The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-16
WORKING FOR THE DINNER.
Lady Friends of the Greens Make
Their ARRANGEMENTS.


A meeting Of the lady friends Of the
Irish Jasper Greens, who will aid the com
pany i'm giving the dinner next Thursday
to the Thirty-frst Michigan Regiment,
was held yesterday afternoon at Catholic
Library Hal. where something was done
in the way of mapping out the work and
seeing just what is necessary 20 insure
the compete success Of the undertaking.
The Greens, who were Company L Of The
First Georgia Regiment, when il was in
the army, will entertain, particularly,
Company l. Of the Thrty-frst, the com
pauies of the two regiments having chosen
their especial friends during the days in
camp in accordance with this plan, those
OF the same letter being those most close
ly associated.
The Savannah Cadets and the Republi-
can Blues will also entertain the COM
penies of the regiment, taking Companies
X and NJ, which are those that correspond
10 the letters the Cadets and the Blues
respectively. bore while in the First Geor-
gia. This arrangement would mean, how
ever that there would he but three COM
panies of the Michigan command that
would be provided for, so the local com
panies have agreed to take their special
friends and three more companies eacn
besides. BY this arrangement ihe entire
regiment win be provided for.
The lady friends of the Greens arrived
AT a definite conclusion as to the manage
ment of the dinner for the four companies
they viii provide for and serve. over the
dinner for one company Mesdames +. w
Storer, ". T. Corish and II. T. Wilson will
preside while Mesdames J. OLeary and
J. j. Gleason, J. J. Powers and J. f. FALL
CANT. p. f. Gleason and L2hn Sullivan,
will be those in charge of the remaining
three commands. These ladies will all
have a number of others 10 assist them in
preparing and serving.
The dinner will be at ] o'clock. 1t will
be served on tables arranged so that the
whole regiment can dine together in the
space that runs between the officers row
of tents and those of the men. The plan
of having the entire command together
commends Itself to all interested, and II
is believed it will prove a means of MAX
ing the dinnet more successful than il
might otherwise be.
After the meeting the ladies took a
car that had been chartered for a trip to
the Michigan camp. There they met the
officers and had a long talk about the
dinner in particular and many things ia
general. The officers assured the visitors
of their appreciation of what is to be done
for them, and said they were ready &c
render any assistance that may rest In
their power. Wagons win be sent in fol
the supplies, and details of men viii be
furnished to facilitate their handling. The
officers are as anxious as those who have
so Hospitality taken the dinner in hand &c
see it prove a complete success.
general meeting of ali the ladies in
terested in the dinner arrangements vii
- hal Of OF O'clock a
the regimental armory, where the details
will he perfected Lady friends of each
of the three commands VIII be present tC
assist in the organization of forces that is
so be effected and to help in any way
they can. The time remaining before the
dinner is to be given is short, but it is
regarded as ample for the ladies 10 ac-
complsh all they want to do with the like
iihood that prevails of their getting right
down to Industrious and continuous work
There has been talk of a probability OF
the Michigan Regiment getting away for
Cuba before Thursday, but the officers re-
assured the ladies on this score.