The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-19
THE CADETS. Ex-oFF1cERs.
The Resignation Of Capt Branch and
Lieut.. Brooks Causes Surprise.

The Resignation of Capt. Branch and
Lieut.. Brooks Causes Surprise.
There was general surprise in military
circles yesterday over the resignation OF
Capt. Branch and Lieut. Brooks Of the
Savannah Cadets, announced in yesterdays
MORNING NEWS The retirement Of both
officers is a source of regret, since they have
brought the company TO its present high
standing as the crack drilled company OF
Savannah. The designations were both
unlocked for.
Lieut.. Nell is now in command
Of the company. A committee COM
posed Of Sergt. r. P. Lowell. and
CorplS W. II. Coleman and H. w.
Cowan hes been appointed to recommend
suitable candidates for the vacancies. IL is
expected that toe committee Will report to
Lieut.. Nell the latter part Of this week, and
meet ng will be held Monday night to
take action upon the report. The commit
tee is not restricted to recommending men
from the company. II may possibly recon-
mend the election Of officers from some
other company.
The designations Of Capt. Branch
and Lieut.. Brooks are understood TO
he on account OF business pressure.
Capt. Branch has been connected with the
Cadets twenty-eight years. He served as
first lieutenant OF the company during the
war, and was elected captain to succeed
Capt. j. w. Anderson, who resigned. Capt.
Brancl has a splendid military record.
While he has been always ready to respond
to duty, he has never forced himself for
ward on any other occasions. At the
resignation of Capt. Anderson, Lieut.
Branch was unanimously elected his sue
Ia r he
captaincy for some time, to see if
another and more suitable man could
not be found. The company would not
entertain the selection of another command
ing officer, and at the expiration of the
time fixed by Lieut.. Branch, he accepted
the captaincy, With the proviso that he was
not TO retain it If at the end of the first
year there was no marked improvement in
the company. From that time dated the
growth of the Cadets. They grew strong
in numbers, and well versed ia the manual.
Under Capt. Branch's command, the COM
pany has competed in interstate drills
in Macon, Nashville, Mobile, New Orleans,
and in 1885 the company took part in the
contest here.
Lieut.. Brooks is known through
out the state as a thorough officer.
He was elected first lieutenant of the Cadets
six years ago. At that time he was taking
III oSbFc l1hEb III MILITARY WOTk. his eX-
perience as an officer began with the re-
orga iization Of the Oglethorpe Light
Infantry after the war. He was then
elected sergeant of the company, and re-
manned with the company for some time,
when he was made adjutant of the reyi-
ment, and later was made major.
After having served as major for a long
time, he resigned and took no active inter
est in the military until he was elected first
lieutenant of the Cadets.
Lieut.. Nell, who is now in command of
the company, said yesterday that if the
COMMITTEES appointed to recommend suita-
bic candidates for the vacancies reports in
time, meeting will be held Monday night ;
if, however, the committee should be long err
about reporting, meeting will not be held
earlier than the following Monday. He is
DESTROYS that a full representation of the
company be had when the matter is decided
upon.
At the meeting held night before last a
committee was appointed. consisting Of
Sergt. Lowell, Quartermaster Hollenback,
Treasurer Sutcllfe, and Private Chapman,
to select badge similar to that stolen from
Private Farr some months ago. The medal
will be worn, as heretofore, by the best
drilled man in the cOmDauV