The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-08
MASTERING IN RECRUITS
Work Of Organizing New
Jersey Regiment Rapidly
Progressing.
MASTERING OFFICER IN TRENTON
Father Mcdowell, of Jersey
City, Will Probably Be
Chaplain.
rsnec;al e saTbe Jersey civ News."1

TRENTON, July 8, 1S9S.-The presence
in this city yesterday of Captain W. G.
Butler, the mastering officer at Camp
Voorhees,, created no end of interest
among the men who have enlisted in The
three local companies of volunteers. Al
three o'clock In the afternoon Captains
Bailey. Whitehead and Rogers met him
in the formers headquarters. in the Ma
sonic Temple. where they received final
instructions as to the manner of enrolling
privates.
Other information was impaired to the
local commanders, but referred particular
ly to the future preservation of the rec
ords in their hands. This, however. was
not the only object of the army officers
visit. Early in the afternoon he met Drs.
Paul M. Mecray of Camden and John j.
Broderick of Jersey City, and mustered
them into the United states service as
brigade surgeons, to serve under Iegi-
mental Surgeon Edwin Field of Red Bank
The physicians took the oath of office
in the home of Solomon Kaufman, on
South Clinton avenue. Mr.. Kaufman is
an intimate friend of DIR. Mecray. This
morning the two newly commissioned sur
geons are to leave for Camden and Jersey
City, where they Will begin Immediately
to examine the recruits in the companies
that are to go from those cities 10 Sea
Grit.
Chief Surgeon Field will be in this city
this morning, and viii the ex-
animation of volunteers at 9 O'Clock. An
order has been sent out to all the men in
the three companies.N numbering over
five hundred, to report at the respective
headquarters at $50 o'clock, and the.
necessary preparations previous to the ar
rival of the Surgeon will be completed.
The Captains had the blanks for keeping
the records and measurements of the pri-
Votes sent to them from Camp Voorhees,
at a late hour last night. and will have
them in readiness for beginning the ex-
animation.
There has been some talk of sending
the men TO camp in squads as soon as
they successfully pass the scrutiny Of
the surgeons, but whether this move is
to be made or not is yet unknown.
One thing is certain. however, and that
is that at least 0 Trenton company
will be at Sea Girt before Monday night,
and it is also very likely that when.
they do get there they will not be alone,
as Surgeons Mecray and Broderlck are
expected to have the Camden and some
of the Jersey City companies examined
by tomorrow morning at ten O'Clock.
In all probability the whole regiment
will be under canvas by Wednesday or
Thursday.
Captain Butler says that the Governor
is anxious to get the men into service as
z-1-- a. o1J xra ~ hin ~ Lrn-
turn today in order to be on ham to at
tend to their mastering.
The examinations which the men will
nave are the only barriers which stand i'll
the way of their becoming soldiers. The
officers who are to judge their qualifica-
lions are regularly authorized United
States surgeons, and their decisions are
final.
A change in the composition of the new
regiment has been announced. The new
arrangement gives Jersey City five conn
panies, Trenton three companies, one
company made up of National Guardsmen
from the woodbury. and Vineland COM
panies of the Sixth regiment; Camden,
one company; Atlantic City, ms company,
and one company from the Seventh regi-
ment, made up of guardsmen from the
Lambertville and Beverly companies.
Captain d. T. Mather will command
the combined woodbury. and Vineianl
company. and Captain H. NJ. Reading the
~amalgamated company of the Seventh
regiment.
Colonel Robert G.. Smith was notified
by Governor Voorhees, at noon yesterday
Of his appointment to omnan the new
regiment. as stated in yesterdays 'Jer-
|ssey City News and Captain Gerardin
was named as Adjutant of the new regi-
ment.
Other officers, who, 1t is almost sure,
will be appointed. are as follows:-Lieu-
tenant Colonel, Captain Quincy o. VI.
Gilmore, of Jersey City, a retired captain
of the United States Cavalry.
Majors. Thomas S. Chambers of Tron-
ton, Assistant Adjutant General on Gen
eraI Sewers staff; John I. hin Of Cam
den, a Major of the Sixth Regiment, Ma
tional Guard, and Henry L~ohnann, Jr.,
| Of Hoboken. Major of the Fourth Eegi-
ment, National Guard. Quartermaster,
Harry C. Valentine of Trenton. The Chap
lain will probably be Rev. Mr.. Mcdowell
of Jersey City.
Al protest was received by Governor
| VOORHEES, yesterday and signed by all the
officers of the new regiment, against the
| Clark and Colonel RICHTER. who have been
| appointed aides-de-canp TO Brigadisr
General Plume, as L~ieutenants In the regi-
ment, in order that they may be detailed
to serve on General Plume's staff.