The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-07
OFF TO MANASSAS
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2.
EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED.
MAI. w. e. COMFY APPOINTED POST
COMMISSARY.


Have Been Placed In Fast Brig
ade Company Which is COnsid-
cred Quite COmpIimentary-Dri
Held Two Nights Each Week and
Men Are Taking Great Interest
in Trip.
on the afternoon of Sept. the mill
tary companies which will take part in
the army maneuvers will leave Savan-
nah for Manassas. According to an or
der recently issued by the War Depart
ment troops from every state which
expect to take part must leave not la
ter than Friday, Sept. 2. The Texas
companies will leave on Sept. l, owing
TO the long journey before them.
This will be somewhat of disap-
pointment to the local companies, as
they had expected that it might, be
possible for them to leave even as late
as Saturday night.
Unofficial information has been re-
ceived here of the appointment of Maj.
w. E. Coney as post commissary at
Savannah to receive travelling rations
from the chief of commissary, Allan
tic division, Governors Island. These
rations will be issued to the troops be-
fore leaving home. The rations will
be shipped at once and may be issued
several days before the start is made.
Owing to the substantial nature of the
travelling ration, it is as good after two
months as when first prepared.
Travelling RatiOns.
The travelling ration will consist of
hard bread, canned corn beef or corn
ed beef hash. baked beans, and coffee
and sugar. Instead of coffee and SUI
gar, it is customary to allow for each
soldier 81 cents per day for the pur~
chase of liquid coffee. This coffee is
is poured into receptacleS and used aft
er the train starts.
BY purchasing in an economical man
ner it is calculated that there will be
a small sum saved at each meal. This
sum will revert to the company COM
missary, and may be used to supple
ment the camp rations later. The
travelling rations left can be exchanged
for field rations.
Should any of the members of the
companies desire to supplement the
travelling rations by taking food pre-
pared at home. they will be permitted
TO do so. The Savannah companies will
be on the road about twenty-four
hours.
New Company Lettering.
The new lettering for the Savannah
companies, which will go to Manassas,
was made yesterday in an order sign
ed by Col. Anderson and Adjt. H. J.
Brooks.
Company K. the Savannah Cadets,
will be Company A in the Second Pro-
Visional Regiment.
Company II, German Volunteers, will
be Company B.
Company D. Emmett Rifles, will be
Company c.
Company L, Irish Jasper Greens, will
be Company D.
Company I, Oglethorpe Light Infan-
try, will be Company E.
Company A. Savannah Guards, will
be Company F.
Company c, Savannah Guards. will
be Company G.
Company l. of the Fifth Regiment,
which will be the only company of
the composite battalion not from Sa-
vannah, will be Company H. This
company. is from Rome. and is known
as the Hill City Cadets.
In Fast Company.
Much favorable comment has been
made by the officers of the local COM
HolllCo Oll bllC JdCI lllcl llC bCOl Id
troops have been placed in fast bril-
gade company and that further, each
of the two regiments are thrown with
regiments from exactly the same
states.
The First Georgia Provisional Regi-
ment is brigaded with the Seventy
fourth New York, the Fifth Massachu-
setts the Fifth New Jersey and COM
panies of regulars. The Second Pro-
Yisional Regiment has with 1t the
Twelfth New York, Eighth Massachu-
sets, the Fourth New Jersey and COM
panies of regulars.
The troops from the states named
are conceded to be the finest in the
state militia, while Georgia has the
finest troops in the South. The COM
manding officers of Savannah COM
panies are of the opinion that their
commands will make good even with
such distinguished companions. The
Twelfth New York and the Eighth
massachusetts, were in camp at Chick
amaugd with the First Georgia during
the Spanish American war.
OF all the Southern states the troops
from Georgia are the best equipped
ms is due in part to the fact that no
encampment was held this year, the
money being applied to the purchase of
uniforms and other accessories. At
Nhe encampment last year the soldiers
eelteu without pay, the money going
10 the equipment fund. Further than
ms, the Georgia troop staff have been
nustling" for their commands and
TINS has also brought results.
Less Than Four Weeks.
Less than four weeks intervene be-
Iore the Manassas trip and there is
inueh heavy work to- be done yet 1t
mas been so long since the soldiers
nave done service of this character
mat they are out of practice. Many
nave enlisted since the encampnent
Iast year, which was itself the first in
many years Tent work is an especial
weak point, but this will be i'm
proved by hard practice.
win the thorough equipment which
WIN result from the Manassas trip the
5eorgla troops will be prepared for any
Alild OF service on short notice
Immediately on receiving the official
oeuer assigning him to the command
WI me composite battalion, Mai. Coney
.,sued an order making the following
I'aH appointments: Adjutant. First
itutehant Frank T. McIntire, Savan-
If1n' quartermaster, Second Lieutenant
.ieIuy i. Griner, Statesboro: sergeant
",aJor' John +. Schwarz, Savannah.
ne order also directed that drills
nr held each Monday and Wednesday
%shts' with schools for officers on Fri
baiS5 nights battalion school will be
upeu mere, and a company school at
-'9ine Tor the officers OF Company II.