The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-19
THE GOVERNORS GUARD.
New Company Gives a Prize Drill Sat
urday. March 25th, at 1:30 p. N.

| New Company Gives Il Prize Drill, Sat
urday. March 25th, at 100 p. N.
| A number of inquiries have been mad,
| recently regarding the present status D
| the military company organized here IL
January, and the status of the old Gov
ernor's Guard, now Company *" FRS
| North Carolina Volunteer Infantry. Thu
question was submitted to the Adjutan
| Generals office for solution, and the fol
lowing is quoted from the reply: Under
| the provisions of General Order No. s
series of 1898, the old company ceased
| to exist, the commission of its officer,
We're revoked, and your company is now
| the only company entitled to the name
of the Governors Guard"
| This settles the matter in a very def
mite manner and to the satisfaction OF
| those whose interest in either company
| led them to make the inquiry.
| The plan of the organization of The
State Guard, as fixed by the recent Leg
lislature, provides for, if necessary. two
| brigades of two regiments each. At this
writing there are three regiments organ
lied into one brigade and when the First
North Carolina Volunteers are mustered
out, the second brigade will most like
| ly be organized.
The Raleigh Company is Co. "B." Ord
Regiment, n. C. S. g., and if this plan
is carried out, will be in the 2nd Bri
gade
Capt. b. +. Atkin, of the Governors
Guard, stated yesterday that the GQm
pany needed but nine privates TO filfsSui
the maximum allowed by the law of 1898
as amended.
'"rhe men now in the company arc
clean. sober workingmen, and are III,
very pick of the applicants for member
ship. We are careful about this one
thing, perhaps too much So Each appli,
cant for membership is ballotted on, and
three black balls reject. We insist on
total abstinence and previous good char
acter. The men have been fully armed
and equipped, and every individual takes
a strong personal interest in his drill
The officers of this company are: Cap
tain, B. f. Atkin, First Lieutenant. Jno
T. Williams; Second Lieutenant. John
+. Medlin.
Capt Atkin was born in Asheyille il
1874, and has been in the State Guard
service for many years, besides serving
one enlistment in the United States Ma
rine Corps, and in the Second North Car
DINA Volunteers, Co. "E." He locat ed
here before the Second Regiment left
and returned to his work after bein.
mustered out.
Lieutenant Williams is Raleigh boy
and has been in the drug business fol
many years. He has served over ten
years in the State Guard, and was with
the First Regiment until his bad health
caused him to apply for his discharge.
Lieutenant Medlin was also born and
raised in Raleigh, and has followed the
trade of book-binding. He, too, was il
the militia for several years, and has 6
good record as non-commissoned Off
Ger in the old Governors Guard.
These are the officers that were elect
ed Mt the organization of this company
and since that time DR.. A. Nj. Simins
was unanimously chosen chaplain anc
| DR.. JAS. II. Rogers elected surgeon, eac
with the complimentary rank of first
| lieutenant.
The Guard" is to give n prize drill
next Saturday evening, March %, al
| drilled man will be handsome silver
medal, given by the officers of the con-
pany, now on exhibition in the show win
dow of Sherwood Higgs x Co. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend this dr.ll
and the officers of the company wish III
to feel that they will be heartily wei
come and that their presence will be ap
IDrpciated