Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-16
H|NE IS CHOSEN
SUCCESSOR Of
CEN. CAMPBELL
Lieut..COI. WaIrayen and Major
ShOenthaI Will Probably
Be Advanced.

Field and staff officers OF the First
Brigade, National Guard, drank two
toasts in Jersey City last night,
one to the long life, health and
happiness OF their retiring COM
mander, Brigadier-G General Edward
A. Campbell, and the other to the long
life, health and happiness of their new
commander, Brigadier-General Edwin
w. Hine, elected to succeed General
Campbell last night. General Hines
election was unanimous at a meeting
of the field officers of the First. Fourth
and Fifth, regiments, which comprise
the brigade, held at the Union League
Club, 295 York street, Jersey City.
Major-Genera p. Farmer Wanser
presided over the election, which was
made unanimous amid cheers.
General Hine was guest of honor,
after the election, at a banquet of the
field officers at the Union League Club.
General Campbell, retired, was the guest
of honor at a banquet in the Washing
ton cafe, given by his staff. General
Hine dropped in for a few minutes at
the latter affair.
Praised by General Wanser.
At the banquet following the cleo
ton General Wanser was the first to
offer his congratulations, .ng
that no more fit man in all the State
could be found to command the First
brigade.
In reply General Hine declared tina.
he knew he had a pretty big task
ahead of him in keeping the brigade
to its standard, which the retiring
General Campbell had made a synonym
for high efficiency throughout New
Jersey. but he said he knew hat he
had the cooperation of the troops and
the cooperation of the officers from
every part of the State, and he
pledged himself to give his best efforts
to the task.
When he reached his Office in the
Public Service Corporation building
this morning he found 1t fairly bloom.
ing with flowers. A great American
eagle, with the brigadier-general's
stars pinned to it, was one of the
tokens, and flags, roses and stars and
floral hearts, until there was hardly
anything TO be seen but the office
chairs. General Campbell. whom he
succeeds. war one of the first to con-
g~ratuiete him, and other fel. citations
III BCAoOAs W oho tCACRAOAAt
from Washington. Trenton, Newark
and all other parts of the State were
received.
Lleutenant-Coione Walraven is
slated, 1t is said, for the %colonelcy oil
the Fifth regiment, made vacant by
Colonel Hines promotion, and Major
Shoenthal will probably be made lieu
tenant-colonel.
His Military Record.
The new brigadier-general of thu
First Brigade, N. j.. N. G.. comes b.,
his military proclivities through th'
inheritance of some red blood that hi
ancestor, David Hine, brought to bea
in the War of 1812-15. The presen
brigadier-general was born, the son o
David and Amelia Hine, in Litch1ei'
county, Connecticut, or March II
1854. He had his early education in tn
Mahoney Military Academy In Ohio
completed X in the Washington Cat.
High School, and in 1885 had become
director of the board of the Harve,
Steel Works. He had moved to Orang'
then and the red blood of his ancestor.
was stirring n so after serving tame
ly on the freeholder, the Common
Council and several other local boardi
for a term, he organized the Orang'
Rif1ed in 1882, and was elected frs
lieutenant. Then he was commits
stoned adjutant of the Third Battalion
National Guard, and upon the reorgan
ization of the National Guard he wal
commissioned captain and Judge advo
cate of the Second regiment, under Col
onel Moore.
Colonel Hine commanded that regi
ment in the Spanish War, serving un
der Fitzhugh Lee, and on Its return ii
'98, Of course, it was mustered, and it
officers placed on the retired list. Blu
Colonel Hine and his command hat
become 80 popular that Governor Muir
ply In his inaugural address urged
reorganization of the old Second regf
ment, and, under the designation .
the Fifth regiment, Colonel Hine re
ceived q unanimous election as its col
onei.
Since then he has been known as o
of the best equipped and most eff1cien'
officers in the State militia. His init
mate acquaintanceship with Presiden
Taft is said to have come solely from
the splendid showing his regiment mad
in before the chief eXecu
tive. In business affairs, of course, h
is known throughout the county a
the general manager of the Public
Service Corporation.