The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-18
COL. GORDON AND
COURT-MARTIAL
WILL REMARK ON ITS FINDING
EXPECTED ANNOUNCEMENT OF AC-
TION BEFORE LAST NIGHT.

Three Prizes OF 20 Each Awarded
to Companies of Regiment, the
winners Being the Emmets, Ogle-
thorpes and Jasper GFeens-Regi-
mental Attendance for the Second
Quarter Was 71.2 Per Cent.-In-
crease over Preceding Quarter.
savannah Companies Will Take
Part In Military Parade of Carni-
val on Oct. 81.
That Col, G.. A. Gordon, command
ing officer of the First Regiment, will
have some remarks to. make on the
publication of the findings of the court
martial was made evident last night
from the talk he made to the men
as they were drawn up in the armory
yard.
From what Col. Gordon said, he had
expected that the findings would have
been announced before the meeting,
and in the absence of such action his
talk which he has prepared in such
an event was not delivered.
Another feature of the meeting was
the announcement of the prize Win
ners in the contests between the COM
panies. There were three prizes of $25
each awarded, one to the company hav-
ing the largest percentage of attend
ance during the second quarter in pro-
portion to the enlistment, another to
the company having the greatest num-
Der of new enlistments, and the third
TO the company having made the great
est improvement.
Action was also taken which insur-
ed the participation of the Savannah
companies of the First Regiment in
the military parade to be given on Oct.
81. by the Savannah Carnival Asso-
citation.
Under the impetus of the announce
ment that the meeting was to be
very important one, there was very
large attendance at the company gath
erings last night.
The companies were drawn up in the
armory yard and were addressed by
Col. Gordon, who said;
A Vital Subject.
You were especially summoned here
tonight to listen to some remarks
from me upon a subject which is of
vital importance to the welfare, to the
efficiency, to the very existence of this
regiment as a military body.
Il want to give to you an idea of
the kind of orders you would be likely
to receive if l remained in command
of the regiment, and if certain emer-
gences arise.
The necessity for making any state
ment on this subject arises from GER
tain circumstances which have occur
red in the recent past. l fully expect
ed that the officers appointed by the
Governor to investigate those circum-
stances would have finished their work,
that their report would have been made
public prior to tonight. In this eX-
pectation l have been disappointed, and
as it would be manifestly improper for
me to make any statement at all until
after the publication from higher au-
thority,- L can only-saY that you will
be again summoned at some future
time for this same purpose, and that
the views which I now hold will be
carefully explained to you then"
Prize winners Announced.
Col. Gordon then announced the
prize winners for the second quarter,
he having offered three awards of $25
each. The prize for the best percent
age of attendance in proportion to en-
listment was awarded to the Savannah
Cadets, Co. K. Their percentage of
attendance to enlisted strength during
the quarter was S1.7. The Greens, Co.
L, were a close second, with a record
of 1872 per cent.
The prize for the greatest number of
new enlistments went to the Emmett
Rifles, Co. d, the German Volunteers
being a close second.
The prize for the greatest improve
ment, as compared with the preceding
quarter, was won by the Oglethorpe
Light Infantry. Co. l.
The percentage of attendance to en-
listed strength of the entire regiment
for the second quarter was 71.2, slight
improvement over the record for the
preceding quarter. For the two pa
rades during the quarter the total
number of officers and enlisted men,
not including the field staff and nom
commissioned staff. was 264 men on
each occasion.
To Take Part In Parade.
An invitation was received from the
Savannah Carnival Association for
the regiment to take part in the grand
military parade on Oct. 81. The in
vhation was accepted by all of the
companies. The details will be ar
ranged later.
Col. Gordon announced that the
battalion drills ordered for oct. "a
would be postponed until Oct. 81, and
that the drills on Oct. "a would be
company drills to be held at the dis
erection Of the company commanders.
The remainder OF the evening was
spent in the inspection by Col. Gordon
of the lockers not ready at the regu-
lar inspection of last week. The re-
suits last night were very satisfac-
tory.