The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-17
CHANGES AMONG OFFICERS.
SAVANNAH MILITARY WILL BE
REORGANIZED.

When the Cadets, Greens and Blues
Are Mustered Out of the Service
Their officers VIII Change About.
difference Between Army Officers
and state officers viii Cause Some
to Come Down NOtch-Others
VIII Go Up in the State Service on
Account of rOmOtiOns-DiScus-
sion of the Future of Military in
savannah.
The First Georgia Regiment is soon to
he mustered out Of the service. The three
Savannah companies of the First Bat
talon will leave the last of The month for
Macon. where the mastering out officer
will wind up all their accounts. the sur
eeons will examine the men, and the pay
master will give them all that is coming
70 them and send them out of the army
rejoicing.
on the return of the companies from
Macon, which will probably be about Nov.
10 the members will begin 10 think Sc
riously about their reorganization. The
present army basis of organization will
be somewhat changed. as the officers, or
many of them, holding commissions in
the United States service, have none in
the Georgia Volunteers. Other officers
have been advanced since they have been
in the service OF the country and it is
the understanding that they will resume
the positions they held in the state ser
vice before they volunteered with their
companies.
al,, u 1- tot1
commission as captain of the Cadets, but
he is Lieutenant colonel of the First Geor-
cia Regiment, United States Volunteer
Infantry. There is no lieutenant colonel
of the First Regiment, Georgia Volun-
tecrs, Col. Peter Reilly having gone upon
the retired list of officers, and ii is thought
COL Brooks will be elected to the posi-
ton This is the opinion of some who
have been heard to speak upon the mat
ter, but it may not be that of oil inter-
ested Maj. Edward Karow and Maj w
S. Rockwell are senior to Col. Brooks in
the state service, and either may be con-
eidered good material for the lieutenant
colonelcy.
If Col. Brooks is made lieutenant colo
mel of the home regiment the captaincy
S. Nell of the United States service is
now in command of the Cadets in the
First Georgia, but his commission in the
state service is that of first lieutenant.
He would be elected captain of the Cadets
10 succeed Col. Brooks, if the latter
should go up and Capt Nell should want
TO be in command of the company. This
however, he is quoted as saying he does
not want, that he has been in military
for a long while and is ready to retire.
He has made an excellent officer, and
his men will regret to lose him if he
sticks to his determination.
Lieut.. j. T. West is. second lieutenant
of the Cadets in the Georgia service, and
he would probably be advanced to first
lieutenant If Capt. Nell were to accept
the captaincy of the company. But, as
this does not seem to be the intention of
the latter, Lieut.. West may be made cap
tain.
Lieut. Fred Mallory is first lieutenant
In the army Cadets and Lieut.. Walter
Coney is second lieutenant. Neither of
these officers hold commissions in the
state service, and they were junior ser
geants to First Sergeant j. c. Tyson.
Sergt. Tyson may be made first lieuten-
ant on reorganization and Lieut.. NAL
Tory may be made second lieutenant.
Lieut.. Coney will thus become first SER
geaut This is an arrangement that is
spoken of by one of the leading members
of the Cadets as being the most likely.
He also believes the higher officers will
move in the order mentioned
The Irish Jasper Greens viii find them
selves in the position of having three cap
tains, one Of whom, Capt. John Flannery,
Is on the retired list. Capt. Z. A. Leonard
is now in command of the army Greens,
but his commission IN the state service is
first lieutenant. He viii resume that rank
upon reorganization, and Capt. P. f. Glea-
w IN h ipf ho
vice, win be Captain This is an arrange
ment that is known to be satisfactory TO
all concerned. The officers of the Greens
are very popular, and all of their men VIII
be glad to see the adjustment take place
as Indicated This win leave First Lieut..
Mccarthy second lieutenant in the state
service, although he does not now hold a
%eorsia commission, and win make Second
tleut. Roman first sergeant
The Republican Blues viii have to elect
captain. Capt. George w. Drummond
holds his commission in the United States
service, and is first lieutenant in the state
service. Capt, Gaudry will retire, leaving
the captancy of the Blues vacant Lieut..
Drummond may be advanced TO captain
OF the Blues and First Lieut.. W. l.. Gray
son IN the Georgia service, may hold his
present rank as first lieutenant in the
United States service. This would make
Second Lieut.. Lacey d. Nell second lieu
'' VI tttS COlHpdny Eli tue Sldle Oi gan
lz1llon. The Blues do not yet seem to
Know just what win be done in their
organization
question that not infrequently comes
up Tor discussion is the effect the war viii
nave upon military in Savannah Some in
t'sl thai it will prove hurtful, and that the
interest that has characterized the history
Oh military in the city win in a measure
ule out Others take the opposite view, say
HIE the war will increase the interest of
the members and bring the various COM
Ianes up TO higher standard of excel
renee Than they have ever before enjoyed.