The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
WILL INVITE MANY TROOPS.
ALL IN GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA ARE WANTED.

Military Committee Has Written the
Adjutants General of the Three
states for Lists of the Companies.
Believed There Are Many who
VIII Accept the Invitations the
Committee VIII Send - Military
Bands VIII Also he Invited-Com-
mittee VIII Look After the Enter
tainmcnt of Visitors Admiral
Dewey VIII BE Asked to Review
the Troops in the Park Extension.
The Military Committee of the general
committee arranging for the entertain
ment of Admiral Dewey when he visits
Savannah March 81, is busily at work,
and il is expected its efforts will prove
successful and that Savannah may have
big military display in honor of the
great admiral.
A meeting of the committee was held
recently to consider suggestions Offered
that might add 90 the success of the mil
tary feature. Present We're Col. A. r.
Iawton of the First Regiment, honorary
chairman; Lieut.. Col. Berne Gordon,
chairman; Lieut.. Col II. S. Wylly, Maj.
w. L. Grayson, Capt. G. b. Walker and
Lieut. ]. H. Kenzie.
1t was determined to extend individual
invitations 20 all the military commands
in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.
Letters were sent at once 20 the Adjutauts
General of those states, requesting that
they send a complete fisl of all COM
mands. As soon as these lists have been
received invitations to the commands will
be sent
Convinced that there are a number of
companies that would gladly take advan-
tage of the opportunity to participate in
the parade and share in the jo.lity of the
occasion, the committee intends doing all
ii can 10 add TO the intere.t of the militia
~ END of the programme by securing as
large an attendance as possible from the
states mentioned. But few commands
have been brought to the committees no
tice as desiring to make the "Trip, but ii
is believed that has been because no invi-
tations have been formally extended.
The railroads have offered a rate of one
cent a mile on account Of the Dewey eel
ebration, and that places the cost within
reach of most companies within the radius
from which the rates Apply, Othe- ju=
outside the line can manage to share in
the general good time that will be had
without any considerable additional cost
and it is not believed d matter Of a few
miles more viii deter any from making
the trip.
Naval militia from Brunswick win be
here in the full strength of he TWO divi-
sions. 1t will be BORNE inbmind that the
First Battalion of the First Regiment Wis
tied Brunswick on Thanksgiving Day, and
the soldiers Of that city are anxious to re-
turn the visit The Savannahians had a
good time on that occasion, and they will
do their utmost to return the compl ment
when the naval militia puts in an appear
ance here.
Commander Frank Aiken win be in COM
mand of the naval militia of both cities.
The occasion will be the first for some
time for a union of the divisions, and Of
ficers and men of the battalion viii wei
come 1t on that account. 1t is probable
that there will be two or three other places
represented by naval militia, in which
event that branch will be very strong
1t is known that the Beaufort Artillery
Naval Militia expects to- come over, and
it is presumed there will be others. The
Beaufort division is a very old command
dating its organiza ton in ITS, with Capt.
William Hardin, great great-grandfather
of of Mr.. William Hardin of Savannah.
as it's first commander.
The committee is also making prepara-
tons for bands of music. The war de-
partment will be asked for the band of
the First Artillery at Suliivan's Island,
near Charleston, and other organizations
win doubtless be here 10 add to the music
for the parade Two local bands will take
part and if the committee is successful
in getting two or three more, there will
be no dearth of music. ut t5
I 4 al ha will he
made the Military Committee by the gen.
eral committee, and the former will see
to the entertainment of the visiting troops.
1t is quite probable that the local Off
GERS may decide upon some special enter
tainment for the visiting officers.
Coz. A. r. Lawton hopes 10 have his
entire First Regiment here for the parade.
Two of the batTa,ions are located in Sa-
vannah, and the third is made UP of the
companies at Waynesboro, Statesboro and
Brunswick. 1t the out-of-town companies
should come, the regiment would be to-
gether for the first time since Its reorgan-
ization. zoe
The military committee adopted a res
oution looking to the review OF the troops
in the Park Extension by Admiral Dewey
instead Of from the veTanda of the De
Soto, as has been the plan. The distin-
guished guest of the city w.ll be invied
10 review the column from a post in the
Extension just as the President and Gen.
F4tzhughu Lee did when they had their
great military events.
This is plan that would be more sat-
isfactory 10 the military, and II is be-
lieved the Adm.ra, vii, agree TO Il. The
idea is decidedly more, military than that
of a review from the De Soto. II would
be preceded by all The troops being drawn
up on one SIDE of che Extension, which, in
Itself would be a rather imposing spec
tac,e.