The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05
ISSUED AN IMPORTANT ORDER.
COL. LAWTON PASSES UPON MAT
TIERS THAT WE'RE IN SUSPENSE.

designation of the Companies of the
Regiment Is FiNcd-Guards Keen
Their Letters-Two Lieutenant
ColOnels-COI. Brooks Command.
the First battalion, in which Are
Five Comprehension. Gnrrnrd
Commands the Guards Battalion
One Drill Week Required of All
Companies-Arms and Equipment
Are to he Asked for.
An important order was issued vester-
day from headquarters of the First Reei-
ment Infantry, Georgia Volunteers. 1t is
designated as General Orders No. 49, ana
relates to matters in connection with the
recent transfer of the Savannah Volunteer
Guards TO the First Regiment, the com
pany designation of all the companies in
the regiment, the formation OF battalions.
battalion commanders and their adju.ants.
drill. discipline. rifle practice, ms ructlon
and administration. requirements for drill.
new enquipment and the temporary an
pointment of an inspector of rifle prac-
tice.
Col. A. r. Lawton fixed the designation
OF the companies of the regiment in ac-
oordance with the desire of the Guards
That they retain their company letters and
that of the Spanish war companies of the
regiment that they be given those letters
with which they served The D an is sat 8
factory to all concerned. The assignment
OF letters for the company was left with
Inc commanding officer, an order from the
ONCE OF the adjulant general so provid-
ing.
The regiment has two lieutenant COO
nels. The First Batta ion comprised Of
five companies, the Greens, the Og-e-
thorpes, the Blues. the Cadets and The
Germans, or ali the companies housed at
the reglmental armory. is under comma nd
OF Lieut.. Col. JORDAN f. Brooks The
second Battalion is under command of
Lieut. Col. William Garrard. and consists
of the four companies of the Savannah
Volunteer Guards, the Third Battalion is
made up of Companies Z, F ana G., or the
Burke Light Infantry. the Kel Rifles anu
the Brunswick Rifles respectively. The
regiment has no major to be paced In
command of that bat aliJn. The vacancy
in field officers WI be filed
The Savannah Volunteer Guards Will
nave 10 give up Their practice of having
drill season lasting during the winter
and spring. Col Lawtons oder indicates
that as he calls for each company TO as
semble for ain not SIS than once a week
Arms and equipment are needed. Com
pany commanders ale instrac ed to make
requisit.on for them.
Following is the order, except that por-
ton of which the Morning News has a 20
ready published. being the order of the
Governor transferring The Guards to the
regiment:
Headquarters First Regiment Infantry,
Georgia Volunteers, Savannah, Ca, Nov
4, lS99.-General Orders No. 10:
!. The following order of the Governor
is published for the information OF the
regiment:
State of Georgia, Adjutant Generals
Office, Oct. %, 1S99.-Special orders No 1850
(Extract)-6. SO much of general orders
No II as fixes letter designations for com
panies assigned therein to First Infantry
is hereby revoked. The regmental com
mander will assign letter designations as
he may deem proper and report game TO
this office. BY command of The Governor.
Phil G. Byrd, Acting Adjt Gen"
2. The companies of this regiment will
hereafter be known by the following let
ters: