The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-02
MEMBERS OF STAFF
FROM SAVANNAH
FOR SECOND PROVISIONAL
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND NUMBER
OF MEN FROM COMPANIES.

Manassas Trip Discussed at Length
Mt First Regiment ArmOry Last
Night-Start VIII Be Made Late
Saturday as Consistent With Ne
cessities of Case-HUssars and
Guards Drilling and All Companies
Have More Applications Than Can
Be Accommodated.
At a meeting of the staff and field
officers of the First Regiment, held
last night, a schedule of the Savannah
officers OF the general staff of the Sec
ond Provisional Regiment and of the
officers and the number of men who
would attend the Manassas manau-
bers. was made out
The following members of the general
staff of the regiment will come from
this city: Lieut. Col. w. L. Grayson;
chief surgeon, Lieut.. A. A Morrison;
adjutant, Capt H. ]. Brooks; sergeant
major, G.. b. Elton; quartermaster SER
geant, F. c. O'Lynne; color sergeant,
Edward Carter.
The following staff for the COM
posite battalion was announced: Maj.
Walter f. Coney, in command; adju-
tant, Lieut. L. P Mcintyre; quarter
master sergeant, Lieut.. H. L. Griner, of
Statesboro; sergeant major, John E.
Schwarz.
For the First Battalion no announce
ments were made, except that Maj.
Edward S. Elliott would be in COM
mand.
The following will be the officers for
the companies from the First Regi-
ment:
Company D, Emmets-Capt. E. A.
Leonard, First Lieutenant ]. w. Nc
Intyre, Jr., second lieutenant, to be
named.
Company H, German Volunteers
Capt c. H. Konemann; First Lieu
tenant J. D. Helmken; Second Lieu
tenant r. w Baughn.
Company l. Oglethorpe Light Infan-
try-Capt. r. NJ. Hitch, First Lieu
tenant George A. Nell. Second Lieu
tenant r. A. Cox.
Company K, Savannah Cadets-Capt.
J. T. West. First Lieutenant H. c.
Hardy, Jr., Second Lieutenant w. B.
Purse
Company L, Irish Jasper Greens
Capt ]. F. Mccarthy, First Lieu
tenant NJ. j. O'Leary. Second Lieuten-
ant c. V. Hohenstein.
Each company will take three Of
ficers and forty-seven men to Manas-
sas
A letter was read, requesting the
participation of the First Regiment in
the exercises connected with the lay
ing of the corner stone of the new
City Hall, Aug. II, and without objec-
ton it was taken as the sense of the
meeting that the request be complied
with.
Time for Departure.
Questions relative to the equipment
of the officers and men, the matter OF
transportation and other subjects were
discussed. The time for leaving Sa-
vannah was taken up and discussed at
some length. 1t was the opinion of the
be made as late as convenient on Sat
urday, so that the members of the
companies employed in the stores OF
the city could spend as much time or
that busy day as possible.
1t was suggested that perhaps the
start might be made at night, it being
agreed that all that was necessary was
for the men to get to Manassas in time
to pitch their tents before dark. Until
the official routing of the Savannah
troops is determined the point cannot
be definitely decided.
Hussars Drilling.
The Hussars held their regular drill
last night. Advanced guard and eX-
tended formation were practiced
Drills are held on Monday and Thurs
day nights.
Numerous applications have been re-
ceived for the trip to Manassas and il
is evident that many will have to be
left at home.
Information received from Capt. Mel
drim of the Mcintosh Troop was to
the effect that a number of men want
ed to go and that they were drilling
steadily. Some twenty-five men from
the Efingham Troop have expressed a
desire to go to Manassas. Sergt. Rain
and Private Guyton of that troop have
been ordered UP for examination to fill
a Vancancy as second lieutenant in the
composite troop, of which Capt. w. w
Gordon, Jr., will be in command, with
Capt Meldrim, of the Mcintosh Troop
as first lieutenant.
Activity Among Guards.
At the armory of the Guards there
was great activity last night. Mai.
Walter Coney, who will command the
battalion of which the Guards fur
nish two companies, was in charge
of the battalion drill. Little was done
in the way of a battalion drill, how
ever, as it was desired to perfect the
men i'm the company drills before en-
tering fully into the larger evolutions.
Drills will be held Monday and We'd
nesday night, with a meeting on Fri
DAY night for instructions, to officers.
Many of the companies have a great
er strength than can be taken to the
manueVers. In most cases the best
drilled men will be selected. and III
other cases the men may be given
a place in some other company.