The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
JACKSON IS CAPTAIN
CHOSEN TO SUCCEED 6. H. ROBERTS
 BY GREYs.
Famous Company selecss Commandiux Olcer and Lieutents McNeel and
 Locke to F1n Vacancfes
 Csused by Realgmntions.

Sergeant Everett Jackson of the
 Montgomery Greys was last night chosen captain of that famous com pany to succeed Capt s. H. Roberts. resigned. at an enthusiastic and well
 attended meeting of the command. Sergeant Allen McNeel and Sergeant
 T. c. Locke were chosen first and sec-
 ond lieutenants, respectively. There
 was no opposition to either of the three aspirants for the commissioned offices of the company.
 | About two weeks ago, the resigna-
 tions of Capt. Roberts and Lieutenant 1 Tillman Taylor of the Greys were for warded to the office of the adjutant general. There was no dissatisfaction l among the members of the company,
 the officers resigning on account of business reasons. pure and simple. Just previous to the handing in of l these resignations, First Lieutenant W. w. Brame of the Greys had been ap- pointed regimental adjutant of the End Alabama Infantry Regiment by Col. c. R. Bricken and he had re- signed his commission as lieutenant of the Greys
 Three offices were left vacant and these offices were filled at the meet ing last night.
 Capt. Brame presided at the meet ing. As each candidate was nomina- ted. the members of the company evinced great enthusiasm and Capt. Jackson and Lieutenants McNeel and Locke were elected by exclamation. At the close of the election, all of the newly elected offlcers made brief speeches thanking the members of the company for the honors conferred. Short speeches were also made by Capt. J. Hunt Taylor, commissary of the End Infantry, and Ray Wilkinson, the old est active member of the Greys.
 At the close of the meeting, refresh ments were served in the drill hall adjoining the rooms of the company.
 Capt. Jackson has served six years as a member of the Greys. He has been a private, corporal, a sergeant, company bugler and regimental bugler. He Is considered one of the best drilled men in the Alabama National Guard | and has won number of company tro- phies for excellence in this part of military life. Capt. Jackson is well thought of in business life and has a large number of friends in Montgom- l cry.
 Lieutenant McNeel has served Nas a l member of the Greys for over three years. He was before his election last night, first sergeant of the company. | He is a graduate of the Alabama Poly | technic Institute and was member of the prize drill teams there.
 Lieutenant Locke came to Mont | gomery about six years ago from Co., iumbus, Ga. He is a well known young | business man and has been in military life about three years as member of the Greys. Both Lieutenant McNeei and Lieutenant Locke have large coterie of friends in the city.
 The sentiment was expressed at the meeting last night that while the com pany deeply regretted losing Capt. Roberts and Lieutenants Brame and Taylor still the company fellcitated themselves on the selection of Capt. Jackson and Lieutenants McNeel and Locke.
 Capt. Jackson will in few days order an examination for the non-com- naissloned officers of the company.