The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09
SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER
Facts of Interest to War Veterans and Others.

at lloilo in the Philippines. The Jour-
nal gives his name as DR.. Reynolds
Marvin Kirby-Smith, but / give 1t as
recorded in the army register. He is
son of the late Gen. e. Kirby Smith,
&. ). A., and is named for his uncle.
Maj. Reynold Marvin Kirby, u. S,
A. 1t is stated that the infant will
bear his fathers name" and the ques-
ton arises, the name of Smith-K
or Kirby-Smith? Surgeon Smith mar
ried a daughter of the late Judge Hen
ry b. Tompkins of Atlanta. $50
Some weeks ago l announced the APP
preaching marriage of Lieut.. Roscoe
II. Hearn, of the Ninth u. S. Infantry
to Miss Mary Davis, daughter of Col
Park Woodward of Atlanta, and niece
of Capt, Evan p. Howell. They were
| married Sept. %, at the North Avenue
Presbyterian Church. - This mar
riage of Georgia girl to a Texas Of.
f1cer is to be offset by the marriage
of Capt. Geo. b, Pritchard, Jr., Of
the Fifth United States Cavalry, to a
Chicago girl, Miss Alice Winifred Hen
derson, 1t is rare thing for a Geor-
gia officer to marry a Georgia girl.
Lieut.. Campbell Wallace Flake,
u. s. A., of De Kalb county, Geor-
gia, married a daughter OF Rev. Sher-
man Nj. Merrell, chaplain U. S. A..
retired, formerly a minister OF the
Northern Methodist Church in North
Georgia, his present home being al
Jasper. Lieut.. Flake was i'm the
Twenty-second Infantry and was kill
ed In the Philippines last year. He
has just been given a military funeral
in Atlanta, and was buried in oak
and Cemetery. He was a noble young
man and brave soldier.
The Morning News recently printed
the picture Of five sons of a preacher
who were themselves preachers Of the
gospel. This is not a remarkable
showing for l think one or two, If
not more, families in Georgia can
equal this record. Old Rev. DR.. Ly-
man Beecher not only had five sons
who were eminent divines, but the
same was true of some of his sons
in-law. Bishop William Crane Gray
OF Orlando, Fla, who Is named for his
uncle. the late Rev. DIR. William G.
Crane, has several brothers and son
in the Episcopal ministry. The Wor-
cester family Of Massachusetts had
several sons and sons-in-law who were
ministers of the gospel. / might men
ton several old-time ministers whose
wives were model mothers and gave
to the world a whole family of noble
sons and daughters. This is true OF
the mother Of the Rev DR.. Walker
Lewis Of Sparta, Ga, and the mother
of Rev. DR.. Henry NJ Field of New
York. The venerable Adam l.. Alex
ander of Wilkes county, Georgia. and
his estimable wife, gave to Georgia
sons and daughters who have honored
their state, as whole. in most re-
markable manner. The father was
simply private citizen OF unblemished
character, yet no soldier or statesman
ever conferred greater honor upon the
state OF Georgia than the father OF
these noble sons and daughters.
Some weeks ago / referred to the
scandals in army circles around San
Francisco, Cal. the central figure be-
ing Mrs. Edith May Madden, the
handsome and vivacious wife OF Capt.
John +. Madden Of the Twenty-ninth
Infantry then on duty I'm the Philip
pines. Several officers were mixed up
in these scandals. one, a lieutenant. be-
ing dismissed, and another, "A captain,
committing suicide. while several other
officers were threatened with divorce
suits by their injured wives. Capt.
Madden has just been granted
divorce from his wife and
awarded the custody Of their little boy.
Mrs. Madden is the daughter Of
Maj. Joseph NJ. T. Partillo OF the
Twenty-hfth Infantry, crack shot"
of the army. He is wen known I'm
Georgia, having been stationed at
Fort Mcpherson, I'm Atlanta, where the
daughter married Capt. Madden in
1898. II is doubtful II any army scan
dal ever involved so many officers of
all ranks, or resulted as seriously as
this one. Maj. Partillo ls a native OF
Ohio and entered the army in 1872 as
private, and has had steady promo
ton up TO his present rank. Capt.
Madden Is a Californian and entered
the army IN 1891 az a second lieuten-
ant, and graduated from the infantry
and cavalry school IN 1897, and later
became adjutant OF his regiment.
Veteran w. II. Yokum Of Mont
gomery Ala. an old Texan, comes out
IN the Atlanta Constitution III de-
Tense Of the famous Texas Rangers"
as he thinks Niles =. Cook Of Flint,
Mich, IN the Detroit Free Press. has
glandcrcd that brave command. Yete-
Tan foukun "a no doubt correct in his
defenBe but ] think he orrs in stating
that the "hangers' were organized N