The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-31
THE DISCHARGES A SURPRISE.
LUCKY SECOND GEORGIA BOYS AP-
Piled TO ADJUTANT GENERAL.

Friendly Influence at Washington
Thought to Have Something to Do
with the Success and Quick Re
Spouse TO the AppIicatiOns-Gener
al Impression That the Regiment
VIII De Mustered Out Within Two
Weeks-SOme of Its Best Material
LOst-FIag From the Ladies' of Sa-
vannah TO he Presented To-day.
Huntsville Ala, Aug. 30.-As announced
In the Morning News, six sergeants of
Company 3 and one corporal have receiv-
ed their discharges from the adjutant gen
eral at Washington and will shortly be
pursuing their usual vocations. The
names of the non-commissioned officers
who have in the eyes of their friends
been 50 fortunate are First Sergeant J.
W. Motto Second Sergeant w. b. Stew
ems, sergts. E. F. Lowell, Jr., r. G. Flem-
ing and A. 2. Wright, quartermaster;
Sergt. J. R. Simpson and Corpl Wade
Leahy. The six sergeants secured their
discharges through friendly Influences
in Washington, the exact nature of
which has not been revealed, and it is un-
derstood that Corpl Leahy's discharge
was obtained in a similar manner.
The sergeants made application on Aug
"A, and the matter was worked in short
order, the correspondence being conduct
ed almost entirely by telegraph The nom
commissioned officers of Company are
the first members of the regiment to OBJ
tain discharges upon application, dis
charges having been granted only for
cause. Their success was a great sur
prise to the company, as well as to the
regiment generally. and it is to be feared
that 1t is responsible for a large inpour of
applications for discharges upon Col
Brown. In fact, the latter has declined to
approve any more applications for dis
charge for the present.
The opinion is generally expressed by the
officers that the regiment will shortly be
out, perhaps within the next two
or three weeks and the men are en-
TO believe that their further serv-
Ice with Uncle Sam will be short. The loss
of seven non-commissioned officers at
once is severe blow to Company B. No
which entered the service from
GSoIBid udo d DSttef set or non -cOmmlS-
stoned officers, and this has had much to
do with the splendid stand taken by the
company since entering the service The
loss will be repaired as far as possible by
promotion, though it is no injustice to the
other members of Company B, to say that
they realize that its best material has been
taken from it,
Corpl George w. Farris has been pro-
NOTED TO first sergeant, and CorpI Abbott
Thomas to second sergeant. Ii is likely
that the other corporals viii be promoted
In regular order.
Private c. A. Baines succeeds Quarter
master Sergeant Simpson. The latter was
one of The most efficient and popular quar-
termasters in the whole regiment
The flag presentation by the ladies' of
Savannah TO the regiment will take place
at the camp tomorrow afternoon at dress
parade. The presentation was to have
taken place in the public square at Hunts
Vile by the invitation of the Mayor and
but was postponed for some rea-
son.
The members of Company 3 attended
the funeral of Private Anderson M. Pace.
who died at the division hospital yester-
day, this afternoon. Pace was taken i'll
shortly before leaving Tampa. He enlist
ed from Waynesboro about two months
ago.