The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-09

whose present home is In Jersey City, will
arrive this morning. The other children,
Miss Georgia Screven and Capt. Thomas
Screven, were present when Col. Screven
died.
The funeral will probably take place to-
morrow afternoon. though no arrange
ments have yet been made.
Col. Screven was born in Savannah
Sept 49, 1897 and is the Oldest son of Dr.
James Proctor Screven and Hannah Geor-
gia Bryan. His first American ancestor,
the Rev. William Screven, emigrated from
England In 1910 settling at Kitery. Me.
but the religious prosecutions led him 10
come South where he founded the frst
Baptist Church in South Carolina Col.
Screven was also a lineal descendant OF
Thomas Smith, one of the landgraves and
Governor of the province of south caro-
lima Collaterally he was descendant or
Gen James ScreVen, after whom ScreVen
county is named.
on the mothers side Col. Screven was
lineaI descendant of Jonathan Bryan, who
figured conspicuously in the early settle
ment of Savannah and the Georgia col
ony, and being one of the fathers and
principal founders of the colony Bryan
county was named in his honor and to
perpetuate his memory. The father OF Col.
physicians of his day. DR.. Screven was
Mayor of Savannah. was state senator,
and the founder and first president of the
old Atlantic and Gulf Railway He died IN
July, 1859 in his Goth year. His wife sur
vfved him until March, 1887. They were
the parents OF Col John Screven, Capt.
Thomas Forman Screven, George Proctor
Screven and Mrs. Sarah Ada Henderson.
There we're many events In the life of
Col Screven which are remarka-
BILE coincldents, taken in connec-
ton with a review of his fathers
life In fact, the son seemed 10 have fol-
lowed closely in the honored path which
his father trod, being like the father cour-
teous and obligng and with his stern vir-
tues and intellectual endowments. had
filled nearly every position OF honor and
trust held by his father
Col. Screven commenced his studies in
Savannah At Edgehll School, Princeton,
NJ J., he was taught by Rev. John ).
Hart The last school Col. Screven at
tended was that OF Antoine Bolmar, az
Westchester, Pa. Bolmar had been cap
tain OF cavalry in the army of Napoleon |,
and was a survivor OF the famous Russian
expedftion. His school, was a model OF
diecipline and careful tuition, and he was
himself the editor of a number of stan
dard textbooks for teaching the French
language. From Bolmar's school. Col.
screven entered Franklin College, Athens.
Ga. but leaving before he had completed
his course he finished his collegiate stu
dies at home under private instruction.
while at Franklin College he divided the
drst honor gold medal, awarded for deeia-
nation. to sophomore speakers. This was
the first medal Of the kind ever
given In the college.
Col Screven then turned to the study OF
law. under the tuition Of the late Judge
william Law. After remaining with him
about one year, he was sent to Europe,
February 1913, to extend his professional
studies in a broader field. Under the ad-
vice of Hon. George Bancroft, then United
states minister at London, personal
friend of his father, he was sent to Held
elberg with letters TO Schlosser and other
eminent professors in the university, from
whom he received much kindness. His
health giving way before he could be
fairly prepared by sufficient knowledge Of
the German language to become a matric-
ulate I'm the university. he was compelled
10 return 20 Savannah. Here his law stud
les were resumed, and early the following
year he was admitted to the bar by the
late Judge William 10. Fleming, but re-