The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-27
OGLETH0RPES ENTERTAINED.
Company the Guests of Capt. Barrow
After the Parade.

The Oslethorpe Light Infantry was en-
| tertained after the parade yesterday at
| the home of Capt. David c. Barrow on
Jones street, east. Besides the company
there were present as invited guests of
Capt. Barrow. Lieut. Col. G. A Gordon
Maj w. L. Grayson, Capt. J. T. West
! Lieut.. James c. Tyson, Lieut.. George
| Richter of the Savannah Cadets, Capt. c.
II. Richardson. Lieut., Ward Motto, Lieut.
c. f. Law, retired, Capt. NJ 7. Usina
and Sergt r. G. Fleming.
After the review on the parade ground.
command of the company was turned
over by Capt. Barrow TO First Lieut..
James Butner. After dscarding rifles and
equipment at the armory, the company,
preceded by the band and by the several
oiilcers OF other commands, We're march
ed to Capt. BarroWs home.
The Oglethorpes and his other guests
were received by Capt. Barrow and his
father, Hon. Pope Barrow. assisted by
Mr.. John Norris and Mr.. r. Lloyd Ow-
ems IN the drawing room, where refresh
ments were served. After the long march
OF the afternoon. the provision that had
been made for their coming was extreme
ly grateful to the members of the COM
pany.
Alter ample justice had been done the
refreshments. speech making became the
order, Private Dietz Clarke having paved
the way with his justly celebrated rendi-
ton of Just Because She Made Dem
Goo-Goo Eyes"
Capt Barrow was called upon, and his
response was witty and eloquent From
a number of personal hits upon members
of the company he turned to a serious
of
the present and the future, winning APP
pause from his hearers by his patriotic
references to the cause of the South, and
the achievements of her sons upon the
field of battle. He then turned over to
Lieut.. Butner the post of master of cere-
monies who yielded to the demand that
was made for Col. Gordon, who gave up
the captaincy of the Oglethorpes but
short while ago to accept promotion in
the regiment.
Than Col. Gordon there was never a
commander of the Oglethorpes more pop
ular with his men. This was evinced by
their reception of all he said, greeting his
sallies with laughter and applauding
when. humor forsaken, he discussed the
province of military and advised his hear
ers upon line that might insure their
being ever in a state of preparedness
against any contingency that may arise.
sponded pleasantly declaring his appre-
citation of the honor that is his in com
handing the First Battalion of the regi-
ment in which are the Cadets and the
Oglethorpes.
Capt. West of the Cadets expressed the
qualification it had afforded him to see
the rapid advances that have been made
by the Oglethorpes since the time just
little more than two years ago, that
Col Gordon took command. The Cadets
he said are glad to be in the same battal-
ion with the Oglethorpes, and he looks
for the future to create an even more
cordial feeling between the two compa-
MES.
After an hour and a half at their cap
tain's home, the company returned to
quarters, where uniforms were DOTTED and
civilian clothing donned. The men were
ferVent in their expressions of the enjoy
ment they had found in the parade, and
in the very fitting finale that it had been
given by their captain