The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-20
MILITIA
COMMISSIONS
WILL GO
New Law to Raise National
Guards Standard Effec.
tive Tomorrow.

In accordance with the new military
law passed October las to fulfill the
requirements of the Dick law. provid-
ing for the organization, armament
and discipline of the militia of each
State, many officers of the State regi-
ments will surrender their commissions
tomorrow, the day when the new law
goes into effect. and either BIO assigned
to other positions or sever their con-
nection with the National Guard. A
few will retain commissions. but of a
lower rank.
Among the officers who will be
obliged to surrender their commissions
entirely are Major Edwin Robert VAL
ker, Judge advocate; Lieutenant-Colo-
mel Robert l.. Patterson, of Elizabeth,
inspector; Major Edwin B. Broadway,
of Camden, engineer; Major Allan b.
Wallace, OF Newark, paymaster; Major
Robert j. Hopper, of Paterson, judge
advocate; Major S. Wood McClave, of
Cliffside, engineer; Colonel George e.
p. Howard, of Orange, judge advocate;
! Colonel A. Hudson Clark, of Newark,
chief of artillery, All these officers,
with the exception OF Colonel Howard
and Colonel Clark, are attached to the
First m Second Brigade stats. Colo
nels Howard and Clark are on the di-
vision staff.
In each of the four companies in the
/ State four officers will have to discon-
tinue their connection in an official
capacity with the service. In the
Second Regiment the officers affected
are Paymaster David M. Flynn, of
Princeton; Chaplain Otis Glazebrook.
of Elizabeth, and Inspector of Rifle
Practise Franklin Phillips, of Newark.
All have the rank of captain.
The reduction in rank because of the
new military status of the State militia
will be numerous and sweeping in
character. ON the division staff, Colonel
Thomas s. Chambers, assistant adju-
tant-general. will be reduced to major;
Colonel Daniel =. Murphy, of Camden,
to inspector; Colonel George w. Terri
berry, of Paterson surgeon, and Lieu
tenant-Colonel James w. Howard. of
Newark, quartermaster, will all be re-
duced to the rank of major. The aides
de camp on the division staff, Major
F. W~hittemore, of Hoboken; Major
Forrest r. Dryden. of Newark, and
Major Leon w. Martin. of Jersey City,
will descend to the rank of captain.
On the Second Brigade staff, Lieu
tenants Colonel Fred Gilkinson, assist
ant Acknowledgement; Lieutenant-Col-
onei Paul NJ. McCray, of Camden, sur
geon. and Major Harry B. Salter. quar-
termaster, will be reduced TO captain.
The aides-dercamp on this staff, Cap
tain Mahlon r Margerum and Captain
Alexander w. Mack, the latter of SOM
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In the First Brigade. Lieutenant
Colonel Alexander P. Gray, of Paterson,
assistant Acknowledgement: Lieutenant
Colonel William J.. Parker, Of Jersey
CITY. surgeon. and Major Hobart futile,
of Paterson. quartermaster. will also go
down the official line to the c~aptaincy.
The aides-dt-camp. Captain William B..
Miles. OF Summit. and Captain Charles
z. Burgess. of Montclair. are 10 be
reduced to l~ieutenantcies.
- In some cases the officers viii prob
ably be retained in the guard to serve
in some Of the new capacities provided
by the law. An engineer officer. a chief
commissary and a chief signal officer,
for instance, viii hav to be named for
the division STAFF. All carry the rank
OF major. Other Offices that may be
filled in tn way are the following:
Adiutant-general. quartermaster-gen-
eral. paymaster-generaL ordnance and
Judge advocate-generai. On the brigade
star the Office OF commissary Of sub
sistence IS 10 be created.
Tnder the new composition OF the
m provided for IN the new law
each regiment viii consist of one coio-
mel. one Northumberland three ma
5ors. fifteen captains. fifteen first lieu
tenants The three captains not re-
auired for dHty with the companies
viii be appointed. respectively. regi-
mental adjutanL reEimental quarter
master and regimental commissary.
The idea II the law IS 70 bring the
National Guard np to The standard OF
the regular army