The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-13
ACCEPTS DICK BILL
State Guard Officers so De-
cided. McKeithan's Po-
sition Against Bill.

that act This was definitely deterined
on yesterday.
The meeting of the officers of the North
Carolina State Guard was called to order
promptly at II o'clock a. m. by Adjutant
General B. S. Register, and upon motion,
which was unanimous, Col. r. II. Balm
was elected chairman Capt. j. G.. Bol-
lingsworth and Captain a. p. Adrian
were elected secretaries.
Upon motion of Col. Robertson, the
roll was then called and all branches of
the service responded
Col. Taylor suggested that the Adju-
tant General be heard from as to the
Dick bill and that a committee be APP
pointed to devise means as to proceed
ure in the business before the conven-
tion. Col. Robertson moved the appoint
ment of a committee OF seven, as follows:
Three line officers, two officers from the
general staff and two officers from the
naval reserves, which was carried unan-
imously.
Courtesies and privileges of the meet
ing were extended to all enlisted men
present.
A motion that the term of line officers
be extended after examination was lost.
II was suggested by Maj. Bernard that
the meeting hear from some of the Off
GERS familiar with the Dick bill, and
upon motion, Gen. Royster, Col. Robert
son, and others addressed the cOnven-
ton.
Col. Walter Taylor offered a motion
that the officers in meeting assembled
accept the provision of the Dick bill and
also that a committee of three be APP
pointed to draft an act to amend the
present State law governing the State
Guard. and that the law so prepared has
the endorsement of the officers here as
sembled. The committee appointed is
composed of Gen. Register, Col Armtie!d
and Lieutenant Brandon.
A general discussion followed the mo-
ton, this being entered into by a num-
Der of the officers.
Personal Staff chief:
Col J s. Cunningham.
General Staff, Adjutant Generals De-
partment: Col. Alfred Williams.
Brigadier General. Col. B. S. Register,
Adjutant General; Col Alfred Williams,
A. A. G.
Inspector Generals Department, Col.
T. H Balm, Maj. McManley.
Q. NJ. Generals Department, Col Fran
els A Macon.
Medical Department. Col. Robt. S.
Young, Maj. Baxter r. Hunter.
Engineers, Col John G. Niche, Maj. A.
E. Lloyd.
Pay Department, Col Walker Taylor
Maj w. T. Robertson.
Small Arms Practice, Col. ]. S. Cobb,
Maj. C. A. White.
Judge Advocate Generals Department,
| First Regiment, Field and Staff, Col ].
F. Armfeld lieutenant Colonel r. r.
Robertson, Maj. C. E. Butler, First Lieu
tenant, Arthur w Freeman. Battalion
Adiutant. First Lieutenant ]. /. Wat
, son. Battalion Adjutant. First Lieutenant
E. G. Boyette, Assistant Surgeon.
Company A, Capt. J. c.. Hollngsworth;
| Company B, Capt Geo T. Hood: COM
pany c., Capt. ]. D. Terry: First Lieu
| tenant, J. A. Steiff; Second Lieutenant
w. j. Scott; Company ID, Capt. T. l..
Powell; Company e; Company f, Capt
| F. NJ. Lindsay, First lieutenant, r. w
| Briggs; Company c., Capt. ]. r. Gard
! ner, Company H., Capt. d. II. Kirkpat-
| rick; Company l., Capt. e. f. White;
| First Lieutenant, John r. Strickland;
/
| Williams; Company L., Capt. Q. e.
| Smith; Company NJ, Capt. G.. Z. Will
liams, First Lieutenant, w. e. Holt, Jr
! Second Regiment, Field and Staff: Col
H c. Bragaw, Lieutenant Colonel T. c.
| James, Majors r. S. Pace, T. b. Sellars;
| First Lieutenant s. NJ. Harrell. Assist
| ant Surgeon First Lieutenant f. d.
| Nets, Battalion Adjutant.
Company A.. Capt. ]. w. Forbes; Com
! pany B.. Capt. Fl. D. Harper, Jr.; Com
pany c., Capt. A. p. Adrain; Company
d; Company F., Capt. II. c. Stoker; Com
pany H., Capt. G. l.. Peterson; Company
| X, Capt. ]. T. McGraw. First iLeuten-
ant, r.. S. wilkins: Company L., Capt.
| Edgar Hall: Company M, Capt. a. j.
| McKimmon.
| Third Regiment, Field and Staff: Col
| j. f. Craig; Majors, J. j. Bernard, c. l..
McGhee, r. M. Albright; Capt. A. T..
Winston, Assistant Surgeon. First lieu
| tenant, l.. G.. Ross, First Lieutenant S.
e. Munson, Adjutants.
Company A, Capt J. F. Gather; Com
pany e., w. j. Moore; Company c., Capt.
w. j. Sturgis, Second Lieutenant b. f.
Pain; Company D., Capt. A. N. Johnson:
First Lieutenant J. II. Canada; Company
E.. Company F., Capt. w. F. McGhee;
First Lieutenant, ]. II. Kearney; Second
Lieutenant, e. A. Long; Company c.,
Capt. r. G. Gladstone, Jr.: Company H,
Capt. F. B. Wiggins Second lieutenant,
Frank Rose; Company l., Capt. r. Il.
Foust; Company x. Capt. ID. b. Parks,
First Lieutenant. j. F. Galloway; Sec
ond Lieutenant, JAS. Franklin; Company
L., Capt. S. 3. Brown.
Naval Brigade, Wilmington Division:
Lieutenant, H. NJ. Chase: Ensign. Z. y.
DeVaney. New Bern Division: Lienten-
ant, c. D. Bradham. Windsor Division:
Ensign. Mitchell.
Artillery. Batter A, Charlotte: Capt
r. E. Davidson.
Towards he close of the discussion on
Colonel Taylor's motion to adopt the
llicH bill aud to appoint a committee %
make our laws conform to its provisions.
Captain MacKethan, late Chairman of
the House Military Committee, and now
first ;ergeant of the Fayetteville indie
endrnt Light Infantry, arose in strenu-
us objection thereto. He said that tie
provisions of the Dick Bill were not yet
thoroughly understood or even in work
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