New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
NATIONAL GUARD CHANGES.
v1psT TVIDENCE OF TIE NEW EN- VIII BE
SEEN N GOVERNOR ROOsEvELTs
sOMBRE STAFF.

SEEN IN GOVERNOR ROOsEVELT'S
soMBRE STAFF
,r., ,Se new wear new era will begin for the
ra,,o,al Guard and the first evidences OF reform
al no seen when the staff OF the retiring Governor
sna the staff Of the new Executive stand in the
.cs,ving group at the first reception. Governor
psck.s military family has its head major
General whose highest military title before he re-
oe,yea the two stars first lieutenant: nine
,,,sa6,er-genorals some OF whom wore a
military Uniform unt they received the brigadier-
generals commission. and seven colonies. OF whom
some had been privates in the National Guard be-
fore the stan lightning struck them. while some
had never carried weapon or worn uniform.
THE Governors stan since the days OF Governor
Morton has been rema rkable for its lavish display
., GOLD lace and the magnfcence OF its uniforms
and accoutrements. one adjutant- general gained
great publicity through the criticisms which were
made concerning him by fellow stan officer, and
another Acknowledgement rode roughshod over all
established customs ana usages by assuming COM
nand OF the National Guard in the Of four
brieadier- generals. Through various acts as a
body and as individuals the body known as the
Governors staff has fallen in the estimation of the
members Of the National Guard. and for that rea-
,on the last parade OF the staff has been looked
forward to with pleasure by those Guardsmen who
have the good OF the States sodiery at heart
Next 20 the glitiering god-bedecked staff OF Gov
opera,on OF the new code has been selected as the
Governors stan There IS no major general on the
new staff and only one brisadier-generai Inc
s6iutant-general is tho only member OF Colonel
Eoosevelts military household who may wear the
star and his grade is fixed by law The fourteen
aids who will stand the new Governor VIII
look small and insignificant in comparison with the
generals and colonies OF the Black staff FOR they
will wear only the dress uniform OF the National
Guard organizations OF which they are members
and their shOuider-straps. with few exceptions
Will have higher marks than bars. while some OF
them will not even have The extra first heutenants
bar These STAFF officers viii represent every
brigade IN the State service and the Naval Militia
and although the officers will be aides-de-camp on
the stan OF the Governor they Will not sever thelr
connection with the organz cations 10 which they
belong and will return 10 them when their ser
vices on the Governors stan expire.
The Governor has the right under the law to ap-
point four aides-de-camp from civil life and 10 give
TO them any rank he pleases Colonel Roosevelt
selected two OF these aids from number OF as
pirents who had military experience, and the Two
who Will not represent some military body Will
have TO be satisfied with the rank or captain.
All Indications point toward an efiicient out not
mains in force and the example OF Colonel hoose-
welt is followed. brgadier generalships and colo
necles will he less cheap In the future thsn they
In the military groun of the reception there Will
be in addition the gathering STAFF and the modest
stan Of the new Governor the major general com
uanding the division OF the National Guard ana
his s-ar and this body Will be seen for the hTst
time since 1t was called into existence br the new
law -
Governor Racks staff consists Of Meteorological
C. Whitney Tillin ghast "a. Brigader- Generas Mar
shall O. Terry. benjamin Flag er HowaTd GaIro 81
Henry T. Noyes. Edward NJ. Hoffman. william VI.
kirby Stluan +. Knceland. warren NJ healcy
and William H. Hughes. Captain Herbert l.. sat
teree and Colonies Albert J. Myer. Harrison H.
Moore. jr Henry W. Sackett, John f. DOVE IL
Frede~ck G. Ham. George c. Treadweli ana I'd
The men who will succeed them are Brigadier-
General Avery - Andrews Colonel howard CarroI,
Major Craig Wadsworlh. Captain William Littauer.
Captain F. Norton Goddard. First Lieutenant
David : Ingchart. l12fh Regiment; captain George
A. Wingate. 23d Regiment. Captain James NJ An
drew Oh Regiment. First Lieutenant ADRIAN W.
Mather 10Th Battalion. Lieutenant Colonel WiIlanl
" Chaplin f,ih Regiment. First lieutenant r j.
Miller slst Separate Company. Second Lieutenant
James Wray Cleveland tn Regiment. First Lieu
tenant Robert X Prentice Squadron 4. FIRST Lieu
tenant William L. Faragan. 81 Battery. ana Leu
O. enant-C commander :. Dana Greene. 1st Naval Bat
tplon
The staff % Maior-General Roe is composed as
follows. Colonel Stephen II DIN, Lieutenant .olo-
ne William w. Ladd. ir.. Lieutenant -CoioneI Cum
ford Hurry Lieutenant Colonel John J. Holl I"el-
tenant Colonel John Hogarf. Colonel Ed"<d NJ.
Hoffman. Lieutenant" Colonel William Cary S2Ser,
lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel y. Thurston. .talor
William Kirby. Major John Is. Hollan Major
Lewis ". Greer ana " 3ior Chauncey p. Williams