The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-13
THE FIGURES OF MERIT.
CONCERNING STANDING OF THE @.
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High Rank of Second Regiment-The
Local COMPATIBILITY
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flcers and figures of merit, and is the
first order concerning the merit issued
since the beginning Of the war with
| Spain.
The order is quite volumlnous an6
contains the following, which will be Of
interest in local military circles, includ-
ing the changes in the commissioned Of
ficers of the Connecticut National
Guard since August Is. 1893;
| Second regiment-First Lieutenant
Charles T. Gruener, Co. D, October q
1899, resigned and discharged. Also
Captain Jones w. Sypher, Co. B, No
vember 49, 1899.
First Lieutenant Fred D. Graves, as
sistant surgeon; December 80, 1899.
Naval Battalion-Lieutenant junior
grade, Robert Smith, Third division.
August IA, 1899.
Lieutenant Commander Arthur III.
Day, October q, 1899.
Lieutenant Herman F. Cuntz, Novem-
Der 22, 1899.
Lieutenant Junior grade-Samuel F.
Punderson, adjutant, November %,
1899.
Ensign Fred c. Spencer, assistant en-
gineer of Engineer division, discharged
December 6, by reason of the disband-
ment of the division.
Commissions expired-Second regi-
ment-Captain George G. La Barnes, in
spector of small arms practice retired.
Retired-Second regiment; Colonel
Luclen f. Burpee, November %, 1899.
Retired In naval battalion-Com-
mander Edward v. Reynolds, October
81, 1885,
Promoted and appointed-Secondr reg
iment, Second Lieutenant Ernest l.. Is
belle, New Haven, appointed first lieu
tenant Co. D, with rank from October
10, 1885, vice Gruener resigned.
Robert Fl. Page, New Haven, APP
pointed second lieutenant Co. D, rank
from October g. 1899, vice Isbell promo
ted.
Lieutenant-C Colonel II. f. Callahan,
New Haven, appointed colonel, with
rank from December 25 1899, vice Bur-
pee retired.
Major Arthur N. Dickinson, of Wa
terbury, appointed aforementioned
from December 25 vice Callahan pro-
noted
Captain James Geddes, of Waterbury,
appointed major, rank December s,
vice Dickinson promoted.
First Lieutenant Frank Pauly, of
New Haven, appointed captain Co. b.
rank December IS, 1899, vice Sypher re-
signed.
Second Lieutenant Fred Drew, of
New Haven, appointed first lieutenant
Co. B, rank December 10, 1899, vice
Pauly promoted.
Quartermaster-S Sergeant John Salerno,
appointed second lieutenant Co. B. rank
December 49, 1899, vice Drew promoted
Captain Daniel l.. Barber, Of Walling-
ford, retired appointed inspector of
small arms practice, rank of captain,
January /, 1900 vice La Barnes COM
mission expired
Thomas J. Gilmarth, of Waterbury,
appointed assistant surgeon, rank first
lieutenant January, 1899, vice Graves
Naval battalion--Ensign Charles A.
Smith, of Bridgeport, appointed leu
tenant Junior grade, Third division,
with rank from September /, 1899, vice
Smith resigned,
Coxswan Alfred B. Beers, of Bridge
port, appointed ensign Third division.
with rank from September 49, 1899, vice
Smith promoted.
Lieutenant Gunior grade) Fred L.
Averill, paymaster, of New Haven, APP
pointed commander with rank from
November 49, 1899, vice Reynolds re-
tired
Lieutenant (junior grade) Frand S.
Cornwell First division, of New Ha-
ven, appointed lieutenant commander,
Day resigned.
Charles A. Ingersoll, of New Haven.
appointed adjutant, with rank of lieu
tenant, Junior grade, from November "a,
1899, vice Punderson resigned.
Paymasters yeoman, Henry f. Pun
1erson, New Haven, appointed paynas-
Ter, rank of lieutenant, Junior grade,
rom November "a, 1899, vice Averll
promoted.
Frederic c. Spencer of New Haven,
appointed chief engineer with rank of
lieutenant, from December 8, 1890
Walter P. Payne, of New Haven, ap-
pointed assistant engineer. with rank
If ensign, from December 8, 1899
Lieutenant Robert e. l.. Hutchinson,
first division, of New Haven, appoint
ID lieutenant, with rank from Novem-
,er 20, 1899.
Ensign Charles Il. Hutchinson, Of |
New Haven, appointed lieutenant, jun |
Or grade, First division, with rank from
December /, 1899, vice Cornwell promo
ed.
Boatswan's mate. First class, Charles
I Morris of New Haven, appointed en-
ign First division, rank from Deem
Ter l, 1899, vice Hutchinson promoted
The following are announced as the
gures of merit of each organiza ton of
he Connecticut National Guard for the
month of November, 1899, based on the
rill reports for the month: First regi-
lent, 1896; Second regiment, 941O;
bird, 64.29; Fourth, S1.13; Brigade Sig
al corps, 9116; Machine Gun battery,
SAB; Battery A. 1882.
Co. A, of Waterbury, 1853; Co. B, of
lew Haven, $3.50; Co. G, of New Ha-
en-, 9463; Co. d, 91.6S; Co. E, 1888; Co
:, 94.41; Co. G, 93.74 Co. II. $685. Co.
$3.50; Co. X, 97.14; hospital corps,
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