The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-13
TOMOCHICHIANS
GO into GUARDS
MERGER EFFECTIVE NOV. |.
ON THAT DATE GUARDS WILL
TAKE OVER PROPERTY OF CLUB.

TOmOchIchi Club VIII Cease to Ex-
list After That Time-BOard of
Governors Authorized to Mqui-
date Affairs of Organization ut
Once-Members of Club Invited to
Join Guards and Many VIII Do
SO-NO IntOxicants to BE Allowed
by New Organization.
The Tomochichi Club will cease its
existence, Nov. l. when it will become
amalgamated with the Savannah Vol
unteer Guards. whose name will be
borne by the new organization. This
matter was decided by a meeting of
the members of the club last night
and is the result of a series of con-
ferences that have been held by friends
of the two organizations from time to
time recently.
On the date set for the merger to
become effective the Guards will take
possession of the quarters now occupied
by the Tomochichi Club and of all the
property. At last nights meeting a
resolution was passed authorizing the
board of governors of the Tomochichi
Club to liquidate all the affairs of that
organization. This will be done at
once
Because of the fact that the ANAL
gamation has just been decided on
complete plans for the organization and
conduct of the new organization form
ed have not yet been settled but at
least one change has been decided on
for it is announced that in view of the
fact that there are many very young
men in the Guards no Intoxicating
beverage will be dispensed or allowed
in connection with the club from and
after, Nov. 1. Further than this the
authorities are not in position to dis
cuss plans.
Off1ciaI Statement.
The following is a joint statement
issued by the authorities of the two
organizations
1.-THE relations between the member
ships of the Tomochichi Club and the
Savannah Volunteer Guards are and
have been for some time cordial and
of the friendliest nature, this relation
conducting lately to efforts on the part
OF the respective organizations to fur
Their the interests of each other.
For a year or more the officers of
the Savannah Volunteer Guards have
realized that it was vital to the con-
tinued success and prosperity of that
organization that there should be es-
tablished in connection with it some
social features that would in a meas
ure compensate for the military du-
ties required of the members. These
facts they have sought to impress upon
their friends, the members of
the Tomochichi Club, who have
come to realize that the con-
dition which confronts the Guards in
this respect is a serious one.
To Remove. an Obstacle.
THE. club, in furtherance of its de-
sire to assist the battalion as far as
possible, held a meeting of all it's
members in their rooms this evening,
when the whole subject was carefully
considered, with the result that the
club concluded it did not want to &C.
cupy 1.-THE position of being an OBJ
stacle to the welfare or future pros
perity of tthe Guards, and that in ac-
cordance with suggestions arising at
conferences between friends of the two
organizations they would be willing
that there should be an amalganla-
ton of the memberships of the organ
izations, the property of the Tomochi-
chi Club beeing transferred to the
Guards and all members of the Tom
ochichi Club being invited to become
members, associate or otherwise, of
that organization.
"A GREAT many members of the
Tomochichi Club have already ex-
pressed their desire and intention to
accept membership in the new organ
ization, and it is sincerely hoped by
the Guards that all will do So"