The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-29
WILL BE BUT FOUR COMPANIES
col. LAwTON CALLS a CONFERENCE
OF HIS OFFICERS.


the First Regiment in the state
MiIitin-Given Until 10 O'Clock This
Morning to Decide-COI. LawtOn TO
Discuss the Situation With the Off,
GERS of the Regiment at NOOn-COm-
pany Meetings Tonight.
A meeting of the officers of the First
Regiment Infantry, viii be held to-day at
noon at the office of Col. A. r. Lawton.
The adjutant of the regiment, Capt NJ A.
O'Byrne. received a telegram from the
Colonel yesterday, announcing that he
would return from Atlanta this morning.
Capt. O'Byrne at once notified the officers.
Col. Lawton left for Atlanta last Sunday
night He has been there since, confer
ring with the Governor and the acting ad-
jutant general with regard to the Georgia
volunteers and the part they are to play
in the war with Spain. His return has
been awaited by his officers and men.
They have not, 50 far, been able 10 learn
anything official as to what will be done
in receiving volunteers to supply Georgia's
quota in response to the call of the Presi-
dent.
At the meeting to-day the Colonel win
probably lay the whole plan before the
officers They have expected that he will
do this when he returns, and they will
then be in a position to afford their men
the information they have desired. The
members of the regiment have questions
confronting them that involve the volun-
teering of number, and they want them
settled in such a way as to admit of all
the companies I'm the command going in
as they now stand, with, of course, the
addition of those men, not now members
of the companies, who will go with them.
1t is some light upon just what will be
expected of them that the men want, and
the sooner it is given. some of the officers
say, the sooner volunteers in numbers will
be coming forward to join the commands.
Capt. Jordan F. Brooks of the Savan-
nah Cadets, to be lieutenant colonel Of the
regiment, will return this morning with
Col. Lawton. He wired Lieut. Nell of his
command yesterday. that he expected to
be back to-day and advised him to proceed
with the recruiting of the company, as
the companies of the regiment would DE
received intact, provided the number or
men in each is large enough TO become
the nucleus upon which the command may
be run to the war strength
An officers meeting will be held at the
office of Col. Lawton this morning, the
purpose of which is not exactly known,
though it is supposed to be to determine
Just what companies will be included in
the regiment
Notices were sent out yesterday after
hxrT
10 officers of the regiment, as follows: II
am directed by Col. Lawton to ask whether
you prefer to go into the United States
volunteers with your present
rank or remain with the
First Regiment Infantry. Georgia Vol-
unteers, in the state militia. A reply is
requested in writing not later than 10
o'clock tomorrow (Friday) morning. You
will please attend an officers meeting of
the First Regiment at Col Lawton's office
tomorrow CFriday) at u M. o'clock
1t was determined at a conference which
Col. Lawton had in Atlanta with Gov. At
kinson that four compaaies from the First
Regiment should be taken. Just what com
| panies will be selected remains 20 be seen,
though 1t would appear the object of the
notices is to determine ,his in a measure.
There were probably not many answers
sent in writing, as the notice was not
| thoroughly understood and some of the
| officers prefer waiting until to-day, when
The matter can be made clearer to them.
All the companies have been added
| to since the meetings of last Mon
day night and IL looks as if there will
be none that will have TO show up with
too few men to admit of their preserv-
| ing their integrity.
| A drill was had last night in extended
! order by the German Volunteers A num-
| beru of new recruits were also received.
| The new men who will go with the Ca
| diets were also drilled by two of the non
| commissioned officers
A meeting of the Greens was held for
the purpose of passing upon the names
of a number of men who want TO go with
the company. There are so many of these
that the company can afford to be very
select in choosing its men, and none are
taken who have any physical defect that
would debar them from engaging in act
i've service. The recruits of the Greens
will be considerably slfted before the
marching orders of the regiment are re-
! ceived.
The Greens were also notified of the cleo.
| ton of officers to be held next Tues iay
night The regimental and the company
orders for the election were read The
five days notice required by the regdla.
tons was thus given. The election will tt
for a captain TO succeed Capt. John Elan
merry. retired. The regimental order alsC
admits of the election Of lieutenants if, CT
account of the election of the captain, any
vacancies by promotions are caused. This
will mean that captain and two lieu.en.
ants will be elected.
First Lieutenant p. f. Gleason will bt
elected captain. This point does not seen
to be disputed. Lieut. Gleason is popular
with all his men. and he has made
splendid officer. His promotion TO the cap
taincy viii mean a worthy successor tC
4 Capt Flannery. Second Lieutenant L. A
Leonard viii be made first lieutenant
Lieut. Gleason has had a career of some
years as a commissioned officer, and it Fas
been very successful He is admired { nc
esteemed by his men, and his election is
assured. The position Of second lieut. enan)
will. It is said be filled by First Sergeant
j. +. Mccarthy. Sergt Mccarthy has
many years of service 10 his credit in the
Greens, and he has never missed an as
sembly of the company. II is said that
In this respect. his record is superior tC
that of any soldier in Savannah.
The Republican Blues will hold a special
meeting tonight 60 discuss and consider
the question Of volunteering Twenty-Five
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