The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
FOR BATTALION OFFICERS.
NAVAL ARTILLERY BATTALION TO
HOLD AN ELECTION.

Lieut.. Aiken of Brunswick to BE
Commander With Lieut.. Colding
of savannah as Lieutenant COM
mander-W. j. Thompson Likely to
Be NavisatOr-The Election to he
Held Here and in Brunswick, Nom
day night, April 12-COI. w. w.
Gordon to Have Charge of the
Election Here.
BY order of the governor the four di-
visions Of naval militia at Brunswick and
Savannah have been consolidated into a
battalion and an election for battalion Of
fcers win be held Monday night, April T.
both here and at Brunswick.
The order making the consolidation is
special orders No. SO, ard is as follows:
/. The companies of naval militia recent
ly organized at Savannah and Bruns-
wick are hereby admitted into the ser
vice Of the state to date from Feb. 4, the
date of the election of their officers and
are designated respectively the Third Di-
vision of Naval Artillery and the Naval
Torpedo Division.
2. Under the act of the general assem-
bly, approved Dec. p, 1896, the naval oat-
talon of Georgia Volunteers is hereby con-
stituted and is composed of the following
organizations: The First Division Of Naval
Artillery, Brunswick, Ga: the Second
Division of Naval Artillery, Savannah,
Ga. the Third Division of Naval Artil-
lery, Savannah, Ca, and the Naval Tor
pedo Division, Brunswick Ga. BY order
of the governor. Oscar J. Brown.
Assistant Adjutant General.
Along with this order came letter to
Lieut.. Henry S. Colding from Capt. Brown
inclosing an order for the election of bat
talon officers to take place in Savannah
and Brunswick. Monday night, April r. be-
tween the ours Of O'Clock and 10 O'Clock
p. m. The order IS for the election OF "a
commander TO command the Naval Bat
talon, Georgia Volunteers, one lieutenant
commander as executive Officer, and one
lieutenant as navigator. Naval Battalion,
Georgia Nolun te-ss. S1t3 e-ectlon TO be held
under the sup@EtZgsE1H-cs OF two or more
justices OF the re2cs and one or more
freeholders q sad o0ungy. or any two
officers OF volunteers ECs connected with
said company. W1o w-l transmit the re-
turns thereof 90 ere governor. BY order
OF the goyerncr, CSczr J. Brown, Acting
Adjutant and Inspector General"
Lieut.. Frank D Akin. commanding the
First division and Lieut.. H S. Colding,
commanding the Second division of Naval
Artillery, have already had a consultation
with regard to the election, which was
very satisfactory one. both to them and
to the members of their respective COM
panies.
So far as can be seen there will be no
opposition to the candidates already an
nounced for the respective positions at
the head OF the battalion. Lieut. Frank D.
Aiken, now commanding the First Division
Naval Artillery at Brunswick will be the
commander of the battalion, Lieut. II. S.
Colding, commanding the Second division,
Will be the lieutenant commander or exec
utive officer, while Private Walter ].
Thompson of the Third division, better
known as Boss Thompson, win be the
navigator with rank of lieutenant.
Private Thompson has been allied with
the naval reserves almost since they were
organized. He was a member of the Second
division but not enlisted, as it was crowd
ed, so Simply waited his turn and went in
as soon as the third division was organized
Last year when the monitor Amphitrite
was here for the purpose of giving the ma
val militia instruction, Private Thomson
TOOK her out to sea when she left. He is
one of the best pilots on the river and
viii make an able navigator
Lieut.. I. S. Lucas, junior grade, of the
second division will probably succeed
Lieut.. H S. Colding as commanding off,
Ger of that division.
Col. W. w. Gordon of the First Regiment
Cavalry, has consented to take charge Of
the election. which will be held at the
armory of the naval artillery over the
postoffice, and he will be assisted by Capt.
Thomas Screven, Co. b, First battalion.
Capt. George p. Walker, Chatham Artil-
lery, and Lieut.. George w. Drummond.
co. A, First Regiment Infantry, Georgia
volunteers. The eight votes of the officers
OF the two divisions in Savannah will be
cast here, and the eight votes of the Off
GERS of the two Brunswick divisions will
be cast at their armory in Brunswick. Re
turns will be forwarded to the governor
and the consolidation Of the vote made in
Atlanta.