The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-10
FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE
Medals Which the Members Of
the National Guard Will Re-
eeive Jersey City
Recipients.
Snccial to tne Jsrseu Citu Ne,ps.

TRENTON, April 8, 1S95.-The faithful
service medals witt which the State
Military Board has decided to decorate
members of the National Guar who have
been many years in the service, will
shortly be distributed. The medals are
divided into five classes. Glass ] rep
resents thGrty-five years of service; class
2, thirty years; class 3. twenty-five years
class 4, twenty years, and class 5, fifteen
years. All the ernblems are bronze dou-
ble-pointed stars, containing in relief the
State coat of arms n suspended by
chains from a fancy bar, inscribed
Faithful Service" and with the term
of service. The classes are distinguished
by the centres of the stars. Glass has
a plain gold centre; class 2. gold and
blue enamel: class 3. gold coat of arms
on bronze; class 4, silver on bronze,
while class 5 is all bronze The medals
are to be ATTACHED to wide bands of
Jersey blue ribbon. to be worn around
the neck with full-press uniform.
The member OF the State militia who
has been longest in service is Capt Alfred
Williams. commanding CO.. D. First Regi-
ment. He enlisted September /, 1851. and
the commission he now holds Is dated
July q. 1854. Major General Joseph
w. Plume, Division Commander. who
has been in the service ithirty-ive years.
and Captain Williams are the only
guardsmen eligible for medals Of the
first class
WHO WILL GET THE MEDALS.
Medals of the second class will be
awarded to but five members of the Ma
t1onal Guard. They are Colonel William
H. Skirm. commanding the Seventh Regi-
ment. who has been. thirty-four years in
the service: Adjutant General William S.
Stryker, Colonel Edward A. Campbell,
commanding the First Regiment; Cap
tain William H. De Hart, Co. c, Third
Regiment and Quartermaster Sergeant
Philip Arnold, of the Seventh Regiment.
Medals of the third class will be pre-
scented to Colonel John C. Owens. Assis-
tant Inspector General of Rifle Practice;
Colonel Marvin Dodd, Assistant Adjutant
General. Division Staff. and the follow
ing officers and privates of the First
Brigade and the Third Regiment of the
Second Observation-Disclosures Colonel r.
Heber Brientnall, First Regiment; Majors
George M. Townsend and Charles B.
Champlin, First Regiment; Captain Jas.
L. Marsh, Adjmtant First Regiment;
Lieutenant George H. Darling. Co. c,
Third Regiment; and Sergeant john
Brownlee, Fourth Regiment.
Guardsmen eligible for medals OF the
| fourth class are General John D. McGill.
Surgeon General of the Governors stan,
and General P. Farmer Wanser. Com,
mander. and the following officers am
privates of the First Brigade; Major
Enos Runyon, Paymaster; Captain Jas
K. Walsh, Co. e, First Regiment; Cap
tain John Engel Go. G. SECOND E 81
| ond Regiment; Lieutenant john Brtnker-
| hoff, Co. e, Second Regiment, and guar
| termaster~ Sergeants Asa T. van Winkle
First Regiment, and BenJaNln r. Mooie1
REsc EPqEss ST THE FIFTH CLASS
Fifth class medals will be given te
General Richard ce a. 1o Rird w. Sspencer
| Inspector General Rifle Practice; Colone
| A. Judson Clark, Division staff; Lieu,
tenant t a,1, c0l9 asner lanes Ll&s :; mlgaf' colone
| Charles Boltwood, First Brigade Staff
Lieutenant Colonel BENJAMIN T. Holmes
Third Regiment; Colonel =; III II. v Acer,
! Mraviag, Third Regiment; Major Roper'
| 6. Smith, Fourth Regiment; Captain A.
| Ian B. Wallace, Brigade stan: GaRtali
| ment; Captain Harry R. Goesser, Com
| pany e, Second Regiment; Captain Benz
amin King, company E R Rniro SG egm,
| pany C, Third Regiment; Captain Franz
s. Matthew's, Paymaster, Fourth Req
ment: Captain Benjamin. M. Gerardin =
| Adjutant, Fourth Regiment; Captain =
| Mortimer Hawkins, Paymaster, Thirt
Regiment Captain Alvin In+ H. c Graf, Pay e.
tbur a. Steele. Company E, Fourth Regi
ment; Lieutenant John J. Greene, Com
| pany A, First Regiment. Lieutenan
| Louis Ruch, Company F, Second Regi
| ment; Lieutenant George thinner, Com
pany 2, First Regiment =dInnaGv E q seoon,
M lieutenant Godfrey q. Dilla
geant John ]. Franklin, Company G
Third Regiment; Sergeant, John A. Ter
hume, Company g, Second Regiment
Corporal Henry S. Enssl Company 2
Second Regiment, and Prlyates Nose
Ryno. Christian Ahbe and Frederlcl
Voss, Company G, First Regiment; Jos
=. Bechler, Company E, Fourth R Re
nent: Max Eggers, Company B., FRS
gegiment: Charles Kolb and John F
Enger, Company. A, First Regiment
eyrnou L. Darling and j. F. Decker
~ nI;rd Rooir1onf Fn.4