The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
NEW INFANTRY COMPANY A GO
DECISION WAS REACHED ny OFF,
GERS or FIRST BATTALION.

Relieved There WIZ lie Little
TroubIe In Getting the Requisite
Number of Recruits Committee
Appointed to Nominate Officers at
Meeting of the BattRiionsofiicers
60 Be Held TrIday-Mount vernon,
gwaInsboro and syIVRniR TO Have
Companies Formed and Attached
60 the Regiment
An effort viii be made 60 organize a
now company OF infantry In Savannah TO
be attached 20 the First Regiment. This
was decided at a meeting Of the officers
Of the First Battalion held last night az
the ReEimcntal Armory. Nearly all the
officers seemed to enter with alaerity into
the plan proposed by Col T. s. WHY
Jr.. for the organization OF a new com
pany. and they are sansuine 81 complete
success.
A committee was appointed to consider
the selection OF officers for the new com
pany. This committee consists OF Col
wyliy. Capt. =. =. Gleason OF the Irish
Jasper Greens. Capt }. T. West % the
Savannah Cadets. capt G. II. Konemann
Of the German Volunteers and Capt. G..
a. Gordon OF the Oglcthorpe Light In.
fantry. The committee viii have meet
Ing this afternoon for discussion Of
available timber. and Il Is believed Il will
have It's report IN readiness by the next
meeting Of the officers Of the battalion.
which will be held next Friday night al
the Regimcntal Armory.
Col Wyily told che officers that he be
lieved there would not be the slightest
trouble in organizing another company.
such was his idea when he proposed To
the Governor in Atlanta last week that
this be a part Of the plan for the rc-es-
Enlistment OF the regiment upon the
same footing II occupied before the pas
sage Of che bin making the Savannah Vol
unteer Guards battalion OF heavy ar
tlllery. lie learned yesterday by letter
from Atlanta. he said that a letter had
been received there from Savannah man
by the Governor she SayRnuahlau assur-
ing the Governor that " he were allowed
10 90 on with the work OF organizing a
new company he could have % complete
within twenty-four hours
Another part OF the scheme for tho re-
organization OF the regiment is % admit
three more oui-of-town companies. Az
ready there are three companies thar form
a distinct battalion. the Third. the com
panes being at Wayncsb0 ro States horo
and Brunswick Mount Vernon. swaius-
boro and Sylyania have applied for per
mission to organize companies, and tho
Governor Col Wylly announced 40 the
officers. had agreed to allow them to DO
So when organized. the new companies
viii be attached 20 the First Infantry.
and they. with the new one organized in
Savannah, wiz take the place % the four
companies Of the Guards that have been
Withdrawn from the regiment
Warm competition for the places lcft
vacant among the sixty infantry COM
panies allowed by law has existed. and the
success Of the three places named. an be-
ing contiguous TO Savannah. VII be dr.
appointing to others that sought che privi-
lege Of establishing military commands.
II WIS thought that the companies should
be formed IN this immediate section. such
being the plan OF organization Of the sew
erai regiments.
Some discussion OF the proposition 20
divide the i've companies OF the FIRST
Battalion into other bat,alons was pro-
voked at the meeting Maj. W. L. Gray
son does not approve che idea Of d.
vision. desiring 10 have the integrity OF
the old organization maintained In this
he Is supported by some o. the officer.
and "a will be interesting 20 observe Just
what decision with regard 20 shis Will
eventually be- reached. 10 is thought tho
majority Of the officers will concur with
Col WHY and that the division OF the
battalion for purposes OF administration
Will be effected. Col. Wylly would like
10 have the five companies OF the battai-
ion and the one 20 be organized here
formed into three battallous Of two COM
panies each. II IS also a part Of his plan
TO have two out-of-town companies A.
cached 20 each OF the battal.ons. giving
each four companies.