The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-11
FIELD OFFICERS ELECTED.
coRDoN MADE LIEUTENANT cot
oNEL AND RICHARDSON MAJOR.

GraySon OF the ltr>t hattniton De-
riininE the Lieutenant CoIoncIcy
was Read-CRpt &. \. Gordon of
the ogiethorpc Light Infantry Was
Then TIccted-Cnpt. {. n. Richard
son. Commissary, Was Elected
Major Of the Third Battalion.
nerord- of the Field ohicers-
Elect.
clp, C. A. Gordon Of the Oglethorpe
r-rht Infantry was elected lieutenant col
arc. az the First Infantry las, night az a.
r,.ctirr ~ the line officers % the COM
mind and Capt c. II. Richardson. ,om-
r-.,sary on tho stan o. The commanding
.o-.r. was elected major OF me Third
r--,oHon The result Of both elections
lad been forecast by the Morning y ws
Tho meeting Of the officers was held It-
t all the companies OF tine First and
-arl BauaHous had finished their drills
81. that b., did no: begin until 1880 o'clock
r-, business brought before the officers
lib nor require very much time. and be-
,a-s ID o'clock the meeting adjourned
cant r r. Gleason Of the Irish Jasper
Greens presided. aud the FIRST business
uas DTS report as chairman Of the com
rtt,se that notified Ms W l. Graysoo
~ ,hc First Battalion OF bis election as
It,raut colonel Of the regiment Capt.
@ lsoh informed 'he "iheei- ih't no
committee had waited upon Mai Gray
con- and taaf the latter had requested
uue 100 which 10 consider the tender q
t-e position. As he he'd promised a le tc-
f.p MIN Was receiver pF the commit
t.- Yesterday. and the letter vas rctI
--r. ;hs meeting.
,,.. ,....,...,,... ...,,,~ st,,.s that 10 Col,
'-'t NJ '"''o n"t accept '"' h'N'''''t'
-ondcy for moro reasons than one. lie
..i - md never had an opportuuiiv 20
rsaa aIt. his battalion and desired
fn,r-e DO dsuorstr,fa Ills fitness
., ..r, q posittou ns The lieutenant 60.
.r...y Moreover. lie mad fsrr blt a short
,,.. 81, rorn-,and Of tho bsuoiou. and
....d q, remain longer AT las head ID ~
ar -.-suization of which h. b. proud ana
snressri tbc satisfaction Il sats aim
.. -or,.,,..i y,itb 81 tts ta.tc~ .Ios..i
vl- a. sNpfessiou ~ his 1ppreli,tisn of
M ropor ~, officers h,d done him M
.--tre Sim. nro reiterated his desire Il
..r,.n olfl nj. mutation
rs. d.rIrttion ~ fba u.nfen,ut
,.f.r.l~, u.n- accented bv tho oet.,.
..rsgpon capt j. N Roger ii Comuan.
Aaftr. Savannah Volguteer Guards non
.-rre5 can, Gordop for tine uosifior
t.-a-d VA. READILY forfhrorniut. ana cam
Gordon va, elected.
Can. Gordor's military o,reer has be.n
rie.rofl. Less than Two wears ,ro hs
Ma. . .ar-o4nf ia the Georyie f5n.esr.
and now no has been ipform,lly el..te1
lieutenant colonel Of fhs First fnfant~v
F.-t.fl,. d.. .r.b r.,.'t +.-l,,,.,.'.,.. 49,.
over gained bv an officer IN tae Min,
service a fths state IN tae spr.re ~
rv7 Cant C;,rd,, w sh,ss, fr,5, ,,,,c,,.
-rs enlisted men ~ no Georg,, ff,tss,rs
90 DO gaufsln Of the Orlotborna rigbt
rrf--try committee If rnen,birs ~ ~.
f.t+.~ -or,v.,,d b,,.,,,s,' ,t,.e.4 tI.,,
F, ability NJ an orrapizor ,,,s ~ once
a.r,or.,-.,,5 ~ !. ~. t,,t = r,,.,.. 10
a .toy, linn, before ~. ..,,,,r,,,,. ~ Is
.1.-r,ar,e-, Of oG3ea~s ana sn e,fts,..l
strength 81 moro than ef,v r,.r tb,,,s-h
r-.e fourteen Ocr. IN tho r.us v.rlr
C.rt Gordon assumed commend a. &
ron.is- ,rtth ,eiecrs ana ,r.',, ~ th.' 80.
liner. and q 4 SAFE ~ Saw mar 10 elsvs.
top 10 ~. u.t,fer,rt .ol,r,tc,. ,,tu st,e
rrr,p-l eoti.fa~tfov etrb y.,s g,r,
pog.-., ,,s,,-,r.. ,y,,,, II ,,,,t,,s...,,
60. -.-4or
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~ 'l. '.-'.''' ~ va ts'osii@,''
~" 70" 10 APT henaios"h
""s' re ""s t'e''ra 70 ihe post
90 H'l',
'l- N.,haiHron military experience
ra'"a' PIt",iph4g from ms meinhrr-
F 'N we 'hl'thoTpe ldAht infantry.
'.se ln IN" '"ih any rom private {"
it'' ,n'h h''oHllhs second He"
or h"ouI year nc was com
.'''"s o'.''et OF ihe osietn"ipe7 ih'
-t" "hn iifA' lieutenant having re-
aug w anllltS ~ uTlii oiheer
".~rh - exceptional 9'he
4',r " RESERVATION OF ms com
-.-s ln I1e pbiel"otpeS he W. AZ
~ o"intilIsAaIy upon me STAN OF 'ol
- LaWion' ana during the past sea-
VS. ~ chaFbe o' the rll' Pi.e
We tetlIn'h'. both ~ .oiltn's-
go aS aeNhs Inspector oi ilH' pi'l-
WIZ ""e ailni' 'ni.-
.'o9 "eIe 'iPoiu'"l 20 W." upon
elec'ei anu "".li9 mem 'i
onol'e oy theH hIother ON
NJ. s.seIt anu l'lsNl.
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