The morning news., 1898-11-15
CHANGES IN COMPANY OFFICERS.
All of the Present Captains in
Guards battalion to Retire.


Guards Battalion to Retire.
The November meeting Of the Savannah
Volunteer Guards was held last night al
the hall. Capt. W W. Williamson presid-
ed
An associate member was elected and
number of Applications for retirement
from the active to the veteran rolls, the ne
cessary term of service having expired,
were granted There were also a few res
ignations. those submitting them having
either moved away from the city or con-
templating doing so.
The resignation of Mr.. F. C. Battey as
lieutenant and inspector of rife practice
of the battalion which was sent in some
time ago, has been passed upon by the ad-
jutant generals office, and the approval
was read at the meeting. Upon motion,
Mr.. Battey's name was put upon the roll
of honorary members of Company ID.
A communication was read from Mr..
Henry Dreese, recording secretary of the
Confederate Veterans Association, thank
ing the Guards for their having placed
their han and a room of their arsenal at
the disposal of the association for its meet
ings.
Capt. Williamson stated that the resig-
nation of First Lieut.. Charles NJ. Gibbs
Of Company A had been received. Lieut..
Gibbs was elected by the members Of tie
company who volunteered for service in
the army short time before the battalion
left for Griffin last May. He failed TO pass
the physical examination, but had receiv-
ed his commission.
Capt. George NJ. Gadsden, the provision
al officer in command of Company b, has
sent in his resignation to Capt. William
son to be forwarded to the adjutant gen
eraPs office. This and the designations Of
the other provisional captains will be sent
on by Capt. Williamson this week, as the
First Battalion of the Second Georgia Reg
iment, formed from the Guards win be
mustered out Of the service the latter part
of the week, in all probability.
AS soon as they are discharged from the
service the officers will resume their con-
nection with the Georgia volunteer troops.
They will hold their commissions under
the stale and will step back into their old
positions as officers of the Guards.
The provisional captains who will go out
are, in addition to Capt. Gadsden, Capt.
c. S. Richmond of Company c and Capt.
Wright Hunter of Company D. Capt. VIII
hanson is on the list of retired officers of
the state service, but he stated at a meet
ing of Company A in its room, after the
corps meeting adjourned, that he would
retire from the command of the company
with the provisional officers of the other
companies
Company A will have no commissioned
officers. The retirement OF Capt. William
son will leave the company without a
head. Capt. w. G. Austin was elected cap
tain of the company by the members VINO
volunteered, as was also Second Lieuten>
ant r. M. ScreVen. Both these officers of
Company NJ of the First Battalion, which
was formed from Company A of the
Guards, have expressed their intention of
resigning their commissions in the state
service as soon as they are mustered out
of the army, as their election was not by
the entire company. While both officers
are very popular. they feel that the e.ec-
ton Did not represent the choice of the
company and that they should, therefore.
retire. First Lieutenant L. r. Kenan of
Company M Is not a Savannahian and
holds no commission in the Guards. He
was appointed after the failure of Lieut..
Gibbs TO pass his physical examination.
Company win get all three of it's Off
GERS back and so will Companies C and
D. 1t is understood that some one or
two of these officers are trying for places
in the regular service of the United
States, and in the event of their being
successful there win be vacancies to be
filed.
At the meeting of Company A resoiu .
tons drafted by Sergts. Robert NJ Hitch
and John D. Carswell upon the resigna1
ton of First Sergeant John Hutton were
read. These expressed the regret of the
company upon the resignation of Mr. Hut
ton and the high opinion that has always
been entertained of him. The resolutions
were unanimously adopted by the COM
pany,