El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-19
COL. 4. c. SHARPE
ASSIGNED TO
OHIO POST
Commander Of Fort Bliss to
Reorganize Ohio State
- Militia.

Col. a. G. ShaTtpe.a commander of Fort
Bliss, has been detailed for duty with
the organized militia of Ohio for Pc
Rod of two years and will leave with
Mrs. Sharpe about June 1 for Column
bus, o. to take up his new work Whlle
no announcement has yet been made II
is probable that Col z. F. Glenn, re-
Gently promoted from lieutenant col
oneI OF the 2Srd regiment. Will succeed
Col. Sharpe as commander Of the z5rd
infantry and of Fort Bliss.
The Selection Of Col Sharpe for MI
litia duty in his native state is an honor
that no officer Of his rank has received
in the army organization. When the act
Of March 8, 1911, became effective, gov
ernor Harmon, Of Ohio, immediately
made application to have Col Sharpe
detailed to the Ohio natfonaa guard, and
the request was granted He is the only
colonel in the army who has been given
such detail and will be the ranking
officer of the 200 who have been de-
tailed or will be soon for this import
ant work of putting the state militia
upon a regular army basis.
The order for Col. Sharpe's name be-
ing placed at the head Of the list OF
detached officers was received from the
office OF Adjt Gen. Henry Nc
Lean, by order of Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood. chief Of staff The special act
under which Col Sharpe is attached to
the military of Ohio states that upon
the request Of the governor Of state
a certain number Of officers Will be
given detached duty in assisting in the
reorganization and standardizing OF the
state militia To provide for the va
cancies in the line 230 sew officers were
ordered appointed to take the place OF
the 200 that are to be detailed upon this
important work and the 80 who are TO
be detailed in the quartermaster's de-
partment
The bill creating the modern state
militia was introduced by senator Dick,
of Ohio who has been unusually active
in placing the Ohio military upon
regular army basis. as the author OF
Making a Soldier book that is the
standard text book of all efficient mill
tary organizations. Col. Sharpe VIII De
especially fitted for the Tganizatlon
work and will have a chance to STUDY
the volunteer organization at close
range.
A number Of farewell dinners and re-
ceptions will be given the colonel o
the 23rd regiment before he leaves Tor
Ohio He has been one Of the most
poDuIar commanding officers ever al
Fort Bliss. and it has been through his
generosity that the city has been en-
loving free band concerts each Friday
evening in Cleveland square given oy
the 23rd regiment band complimentary
to prominent citizens and civic bodies
of FL Paso.
Lieut.. c. A. THUS OF the 23rd infan-
try, has also been assigned to the MI
I litia detail and left Thursday for Forl
Leavenworth, Kans-, to take prepara-
tory course in the school of the line
before being assigned to his specific
work. Lieut. F. W. Brabson, of the zSrd,
has been assigned to the state OF Ten
nessee by the general orders covering
the new movement and will report 1oE
duty on June 1, leaving here on May 20
Both officers are careful students OF
tactics and organization and have been
selected for their efficiency in the army
organization for this important work