The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-12
GEN. BARRY WAS
GUEST OF HONOR
MET SAVANNAH OFFICERS
AT FISH SUPPER GIVEN HIM AT
THUNDERBOLT CASINO.

heSuiar army ian De OA ASSASt~
ance to the National Guard-HOped
That the People of Savannah Will
Assist in Getting New Range for
Use of the Modern Rifles and Be
Iieves Regulars VIII Hold Their
Contests Here Soon.
Gen. Thomas H. Barry, brigadier
general United States Army, in COM
mand of the Department of the Gulf,
with headquarters at Atlanta, was in
Savannah yesterday, accompanied by
his aid, Lieut.. Henry H. Sheen.
The object of his visit was the in
formal inspection of Fort Screven,
which he performed in the morning,
returning to Savannah in the after
noon in time to become the guest of
honor of the officers of the Savannah
military at fish supper at Thunder
bolt at night.
This proved a most enjoyable occa-
sion. The supper, planned by Capt.
F. w. Garden, was excellent, and Gen.
Barry not only displayed his interest
in the volunteer militia, but promised
his continued interest and aid where
ever it is possible to extend it, so long
as he is in command of his present
post. He also spoke of the Avondale
range, and limited at the regulars
shooting on it at such time as such
change of location has been made that
it will be safe to use the Krag Jor-
gensons or the new army Springfield
rifles in the practice.
The party, which was a representa-
tive one of the Savannah militia, gath
cred at the De Soto in the early even
ing and there took a special car to the
Casino where the supper had been
prepared under the direction of Mr..
L. w. Nelson.
Tables Prettily Decorated.
The tables were arranged in the form
of a cross and were handsomely deco
rated, the decorations being military
in character. At the intersection of
the arms of the cross was a miniature
lake on which floated a gunboat, while
on the banks of the lake was small
fort. Small American flags were laid
at each plate in lieu of boutonnieres.
and the centers of the tables. were re-
splendent with coats of arms of the
United States and single stars.
Col. I. H. Estill presided. At his
right in the place of honor, sat Gen
Barry and next to him Col. Jordan
r. Brooks. On the left Col. G. A.
Gordon sat. and by him Lieut.. Col. J..
B. Quinn. The other guests present
were Lieut.. H. H. Sheen, aid to Gen.
Barry: Lieut.. ]. A. Moore, in charge OF
recruiting office. Savannah: and Maj.
w. E. Coney Capt. F. w. Garden,
Capt. C. H. Konemann, Capt. w. W.
Gordon, Capt. Thos. Hunter, Capt. j.
j. Gaudry Capt. J. F. Mccarthy, Capt.
]. A. Hutton. Capt. j. T. West, Capt.
W. G.. Austin, Capt. E. A. Leonard,
Capt. John Bell, Lieut.. A. A. Morrison
Lieut. H. A. Thorpe. Lieut.. NJ. J.
O'Leary, Lieut.. c.. w. Saussy. Lieut..
c. V. Hohenstein. Lieut.. A. M. Mich
OILS, and Ensign y. G. Rhodes.
Gen. Barry Introduced.
When the coffee and cigars had been
served Col. Estill introduced the guest
of honor briefly. ut devolves on me. }"
he said "to introduce to you the hon
! ored guest of the evening, Gen. Barry
commander of the Department of the
! Gulf 1t is not necessary to speak OF
| the Generals record, for we know OF
| his brilliant record in the Philippines
and in China. 1t is a pleasure to have
| him with us. Savannah has always
been a military town, and no visitor
is more welcomed by her than an Off
| Ger Of the United States army"
In replying to this welcome Gen.
| Barry said it might seem strange that,
| having wandered over almost the
whole world as he had done, he had
not before entered Savannah, and that
this was therefore, his first visit He
i IL, L.
| ticularly glad that in coming he had
fallen into the hands of his friends
of the National Guard.
Heard of savannah Military.
He had heard of the Savannah mill
tary, he stated, since he had been in
the service, and had heard nothing but
good. "As commander or the Depart
ment of the Gulf" he continued, sit
| will be my pleasure, as it is my duty
under the Dick bill, to promote good
feeling, cooperation and friendship be-
| tween the national guard and the regu-
| lar army, for you gentlemen who have
spent your time and money in pre-
pairing yourselves to defend the flag
we all live to die for, if necessary, de-
serve all the encouragement we can
| give you.
THE officers of Fort Screven are
ready to lend you helping hand, and
as long as they are in my department
will see that they do it. l am glad
to see that you have been spending
so much time in target practice, for
the soldier that can't shoot doesn't
amount to much. 1 hope the good peo-
Pile of Savannah will lend a helping
hand themselves toward getting an
other range that the Krag- Jorgenson
rifle and the new army Springfield
rife can be used on. The time will
| come, and that in the near future,
when we will hold some of our con-
tests here and in other parts of the
| South"
In conclusion, Gen. Barry said he
was glad to be with the Savannah
military and hoped that the acquaint-
ance so pleasantly begun would con-
tinue. 1T will be my effort" he said,
ito have it continue"
Col Quinn Spoke Happily.
Lieut.. Col. j. B. Quinn was called on
for an address and responded happily,
telling something of the services of his
own branch of the service, that of the
engineers. 1t forms part of the fight
ing force of the army, he said, but goes
about its ordinary work so quietly and
| possesses so few members, relatively
/ speaking, that the silver castle is sell
dom seen, and so there are many that
do not recognize its symbolism.
As illustrating this he told a joke on
himself While making a steamer trip
| once, he said, the walters on the boat
paid him the most marked attention
which he believed to be due to his uni
form and military bearing. The purser
of the boat enlightened him nv exnlain-