The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-17
CHANGE OF OFFICERS
PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS
IN FIRST REGIMENT.
COMMISSIONS HAVE ARRIVED
FOR COL. C. A. GORDON AND LIEUT..
COL. WILLIAM l.. GRAYSON.

Company A of the Regiment Has
Been Dfsbanded-Capt. j. j. Nc
DOnOugh, Jr., and Lieut.. Kehoe
Have Resigned-Capf. f. w. Gar
den Appointed Acting Commits
sary-Lieut. Tyson Made Inspector
of Rifle Practice and Capt. Rich
ardsOn Made Acting Adjutant.
Lieut.. Butner Made Acting Quar-
termastcr-Resignat of Lieut..
Rudolph Schwartz Sent to Adju-
tant General and VIII BE Ac-
cepted.
A number of changes in the compa-
mics of the First Regiment of Infantry
have taken place since Nov. 20, and
will be announced in an order which
will be issued by Col. G. A. Gordon
to-day. The appointments are:.
Field Officers-Col. George Arthur
Gordon, rank from Nov. 10; Lieut.. Col
William L. Grayson, rank from Nov. 10.
The casualties are:
Staff Oficers-Capt. John j. Nc
Donough, Jr., resignation accepted Dec.
Is; Company A, Capt. Eschol w. Ora
ham, company disbanded Dec. 10; Sec
ond Lieutenant Henry C. Clements,
company disbanded Dec. 49, Company
D., Second Lieutenant William ]. Ke-
hoe, resignation accepted Nov. rs.
The following temporary changes are
announced:
Capt. Frederick w. Garden. 1. R. P,
anDOinfad fcc rv r
j. McDonough, Jr., resigned.
First Lieutenant James c. Tyson,
Company X, appointed acting inspec-
tor of rifle practice vice Garden trans
ferred.
Capt. c. H. Richardson, quartermas-
ter, appointed acting adjutant, vice
Coney, relieved from duty as per S. o.
No. 227, A. G.. o. C. S., pending ex-
animation as major.
First Lieutenant James H. Butner,
Company L., appointed acting quarter
master, vice Richardson transferred.
The officers named are relieved of
their present duties until further or
ders, and will enter upon the discharge
of their new duties at once.
The officers promoted are sure to
give as complete satisfaction in the
discharge of their new duties as they
did in those of their former Offices.
Their long connection with the mill
tary and consequent wide experience
qualities them for the appointments.
Capt. Garden served during the
Spanish-American War as the quar-
| termaster sergeant of one of the COM
panies of the Guards, and, therefore,
understands thoroughly the new duties
that will devolve upon him as acting
regimental commissary.
Lieut.. Tyson has made splendid
record as officer in charge of the rifle
| practice of the Savannah Cadets f1tom
| year to year. The high stand taken
| by this company-it led the state troops
| in record practice for many years-is
directly attributable to his efficient and
well-directed efforts. His friends are
satisfied that the appointment will be
| a permanent one.
| Capt. Richardson's record as quar-
| termaster has stamped HIM as a most
| efficient man for the new place, and
has won for him high commentator.
| He enters upon the discharge of his
| new duties fully qualified to fulfil them
| with equal satisfaction to himself and
| the regiment.
Lieut.. Butner too, is experienced in
many departments of military service.
| AS a on-commissioned officer he
| served with Company M of the Guards
| during the Spanish American War;
after the war was sergeant of Com
| pany A, also of the Guards, with
which he served until elected second
| lieutenant of the Oglethorpe Light In
| fantry, and, later first lieutenant.
| Under the provisions of the new
| military bill it was not necessary for
| Col. Gordon and Lieut.. Col. Grayson
! to stand an examination, as they had
| previously stood an examination upon
| the same subjects as would be now
| required. They received their COM
| missions yesterday
| The resignation of Lieut. Rudolph
| Schwarz adjutaant of the First Bat
talon. First Infantry, has been for
| warded to the Adjutant General at At
lanta, and will be accepted at once.
| Lieut. Schwarz resigns on account Of
| business, as did Capt McDonough.