The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29
MILITARY ELECTIONS.
North Carolina State
Guard Rcorga1iZed.
OUR HOME %coMSANIEs.


The Wilmington Light Infantry and
the Naval Reserves Met Last Night
be Elected Next Thursday-CO1oneI
Hahn r.. Bruton and Lieutenant COL
oneI walker Taylor Endorsed by the
Light Infantry for Those Positions.
The Company Enjoys a barbecue.
Under general orders No. 8, for the
REORGANIZATION OF the North Carolina
State Guard, a special meeting Of the
Wilmington Light Infantry was held
last night at the armory to elect Off
GERS.
The meeting was called to order at
8 D. m. in the assembly room by Vice
President f. X. Calder and Thomas H.
Wright was made secretary.
After the roll call the secretary read
the following order:
State of North Carolina,
Adjutant Generals Office.
Raleigh, N. c., November s., 1898.
General Order No. 8:
In view Of the partial disorganiza-
ton Of the State Guard, by the enlist
mcnt Of a large part of it in the war
with Spain, the present is deemed an
appropriate time for its reorganization
by consolidation into three regiments.
1t is therefore 50 ordered, n each reg
iment will consist one colonel, one
lieutenant colonel, tWO majors, ten
captains, twelve first lieutenantS 1.-TWO
of whom will be the regimental adJu-
tant and the regimental quartermas-
teri, ten second lieutenants, one sur
geOn with the rank Of major, two as
Sistant surgeons, with the of first
lieutenant, one chaplain with the RAM
of captain, one sergeant major, one
quartermaster sergeant, one hospital
steward and ten Notwithstanding
the third regiment, which will have
nine companies, divided into three
battaliOns.
The battaliOns, excepting in the third
regiment will consist of one of the
four companies, commanded by the
lieutenant colonel, and two or three
companies each, commanded by the
majors. The battalions of the third
regiment will consist of three cOmpan-
les each.
A company will consist of a captain,
first lieutenant, second lieutenant, first
sergeant. quaIt ermaster sergeant, four
sergeants, -four cOrpOrals, and not eX-
ceeding fifty privates.
Subject to conditions which may
hereafter arise, the regiments will be
organized as follows, to take effect De-
cember /, 1898, the date fixed by law
for the election of officers.
FIRST REGIMENT.
Company A, at TarbOrO.
Company b, at Scotland Neck.
Company G., at Wilmington (nOw
Company G, of the Second regiment.)
Company ID, at G~OldsbOrO.
Company e, at Plymouth.
Company F., at Hartford.
Company G., at Washington.
Company II, at Clinton (now Com
pany A., Of the Second regiment.)
Company I, at EdentOn NOV Com
pany d, of the Second regiment.)
Company X. at Wilson (nOw Com
pany f, of the Second regiment.)
SECOND REGIMENT.
Company A, at Statesville-to be or
SdhILCu.
Company B, at Lumber Bridge-to
be organized.
Company, c, at Waynesville-to be
organized.
Company ID, at Charlotte NOW Com
pany G., of the Second regiment.)
Company f, at Charlotte.
Company, f, at Asheville.
Company G., al Asheville-tO be or
gained.
Company II. at Shelby-to be or
ganized.
Company I, at MaxtOn (now Com
pany r, Of the Second regiment.)
Company X, at RutherfordtOn-to be
organized.
THIRD REGIMENT.
Company A. at Winston.
Company B., at Raleigh-tO be organ
lied.
Company c., at Henderson.
Company - at Durham.
Company f, at Oxford.
Company +, at FranklintOn.
Company G, at R~eidsville.
Company H. at Warrenton.
Conn any l, at GreensborO-to be
organized.
The artillery detachment at Char
otto yril1 -. D.Dl ,~a+ &c l.