The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27

numbers of volunteers Considerably, and
there is not a company OF the regiment
that did not have its members proud of
the answer it had made.
The Irish Jasper Greens were being COM
plimented upoa:Ssi,etr success N securing
volunteers. Capt Ffannery sad that II
is very gratifying to him TO note the way
in which the action of the Greens had been
received by their friends. -
A meeting of the officers of the regiment
was to have been held last night at the
armory. The call was sent out by Capt.
NJ. A. OByrne, adaptant, but the meeting
was no& hefd 1fle nfiicefsr ssat hered, but
the call had been sent out under the belief
that some definite news would have been
received by the time for the meeting from
Col Lawton, who was stil in Atlanta
No telegram came, 80 the officers adj
journed.
Capt. O'Byrne said he expects Col. Law
ton back to-day. The meeting of the off,
GERS will probably follow his arrival and
he viii then explain TO them the plan
that has been agreed upon for the gov
ernance of the volunteers, This explanation
is anxiously awaited by both the officers
and men. y sars tsS ,.
The designations from active service of
Lieut.. Col Peter Reilly and Capt John
Flannery, or rather their applications TO
be nut upon the retired list, have gone on
to Atlanta. and it is expected they will
be heard from within a day or two. One
of the officers Of the regiment says 1t is
desirable that the order for the election of
their successors be received and acted upon
as soon as possible, so that the men can
select their own officers while still Gsor-
gia volunteers. If the matter is delayed
until they become enlisted men in the
United States Army, they cannot elect
their officers,
This suggests the matter of the success
sion to the offices. An officer of the regi-
ment does not believe Capt. Brooks viii
succeed Col. Reilly. He says he would
make a good successor, but he does not
think the event win so turn The officer
did not say whom he expects to be elect
ed.
Some of the members of his company,
the Savannah Cadets, believe the visit II
Capt Brooks TO Atlanta, where he now
IS, is significant just at this time, and
that something in the way of his being
rendered of the commission as lieutenant
colonel has been done.
II is probable that First Lieutenant p.
f. Gleason will will succeed Capt. Elan
merry in command of the Greens. Capt.
O'Byrne has been mentioned, but he stated
last night that he would not run against
Lieut.. Gleason for the position He and
Lieut. Gleason are close friends ana
neither would allow his, military aspira-
tons to stand in the way of the advance
ment of The other.
If these elections come about, as has
been forecast, more elections will be in or
der. Vacancies caused by the promotion OF
Capt Brooks and Lieut.. Gleason will be
caused, and they will have to be filed The
same thing Is true OF vacancies that will
result from two or three officers of the reg
iment finding it impossible for them to get
off to the war. 1t is probable that the
present rank of the officers will be con-
siderably changed after all the necessary
elections have been held. Promotions will
come for some on entering upon the war.
Director Roehm of the First Regiment
Band stated that practically all the mem
bers will volunteer The members OF the
band are enlisted in the regiment, and it
is expected that a regiment will have
band along in war. Music is a great in
SEPARATION. and the First will have 1t fur
nished by the excellent musicians Of its
hand