The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-24
TO DISCUSS MILL
TARY AFFAIRS
OFFICERS STOP IN SAVANNAH
ON THEIR WAY TO ST. AUGUSTINE
CONVENTION.

National Guards Association Meets
Depot by Committee and Escorted
to DeSOtO-Were Entertained at
Hussars Club and De SOtO-Invited
to Stop over in City on Way Back
NOrth-If Invitation Is Accepted
Trip Around Harbor and 10 Tybee
May he Arranged.
The party of government officials
and delegates to the National Guards
Association Convention, whose coming
to Savannah. en- route to ST. Angus
tine. has been looked forward to for
some DAYS by the local military Off
GERS, reached Savannah at Z o'clock
last night. and left to continue their
journey early this morning.
The party consists of Maj. j. F.
Guilfoyle, connected with the office
Of the adjutant general. Washington,
who will represent Assistant Secretary
of War Gen. Robert Shaw oliver at
the convention: Maj. r. NJ. Weaver,
of tie artillery corps. stationed at
FortI ss Monroe: Maj. 7. R. Kean.
of the medical department, U. s. A;
Capt. o. M. Lissak. of the Ordnance
Department. and Mrs. Lissak: Gen.
f. L. Hoyt. inspector general of the
National Guard. Maine: Lieut.. Col.
E. 7. Dimmock. of the Arkansas Ma
tional Guard: Lieut.. J. G.. Ewing, of
the Delaware National Guard, and Mr..
C. w. Dimmock, representative of the
United States Cartridge Company.
Met by n Committee.
The visitors were met at the depot
by a committee consisting of Messrs.
f. NJ. Oliver, w. L. Grayson and w.
II. Wright, representing City Council,
and Col. G.. A. Gordon and Maj. w. F.
Coney, representing the First Regi-
ment of Infantry. The visitors were
escorted to the De Soto, where they
had dinner, and later were entertained
at the Hussars' Club. Among the
prominent military men who called on
them during the evening were Col Jor-
dan F. Brooks, Col. A. r. Lawton and
Commander H. S. Colding.
Maj. Kean is no stranger in Savan-
nah. He was stationed here for some
time several years ago, when, as chief
surgeon of the first division of the
Seventh Army Corps, he accompanied
that body to Savannah. Several other
members of the party, though strang-
ers in Savannah, are known to men,
bers of the local militia.
May Stop Returning.
It had been hoped by the local men
that the visitors would arrive at an
hour that would make it possible to
prepare some plan of entertainment
for them, but until the train was actu-
ally in it was not definitely known
that the travellers would even stay an
hour and to arrange a programme was
out of the question.
1t is hoped now that the party that
visited the city, as we'll as a large num-
Der of the other delegates and promi-
nent attendants at the convention can
be induced to stop over for day or
more in Savannah on the return trip.
A most cordial invitation for them to
do so was extended by Mr.. Oliver on
behalf of the city, and by all the MEM
bers of the militia, and this invitation
is looked on most faVorably by the
members of the party.
The matter will not be allowed to
rest here, however, for each of the sew
eral Savannah men who will attend
the convention will make an effort
while in st. Augustine to get as many
of the delegates as possible to stop
over and enjoy the entertainment that
will be arranged for them.
Trip Around HarbOr.
Until it is found that these efforts
will be successful nothing can be done
in the way of planning the entertain
ment, though a trip around the harbor,
and to Tybee on the pilot boat Estill.
has been considered. and should this
be decided on it is probable that an
oyster roast. with the usual accom-
paniments. will be given on the island,
probably at the fort.
Those who will attend the conven-
ton from Savannah. are Col. G.. A.
Gordon, Commander H. S. Colding,
and Col. A. r. Lawton. and probably
Col. P. w. Meldrim and Maj. w. w.
Williamson. Commander Coldng and
Mrs. Colding will leave for st. Au-
gustine to-day while Col. Gordon will
leave tomorrow.