The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-25
DRILL TEAMS CHOSEN
MEN WHO WILL REPRESENT THEIR
COMPANIES TOMORROW NIGHT.
REGIMENTAL PRIZE DRILL.
WILL BE WITNESSED AT GUARDS
HALL By MANY.

Preliminary Drill Last Night at the
HaII-AH Six Companies of the
First Infantry in Savannah Had
Their Teams Present-Three OFF,
GERS From Fort Screven who Are
to Act as Judges of the Drill Were
Present-HOw the Drill Will Be
COnducted-Prizess That Will Be
Contested FOr-Wide Interest Has
Been Manifested.
preliminary drill was held at the
Guards Hall last night, all the teams
of the companies of the First Infantry
taking part. The officers from the reg
ular army post at Fort Screven, Tybee
Island, who are to act as judges of
the drill were present.
These officers are Capt w. NJ. Cruik-
shank, First Lieutenant E. L. Gilmer
and Lieut.. c. NJ. Bunker. They, with
Capt. Walter E. Coney and Capt. C. H.
Richardson, were the guests of Lieut..
Col. G. A. Gordon at dinner before the
drill.
| The teams have, with one exception,
that of the Emmett Rifles, been chosen
| for the great regimental prize drill,
which will take place tomorrow night
at the Guards Hall. Upon the knowl-
edge of the manual of arms of the
members of these teams, and their
hopes of all their comrades. The mem
bers OF each company all feel nearly as
much interest in the event as
| do the members of the teams.
| Whichever company is victorious
will doubtless show it's appreciation of
the man who may win so distinguish
| ed an honor for it.
The following are the teams of the
| companies:
Savannah Cadets-First Sergeant H.
! c. Hardy, Private Neil Coney, Private
! John H. Elton, Jr., and Private Finley
Walton. ubstitute-Private w. H.
| Artley.
Oglethorpe Light Infantry-First
Sergeant George A. Nell, Corpl. D. r.
Wilmington, Private Darwin Hull, Pri-
| vate II. M. Peek. Substitutes-Sergt
| G. Bourquin, Corpl. S. B. Kennedy,
| Corpl. Eugene Harmon.
! German Volunteers-PriVate E. D.
| Alexander, Private George F. Harms,
Private A. z. Stanley, Private C. A.
Vetter, Jr. Observation-Disclosures j. 1.
Buckheit.
Irish Jasper Greens-First Sergeant
| J. NJ. Doyle, Sergt. NJ. j.. MacMahon,
| Private W. j. Flood, Private G. F.
| Powers. ubstitute-Private c. j.
! O'Neil.
Republican Blues-Sergt. L. ]. Wilk-
inson, Private James E. Rooney, Pri-
vate Edward P. Grayson, Private ]. 1.
Martin.
The Emmett Rifles will be chosen
from among the following members:
Sergt. P. ]. Morrisey, Sergt. w. T.
Sampson, Corpl. w. M. Doyle, Private
| T. L. Odom, Private r. H. Monroe.
The drill will commence at $50
| o'clock 1t is expected that the care
full preparation that has been made
for the event and the long practice
the men have had will result in their
standing much longer than is noted in
an ordinary company drill. The best
! men in the companies, in so far as
their officers have been able to deter
mine, have been selected to represent
| their commands, and the drill will be
a battle of giants Every man will do
| his utmost to win the victory for his
command.
Capt. Coney and Capt. Richardson
will give the commands and the reg
ular army officers will watch for err
rors in their execution, throwing out
the men as they make them. This pro-
cess will continue until there is but
one man left standing, and he will be
the winner of the regimental medal
He will also win a prize
of SIS. but that will be true, too, of
the man of each company team who
may be the last survivor. The win
ming of the medal is, of course, the
great consideration, and every man
who drills will have his ambition
gratified if he can but have the hand
some trophy delivered to him when the
drill is over. 1t will be no slight honor.
however. for a man to win IS, as to
stand last of his squad will mean the
defeat of the three next best men in
his company.
After the drill there will be dancing,
Col A. r. Lawton first presenting the
prizes to those who may have the good
fortune to win them.
The object of the drill will be to
raise funds for the purchase of in
struments for a drum and bugle corps
that is to be formed as an adjunct of
the First Regiment Band. Tickets will
be sold at so cents each and the indi-
cations are that there will be a large
attendance as wide interest has been
manifested.