The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-04
MILITARY PAID
HONOR TO DAVIS
PARADE BY FIRST REGIMENT.
NOW SOLDIERS OBSERVED DAVIS
BIRTHDAY.

first Regiment Turned Out With
RANKS Nearly Completely Filled.
Formed in the Park Extension
and Then Marched Down DraytOn
street - At DraytOn Street and
OcIethOrpe Avenue Were Joined
nv the Battalion of Naval Re-
serves.
The observance yesterday Of 'the
anniversary of the birth Of
Jefferson Davis. President of the Con-
fpderacy, was marked by a parade of
the First Regiment.
Al $50 o'clock the companies of the
regiment began assembling at the Park
extension. Promptly at 6 o'clock the
regiment formed in marching order
and under the command of Col. G.
Arthur Gordon, marched from the
PARK Extension down Drayton street.
without interruption the regiment
continued its course. At the intersec-
rion of Drayton street and Oglethorpe
avenue it was met by the battalion of
Naval Reserves, Georgia State Troops
The Naval Battalion was under the
command of Commander Henry S.
Colding, Lieuts. Neyle Colquitt and
Or. ]. C. Van Marter served on the
staff of the commander.
The Naval Battalion, which made a
very creditable appearance, occupied
position to the left of the First Regi-
of
tinued down Drayton street to
Broughton. At Broughton the parade
turned west to Bull, thence marching
south to the Court House square. Here
the military was met by the Confed-
crate Veterans Association.
Veterans Were in Gray.
The veterans, attired in their gray
uniforms, were drawn up before Chat
ham Artillery Hall to receive the mil
itary. AS the regiment and the Naval
Reserves passed around the square
they came to attention before the
veterans. AS one man the regiment
then saluted the men who had fought
for four years through the greatest
war in the annals of history. The
veterans returned the salute and then
fell in. in the rear Of the regiment
The parade, headed by the First
Regiment Band, then proceeded south
on Bull street to CASTOR. At Castor
it turned east to Drayton, marching
south on Drayton to Bolton, and turn
ing from Bolton street into the Park
Extension. The Confederate Veterans
Association then took up its position
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monument, the regiment and battalion
occupying positions in front.
Review in Park Extension.
The first part of the programme here
consisted of evening drill by the First
Regiment. Under the direction of their
officers the men went through the
regular regiment work, including the
manual of arms, marching and the
other features of routine drill work.
The showing made was unusually ex-
cellent
Following the evening drill the regi-
ment and naval battalion passed in re-
view of the veterans the body of men
who had given their all to make the
South a separate nation and jefferson
Davis its head. This ceremony, though
exceedingly simple, was one of the
features of the day.
Following the review the band struck
up Dixie" and the gathering dis
persed, the First Regiment and the
naval battalion returning to their ar
mores and the veterans returning to
their homes.
The showing made by the regiment
was exceedingly creditable. Each COM
pany had nearly it's full quota of men
in line, and all entered into the spirit
Of the occasion with great enthusiasm.
The same may be said of the men of
the naval battalion, and their show
ing was one of the features of the daY