The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-03
PLANS FOR PARADE
WILL KEEP MEN OF FIRST REGI-
MENT BUSY FOR SOME TIME.
DRILLS AND MANEUVERS
PRACTICED FOR USE DURING VISIT
OF GOV. TERRELL NEXT WEEK.


Interesting Problem Worked ont in
Park Extension Last Night-TwO
Forces Attempted TO Capture
Vantage GrOund-That of Lieut..
Col. GraysOn WOR-SchOOl of In
struction to Be Held Friday Night.
Officers TO Visit Employers and
Get Men OF for Governors Day.
The companies Of the First Regi-
ment are actively drilling for the pa
rade in which they will take part Nov.
II in honor of the visit of Gov. ]. M.
Terrell to the Racing Association Fair,
Last night the men were taken to the
parade ground the regiment formed,
and, in charge of Lieut.. Col. w. l..
Grayson, passed in review before Col.
G.. A. Gordon, acting reviewing officer.
This was done twice and then, though
the drill hour had expired some inter-
esting work in extended order was
done.
The Cadets the Republican Blues
and the German Volunteers, under the
| command of Lieut.. Col. Grayson, were
formed as skirmishers on the east side
of the parade ground, facing west
while the Irish Jasper Greens, the EN-
| met Rifles and the Oglethorpes, I'M
der command of Maj. w. E. Coney
took up a similar position on the Oppo-
site side of the ground. The field and
staff officers gathered at the Confeder-
ate monument as judges of the prob
lem.
This supposed that the two bodies of
| men were hostile forces who had dis
covered that the vicinity of the mon
ument was vantage ground of such
Importance that it should be seized at
| once. To do this each force charged
the position at a given signal. The
movement was well executed by both
forces, and though the judges decided
that Lieut.. Col. Graysons command
was the first on the ground and there
| fore the winner, several officers dis
scented from this judgment, though it
was finally allowed to stand. The men
of the various commands showed
much spirit and interest in the work,
and the officers were much pleased
with the result of both the drill and
the maneuVer.
School of Instruction.
All the field, staff and line officers.
the non-commissioned staff officers, the
on-commissiOned officers and four
privates to be by the company COM
mander from Companies D, II, l, K, L
and M, will attend school of instruc-
ton in the quarters of Company H
Friday night at $50 p. m, when re-
ports of the various officers on the
tour of duty at Camp Terrell will be
read.
Notice of this meeting has been sent
out in circular No. 10 under date of
Oct. 20. A large attendance is de-
sired, and officers and enlisted men
that are compelled to be absent are
required to furnish the regimental
commander with an adequate excuse
either verbal or in writing, prior to
roll call. Various military problems
will be discussed and certain emergen-
cies likely to arise when troops are in
service will be described and questions
in regard to them be asked officers
and on-commissioned officers. The
work taken up Oct will also be re-
viewed. Refreshments will be serV-
ed as usual
other RegimentaI Affairs.
Monday night practice drill and man.
euvers, in preparation for the visit of
the Governor, viii again be taken up.
All officers will make a special effort to
secure a large attendance. The COM
panies are all in good condition and
look forward with pleasure to the COM
ing parade. The officers will call on
the employers of their men and ask
their release for the afternoon of Nov.
13 so that the ranks may be well filled
during the parade.
The regiment may shortly be en-
larged to it's full quota of twelve COM
panies. Application for the mastering
into the service of the state of a new
company has been sent to the adjutant
general from Sylvania and should the
application be acted on faVorably and
the company formed it will be attach
ed to the First Regiment. The aDpli-
cation has been sent to Col Gordon to
pass on. He received it a day or two
ago and will return 1t with his recon-
mendation so soon as he can secure the
information that the matter requires.
Two companies in the regiment will
hold elections for both first and second
lieutenants Monday night. They are
the Oglethorpes and the Swainsboro
Guards. Another vacancy soon to be
filled is that of quartermaster. Mr.. ].
r. Metzger, who now holds that po-
sition, has rendered his resignation but
1t has not yet been accepted.
Why New Rifles Are Held.
1t is hoped soon to issue to the COM
panies the new Krag-J orgensens. The
guns are all mere, ana so is some am
munition, but as this ammunition con-
sists of the steel bullet whose qualities
of penetration would make it unfit for
any use that the troops might be call
ed on for in the city it has been de-
cided not to give out the rifles until
a different sort of cartridge, one con-
tanning what is known as the riot bull
let" two lead buCkshot, can be had.
The troops that attended the recent
at,r r,1T have mot vet piUp1 the
funds due them for that service, main
ly because the officers are not quite
sure in what form the papers necessary
to be filed with the state officers shall
be made out. 1t is possible that this
information will be had within a short
time, and should this not be the case
it is possible that delegation of some
three officers of the regiment will make
the trip to Atlanta to secure the in
formation wanted. 1t is probable that
when the amount due the local COM
mand is received Capt. F. w. Garden