Men-fias Per-
,o, From the Governor to
,rms-Cnpt. Pritchard Be
the year May Bring
,o-,Icmbers Are DESTROYS OF
.,,o Into the state Service.
-, of the Company and Its
/ Present Roster
,..srast in some of the militia organiza-
tr savannah is now at low ebb, yet
= one command that is in a more
ts,lthful condition, in all probability than
.ror before. Properly speaking, this COM
,acpot he called a militia organiza-
lint the members believe It will be
-, d, matter of comparatively short time
,n. until il is regularly mustered into
~. s+ato service and becomes a part Of
lis orsanized force.
rbo rawton Cadets are the company.
4, present the membership of the Cadets
| :. made mo of boys and young men, many
- ,.bom are too young to serve in the
s,a,o volunteers. However. as youth is
t,n1t that time will cure, it is not believed
,h,+ tbis obstacle will long stand in the
nav of the company securing a charter
and becoming part of the state troops.
Cant W /. Pritchard is anxious 10 see
ri. comnany placed upon the same footing
as the other military organizations of the
| ,tv. He believes it can be managed with
in the current year, and it is his confident
evacuation that the Cadets will be regu-
larly enlisted by Jan. !, 1900.
Ev the expiration of this year most of
the bows who are members of the company
and not Of the military age, will have be-
come IS when they may enlist in the state
service There Will be some left, who will
not be old enough to get into the Volun-
teer troops of Georgia, but they will not
4 have long to wait. With the training the
4 members of the command will have had,
some of them having drilled regularly
since the compauy's organization, they will
he well up in military, and the Cadets
nav he counted upon TO take their place
among the best of The companies in the
4 city.
. There are only two other such organi-
N cation in the state. One of these Is in At
lanta and the other in Brunswick. These
H commands are also made up of boys too
~
F.. their interest and enthusiasm IN military
matters has to be satisfied in the drilling
4 and maneuvers that are TO bring them up
to a state of proficiency by the time they
are ready to join the regularly organized
militia or 10 have their own companies
4 received,
The Lawton Cadets were organized May
2, 1895, those taking part in the organiza-
ton and working most industriously to
bring it about were w. l.. Pritchard, A.
Pratt Adams, George Walter, Edward
Maclean, R. NJ. Charlton, Dan B. Hull,
Harris Cope and Sidney Stubs. There
was a membership of twenty, including
A officers, the night of the organization.
When it came to the selection of a name
for The company il was decided to call It
the Lawton Cadets, for the late Gen. A. r.
a Lawton, who had always manifested great
interest in the military of the state and
afterwards took great pride in his young
II namesakes
PERMISSION was secured from Gov. At
kmson Tor the company to bear arms and
inns permission, granted 10 "a company of
youths. the command has at its quar-
Uls, no 10 Macon street, east. Here at
H lner armory the Cadets are very COM
Ioftaoiy ttted up They have ample ac-
Vollhlooauons and are provided with some
Equipment Springfield rifles are their
mus' the pieces having been purchased
"i'u Iuhus raised by popular subseript-
",l some SIX months after organization.
emily hop was given by the com
r pr,IS In's was on the occasion of its
b, ,. GIlh, A sum almost sufficient to
puy pels, bayonet scabbards and lepgings
MaS realized, and these accoutrenoanfs
$50 "r'a ge oiueIed soon With this additional
ogI'pIneht there will be nothing lacking
nH ule cadets will probably be able IN
make sun greater progress.
9e VINO from time to time have
W. ,1' .. me company at drill can testify
~ co e men are very well up and that
Graf 80 Know what they are out for.
ld leult Tor their success is due to the Ca
ue's entirely. Their own officers have civ
gu rneh what instructions they have had
~ having never been an officer Of any
IN e1 examination in the city to aid them
IN any way. ~ "'- 'iieiii
,bl Nduets have been accustomed since
Jay were organized to turn out on boli
4 Nr rep z will be observed this wear
A a tar Eay 'he command will go out for
'en-hlle march. There are now fortI,-
ulhe active members. and fhe con,na NJ, ;s
nus enabled to make a very GOOD show.
ms' several applications for nnemhershin
are soon to be acted upon.
as ne fer roster Of the Cadets at present is
EEaptain-W. l.. Pritchard.
SeoorI 1ITeutehant-Neil Coney.
Se rolu Lieutenant-D. T. Purse.
Wasb'aa!ls-T r. Pritchard. Henry
W ens w Frank Hayward, F. N.
VIZ '5, NJ Isl, 81 c. Meyer. Corporals-Drury
barJt S' Tharles Courtney, Fred X. Bern
Arden I w. . Baker, Jr., Prlvates Austin.
Coonor nIagoh' Baker, Cherry, Cleveland,
h., Daliy, Dasher, Guerard. Gruudell
Hu nabo' Hayward, Harper. Harms Hull
ard - b. Launey. Lynch, Myrover, Pritch-
Trana nsi,sn ION Robertson, Roberts. Sloat.
gms '' W.. i thompson, Wells, Viewer, Will
''''S' white P, and White, r.