Show N G U ELECTS NEW CE CEa I J j H a hsi MacI Made C jt 1 W WAda I Ada Adams s Battery COMPAN D NAYLOR ERGEANT CHOSEN OVER CHOICE LI UT PECK I H Hyrum A Barton Barto a mcm b bAr r of the regUlar arnu ar y at Fort ort Douglas and later ater sergeant ot or the First batter batterN N G C r last night of the national guard rd q to Captain am Webb ebb H W Y Adams who signed the petition and sub withdrew his was elected or of orthe the battery to Succeed LIeutenant Fred Smith T The e vacancy caused by the r ot of Second Lieutenant George Geors hRS ha not been filled Lieutenant Fred V r Leonard present I Commanding officer of the b battery and ami t th hI sole remaining charter member of the ton will It Is announced on OIL ex cx I authority forward his resignation to 10 national guard headquarters tod leulf Leonard according to state by his friends has desirous fie of getting out ot of the guard since the pros lid trouble began hut but has withheld his an officer should be elected to assume charge or of the tate state property to o the battery baUry Last s leaves Lieutenant Leon Leonrd Ard rd at to tender tonder his resignation at once Recruits Votes Help Some Although A It hough lie e was the commander of oC the tho b and Its officer under th the regulations Lieutenant I Leonard onard did receIve a COP copy of the for Jast night election In the battery As a o of tact fact the election ejection was over be fre Leonard knew any anything thins It Colonel H M 11 H I Lund Of df the I I and commanding officer or the guard supervised the election Be 1 l h balloting bp began an four recruits 4 were ere Sworn In b ly Colonel Colonl Lund With I a total ot of nine votes was wasl l for tor the two new officers ThE new captain served three YOurS the battery batter of the ther guiar r arm army at Fort Douglas but saw Law Lawn n ml service He was discharged ow II Ii the rank f C sergeant not long since and stid joined the First battery X N G U weeks week ago As ut a member or of HIP thu First battery Captain Barton Is said to have hae bt en ju strong partisan of Colonel J although h attended the first or of t e petitioners Captain Bar ufer his discharge from the regular a army a teamster for a time and Is IsI isU U I employed In Silver t n works l st II H W Adams was as one o or the signora o of the petition but butI buth h I It was vas said at the I that Lieutenant Adams Adam then n a ser serI I ait had been promised advancement It if would forsake those who favored from the guard Lieutenant Is employed by the l sen n Hardware com company pan He has been a of the battery batter for Cor about a year oar Lieutenant Leonard Is the only member er cf the battery who is entitled to the tho medal I ot of honor for tor five years service T ie Smith and Lieutenant Worth Worthen en missed the medal b by four days time Ume Naylor Elected Captain Naylor a Jor of compan D Infantry was elected captain last night defeating Second Lieutenant C D Peck Lieutenant Peck is said gald to have 1 been Colonel Lunds selection for captain or of company Compan D which Is Captain 0 H Hl l former fonner command At the pre meeting nf r the company compan First Lieu Lieutenant Lieutenant tenant A W Johnson who led the Nn ay ayo 10 o forces was wa cr credited with defeating Lieutenant Pe Peek k b clever generalship Lieutenant Johnson was active again last nIght and more successful as his candi candidate candidate date won Members ot of the company quote Lund as administering Il a severe to Lieutenant Johnson for sup SUI I porting Xa Naylor lor It I is said laid Colonel Lund as assured Lieutenant Johnson that he ran rana a risk or of a l for tor conduct un an officer and a gentleman H t was last night that Lieutenant T had drawn up and mailed hs ha nation Heads Signal Corps First Lieutenant A T J Skidmore who hi commanding officer of the al for some time past last was unanimous L h elected captain last Jast night Captain Skidmore has been a member ot of the signal corps for several years and w worked his hisa w a av to his hiI present b by steadilY uh from rum the ranks ranis He Is con considered one o of the most faithful and et ef fL men In the guard |