The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-14
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Changes That Have Taken Place In
Brigade Sine: OctOb r.

General orders for 1898, No. 1, just is
sued from the adjutant-general's office
are a. follows:
/. The following changes in the COM
missioned officers OF the active militia OF
Rh3de Island have occurred since Octob-
er 1, 1897.
Commissioned - Captain George S.
TinRley, major commanding First Bat
talon Cavalry, to date from Novem Der
IL, 1897. vice Alexander Strauss, resigned /;
Alonzo X. Williams second lieutenant
Company A, First Regiment Infantry,
to date from October 26, 1897, vice ElInon
a. johnson. resigned; Archibald Z. Mat
teson, second lieutenant Company G.,
First Regiment Infantry, to date FROM
October =, 1897, vice Alexander IL. John
son, promoted first iieutenant.
Appointed, staff of brigade commander
Captain William Ely, assistant inspec-
tor general, with rank OF mayor, from De-
CEN ber ~. 1897, vice John A. Carter, re-
signed; CAPTAIN Andrew Gray, quarter
master, with rank Of captain, from De-
ber Is, 1897, vice George ;. slingley,
promoted major of First Battalion Cav
airy; Arthur Is. Spink, commissary,
with rank Of captain, from December I3.
1897, vice Andrew Gray, appointed quar-
termastel. Staff Of cavalry commander
Leo II. Nadeau, ndjutant with rank of
lieutenant, fromss November 25 1897; Will
liam T.. Wilson, surgeon. with rank Of
major, from November IL, 1897; Lucius
III. Newell, quartermaster, with rank OF
lieutenant, from November Is, 1897; Ed
ward u. Leach, commissary, with rank
of lieutenant from December %, 1897 /:
Henry e. Dexter. paymaster, with rank
of lieutenant from .Dccember IL. 1897 !;
Joseph j. Woolley, chaplain. with rank
of lieutenat from November Is, 1897.
Promoted, First Regiment Infantry
First Lieutenant Maurice Il. Cook, cap
tain Company Is, vice Harold 3. pearce,
resigned: SecoEd Lieutenant Alonzo Il
Williams, first Lieutenant Company "A,
vice Maurice II. Cook. promoted captain
Company B; A. Mason Eaton, Jr, SEQ
ond lieutenant, vice AIonzo X. Williams
promoted first lieutenant. Second Repi-
ment Infantry-WillIam A. Foster, Sec
ond lieutenant Company Is, vice Patrick
j. Kirby, commission revoked; Charles
Il. May, first lieutenant Company ID, vice
James Il. McNally resigned.
Ill. The following enlisted men OF the
active militia of Rhode Island have been
discharged for neglect OF duty and disobe-
dience of orders:
First Regiment Infantry Charles III.
Church. Arthur +. German, Thomas +.
Kennedy, Jr., Thomas Payne and Ellis
4. Pierce, Company g; Charles a. Len
an, Company ID; Walter IL. Humes,
Company III.
Second Regiment Infantry Albert
Doyle. Edward Fitzgerald, Patrick
tlnLsrty, James McDermott and Frank
Ronina, Company A; Joseph Cullertop,
John n. Donnolly aud Toussant Roy,
Company d. Frederick W. Church. Felix
+. DALEY and Frank A. Maucher. Com
pany III.
First Battalion Cavalrv-George l. Dor
rance Edward j. Farrell and Francis J..
Morton, Company B.
First Separate Company Infantry-Go.
van Dowdy.
Naval Reserve Torpedo Company.
Newport-Samuel L. Openshaw. Joseph
II. Sherloch and Andrew ii. Sutherland.
General orders No. , gives notice tha,
an election for lieutenant colonel and
two majors First Regiment OF Infantry,
Brigade X. !. NJ, will be holden on Mon
day. January 81. 1898, at 3 o'closk pm,
ut the armory OF Companies a, B and &,
First Regiment OF Infantry, Brigade H.
l. NJ, Infantry building, Providence,
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