The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-01
LOVING CUP FOR LAYTON.
OFFICERS AND NEN oF FIRST REG
INTENT WILL PRESENT HIN OSE.

IL q. Designed 60 show the Love aud
Esteem In which the Retiring
Commander OF the Regiment u
ueId-Committec TO he Named 10
Arrange for Presentation - COM
mnnd OF the Regiment Oncred 90
Lieut.. Col. Thomas :. Wsliy-I;isc-
ton OF Major Of Third battalion
Deferred IntiI Failure Meeting
Mai Thoma. scr.ven May Be
Lieutenant Colonel
A silver loving cup viii De presented
Col a. r. Lawton. the retiring COM
mandcr OF the First Regiment Of Iufan-
cry. by the officers and men % The regi-
ment This action was decided on az an
officers messing held last night
During the years that Col Liwton has
commanded the regiment. u has attained
a degree Of pros perity and fitness FOR duty
unparalleled IN the past aud much Of This
is due 10 Col. Ltwtor's strenuous efforts
for tho good OF the commlud. The OH
GERS ana men ~ the regiment appreciate
very thoroughly the face that they owe
large debt OF gratitude 20 COL Law'on
and the loylng cup they VIII pres. ~ him
.s des gned to testify .u some measure.
the respect esteem ana vcucration in
which they hold him. Lieut.. Col. Wylly.
who presided al, 'he meeting last night
viii appoint Is committee OF officers 20
take charge Of Tho cup presentation.
The arrangements Tor the presentation
were not made It tae meeting Of of
GERS. these being left Co ,hc committee
that Col wyily will appoint. \ meeting
Of the committee VIII ho held shortly.
and a plan OF action outlined II Is de-
sired and intended that every member
- the regiment shall participate To eiyin-
this testimonial ~ appreciation Of his
services 10 the regiment retiring com
mauder
The officers Endorsed the suggested nc-
ton OF Director Of Public works Gddslcn
tn the matter Of placing tae Park EXtcu
sion in good shape. The committee 81
officers previously appointed was instruct
ed 20 confer with the director ~ punNc
works. and seek 10 have the parais
ground put in its old condition The sug-
session Of Mr.. Gadsdeu. that che park he
shaped in the form of an 8mphitheat 20.
WIS also indorsed II is Nr Gadaien ].
idea that the ground DE- sloped for fifteen
or twenty feet around the edges So that
SPECTATORS Will be able 10 see over each
others heads
The suggestion seems 90 have met with
general public approval and 81 Is not az
al UNLIKELY that ~ viii be- carried into
effect In very simple fashion 80 seems
10 solve problem with which. the
friends OF the military have long been
confronted.
meeting Of the company officers was
held Immediately after the meeting OF che
officers Of the regiment last night This
latter meeting was FOR the purpose or
nominating a candidate 90 succeed Col
Lnwton as thc commanding officer Of the
regiment. But one ballot was taken.
this demonstrating tho fact thar Lieut.
Col Thomas S Wylly was the unanimous
choice OF the officers. There was no dis
euss.on OF the subject. the action taken
seeming 90 be by common consent.
4 committee consisting Of Capt 2. T.
Gleason Capt. c. A. Gordon and Capt W
=. stephens. was appointed % notify Col
Wylly Of the action that had been taken
by the officers meeting and 10 request his
acceptance Of the vacant commission
While Col Nylly has not set announced
that be would accept the Office. Il is not
thought that he VIII refuse
The officers deferred until a future meet
INK the election Of a major % the Third
Battalion. This battalion consists OF the
out-of-town companies and an effort has
been made to secure from the officers OF
these companies their opinion as to the
right man to fll the vacant majority. 4
somewhat lamentable tack OF Interest ir
the subject has been manifested bv tho
officers. and but few replies were received
20 the letters that have been written
The tendency here is TO elect some local
man major Of the battalion. ana n cant
.. Arthur Gordon wants The office Their.
Is but little doubt thot he can have 10
should LIEUT.. Col Wyily accent tho col
onelcy Of the regiment g. viii leave va
cant the office Of Lieutenant colonel Ma
Thomas Screvcn As the senior major Or
tho regiment and u Is probable that ne
VIII be rendered the Office OF second in
command should Col Wyliy be advanced
grade IN rank. Mai scrcven COM
mands now the Savannah Volunsecr
Guards Battalion. and the passage OF a
bin now pending IN the Legislature will
give him "a separate command The hin
Is designed 20 transform the Guards into
a battalion Of heavy artillery For this
and other reasons. u IS possible that
Maj. Screven viii not accept the neufep-
ant colonelcy Of the regiment even II II
Is offered him