The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-02
REVIEWED IN
MARCHING ORDER
FINAL TOUCH TO COMPANIES.
PREPARATIONS FOR MANASSAS
TRIP ABOUT COMPLETED.

Company Supplies Packed Last
Night and Will Be Loaded on Bag
gage Cars Mt Noon To-dny-Per-
sOnaI Equipment to BE Carried by
Each SOIdier-Ordcr Issued by
Lieut.. Col. GraysOn in Command
of Savannah Post Regarding Calls
for Tomorrow Morning.
As a final touch to the drills of the
companies which will go to Manassas.
inspections in heavy marching order
were held last night.
The inspections were conducted by
Mats. Elliott and Coney, commanding
the First and Second Battalions. The
companies were lined up in turn at
Drayton and Hall streets, opposite the
Park Extension.
Each man was found to have his
equipment in fine trim and when the
men move TO Manassas their COM
handing officers believe that they will
be in perfect condition.
In each company room last night
the non-conmissioned officers were
busily engaged in packing the sup
plies for the companies in large wood
en- boxes. Each company will be al
lowed 1000 pounds of baggage, and
will practically have its full weight
Tents, cots, stoves, pots, extra suits,
lanterns and other paraphernalia were
slowed in the big boxes.
At noon to-day the baggage will be
carted to the Seaboard's tracks and
loaded into the baggage cars.
The following personal equipment
will be carried by each soldier: Hav-
ersack containing meat can knife,
fork and spoon; canteen filled with
water; shelter tent roll containing
blanket, two pairs of socks. suit I'M
derwear, extra pair shoes, face towel,
cake soap, comb or hairbruSh, or both,
tooth cleaning material, five shelter
tent pins bed sack, dark blue flannel
shirt, extra suit khaki, pair gloves,
shelter tent poles, cleaning material
for rifle; Soncho.
Time for Calls.
The following order was issued yes
terday by Lieut.. Col. Grayson:
In compliance with General Order
No. 4, headquarters Second Provisional
panies A, B, c, D, E, F, G will as
semble on Saturday, the second instant,
to entrain for Thoroughfare, Va.
Calls for formation will be sounded
as follows: First call, 8 a. m; as
semhly, $40 a. M; adjutants call,
battalion. 800 a. m; adjutant's call,
regimental, $50 a. M
The Guards will have practically the
same calls, and will form on the parade
ground OF the Second Battalion. A
band will accompany the troops 10 the
trains at the Union Station.
In an order received from Inspector
General w. G.. Obear, the style of di-
recting a letter to a member of the
Savannah companies is given as fol-
lows: Private Henry Jones, Co. X,
Second Infantry, Provisional or Sec
ond Brigade, Second division, Maneu-
Yer Camp, No >. Thoroughfare, Va To
insure letters against loss, it is sug-
gested that a return card be placed
on the envelope.
Employers Do Not Hinder.
It was stated last night that all
of the railroads had agreed for their
employees to go to the maneuvers, and
that other business establishments had
done likewise, so that it is believed
rot member of any company will be
prevented from going because of bust
ness reasons. The members of the
companies will take their vacations
at the maneuvers.
The special trains carrying THE Sa-
vannah companies will leave to-mor-
row morning about 10 o'clock over the
Seaboard Air Line. 1t was announced
yesterday that Pullman standard
sleepers had been secured for the Of
fcerS.
The trains will be run in two sec
tons, the first section carrying Lieut..
Col. Grayson and his staff and Mai.
Elliott and his four companies. The
second section will carry the three
companies of the second provisional
battalion under command of Maj. w.
E. Coney. 1t is probable that the
calvary train will be run as a third
section of the train.