Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-04
BRILLIANT
M|L|TAR|ST
Territory's New Adjutant Gen.
eraI, a Man Accustomed
to Command.
RECORD is GOOD
His Qualities as Tactician and Disci
pIinarian Will Stimulate New
Mexico'S National Guard.

| A. p Harrington, of Las Vegas, who
yesterday was appointed by Governor
Otero to be adjutant general of New
Mexico with the rank of brigadier
| general, was born at Clinton, Iowa, in
in 1871. While yet boy his parents
removed to Indiana, where he resided
for about ten years, the family re-
moving back to Clinton at the end Of
| that time.
After Mr. Harrington had finished a
public school course, he entered the
telegraph department of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway at Clinton
and became an expert operator and
electrician. He has followed this vo-
cation ever since, working for many
years for the Chicago & Northwestern
and of recent years for the Santa Fe.
His military record is good. In 1891
he enlisted in Company E. First Reg
iment Of Infantry, Iowa National
Guard and a short time afterwards
was appointed second lieutenant OF
the company and thereafter was pro-
noted to be first lieutenant.
He served in that capacity until the
breaking out of the Spanish-American
war when he was appointed major
of the Second Iowa Infantry and pro-
ceeded with his regiment to Jackson
Vile, Florida, thence to Cuba, where
he saw active service, his regiment
participating in the entire campaign,
and at the close of hostilities the regi
ment was stationed for some time at
Atlanta, Georgia, finally returning
home. Upon his muster out, Major
Harrington was appointed engineer
and signal officer of the Forty-ninth
Iowa Infantry which position he held
until his removal to New Mexico.
He has resided in Las Vegas for the
past four years and during this time
has been employed in the dispatchers
office of the Santa Fe Railway in an
important position. When the cavalry
squadron was organized in the Terri
tory in 1901, he was appointed first
lieutenant and adjutant. Afterwards,
upon the resignation of Captain W.
C. Reid, of Troop A, in 1902. he was
placed in command of this troop
which position he held at the time OF
his appointment yesterday as adju-
tant general
General Harrington was united in
marriage to Miss Ada Keith at Clin-
ton, Iowa, in 1895, and since then
three children have come to bless their
Uir
Adjutant General Harrington, as
will be seen from this record, has had
fourteen years military experience
in the National Guard, and one year
active service in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. He has made careful and
diligent study of military science and
is thoroughly acquainted with military
laws and the United States Army reg
ulations; he is an excellent tactician
and strict disciplinarian. He Is well
acquainted with military records and
the report system in force in the reg
ular army in the National Guard. He
is popular with the officers and men OF
the National Guard of New Mexico,
and the news of his appointment is
being very favorably received by them.
Judging from his past military and
civil record, the new adjutant general
will make a f1rst-class officer and the
New Mexican predicts that during his
term of service the Territorial Guard
will be largely increased in numbers
and will Re brought to as high state
Of disciplinary drill and efficiency
as will be possible with the limited
appropriations for it's support and
maintenance, and the fact that the
towns and sections of the Territory
where companies or troops of the
guard can be organized and success
fully maintained are few and far be-
tween.