The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-12
AFTER STATE SHOOT
SAVANNAH MEMBERS OF ADVISORY
BOARD OFF FOR ATLANTA
ARMED WITH RESOLUTIONS.
CITY COUNCIL AND TRADE BODIES
URGE ANOMALIES CLAIMS.

Will BE Represented by Committees.
Five Members of the Board Out of
Seventeen Are from SaVannah-It
Is Understood That a Majority
Favor AvondaIe for Next
ShOOt-State Encampment Will Be
Discussed and Recommendation
Made-NatfOnaI Guard Association
VIII he Organized.
The Savannah members Of the Mill
tary Advisory Board of the Georgia
State Troops left last night for Atlanta
to attend the meeting of the board to-
day at the capitol. Armed with reso-
lutions of council and the trade bodies,
they hope, with the assistance of those
in sympathy with the movement, to
induce the board to recommend to the
Governor that the state shoot this year
be held at the Avondale range.
There are seventeen members of the
board. The representatives from Sa-
vannah are Col. Peter w. Meldrim, Col.
G. Arthur Gordon, Lieut.. Col. w. L.
Grayson, Maj. w. W. Williamson and
Capt A. Gordon Cassels. Col. George
L. AdtlH also accompanied TIC OGlCE
ton. Col. Meldrim did not leave with
the Savannah members but it is ex-
pected that he will join them at Guy
ton he having been in attendance on
Ehingham court. Maj. Lee Wylly is
another of South Georgias representa-
tives.
Personnel of Committees.
President Estill appointed commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce, COM
posed of Col G. A. Gordon, and such
others as he might select, to urge be-
fore the board the selection of the To-
cal range. Col. Gordon selected as his
associates, lieut.. Col. w. L. Gray
son and Capt. A. Gordon Cassels. Maj.
Williamson is provided with a reso-
luton of the Cotton Exchange to the
same effect. Lieut.. Col. Grayson is
armed with the resolution of Counc4.
1t is known that Gov Terrell will net
submit the question of the state shoot
to the board, but it is very probable
that the matter viii, nevertheless, be
taken up by the board, and a recon-
mendatIon made. The orders calling
the meeting designate the purpose to
be the consideration of such business
as the Governor shall present to them.
1t is not known whether the appear
ance of committees will be allowed be-
fore the board, but whether the COM
mittees are given an audience or not,
the Savannah military expect to be
heard from.
Griffin for Encampment.
The question of the place for the next
encampment will engross the attention
of the board. 1t is probable that the
board will recommend Griffin. The
first and probably only session, will
begin at 10 o'clock this morning, and it
is expected that the business submitted
for consideration win be disposed of by
the noon hour. If not, the board will
probably take a recess in order to at
tend the meeting of all officers in the
state for the purpose of forming a
Georgia National Guard Association.
Col. Cam will attend this meeting,
and will also probably be asked to ap-
pear before the Advisory Board. Con-
stitution and bylaws will be adopted
and officers elected. The object of the
association will be twofold: to cooper
ate with the Intertate National Guard
Association, and to obtain necessary
legislation looking to the interests of
the National Guard in Georgia.
AvOndaIe's Advantages.
The proceedings of both the board
and the National Guard convention will
be watched with interest by the Sa-
vannah military. The advantages of
fered by the Avondale range, already
familiar to Savannahians, have been
increased recently by it's feconstruc-
ton so as to adapt it to the use of
the new rifle, the Krag- Jorgensen. The
Savannah delegation, who. it is I'M
derstood. will be supported by ma
jority of the remaining members Of
the board, will experience no difficulty
in demonstrating the superiority of the
range. and it is confidently expected
that the board will recommend it's use
this fall.