Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
TO REQUEST CALL
FOR AN ELECTION
Major Dunayin to Notify Governor
Dunno to Set Date for Company
A Within Two Weeks.
HAVE TWO VACANCIES TO FILL
Tribute is Paid to Former Rock Island
Captain Elevated at Moline
Sixth Regiment Session.

Major Ed Dunavin, until yesterday
captain of Company A, Illinois Ma
tional Guard of Rock Island. will re-
quest Governor Dunno this week to
issue call for an election to fill the
vacancies of the officers staff in the
company, to be held within the next
few weeks. Major Dunavin has not
decided as yet to issue the call for
election for captain or first lieuten-
ant The latter position was left va
cant by the death of James Reynolds,
and the captaincy is vacant by reason
of Dunavins promotion. Second Lieu
tenant Guy Moose is first in line for
either position.
Major Dunavin's election at the Ar
mory hall in Moline yesterday after
noon met with the approval of all COLI
cerned. He had only one opponent
Captain Kavanaugh of Oak Park. Sew
en- years ago Dunavil was prominently
mentioned for major, but refused to
become candidate at that time be-
cause of the condition of his company.
Since that time, after several years OF
hard work, Company A has become one
Of the finest in the state, and he felt
at liberty to leave.
| Major Dunavin will take his official
examination soon, probably a week
from Sunday Colonel Davis and Ma
jor Surgeon Young will conduct the
examination.
Brigadier General W. C. Channon
retired, of Rock Island, was in charg.
Of the election in Moline A close ob.
server in national guard circles, fol-
lowing the election of the 9Th regi-
! ment in Moline yesterday, paid trib
ute to both Colonel Charles G. Davis
and to Major Dunavin. Of the latter
he stated that he was one of the best
known and thoroughly informed and
capable military men in the state.
Major Dunavin has brilliant mill
tary career and was senior captain in
the 9Th regiment He enlisted in Com
pany A of Rock Island June II, 1895.
During the Spanish-American war he
did sergeant service. and was in the
Porto Rican expedition and saw actual
service. He was in Company A which,
in a battalion. pursued the Spaniards
for several days. In 1902 he was elect
cd first lieutenant and in 1904 he be-
came cartain, position he had since
! ic a1 q RI
man Lieutenant Colonel Reig stated
that Dunavin was one of the best field
officers in the national guard today
and an earnest worker.
REG Long in Service.
Honor conferred on ]. W. Reig Of
Moline by his fellow officers in pro-
noting him to the office of lieutenan,
colonel of the 9th regiment was a de-
served recognition of his merit as an
officer In his % years as a national
guardsman he has made fine record.
He was a charter member of Company
B Of Geneseo, having joined that or
ganization May II, 1890. June l, 1892,
. he was advanced to corporal and from
that he jumped to the rank of second
lieutenant April IS, 1898. Then, as
further indication Of his popularity
with members of his company, he was
boosted to the rank of captain April
Is, 1896. He served as captain of Com
i. pany B, volunteer infantry, during the
: Spanish-American war. In 1899 he
: was reelected and he was honored in
! like manner in 1902. When a vacancy
occurred in the Office of major he was
chosen for that position by officers of
the regiment, Aug. Is, 1908, being re-
elected in 1908 and 1913. Lieutenant
, Colonel Reig has been a resident OF
Moline for eight years. He is employ
ed as foreman at Deere & Mansur's.
Colonel Charles G. Smith of Gen.
eseo was no happier himself than Lieu
tenant Colonel Reig when he was
boosted to the highest Office within the
gift of the regiment. Reason for the
Moline mans delight in Colonel
Smiths election is the fact that they
, have been sidekicks for many years.
. Colonel Davis enlisted in the Geneseo
company while Reig was captain and
his advance has been rapid. He was
not so fortunate as his friend, in that
. he was put through every office, both
, on-commissioned and commissioned,
, before he finally attained his goal SO
far as regimental honors are concern
ed. From private he went to corporal,
was several varieties of sergeant, even
quartermaster, second lieutenant. first
, lieutenant, captain, battalion adjutant,
major and lieutenant colonel, from
, which rank he was promoted to colo
mel. Though he advanced step by step,
he has some ahead of his former cap
tain, and the latter is happy that he
did.