Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-11
OFFICERS OF FIST.
Colonel Higgins and Lieutenant
Colonel Vaughan.
Second aud Third BattaIions Unable to
Break Tie Votes Sketches of the on
cers-Thc Struggle of the Elections Fol
lowed by Elegant banquet ana Speeches.

The commissioned officers of the com
panies composing the Seventy-nrst
Regiment, Virginia Volunteers. met at
the Headquarters of the old Fourth
Regiment in the Norfolk Armorv yes
terdaE morning for organization and
the election of officers. Captain Rich
ard 5. Thomas. of Smithheld. the rank
Ing officer. presided. and Second Lieu
| tenant Thera .. Palmer, of Suffolk. act
ed as secretary. The roll is as follows:
Company Gee Rifes), Norfolk
Captain Vincent G. i5urrow. Lieu
tenants Granville NJ. Tilghman and
Frederick l.. Curdts.
Company Is (Norfolk City Guard)-
Captain b. w. Salomonsily Iicuten-
ants Geo. L. Laylor and Enoch X.
Gayle.
Company c Huntington Rinos),
Newport News-Captan Thomas A.
Johnson. Lieutenants Robert c. wilkins
and Clinton G. Moore.
Company ucninsula Guard).
Hampton Captain Frank II. Couch,
Lieutenants Harry II. Holt and Thorn
ton T. Jones.
Company e Jackson Light Infan-
try), Norfolk-Licutenant Edward w.
Jones and William 4. Shelly.
Company l. (rhe Suffolk Grays).
Suffolk-Captain Charles \. Causey.
Jr, Lieutenants Nathaniel X. Withers
Company G. tNewport News light
Infantry)-Captain George w. Fitchett.
lieutenants John II. Gilkerson and
John y. Moss
Company II (old dominion Light In
fantry). acknowledgements Richard 5.
Thomas. Lieutenants Albert $. John
ston and Richard NJ. JorGan.
Company (Franklin Light Infan-
| try). FranSlin-Captain Cecil &. Waugh
an. Jr. Lieutenants Robert L. L. Wat
Iii IA IInY, iGf.n
Company * Portsmouth Rines)-
Captain Edwin w. Owens.
Company l. (Old Dominion Guard,
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Albert G. Epes,
| LieutenantS George s. IiutchinS ana
Kenneth j. Griffin
Company NJ CGrecnsvillc Guards.
Emporia-Captain Wm. r. Tillar, Lieu
tenants Oliver y. Handfeld and Ed
ward l.. GOODWIN
CAPTAIN NOTTINGHAM ABSENT.
Captain y. j. Nottingham. OF the
Jackson Light infantry. Norfolk. owing
to the death OF his sister. was not in
attendance. y committee. composed OF
Captains BurroW, of Norfolk; Causey,
of Suffolk and Thomas. of Smithield,
was appointed to visit Captain Noting
ham and extend To him the sympathies
of the officers in his sad bereavement.
NOMINATIONS MADE.
Nominations for colonel We're called
for. ana Capt. Alex. NJ. Higgins. Of
Nollclk. WILD lfisfA''i III i'Pit'i'tNNi'.. -
Lieutenant Watkins. of Franklin. Tie
nomination was seconded by Captain
Burrow. of Norfolk and Captain iliS-
gins was unanimously elected.
Captain G. c. Vaughan, Jr.. of the
Franklin Light Infantry, was nomi-
mated for Iieutcnant-colo by Captain
BurroM, of Norfolk and this was sec
onded by Lieutenant Curdts, of Nor
folk. Captain Vaughan was unani-
mouSly elected and accepted, making a
brief speech.
Colonel-clect Higgins being in Ral,i-
more on business, Captain Vaughan
was designated by the chair to notify
him by telegraph of his election. and
the officers took II recess until 1870
O'clock.
Upon reassembling a telegram from
Captain Higgins WAS read. in which he
accepted the colonelcy of the regiment
and expressed his thanks for the honor
conferred. He also designated the fol-
lowing formation Of the three batta.-
ions OF the regiment;
First Battalion Lee Rifles. City
Guard and jackson Light Infantry, all
of Norfolk. and the Franklin Light In
fantry. of Franklin.
Second Battalion-Thc old Dominion
Guard and Portsmouth Rifles, of Pots
mouth: the Suffolk Greys. of Suffolk.
| and the Emporia Light Infantry. of
4 Emporia.
! Third Battalion-The Newport News
Light Infantry and the Huntington
| Rifles. both of Newport News; the Pen
| insula Guard of Hampton, and the
! Smithfieid Light Infantry, of smith
/ field.
I The Officers OF he companies forming
the First battalion then elected Capt
| II. j. Nottingham. of the jackson Light
1 Infantry, Norfolk. major. without OPP
| position.
TWO TIE VOTES.
The other two battalions didn't have
/ rs smooth sailing in the matter of rho
| selection of their majors.
In the Second Battalion the contest
was between Captain owens, of the
] Portsmouth, Rifles. and Captain eau
/ scy. of the Suffolk Greys The former
received the siX'Votos from Portsmouth,
and the latter the six votes from SUI
/ folk and Emporia There was no cleo
ton
In the Third Battalion tn contest