Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-03
HONOR DEAD Of
FIRST REGIMENT
Anniversary of Departure for
Spanish american War Is
~COmmemOrated.

In commemoration Of the departure OF
the First Infantry Regiment, National
Guard of New Jersey. for service in the
slpanish-American War, May 2, 1898
services and a review before former
Governor Murphy were held in the First
Regiment Armory last night.
An impressive feature of tho program.
was a memorial service for those of the
regimen who died during the war. Al
one end of the drill shed was a wreath
containing twelve electric lights, one Tor
each of the dead. When all other lghts
In the shed were extlnguished Captain L.
Newton Davies. adjutant OF the resl-
ment. read Off the names or the ue'
narled ones. AS a name was called a
light In the wreath was extlnsulshea
Al the conclusion OF this ceremony the
HI and played Nearer, My Coo, 10
Thee" The soldiers who died IN the
war were: Corporal w. o.. Cahhin'
Priyates Il. SchwaDe, +. M. Nestof, ~
p. Johnson, OF Company ID; frlVates l.
A. RYAN, H.. n. flaser, l.. D.. McDei-
mott Company c; PrIvates w. >. smlt1,
~ 5 Jacopus, Company h; private eiui-
p,y. Company y Private w. D. spawn
Company M; Private j. Maihes' ~"
pany /. r,u.,.
All evening there was martial musie'
Saveral times the entire regiment, com.
,monaa,I nv Colonel John ID. Frazer ana
atr,red in olive drab uniforms, marched
around the drill shed, two, four, SIN ana
aioht abreast. III the centre OF the east
sioe was the reviewing stand, III winch
were seated former Governor Murphy
General Joseph w. Plume, Colohei N.
Heber Breintnall. acknowledgement oil the
State of New Jersey; General EDWIN W.
Hine. of the First Brigade, ana Major
Alexander r. Gray.
These were the guests OF the regiment
and preceding the drill they were dincd
nj the Washington. at which Colonel
Fraser was the toastmaster, ana former
Governor Murphy delivered a short al
Dress. Other officers OF the First Regl-
ment at the dinner were Li~eutenant-Cor
mel George w. Buttle, Major Duane II.
Minard, Major A. IL. Mackay, Major no
land ID. Crocker, Major Alvin ii. Grafi,
Captain /. Newton Davies and Captain
Garrish Newell.
After the rollcall in the armory med.
ais of honor were presented by General
lime. Those who received the medals
were as follows:
For Twenty-Five ears Service-Ser
gennt. iirst-class. Rudolph l.. Wilhelm,
HOSPITAL corps; Fred A. Wolf, cook, Com
pany /.
For Fifteen Years S~ervice-First Lieu
tenant George e. Watt. Company b;
Qunrtermnster-Sergeant Otto Hochadei,
g.
For Ten Years Service Lieutenant
Colonel George NJ. Buttle, field: Captain
Winfield H.. Van MUSE, Company Ii
Captain james ID. Lambie, Company F;
First Lieutenant Bert Patterson, staff
First Lieutenant John f. Ryan, Com
pany X: First Lieutenant Alvin E. Gran.
Company c.; First Lieutenant Thomas
Mills, Company G: First Lieutenant Ed
ward ]. Mclaughlin, Company f; Sec
ond Lieutenant Paul Wakefield, Company
*; First Sergeant Christopher MeMa-
hon, Company L.: First Sergeant Mat
thew Common, Company +; Private Fred
Boehm. Company l..
The First Regiment Band gave a con-
cert and after the review and drills there
as dancing The armory was crowded