The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
CHATHAMS.NEW LIEUTENANTS
GEORGE f. ARMSTRONG AND H. VI.
CONFER, JR., COMMISSIONED.

They VIII Accompany the Battery In
That Capacity - The Chathams
Have Already Enrolled I2S Men,
Three in Excess of the Maximum
Required-MOre Men Coming Here
TO-MorrOw to Enlist With the
Chnthams Physical Examination
of the Men to Be Made by DR.. Geer
To-day.
The Chatham Artillery passed Its maxi
mum limit in enrolling men yesterday, nav
ing rs names signed. while the maximum
is only 125. In addition to this the Chat
hams have the promise of ten or twenty
more men from the country, and all of
them have been directed to report in sa-
vannah not later than tomorrow MORN
ing.
One of these country kilograms yester-
day came from William B. Slade Of Co
lumbus, who said he wanted transporta-
ton to Griffin for ten men who are desir-
Gus of going with the Chatham Artillery.
Capt. Walker at once wired the trans
pcrtaton from Columbus to Savannah and
told Mr.. Slade to have the men report
here not later than Monday morning. Be
sides this, the Chathams have an agent
out on the road now, who is expected to
bring in five Or ten more Capt Walker
will continue enrolling men until the phys
ical examination of his men has been
made and his command is full
The medical and physical examination
of the men for the artillery will be made
to-day. DR.. Geer will examine sixty men
this morning, beginning at $3.50 O'Clock, and
as many more this afternoon. If he does
not wind up the Chathams this afternoon
he will return to the armory tonight and
complete the examination of all the men
who have enrolled themselves in the artil-
lery, with the exception, of course, of
those who will not reach Savannah until
tomorrow
Capt. Walker expects to have about ITO
men when he gets through with the mat
ter. Five of the men he expected to get,
however, went to the Savannah Cadets.
They came up yesterday from Folkston,
from which point they had had some cor
respondence with Capt. Walker. 1t APP
pears, however, they were under the i'm
preston that Capt. Walkers company was
in Col. Brooks battalion. Nevertheless,
the Cadets had some men out at the juno
ton to meet them when they got in yes
terday morning, and the Cadets soon had
them enrolled in their command. Thus
five woud-be artillerymen became infan-
trymen.
Capt. Walker accepted Mr.. VIM. P. Bal
ley's resignation as second lieutenant yes
terday and relieved him from duty with
the company. He then appointed Messrs.
George +. Armstrong and Hugh NJ. Conner,
Jr., second lleutenants, and at once wired
the Governor notifying him of the accept
ance of the resignation, and the appoint
ments made. He received telegram yes
terday afternoon announcing that the res
ignation of Lieut.. Bailey had been accepted
and that the appointments of Lieuts. Arm
strong and Conner had been confirmed, and
that commissions for them would be forth
coming at once. Capt. Walker also asked
that Lieut.. G. B. Pritchard, Jr., of the
Ninth Cavalry, U. 8. A., be secured to go
with the Chathams for the purpose of in
structon, etc. Acting Adjutant Gen. Err
win answered saying everything possible
would be done to have Lieut.. Pritchard as
signed to the battery.
The examination of all OF the Chathams
will be completed tomorrow morning.
Capt. Walker will then wire the Governor
that he is ready for orders, and win per-
haps leave Savannah for Griffin on Tues
day night.