The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01
Indiana National Guard
Special Orders from Brigade Headquarters
Since the Beginning OF the Year-Ofher


National Guard, since the beginning of the
year:
Special Orders, No. l.
Jan ls. 1903
1. First Lieutenant d. c. Griswold. Com
pany G, First Infantry, is hereby APP
pointed mastering officer for the purpose
of enlisting into the military service of the
State such recruits as are accepted and
presented by the commanding officer of
Company G, First Infantry, stationed at
Attica. All enlistments must be made as
prescribed in Art. XIII, Rules and Regula-
tons of the Indiana National Guard and
indicated by the blanks furnished from
these headquarters.
III. Three months furlough is granted
Corporal C. Dresbach, Company d, Third
Infantry. Fort Wayne.
III. Three months furlough is granted
Private c. Felts, Company d, Third In
fantry, Fort Wayne.
". Three months furlough is granted
Private Z. Prepsenbrein. Company d, Third
Infantry, Fort Wayne.
V. The following-named enlisted men are
hereby discharged from the military serv-
ice of the State, viz: Company d, Third
Infantry, Fort Wayne.
Honorably: Sergeant Henry F. Meyers,
removal from city; Private Pearl c. Evans,
enlisted u. S. N; Private Arthur l.. Knox,
business necessities; Private Chester Wal
lace, business necessities. Without Honor:
Private William Kock non-attendance;
Private Paul ]. Rennan, non-attendance.
Company f. Third Infantry. South Bend.
Honorably: Private Casmire Murook, re-
moval from State. BY command of Briga-
der General Mckee
F. w. FRANK, Lieut.. Col. and A. A. G.
Special Orders, No. O.
JAM II, 1908.
The following named enlisted men are
hereby discharged from the military service
of the State, viz: Company A, First In
fantry. Honorably: Corporal William
Scott, expiration of enlistment; Corporal
Joseph S. Miller, removal from State;
Private Eli Jenkins, removal from State
Company d. Second Infantry, Indianap-
oils. Honorably: Sergeant Fred G. Lorenz,
business necessity: Sergeant Harry F.
Sellers, business necessity. Band of Third
Infantry. South Bend. Honorably: Ser
geant William Hatfield. removal from city;
Sergeant Oscar Van Metre. removal from
city; Sergeant James w. Palmateer, re-
moval from city. Company X, Third In
Feagler expiration of enlistment BY COM
mand Of Brigadier General Mckee.
+. w. FRANK, Lieut.. Col. and A A G.
Special Orders, No. s.
Jan. "a, 1903.
]. Capt. James L. Glasscock, Artillery
Battalion, is hereby assigned to Battery
c. stationed at Lafayette, and will assume
command of same
First I.iert .Johp ~ Trivia Art;lIorx,
Battalion, is hereby assigned to Battery
c, stationed at Lafayette, and will report
in person to battery commander for duty
3. First Lieut.. Elan r. McBroom, Ar
| tillery Battalion, is hereby assigned to Bat
terry c, stationed at Lafayette, and will re-
| port in person to battery commander for
| duty.
4. Second Lieut.. Albert j. Norris, Artil-
lery Battalion. is hereby assigned to Bat
terry C, stationed at Lafayette, and will
report in person to battery commander for
| duty.
5. Capt. Alvin w. Dudley is hereby as
signed to First Regiment Infantry, and will
assume command of B Company, said reg
iment, Terre Haute.
| 6. Capt. Raymond p. Van Camp is hereby
assigned to Second Infantry, and will re-
port in person to regimental commander
for duty as regimental quartermaster
| Z. The following enlisted men are hereby
discharged from the military service of the
State: Company C, First Infantry, New
Albany-Honorably: Corporal Edward Far
abee. expiration of enlistment; Corporal
| William d. Richards, expiration of enlist
| ment.
By command of Brigadier General Mckee
+. w. FRANK, Lieut.. COL and A. A. G.
|
| Law and custom in the Indiana National
Guard require an examination of ali en-
listed men before they are commissioned as
officers and Of all officers before they are
promoted. The following officers and SER
geants OF the guard have lately been or
| dered before boards for examination look
| ing to their promotion: Capt James f.
Lahnum, Company A, Third Infantry, Au-
burn, to be recommissioned as captain i'm
same company and regiment; Second Lieut.
Isaac Willard, Company F, Third Infantry
South Bend. to be promoted to first lieu
tenant, same company and regiment; Sec
ond Lieutenant Eby. Company E. Third In
fantry, Elkhart. to be promoted to first
lieutenant, same company and regiment
The brigade commander has directed the
to drop the name of Private Wallace of
Company d. from the company rolls He is
under the age of eighteen years. The mini
mum legal age for enlistment in the In
diana National Guard is the same as the
regular army-eighteen years. The muster
ing officer, Second Lieut.. j. L. Bierly, re-
ceived a reprimand for inattention to his
| duties.
The War Department desires to make the
life of the enlisted men as attractive as
circumstances will permit and reduce
drunkenness and desertion to minimum
With this end in view it has induced the
Congress to appropriate 1900 with which
to construct. equip and maintain buildings
at military posts for reading rooms. gym
ndsium, billiard halls and kindred uses
| The intention is to establish a post ex-
| change, or enlisted mans club. with all
| these attractive features, and without
wines. teers or liquors. to see If it will keep
the men within the garrison and away from
the surrounding groggeries that do so much