The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-22
MILITARY CHAT AND GOSSIP.
GEORGIA's PROMOTIONS IN REGU-
LAR ARMY FROM RANKS.

Fitting Up of the Old Heard House"
Rooms-NationaI Air at Conven-
tionS-Lieut. Jervey of Georgia.
some Mistakes of Newspapers as
to WeII-knOwn Generals - Auto
graph Letters From Confederate
Generals Romance of the War
Chaplain.
Pine Crest Villa. Maitland, Fla, July
21.-A reader of these letters asks if
Georgia has had any promotions from the
ranks of the regular army There have
been quite a number, some dating way
back, one being Brevet Brig. Gen. George
f. B. Dandy and another Brevet Maj.
Mason Garter, the latter existing as a
private under the name of Mason How
ard A later promotion from the ranks
was that of Lieut., Lunsford Daniel of
Griffin.
II is gratifying to note that the Last
Cabinet" Chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy at Washington, Ga,
have succeeded in fitting up the rooms in
the Heard House." where President
Davis and his cabinet held their final
meeting 1t is 10 be hoped that many peo-
pie may be found who will either give or
loan the chapter articles and relics suit
ed to the rooms and their Confederate
museum. Single articles in private fami-
lies generally have little value, the gen
eral public seldom sees them. And yet
when grouped together they become relics
that educate most effectively.
| a newspaper reference to Col Major
reminds me that not only family names
but given names also become mixed with
military and civil titles. 1t has been a
common practice to give negroes such
Names but it seldom results in a mixture.
In the case of white men, however it is
quite different. There was in the Confed-
erat army a Lieut.. Col Colonel Williams
the Colonel being his given name. There
was also a Judge Thomas j. Judge, and a
Judge Judge Williams the second Judge
being his given name and the first one his
title.
1t was reported that when the band
struck up THE Star Spangled Banner" at
the Philadelphia National Republican Con-
vention, Col Teddy Roosevelt was on his
feet in an instant followed by the vast
throng present. But when the band in
the Jacksonville State Democratic
Convention started this national air Jo-
seph G. Jones, Esq, Of Orlando, son of
the late Rev. Dr. John Jones, and the
writer of these lines were the only persons
in that great assemblage to rise to their
feet. The English people set the world
fine example of patriotism in this drec-
ton. Whenever a national air is played
or sung, they rise instantly TO their feet
on all great occasions we Americans or
United Statesians-as my friend G. N
Saussy, calls u.s. should do the same.
The special telegram in the Morning
News of Wednesday about engineer corps
officers going to China, mentioned First
Lieut.. James ?. Davey of Georgia" The
name of this gifted young officer is Jer-
vey, and he belongs to family formerly
of South Carolina. Several of the boys
have been star graduates of West Point
Military Academy and were given fine
positions in the regular army. Lieut.. Jer-
vey, above referred 10, made d remark
able record at West Point, and as the
family resides, or did reside, in Atlanta
these bright sons have reflected credit
upon Georgia as well as South Carolina.
Should the war in China be prolonged
there will be great need on the part of the
allied troops of first class engineers, and
the selection of Lieut.. Jervey as one Of
the officers TO be sent there shows that
the war department in this instance Sc
lects the right man for the right place.
Capt. Henry Jervey is also in the enei-
neering corps and Lieut.. Eugene p. Jer-
vey in the cavalry corps
Candidate William Jennings Bryan IS
not invited to Chicago by the G. A r.,
but by the Citizens Committee. Candi-
date William Mckinley is not invited by
the G. A. r., but goes as a member of
the Grand Army of the Republic. The
rules and regulations of the G. A. r.
forbid any such action on it's part
but cities which nave entertained the en-
campment in the past have taken upon
themselves the right 90 invite distinguish
cd men Of all parties, bat these invited
guests only participate in the social and
public exercises that form a sort of en-
vironment for the more formal business
of the occasion. Gen. John c. Black
chairman of the Chicago Committee or
Invitation, is not only a good sound Dem
ocrat. but q popular Grand Army man
as many other Democratic generals arc
or have been. The c. A. r. Is not in any
serse a political organization, although
the majority of the members are Repub-
leans
An atlanta evening paper prints pic
lures OF Gen. Andrew r. Stewart and Gen.
stephen d. Lee and Gen. Oliver O. How
| ard, ana refers to Lee aud Stewart as
| major generals. Every school boy ought
to know that both these officers were lieu
tenant generals in the Cent derate army.
and conspicuous educators since the war
IN Miss sslppi the former as president OF
jhe state Agricultural College and the
latter OF the State University. until his
appointment on the National Military
Park Board The impression is also mad,
! that Gen Howard left the regular army
and was in civil life when the Coufeder-
ate war started He simply res gned al a
first lieutenant in the dnance depart
ment to take The field as colonel Of the
Third Maine Infantry. he being a native
of that state. Howard was West Point
or, and his promo ion to I'LL Gen. McPher-
sons place-killed at the Battle of Allan
IA, BY Gen Sherman, was resented by