The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-26
SOLDIERS PLAN
FOR DAYS OUTING
ON WASHINGToN'S BIRTHDAY
FIRST REGIMENT WILL TAKE
PART IN BATTLE EXERCISES.

Committee Appointed to Arrange
for Celebration for Guards BattaI-
ion-Hussars Will Spend Day as
Guests of Lieut.. w. II. COnnerat,
Jr., at White BIuf-First Regi-
ment Cavalry Given Room in Hus-
sars Club for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
pany A, Guards, Drilling for Gold
Medal Given by First Sergeant.
The matter of chief interest to the
local military just now is the cele-
bration of Washington's birthday,
which will be spent, as is customary,
by each command according to its
own plans and convenience.
The First Regiment of Infantry will
carry out battle exercises, as has been
stated before. Plans have not yet been
completed, however, so that the de-
tails of time, place and problem have
not yet been decided on
1t has been the custom of the Guards
battalion to spend the day in a target
practice at Avondale Range to be fol-
lowed by an oyster roast. Because the
battalion is now equipped with Krag
Jorgenson rifles, and it is unsafe to
use them on the Avondale range the
usual celebration will not be held there
this year.
There will be a celebration of some
kind, however, and the following COM
mittee has been appointed to decide
on it's nature and the place at which
to hold it: Capt. j. A. Hutton, of
Company A; Lieut. r. G. Tunno, of
Company B; Lieut.. r. ]. Travis, of
Company c; Lieut.. F. B. Screven, of
Company d; and Lieutenant, and
Quartermaster J. D. Carswell of the
staff.
Hussars Go to White Bluff.
The Hussars will spend the day at
the country home of Lieut.. w. H. Con-
nerat, Jr. The invitation for them to
do so was extended last night by Lieut..
Connerat and was promptly accepted.
Lieut.. Connerat has only recently been
elected to his present position, and
this will be the first time he will have
had the opportunity to entertain the
troop.
1t is planned to combine with the
visit enough military practice to be
of benefit TO the men. The troop will
make a practice march to White Bluff,
and after reaching their stopping place
will hold a carbine contest and also a
pistol match for the troop medal. In
the outfit to be taken will be a field
range.
The membership of the Hussars is
| increasing at rate that is most graft
flying to the officers. Three members
were received last night, one for the
active list, one resident pay member
and one military associate. The clubs
rooms, which have recently been rear
ranged and done over, are about COM
pleted, and so soon as the fireplaces
have been put in good condition a date
for the house-w warming, with which it
is planned to open them, will be set.
First Cavalry Headquarters.
The troop has given a room in it's
quarters to be used as headquarters
of the First Regiment of Cavalry. 1t
has been accepted on the part of the
regiment by Col. P. w. Meldrim, and
in a short time will be fitted up and
the record of the headquarters moved
in.
First Sergeant S. w. Parnelle of
Company A, Guards, has presented his
company with a handsome gold medal
which is to be competed for at each
Mondays drill and awarded, at the
end of the drill season, to the man
that has made the best showing. The
medal, when awarded, will become the
permanent property of the winner.