The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-07

Company D is the first company to
be mustered in as a part of the regi-
ment which is to replace the Thir-
teenth. At the armory last night
Major Cameron accepted twenty-three
of the men examined and approved by
DR.. Halberstadt. a total of fifty-five
when added TO the thirty-two enrolled
Tuesday night.
Following the enrolment the men
were sworn in and fifty-one of them
participated in spirited election con-
Quoted by Major Cameron and which
| resulted in the election of Captain Fre-
mont Stokes, First Lieutenant c. f.
Pross and Second Lieutenant F. A.
Branda. The names of the twenty
| three men enrolled last night are:
David NJ. Levy, Benjamin D. Cooper,
| l.. c. Brink. A. C. Breig, Fremont
Stokes. Ira Mitchell, p. j. Gilgallon,
| John IT. Jones, jr., Samuel I. Berger,
| Charles II. Warner. Albert Gice,
| Michael Schimelphenig, Ross Surdam,
| Chester Weiss. f. NJ. Koehler. Thomas
| Mcclure, Terry Maloney, Peter Nell
| son, O. A. Beemer, Charles Dippre,
| Charles d. Swift. Fred. p. Weyandt,
| Henry b. Campbell.
The company was drawn up in two
| lines on the drill floor where Major
Cameron administered the oath of
fealty TO the state and nation, but not
until after he had read the order show
ing his authority as mastering officer.
The order as appended gives some inn
portant information in lieu of an in
terview with Major Cameron, who,
since his arrival here. has politely but
firmly declined to discuss the reorgan-
ization beyond the facts revealed in
this document:
THE OFFICIAL ORDER.
| Headquarters National Guard of Penn
Sylvania, adiutant generals office,
Harrisburg, May IS, 1898.
| General orders, No. Is.
l. In compliance with the call of the
president of the United States for troops
| in the present war with Spain, the state
| of Pennsylvania has furnished the quota
assigned to it, 10,S6O officers and enlisted
| men. These troops were recruited large
| ly from the National Guard of Pennsyl-
| vania. thus depicting the National Guard
| to an extent that renders it necessary
| to enlist other organizations for the
| public defense and to meet the require
ments of the law.
| II. The commander-in-chief directs
| ments of infantry and three batteries of
| artillery, to be divided equally among
| the First, Second and Third brigadCs.
| Each regiment will consist of three bat
| talions of four companies each, but only
| two battalions to be recruited and or
| ganiZed at this time.
| III. The strength of each company of
| infantry, each troop of cavalry and each
| battery of artillery will be in accord
| ance with the provisions of the act Of
| Assembly approved April 13.lSS7. and the
several amendments thereto.
". Brigade commanders are charged
| with the duty of recruiting and organiz-
ing the several commands herein pro-
vded for They will receive appliCa-
| tions, pass upon the same, and when APP
| proved forward through regular chan
| nels to adjutant generals office.
| Y. In enlistments, men who have for
merly serI ed in the National Guard Of
| Pennsylvania shall have preference.
| VI. Companies and regiments shall be
| organized as far as possible with the
| view of utilizing and caring for present
armores.
| VII. The recruiting and organizing of
| commands as herein provided shall be
conducted with the express provision and
| Understanding that the officers and en-
! listed men who serve as the National
| Guard of Pennsylvania shall have pref
| efcnCe as far as possible i'm future en-
| liStments in the volunteer army of the
| United states, and may be disbanded at
| the close Of the war
| VIII. TIL" officers and enlisted men
shall be subject to proper examination
| as to physical qualification.
IN. The commanding officers of the
several briGades are hereby placed on
duty for the purpose of recruiting and
ORGANIZING the commands assigned to
tneir respective brigades, and shall make
such detail to officers to assist them as
in their judgment may he necessary.
y. The headquarters of the First bri-
| Gade Will be established at CITY hall
Philadelphia room $40; of the Second bri-
gado, at Franklin, Pa: of the Third bri-
gade, at Lebanon, Pa.
NJ. Officers and men now in the Ma
uonal Guard and physically disqualified
Tor active service may be transferred to
commands to be organized under This
| order
by order of Daniel H. Hastings.
Governor and Commander-in-Chicf
| Thomas j. Stewart
| Adiutant General