The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-23
TROOPS WILL FIGHT
SHAM BATTLE IN HONOR OF WASH
INGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
GOV. WILL VIEW EXERCISES.
SwAINEsBORO GUARDS ARRIVED
YESTERDAY TO PARTICIPATE.

teresting Forms of Entertnin me nt.
Extension Directly After Sham
BattIe-WiH Speak mt Night.
Gov. Joseph NJ. Terrell and party
will be the guests of the First Infantry
to-day. They will arrive in the city
this morning at o'clock, city time, TO
witness the Washington's birthday cell
ebrations. Col. W. G.. Obear, inspector
general of rife practice, and Col. Usher
Thomasson of the Fourth Infantry.
have already arrived. and will form
part of the Governors escort. The pro-
gramme of entertainment for the day
follows:
s O'clock.-Gov. Terrell will be met
by field and staff officers of the First
Infantry and driven to the De Soto Ho-
tel.
$50 O'clock.-Breakfast of Gov. Ter
rell and his aides-de-camp.
10 O'clock-Accompani by his aides
and representatives of the First Infan-
try, Gov. Terrell and others of his es-
cort, will drive to the rife range to wit
ness the Guards annual shoot. Gov.
Terrell will be met here by the Mayor,
committees Of Council, from the Cotton
Exchange, Board of Trade and Mer-
chants Retail Association. who will
wait on him to the end that he order
the state shoot here.
IL O'clock.-Governor and escort will
return to Savannah.
1870 O'clock-Lurcheon of Society of
the Cincinnati in the state of Georgia,
at which Gov. Terrell will be the guest
of honor.
2:30 O'clock.-Gov. Terrell will be met
at De Soto by escort from First In
fantry, and will go at once to scene
of battle exercises after which they
will return to the Park Extension.
O'clock.-Parade and review in Park
EXtension.in which First Infantry. Geor-
gia Hussars and Naval Militia will par
ticipate. After review of troops by
Gov. Terrell, troops will go to their
armories and put away their arms, aft
er which they will march to the home
of Gen. w. w. Gordon.
O'clock. Reception to participants
an battle exercises at home of Gen. Cor
don.
O'clock.-Gov. Terrell will be guest
OF honor at supper, given by the mem
bers of the First Infantry at the Cath
Ole Library Hall. He will address the
party.
10 O'Clock. Gov. Terrell and MEM
bers of his party will leave for Atlanta.
over the Central of Georgia Railroad
sham Hattie Event of the Day.
The battle exercises will be the event
OF principal Importance The SWANS
pofo Guards, twenty strong under the
command of Sergt II. d. Bell, arrived
IN the city last night. and will partici-
pate IN the exercises. Their arrival
came as pleasant surprise to the Of
fcers i'm the city, who, until the
eleventh hour thought that the eorn-
mand would not be able to attend
Their participation will, of course. add
interest and numerical strength to the
sham battle. They will form part of
the attacking force. under Mai Coney's
command.
point of vantage has already been
selected for Gov. Terrell, where with
ms escort, he will view the engagement.
This 1t is thought, will be realistic
Inc defending army will be under com
mand of Maj. Elliott. This will be
composed of Company d. the Emmett
Rifles, under command of Capt. Leon
ard; Company l., the Irish Jasuer
IL.
earthly; Company NJ, the Republican
Blues, under the command Of Capt
Dreyer; detachment of the Georgia
Hussars, under command of Lieut.. Sill
verburg. and a detachment of the
Naval Militia, with n Hotchlxiss gun
under Lieut.. Carter.
The attacking forces will he led NV
Maj. Coney, and will be composed cf
Company II, the German Volunteers.
under Capt. Konnemanns command.
Company I, the Oglethorpe Light In
fantry under command of Lieut.. La
Far; Company X, the Savannah Ca
dets, under command of Capt. West;
Company G. the Swainsboro Guards
under command of Sergt Bell, and a
detachment of the Georgia Hussars.
headed by Capt. Gordon The attack
ing and resisting cavalry will be dis
tinguished by the wearing of caps and
campaign hats.
Several officers will do duty for the
first time in the sham battle. These
will be the new regimental sergeant
major, Raiford Falligant, and the 1ew
Third Battalion sergeant major. Oar
win h. HUH, who were appointed when
the commission of Sergt. Mai. Bell as
battalion adjutant arrived Saturday.
The members of the Swainboro com
pany who have come to participate in
the exercises, are Sergeants II. n
Bell, T. ]. Daniel, Lewis F. Proctor
J. e. Thompson; Corporals r, K.
Starlight, Jacob James, L. Roiner w.
f. Smallwood; Privates William DAN
1ell, John Mcleod Pot, Thomas p. SAT-
ford. Dan Dell, B. S. Mills, J. C.
Barnes, Claude H. Sutton, Burwell
Smallwood, H. H. Thompson, S. b.
Kennedy, ]. N. Walea and w. T. Lar
sen. The officers were unable to come
this being court week in Swainsboro
and all of them being members of the
bar. They were quartered last night
at the First Infantry Armory, where
excellent accommodations Were afford
ed them.
Col. Obear arrived day before yes
terday, and during his stay in the city
has been engaged with the officers of
the various military commands. They
have discussed the changes in the reg
ulatlons, the examinations, the effect
OF the Dick bill and various phases of
the new military law Gov. TerrelPs
visit at this time is of special signifi-
canoe, since the military are DESTROYS
OF having him name the Avondale
range as the place for holding the next
state camp of instruction. 1t is known
that Col. Obear. the inspector general
OF rife practice, is in favor of holding
the shoot here