The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-07
MILITARY FAMILY.
Two Worcester Men
Will Serve With
Gov. Crane.
COLONEL WELLINGTON ADVANCED
Lieut.. John E. Lancaster
Made an Aide-de-camp
With Rank Of Major.
COLONEL WELLINGTON ADVANCED

Governor elect Cranes military staff
as the military family of Governor
Wolcott, will contain two Worceste
men, Col. Tired W. Wellington ant
Lieut.. John e. Lancaster, the appoint.
ments being announced yesterday. Col
Wellington is advanced from assistant
inspector general to commissary gen
eral, and Lieut.. Lancaster as aide dc
camp will have the rank of major. Gen
Lockwood Hoar did not seek reappoint-
ment, as his duties as district attorney
make his leisure moments few.
Lieut.. Paul R. Hawkins of Spring
field, who received an appointment yes
terday succeeded Lieut.. Lancaster as
adJutant of the Second Massachusetts
regiment. In the list of appointees are
men who saw military service in the
Spanish American war. Lieut.. Col. Ed
ward j. Gihon of Wakefield, assistant
inspector general, was captain'of Com
pany A of Wakefield in the Sixth Mas
Sachusetts regiment, and for gallant
service in Porto Rico under Col Ed
mund Rice, was promoted to the rank
OF major Another member of Cover
nor-elect Cranes staff who is a hero
of the recent war, is Lieut.. Col. Henry
i. Williams, who was captain of Co
of Northampton in the Second Mas
sachusetts regiment during its service
in Cuba.
An order was issued from the adj
Jutant generals office for appointees tc
be ready for taking the oath on the
day of Governor-el Cranes inaugu-
ration. The military appointments yes
terday were made under the new law
which abolishes the grade of major
general, and an aide de camp ranks as
a major instead of colonel, as in the
past. The staff is limited to IS mem
bers as follows:
Brig, Gen. Samuel Dalton, Boston
adjutant general
Brig, Gen. Robert A. Blood, Boston
Brig. Gen. James Taylor Boston, in
spector general.
Col. Henry S. Dewey Boston, Judge
advocate general
Col. Fred w. Wellington, Worcester
commissary general.
Col James A. Frye, Boston, inspector
general Of rifle practice
Lieut.. Col. VIM. c. Capell, Boston
assistant adjutant general
Lieut. Col. Richard H. Morgan. New
Bedford, assistant inspector general.
Lieut.. Col James T. Souther, Boston
assistant inspector general.
Lieut. Col. Henry L. Williams, North.
ampton, assistant inspector general.
Lieut.. Col. Jacob c. r. Peabody
Boston assistant inspector general.
Lieut.. Col. VIM. H Brigham, Hud.
son, assistant inspector general.
Lieut.. Col Edward ]. Gihon, Wake.
field, assistant inspector general.
Maj. George A. Hagar, Dalton, aide
de camp.
Maj. Paul R. Hawkins, Springfield
aide de camp.
Maj. John E. Lancaster, Worcester
aide de camp.
Maj James D. Colt, Boston, aide de
camp.
Other nominations sent in today in
cluded Mrs. Frances G. Curtis of Bos
ton, member of the state board o.
charity, in place of Annette P. Rogers
resigned; Frederick Fosdick of Fitch
burg, member of the Massachusett,
board of managers of the Pan-Amer
lean exposition; Chas. B. Boyce q
Gardner. clerk of the first district courr
OF northern Worcester; Thos. Bussel
of Boston, trustee of the Worcester in.
sane hospital, in place of D. T. Dick.
tnson, resigned.