The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-11
OUR MILITARY.
Battalion Officer ChOsen-PGradeO on
wasbington's B!rthdny-FOreiGn
Companies 10 Participate
Capt. w. w. Miller Elected
oad GarIsas

Major-Benwood forms u
Military company.
Last Saturday evening the officers of
companies A, b, & and d assembled at
the Office of Adjutsnt General Z. L,
Wood, State House, for the purpose OF
organizing the first battalion OF the first
w. Va. regiment Of volunteers.
Captain w. l.. Bridges was chosen
President of the meeting and Lieut..
Charles Frsnzheim Secretary.
The officers present were as follows {:
Captain w. w. Miller, Lieutensnts w.
N. Linch, Charles w. Frsnzhelm and j.
B. Lukens of the Mathews Light Gusrds;
Captain Z. +. Miller, Lieutenants Rich
ard Robertson and Henry Rose of the
Schmulbach Zousves; Captain Hugh
Sterling, Lieutenants w. L. Otto and Ii.
T. Mayer of the Golf Guards; Captain
w. l.. Bridges, Lieutenants w. McGill
and b. +. Meighen OF the Camden
Zouaves OF Moundsville.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Captains w. w. Miller and Hugh
Sterling and Lieutenant }. B. Lukens
were put in nomination for the office OF
Major of the battalion. The vote was
then taken and resulted in W. w.
Miller receiving seven votes, Hugh
Sterling, four votes, and j. b. Lukens,
one vote, in consequence of which Miller
was declared duly elected Major of the
battalion, On motion of Lieutenant
Richardson. the election of Mr.. Miller was
made unanimous.
The selection of an Adjutsnt was the
next business before the meeting. As
the Major appoints his own staff OIL
GERS, according to the Code, the vote On
candidates for this position was only an
expression of the preference of the otti-
GERS present as to whom they desired the
newly elected Major to appoint. Lieu
tenants Linch and Frsnzheim We're
placed in nomination and received five
votes each, when The latter officer with
drew in favor OF Linch. AT this point
Major Miller stated that this manner OF
recommending appointments would very
likely conflict with the intention on his
part to select his staff from tho different
companies, thus dividing the positions of
honor and showing no Partially. Alter
these very sensible remarks OF the
Major the matter was dropped, and the
staff appointments will be made IN con-
formity with this intention.
DR.. r. 5. Harvey, Surgeon OF
the Mathews Light Guards, was appoint
ed Surgeon of the new regiment.
Alter the election OF officers was fin,
ished, n parade for the 22d instant WAS
discussed and the matter settled by con.
GLIDING 10 have d parade on that day
Arrangements were made TO invite q
number of the companies recently organ
lied in the State TO participate. There
will be dress parade on the Capitol
square at 1:30 o'clock p, NJ. on the I'D
and the parade will follow it. The fol-
lowing are the committees appointed to
arrange for the occasion:
On arrangements -LieutenaD Franz
helm, Rose, Otto and McGill
On SuJscr,ption-M ajor w. W. Miller,
Captain +. +. Miller and Lieutenants
Linch and Myers.
On -Lieutensnts Robertson,
Lukens and Myers.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Adiutsnt. General f. l.. Wood for the
use of his office, and for his kind treat
ment of the officers.
There being no other business for
transaction, the meeting adjourned.
BENwooD COMPANY.
Saturday evening number of gentle
men of Benwood met and organized 8
military company by electing the follow
ing officers: }. g. McMshon, Captain;
John w. Healey, First Lieutenant;
Thomas Harrington, Second Lieutenant;
VIM. Z. Hoyt, Orderly Sergeant; John
Galley, Second Sergeant; james Ma
hood, Third Sergeant; William Higgins,
Fourth Sergeant Thomas Clark, First
Corporal; Edward Nuten, Second Corpo-
raj; A. Lscy, Third Corparsli
Thomas Branan, Fourth Corporal.
This company is composed of fifty mem.
bers VINO will be known as Company Il
of the First battalion OF the State. The
members of the company will meet to
morrow evening at their hall IN Ben
wood, and adopt uniform.