The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-03
MUST BE ON HAND TOMORROW
SECOND GEORGIA BURROUGHS WILL
EXPIRE THEN.

Mastering officer Expected Here To-
morrOw-He VIII BE in Charge OF
the Camp-NOt known What on
GERS VIII Be Sent to This Battalion.
Seven Men in the HOspItal-Ladies
of the Guards Aid Society Looking
After Them-Interest Continues In
the Outcome of the Plan for the
detention of the Second Georgia
Nothing has been heard as yet from the
mastering officer who is to be sent here to
attend to the discharging Of those mem
bers of the Second Battalion of the Sec
ond Georgia Regiment who may eject TO
leave the service. There are three of these
officers, all of the regular army, who are
assigned to such wrok in this state, but
it is not known which one win be sent to
Savannah.
The officer is expected to arrive to-mor-
row, when all members of the battalion are
ordered to report back at camp, their fur
ioughs being up. They will have been
away from camp for thirty days by to-
morrow.
1t is expected that every man win have
reported and be on hand for supper. 1t
viii be about that time that the first roll
call win be had, and something may hap
pen to those who do not show up. BY
the strict Interpretation of the furloughs
the men should not have to report back I'M
til by midnight, but it is particularly de-
sired that they put in an appearance ear
lier.
Some of the out-of-town members are
already back. There is quite gathering
in camp now, the number left here thirty
days ago fifty, having been increased to
about ninety. 1t is expected that to-day
and tomorrow win bring in a great many
more.
The battalion hospital has seven pa
tents. They are under treatment of DR..
Howkins who has been appointed surgeon
of the camp by Col. Garrard There are
no very serious cases among the patients,
though Sergt. Davis of Company X is said
to be pretty sick. He is suffering from
jaundice and fever. CorpL Jinks Harreil
of Company NJ is acting as hospitaf stew
ard for the camp, and is furnishing the
sick with what delicacies he can procure.
His ministrations are appreciated by his
comrades.
Through the thoughtfulness of the ladies
of the Guards Aid Society a house has
been secured but a short distance away
from the camp for the accommodation of
the patients. II is much more comfortable
for the men than their tents would be,
and the ladies make their lot easier by
going out every day to see what can be
done, for them. The society has so ar
ranged as to have two of its members as
signed to the duty of visiting the hospital
every day for a week Upon two of them
completing their weeks service, the work
devolves upon their successors. Those at
present paying visits to the sick are Mrs.
Hopkins and Mrs. Lowell
A corporal of the battalion, who has an
Intelligent understanding of the men 3
ideas upon the question and mingles among
them enough to know something about
what they proposed doing in the matter
OF remaining i'm or getting out of the
service, was asked yesterday as to the
percentage that will, in his opinion stick
TO the regiment. He said he thinks there
win be>fully 40 per cent, if the men can
serve under their present officers. He
says they all manifest a strong dislike to
/ having officers of the First Georgia APP
I pointed to fiji vacancies that may arise
IN the Second Georgia through some of
! the officers deciding not 10 remain in the
army. He himself will stay in, as will
1 The consensus of opinion among those
/ familiar with the situation and the desire
/ of many men to get out of the service
/ Is that the Second cannot possibly be re-
organized on the proposed plan of taking
/ all those of the First and Second who de-
/ sire to remain in the service and putting
4 them under Col. Oscar j. Brown. Several
| have said that 400 men cannot be secured
/ from the two regiments to stay in the
1 Second. There are others, officers and
men, who think the thing can be done
and who are confident of being retained in
! the service with the regiment.
An officer of the battalion said yester-
1 day that he does not think the thing will
/ be done as now intended but that Col
| Brown win be allowed to offer their posi-
| lions in his regiment to captains and lieu
-tenauts Of the First who can keep their
companies practically intact in the ser
/ vice. IL is believed that there is one COM
pany of the Savannah battalion of the Sec
ond that could not furnish a half-dozer
men to remain in the service. If Their.
are many such among the twelve com
panes of the regiment the opinion seems
! to hax- CT Cos