The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-28
WILL TAKE The TRIP
MILITARY HAS DECIDED TO GO TO
CHARLESTON.
WILL BE THERE FEB. 1928.
DECISION REACHED At MEETINGS
OF GUARDS AND REGIMENT.

Report of Cant. G. VI. Richardson,
who Went to Charleston 10 Ascer-
tain Certain Facts. Was Made at
the Meeting of Officers of the FirsS
Regiment Arrangements ThuS
May Re Made for the Trip-Ex-
pected That Companies VIII Go
with Full Rnnks-PIanE That Have
Been Formed for the Parade.
The First Regiment of Infantry and
the Savannah Volunteer Guards will
visit Charlestc to sea the Exposition.
This was definitely decided at meetings
last night. officers of ene component
companies of the commands met and
spoke for the men. showing that 1t was
the almost universal desire among
them TO make the trip.
The Guards have shown great inter-
est in the prospective trip, and the
officers are inclined to think that there
will be at least 100 members of the
command to so. A battalion drill was
held last night in the miltar parade
ground, under command of Maj, w. w.
Williamson, and it was discovered by
poll of the men later that there were
very few OF them who were not certain
that they would be able to go to Char
lesion.
At the meeting of the officers of the
six local companies of the First Reg
iment, over which Col. T. S. WILLY,
Jr., presided, a report was rendered
by Capt. c. Fl. Richardson. quarter
master, upon the Information he had
gained upon a trip that was made to
Charleston several days ago. 1t was
Capt. Richardson's mission to ascer-
tain certain facts that it was neces-
sary for the Savannah officers to
know, and the report he made was
very comprehensive, covering all the
facts OF Importance that could be
gathered.
Capt. Richardson had been ordered
to Charleston by Col. Wylly, and he
was in that city on Jan. 18. He re-
ported that the Plant System will
transport the troops at cost of 50. 80
per capita for the round trip, furnish
ing a special train. with two cars for
each company, with a baggage car
and a stock car free. The stock car
will be used for the horses of the
mounted officers, and this is regarded
as a valuable concession, as the ext
gencies of the situation at Charleston
would doubtless mean, If horses we're
secured there, that any old skate that
could be obtained would have to be
accepted. A sleeping car for the Off
GERS Will also be part of the train, pro-
Vided as many as ten officers avail
themselves of the chance to secure
berths. The Plant System will give
passes to all railroad men who may
be members of the companies.
The Vesta Cotton Mill has been Sc
cured for quarters. This is a large
four-story building, and it can easily
| accommodate 1920 men on each floor.
| This building is adapted to easy guard
ing. and is 200 or 300 yards from the
railway yards. Street cars run by the
building, which is about one mile from
the exposition grounds and about a
twenty minutes march from the point
of rendezvous for the parade. Bedding
of straw will be furnished gratis, but
an alternative is offered of quarters
aboard the train at the Plant System
depot, for use Saturday night and Sum-
day. If cots were wanted at the mill,
Capt. Richardson reported, his infor-
nation was that they could be secured
at cost of As cents each.
Regarding subsistence, the quarter
masted reported that breakfast Will be
furnished both Saturday and Sunday
morning at the mill building at a cost
Of 25 cents a man. Other meals can he
had both in and out of the exposition
grounds at a cost of from IS cents
to 81.
Arrangements for the parade include
assembling at Marion Square at $3.50
a. m. Feb. %, whence the column win
move promptly at 10 o'clock. The or
der will be in platoons of twelve files
front, with two guides to each platoon.
The line of march will be Calhoun
street to Rutledge avenue and thence
to the exposition, a distance of about
three miles, where the parade will be
dismissed. The estimated time for the
march is tbout two hours, over pave
ments of Belgian block and macadam.
The troops in line will be in
the following order: United
States Army ana Navy, cadets, and
state troops, in order of the rank of
their commanding officers. About 1000
troops are expected to appear in the
parade.
Col Wylly announced that efforts are
being made to secure from the state 300
blankets and oyercoats for the First
Regiment Unless a favorable reply Is
heard from Atlanta within a day or
two, Capt. Richardson will be dis
patched to ascertain why the supplies