The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-23


Co serve under ice folds. The Daughters
% the C1uiederacy Is a grand organiza-
tiou ard carries on noble Work. boz u
need rat fear that the term "national'
VIII render Dc Jess honorable or its mis-
sion 81 love and patriotism any the les
useful
The change 81 the Guards Battahon
from Iirht Infantry % heavy artillery g.
a step 90 the rght direction. ant one that
Chnr.eetpn. Mobile. View orleans and 9TH
or seaport ctsies might copy aftcr. The
government should utilize this battalion
Ter tae forts ard batteries arourd Swan
b. ard thus les sen the size % the rcgu-
Oar army artillery branch. F'urthermore
the companies 81 the battalion should Be
allowed drll and practice az tho forts and
batteries ana for every days pructice
thcy should be- paid ~ the war depart
meut as Washington. Thus under the SUI
perz ion u accomplished regular army
officers. q most efficient AMI reliable
force could b. pat IN condition 20 respond
az moment notice 10 any emergency
can Tor defenders Of Georgia. coast
cities The Guards Battalion has q long
and brilliant record for effective service
az infantry. ard set u may win added
lauIcls as artillery.
T.
tality of Union soldiers. and officers as
WELL during che civil War. that - Is re-
freshluC indeed - read a grateful tribute
90 Gen. Grlersou. l.. :. y. of Illinois, 10
Mrs Gen Henry -. ClsytOn's book. &C
compauled by picture % that oiiicer'
This noted cavalry commander made a
raId through clayton. Ala. near the close
% the war. and this Is what Mrs. cay
ton says Of sls very kind treatment 81
al
excitement. expecting every moment
10 see the enemy come IN sight About
noon the glsterlng bayoncts we're as
rrrned To- the "a tance We watched with
fear and trembling until the whole com
mand had passed the road which turned
towards our home. ard not the face or
one Yankee ala We see The reason they
PASSED me by was explained 20 me after
wards col Whitfield Clark. one OF 0ui
officers who happened TO be az nome
with several others. went out some miles
with dag Of truce 10 meet Gen
Gr.ersou
aud informed him Of my unprotected ST.
uation. saving that be feared for me,
being the wife or Confederate general
some lndIcnity on the part Of the Union
soldiers Gen. Grienson, a true gehtle
man. as he was. Immediately ordered q
ruard stationed az eaeh road leading "a
our home. thereby leaving us unmoiested
Nv husband always desired TO thank thi'
blg-heartcd general for the great kindness
shown bis family In this trying hour ana
at one time on his way 20 California. ~
stopped over iu the town where he under
stood Gen. Grlerson lived TO thank hin
iu person, but was disappointed. as NJ
learned that the general WIS then absent
from home / shall always cherish IN
kiudest feelings FOR Gen. Grierson. an.
pray that God viii bless his family"
Archbishop Irelands defense OF ths
army canteen Is strong point In Il.
favor No man Is a truer American thar
he. and no man IS more In earnest ia
sflvor 81 good morals. temperance ant
law and order. By Protestant and Cath
Ollie boz has long been honored for his
Americanism and his lofty public spirit
I The question simply resolves itself into
I this proposition Shall Congress turn th'
soldiers outside the garrison to b. ficecet
I by suffers or barkeepers when too drunk
I 20 protect themselves or shall they be- al
I lowed 10 have beer inside the garrison
under proper restraint. and. also. through
their company. share In the profits Of
the cantecn2 Not a single person. 20 far
a. have seen. has podihed his or mel
or their demand to have canteens abolish
/ ga by suggesting that Il BE- put under bet
I ter control Nor have they suggested any
more desirable plan II f. "A surprisin;
fact that they simply ask that the sol
Z dlers be turned loose at the mercy OF tn
I countless low groggcries that generally
/ locate near an army posts or camps.
Now. somebody win come back at m
and say that soldiers should not be al
| lowed 10 90 to these places All, me
that's weak argument Take Atlanta
| for example with all her police force
/ when troops were al Mcpherson Barrack
/ armed guards had TO be- placed on stree
cars going tn that direction 10 protec
l passengers from drunken soldiers goinl
/ from Atlanta saloons out 90 the barracks
/ And yct Atlanta ministers pass reso.u
/ lions to abolish the canteen. tho only SAT
| remedy for this evil But "a stronger cas-
/ is that OF famous Benny Ravens o
OF West Point When he was banishe
/ from the grounds of the academy for sell
/ Ing contra band whisky TO cadets, on IN
I sly. did ID stop the evil? Not at all an
I genial old Benny died at - years OF ags
] honorcd hy hundreds 81 cadets IN and on
/ of the academy Lleus. Farrow deSsica6-
/ his West Point" TO Benny. and ives
l Point Tc-Tacs.' an elegant i've dolla
book. contains a Requiem" on Benn
I Havcns o. side by side with an In Me
moriam" OF Prof Albert T. Church. Hun
dreds Of cadets failed al West Point h.
/ cause they were too frequently visitor
20 Bennya blind tiger" No amount O
rigid discipline could keep them ava
from that prohibited. but not prohibition
resort. Sidney Herbert.