Evening star., 1903-09-12

dered: Private Harry v. Mundheim, Com
pany X. ID Regiment to Company B. LIST
Regiment; Private Frederick e. Templeton.
Company K. 2d Regiment, to Company b,
1st Regiment.
The following have been ordered honora-
bly, discharged on their own application:
Private Frank M. Tate. Company A, 1st
Regiment; Private Milton G.. White, Com
pany A. LIST Regiment; Private Herbert
Newsom. Company c., 1st Regiment; Cor
poral William g. Newton, Company ], 1st
Regiment
Passing Of Col. Mosher.
The name of Col. Theodore Mosher was
erased from the door leading into the adju-
tant generals office this week and that OF
Col. Brett was substituted. With the pass
ing of Col. Mosher to retired life the Dis
trict National Guard loses one Of its most
efficient members and the army Of the
United States a gallant officer and cour-
ageous soldier. When Col. Theodore Mosher
first came to the National Guard as its ad-
jutant general he found work in plenty be-
fore him to revise the system OF off1ce work
and administer the trust placed upon him
as adjutant general through Congress, In
ile manner it should be administered. Care
full, painstaking and methodical, Col.
Mosher reduced the routine of work of
the adjutant generals Office to a minimum
and relieved the general commanding of
many Of the responsibilities that had rested
most heavily upon him. He set pace for
those that were to follow him and main
tained such order and discipline that when
his tour of duty was at an end and he was
ordered to retoin his regiment, there was
not member of the guard but felt a keen
regret at the parting. When the war with
Spain came Col Mosher was captain of
infantry in the army. His regiment was
one of those that was ordered to Cuba
with the expedition under Gen. Shafter. AS
part of the infantry division this regiment
rendered gallant service. Col. Mosher was
wounded so severely that he could not re-
sumo his duties in the army. He had been
appointed lieutenant colonel of the District
volunteer regiment when Col. Heyl left the
regiment but, owing to his wounds. was
unable to join the regiment before 1t was
mustered out of the service. He was placed
on the retired list after the war with the
rank of major He was not the kind Of a
man who could remain inactive, however,
and he wanted to do something more HIS
name was suggested as adjutant general
of the District National Guard, but on ex-
amining the act of Congress organizing the
militia of the District 1t was found that
an officer of the army on the active list
was authorized to serve with the Dis
Col Mosher should become the adjutant
general that a special bill was passed
through Congress which enabled the Presi-
dent to assign a retired officer to the post,
and he was the man assigned
His Services Valuable.
His value as an administrative officer can
not be too highly estimated, officers who
are acquainted with him state. and his
services to the guard were the services of
love for the service. For parades and field
duty Col. Mosher was untitled through his
serious wounds. His health became worse,
and each summer it became necessary for
him to apply for long leaves of absence
and journey to resorts where he could take
tIo~
season Of activity in the Office. His health
was probably more impaired by his con-
slant attendance at militia headquarters
and by his close attention to the duties of
his position Last summer 1t was thought
he would have to relinQuish these duties.
but he stuck brave1y to his desk until it be-
came absolutely necessary to make way
for some one who could be more active in
the service than he had been. Therefore.
he requested to be relieved. and Col Brett
was selected to succeed him.