The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-30
TIE MILITARY STAFF.
ees, NcGraw Makes Appoint
nents Under New Law.
.nlcY or REORGANIZATION,
~c~utrstfon Of Forces the Ob1eoe-
r,rvs Regiment Omcers Mako
Nc Suggestions.

~r,thef steps In the reorganization Of
=. rsfSonal Guard were taken yesterday
- Ncfsraw announcing the appoint
-, ~ his staff and the First regiment
1870 meeting to discuss the spz,olnt-
-. al regimental officers under the
~ system.
re- following are the appointments On
j. governors staff made by Gov. Me-
cav yesterday:
rzssf OF engineers. Col Fred @. Plum
- Tacoma. comm4ssary general. Col.
.Iaerf E. Joab. Tacoma; Judge advocats
~6wd. Col. Wellington Clark, wa.la
Tssh. cuArtcrTnaster general, Col. Y.
r.shburn Seattle; surgeon general. Col.
1900 B. Esgisson, Seattle: payznasrer
s..esuI, Col. Henry La,ndes. Port Town
- Inspector general, Col. g. w. Scot,
eatt.e; general inspector rife practice
a W. J. Fife. Tacoma; asdes-de-camu
~. Col c. w. Atkins. New wnaecom:
flsut. Col. Clair Hunt. Spokane; Lies,t
Cd Charles T. Taylor. Buckley: Lieut..
"a Pierre p. Ferry. Seattle.
On June n special order No was
sr,ad By Governor McGraw. reappo.nt-
- Major Ernest G. Macdonald of OWN
= assistant sdju;aIst general and mill
,sry secretary to the commander In chief
= he National Guard. He In detailed "A
seine adjutant general until the quail
hueon Of an adjatant general.
ne reorganization of the National
Gard, which was accomplished by the
xder Of the governor as coruman Ier IN
~. published in yesterdays issue OF
A. nteliigencer, was made 1,non
e instrumentation Of Brsgadier General
TN Carr as IS required by the statute
~ eramsnanx the arrangement of the
resent forces Il will be seen that with
- eight companies OF the FIRST rect-
nsnt ss prominent points on the rail-
nsts and steamer lines the need of ou,ck
coocntrN6ion has been carefully con-
edersd They are now located as fol-
axs: Company A, Olympia: Company
B Seattle; Company c. Tacoma: Com
azy d. Seattle; Company +, Seattle;
Company F. New Whatcom; Company
0. Tacoma, and Company X, Aberdeen.
Companies II and j OF Vancouver and
Port Townsend are disbanded. the for
nsr being 80 near the regular army post
Haf Y was thought unnecessary.
ne Second regiment will be constituted
battalion as under the new law tie
fFernor has appointed no field officers.
ne law provides that the officers already
hoi.ine Such Offices may hoh-over and
costinus In Office. Companies numbering
mars than six and less than eight in this
toay will constitute "a part of a reca-
nent,- but the reorganization order has
ben issued without such appointments
md the Eastern Washington companies
VII necessarily constitute a battalion un-
Ter the command of a major. The COM
wnses there are: Company A. at Elena
burg. Company ID, at Waitsburg; Com
pany r, al North Yakima: Company @,
~,l IT N
Companies u, c, G, I an X. of Golden
asie. Centeryflle. Spokane. Clyde and
fskos respectively. having been dis
Asnied by tho effect OF the order. II can
rally be seen that those remaining are
Eato0ed at important railroad towns,
sasy Of access for quick work.
Il V a loss to the service that such an
szrellent cavalry company as Troop c, %
North Yakima, should be dropped. but Il
coad not be avoided. Troop A. at Sprague.
s~ severely criticised last year at the
tine Of the strike. on account OF only n
few Of the members saying that they
you'd not obey orders. and these were
alshonorably discharged. II Is the oldes.
troop OF all and has been greatly am
proved OF late.
The meeting OF the line officers OF the
First regiment. which was held last ev-
snng at the First regiment armorys upon
The Invitation Of Gov. McGraw. passed
resolutions expressing the utmost conf
dsnce in the ability OF the governor to
make the proper appointments of field
osloers OF the regiment and making no
recommendation as TO the choice OF those
attending. Capt. j. J. Weisenberger OF
company +. at New Whatcom. acted as
chairman. and Lieut. Falcon Joslin "a
secretary. No discussion was held as TO
me candidates for the Offices OF colonel.
lieutenant colonel and major. and no OPP
position TO Col Joseph Green was ex-
pressed by any one present. 1t was de-
eided 10 keep the proceedings a secret
and TO forward the resolutions and the
minutes OF the meeting directly to the
governor and let him make them public
at his Measure