The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
PRIZES OF GOLD
GIVEN SOLDIERS
EMMETS AND VOLUNTEERS
RECEIVED $50 AND S25 FOR At
TENDANCE DURING LAST QUARTER

Three More Prizes of $26 Each Of
fered for Coming Quarter-One to
Company with Largest Average
Attendance According to Enlisted
strength, One to Company secur-
ing Greatest Number of New Men
and One for Company That Makes
Greatest Improvement In Attend
eDce.
seventy-ive dollars in prizes went
to two companies of the First Regi-
ment Infantry, last night for the at
tendance of their men at the fourteen
assemblages that constituted the mil
itary events of the quarter ending last
night. The first prize. $50 in gold went
to the Emmett Rifles, and the second,
$25 in gold, to the German Volun-
teers.
The first prize was offered for the
best aggregate attendance for all of
the fourteen assemblages of the quar-
ter. The Emmet Rifles had an attend
ance of 657 men, an average of nearly
fifty a drill. The second prize was for
the best average percentage of attend
ance with reference to enlisted
strength. The Volunteers won, with a
record of 1919.
After the companies had returned
from their regular drill they were sum-
moned to the yard of the armory by
Col. G. A Gordon, who, when they
were in line. announced the winners
of the contest. He stated he was graf
flied by the attendance for that drill,
the number of men present being more
than 240, number that had been ex-
ceeded but twice before in the quar-
ter, at the inspections and at the bat
tie exercises at Tybee Feb. %.
Praise from Col. Gordon.
He commended the Irish Jasper
Greens for the fine showing they made
at the last four or five assemblages,
and stated had they begun to show
this interest earlier in the quarter they
would have won one of the prizes,
may be both. He mentioned, too, that
the Savannah Cadets had had the best
attendance at inspection of all of the
local companies of the First Regiment.
Col. Gordon also announced that for
the next quarter, beginning Monday
night, three prizes of $25 each will be
offered as follows: One for the COM
pany that has the best average per-
centage to it's enlisted strength; one
to the company that secures the great
est number of new members, and the
third to the company that shows the
greatest Improvement in attendance for
the coming quarter, as compared with
it's record of the last quarter. At the
close of the address the men gave three
cheers for the colonel, and save them
with a will.
Programme for April.
General orders were issued last night
to Companies d, H, /, K, L and M
relative to assemblages to be held
during April. Company meetings will
be held on April 4, and company drills,
in conformity with a drill programme
to be furnished by the Tegimental COM
mander, on the 11th. 18th and 25th.
April 81 the monthly school of instruc
ton for officers and non commissioned
officers in quarters will be held. COM
panies A. C, e, F and G will conform
as closely as possible to this pro-
gramme.
Notifications have also been issued
relative to the company prize drill that
will be held at Savannah some time in
June. Not all the details of this event
have been decided on, though all COM
pany commanders have been notified
that no company will be allowed to
participate that has not two platoons
of sixteen men each, In addition to
the officers. AS has been stated in the
Morning News, several prizes will be
offered for this drill. though their
number and nature have not yet been
decided on.
COurt-MartiaI Tonight.
Tonight court-martial will be held
at the armory to try the cases of some
eight or nine men charged by their
company commanders with being alb
sent from inspection without leave. The
court will consist of Maj. Edward S.
Elliott, Capt. Robert M Hitch. Capt.
John Bell and Second Lieutenant
Charles V. Hohenstein, who is judge