The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03
MAJ. FRENCH'S VISIT
To INSPECT 2s COMMANDS AT AND
NEAR SAVANNAH IN NEXT 10 DAYS.
PROGRAMME IS ANNOUNCED.
REGIMENT WILL BE INSPECTED
MAY IL AND IL.

Inspection VIII BE the First One
Conducted by an Army Omcer-lts
Purpose Will BE 10 Ascertain
What the Enlisted Strength of
the state Troops Is, and What
Amount of Equipment They Re-
quire-MaJ. French Is Expected to
Arrive To-day.
The complete programme OF MAJ.
Francis H. Frenchs movements in the
inspection of the Georgia State Troops
in and around Savannah, under the
provisions of the Dick militia bill, for
the purpose of ascertaining the enlist
ed strength and equipment needed. is
now known. The bulk of the informa-
ton was contained in a letter from
Maj. French, which was received by
Maj. Coney yesterday morning.
Commencing on Monday. Maj.
French will, within nine days. inspect
twenty three commands in Savannah
and vicinity. Col. Obear, who would
otherwise accompany Maj. French,
will be in attendance on the Interstate
National Guard Association at Column
bus, O.. and it is probable that Maj.
w. 7. Hopkins, assistant inspector
general, will accompany Maj. French
on most of the occasions. The order of
the army officer require him to COM
plete the inspection by July 1. There
are over 5000 men to be inspected, in
addition to the inspection of the equip
ment and the quarters. and will be
necessary for the inspector to push the
work rapidly.
Order of Inspection.
The programme follows:
Monday Night, May 4.-The four
companies of the colored battalion.
Tuesday Night, May 5.-The four
companies of the Savannah Volunteer
Guards.
Wednesday, May 6.-The statesboro
Guards at Statesboro. Night-The
Georgia Artillery, colored.
Thursday, May 7.-Efingham Hus-
sars at Springfield. Night-Georgia
Hussars.
Friday, May S.-Liberty Guards and
Liberty Independent Troop at Hines
vile. Night-Chatham Artillery.
Saturday, May 9.-Meldrim Tattnall
Guards at Hagan.
Monday, May 11.-Three companies
of the First Regiment of Infantry at
Savannah. the Emmett Rifles, Republi-
can Blues and Irish Jasper Greens,
Tuesday, May 12.-Three companies
of the First Regiment of Infantry at
Savannah, the Oglethorpe Light In
fantry, German Volunteers and Savan-
nah Cadets.
Wednesday, May 13.-The Brunswick
Rit1emen at Brunswick.
Maj. French will arrive tomorrow
morning, or tonight. His visit is look
ed forward to with great deal OF In
terest by the local military, since IL
is the occasion of the first inspection of
the Georgia State Troops by United
states Army officer. 1t was thought
at first that the inspection would be
made by several officers detailed for
the work. but it now appears that there
will be but one.
Out of Town Companies.
Maj. French will be accompanied to
Statesboro by Lieut.. Col. w. L. Gray
son and Maj Walter E. Coney, bat
TALON commander, who will inspect the
new company at that place. The men
nave not yet been provided with uni
forms and the ceremonies will consist
merely of muster or verification of
the enlisted strength of the command.
The officers will return to Savannah the
same day, and Maj. French will in
speot the colored artillery at night.
1t will be noticed that there are sew
eTdl inspections to be made during one
day, requiring promptness and dis
patch in order to carry out the pro-
gramme arranged. The inspection will
be most thorough one, despite the
continuous work which it will take to
complete 1t within the time specified
by the orders of the War Department
Maj. French's plans, further than out
lined, have not yet been made known
In consequence of the proximity of
the United States inspection, instead
of the battalion meetings, as had been
ordered, the local companies of the
First Regiment of Infantry will each
be inspected by its battalion COM
mander in dress uniform and leggins.
1t is hoped by the officers that there
will be large turnout at this prepara-
tory inspection, and at the regular in
spection. The recent military laws, en-
acted by the Georgia Legislature, make
it compulsory for the men to attend
the annual inspection, and all absent
without an excuse satisfactory to the
authorities are punishable by a fine Of
$3.50. The government inspection takes
the place of the regular inspection in
Georgia this year.