The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-22
HONOR FOR WORCESTER
Names Sent to Gov. Wo1cott Yesterday
Appointments Are Expected For One
Of the New Volunteer Regiments
Col. Rice Wants Col Darling
Initiation of Recruits.

tons and water will leave cannp with
the main body under guard of 20 men.
with Lieut.. E. N. Sawtelle, quartermas-
Ter OF the Second regiment, in command
All men IN the brigade will be in light
t Ihihs order, and owing to the fact
tHaI the men are not equipped with
| cdnleens, several wagons will have 10
De utilized to carry water. The Sixth
regiment has already secured two Wag-
ohs TO carry water. The maneuver is
| pelnS made to eXemplify the flank
movement by Col. Darling and com
J mano' and if plans do not miscarry the
( movement, which is to be made under
| cover OF large hill, will be successful
The men are anxious to give If a try
and will be absent from camp practical,
| ~ all day. Tonight it was decided that
Lieut.. col Shumway would have the
| tnlrd battalion of the Second Massa-
| chusetts in his command This in
Guides the Worcester companies. and the
company from Gardner With the an
polntments to positions on the field ma
heuVers 1t is clearly seen Worcester
men nave secured responsible positions.
ana much depends on them to make the
| affair a success.
Chances to fight for Uncle Sam in
the volunteer regiments to be raised in
/ the philippines seem to be what militia
officers of this brigade want and a
| number Of new applicants for commas
sions appeared today.
Col. Darling received a telegram from,
Col. Rice of the Twenty-sixth yester-
day stating that he had recommended
Col. Darling for an appointment as a
| field officer in certain volunteer regi-
ment to be raised shortly.
| The popular colonel of the Twenty
! sixth also stated if Col. Darling secur-
ed the commission he hoped he would
| accept and also secure an appointment
In the same brigade with him. Col
Darling told The Spy man last night
| ne would accept a commission as a
| held officer in a volunteer regiment if
| 1t was offered to him by President Nc
Kinley. He would be willing, he said.
to resign the position he now holds in
civil life, if he secured the appointment
/ although it would not be as lucrative
| to him.
| Col. Darling has recommended eight
| officers of his regiment for commissions
| in the volunteers. Lieut. Frank w.
Coolidge Of the Sixth was personally
| recommended by Col. Rice for a com
mission in the Twenty sixth. The re-
commentator was made by Col Rice
without solicitation of Lieut. Coolidge
| Col. Rice asked that he be appointed
! adjutant of his regiment, but as Lieut.
| Coolidge had not made application to
the secretary of war for a commission
| the request could not be granted He
now has an application in for an APP
i pointment and will probably be one of
| the lucky ones.
| Today Adjt. Gen Samuel Dalton
called on Col Darling and asked if
the Sixth regiment has made request
to be allowed to do escort duty to the
i Twenty-sixth when that regiment
Iparades in Boston. Gov. Wolcott would
not order the Sixth regiment to parade
for escort duty to the Twenty-sixth
unless the Sixth made request Gen.
dalton replied, and as the commander
of the Sixth has not made request, he
| said tonight he would act on Gen. Dali
toms suggestion and a request would
be made, so that the Sixth Massachu-
sets will undoubtedly act as escort for
the Twenty-sixth when it goes through
Boston.
Many of the men in the regiment
have seen service under Col. Rice, and
: NATURALLY want to turn out. The idea
Ihad suggested itself to Col Darling,
: but he did not care to act on it, for fear
lit would not be complied with The
, Twenty sixth volunteer infantry is now
commonly known among the boys at
lcamp as the Twenty sixth Eassachu-
, sets In the ranks are more than 800
Massachusetts men, and they now
promise, according to later reports
received at their camp, to become
rivals to the invincible United States
regulars from a military point of view.
If Col Darling should accept COM
mission a large number of men in his
; regiment say they would enlist with
him.
Tonight Brig. Gen. Matthews adj
dressed the men of his brigade, at the
{ Y. NJ C. A. tent taking for subject
Responsibility Of enlisted men as de-
] TENDERS of the state" His remarks were
Z listened to attentively.
: Lieut. B. H. Lucke of Co A, City
: Guards, is acting regimental adjutant
today owing to the indisposition Of Ad-
iutant Hawkins. He formed the regi-
, ment for dress parade tonight, and has
I received all reports until taps tonight
; Lieut.. H, T, Gray of Co. H, Wellington
Rifles. was acting adjutant of the third
battalion of the Second in Lieut.
Lucke's place. Lieut. Gray is first
lieutenant, but was asked to act as
battalion adjutant, a position with g
E rank of second lieutenant because he
was the only lieutenant available In the
/ battalion. familiar with the duties In
connection with the position Both
, Ideuts. Iucke and Gray received COM
: nliments for their good work in con-
nection with the positions.
=, The boys at camp are naturally en-
loving themselves and are making the
! hest Of liberties allowed them, which
. would make men of the Second brigade
green with envy The discipline in
a eamn is not in 1t from military stand
! noint with that of the Second brigade,
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