The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-01
iyYetson Military Man is Now.
Major of the First
Regiment. 4

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CHAzL Jaa. The
changes IN tie West Virginia MAJ
tional Guard effective on January i.
are Of greater Importance to the.
militia Of the state than many may
suppose. Rulings Of the war depart
ment' during the last six months, OF
course, have made many of the
changes that have already been.
made necessary, as well as some Of.
thosea effective with the new. year;
and, in all probability will require
other changes, or orders to be issued
by the adjutant general before many
months have elapsed. Some Of
these changes can not help but have
a good effect upon the guard, as
they show that merit will receive.
reward; fhatsthe state ande the
militia must comply with some reg;
,ulationsh West virginia Mfs6sher
small appropriations for the national
guard has been trying to get along
without. @E
sAh6 pf Ythef greatssts difficulties
the militia with its small approprt7,
atoms has been trying to improve.
has been better armories, but in feas
instances do companies have the
kind of placest to drill and the taking
care of state and government prop
erty that they ought to- have. Fall
ure to4ikge proper armories-to se-
cure suitable buildings for drill pus.
poses Has entered largely in the
mastering ont of companies, and at
the same time the cutting of of con-
siderable yearly pay roll from the
government. With poor armories
the attendance at drill has fallen
below the mark, required by the war
department and in consequence fed5
eral support is withdrawn, leaving
no alternative on the part of the.
state but to muster out the como
panies q
Beginning January 1, Companies
K, of Charleston, and, G, of King
wood. went out of existence, making
four of the twenty-four companies
mustered out, the others being the
Wellsburg and .Ratenswood COM
.panies;
& Changes higher up are also eff
fectiyg with the new year. Captain
James EFratf, assistant to; the adj
1htant general, will succeed James
E. verlander, of Huntington. as
major OF the Second regiment. Ma
jor verlander goes to the super
nmerary list. The new major in the
Second regiment entered the Span
ish-American war through Company
G, Second West Virginia Volunteer
Infantry, on June 2s, 1898: became
a corporal July 4, 1885, sergeant
November 5, 1898; first sergeant
November 5, 1898. After the war,
on June 30, 1901, he enlisted IN
Company e, of the Second infantry;
sergeant, major, Second infantry,
July, 1, 1901; first lieutenant COM
missary Second infantry, May 8,
1909; captain, commissary Sec
ond infantry, February 8. 1905; de.
tailed acting quartermaster general
and chief of ordnance, May, 1909;
detailed assistant to the adjutant
general January 4, 1910.
The othefs important change in
the "higher-ups"was the promoting
of Captain Jackson Arnold, of Wes-
ton, to,.:be ma3ot Of the First I'M
fantry, succeeding Major Thomas E.
Amick, Of, Wellsburg, who is trans
ferred to the is5upernumerary list.
Major Arnold became captain of
Company, #, Second West Virginia
Volunteer, Infantry. May rs, 1888,
His regiment was mustered ont
April 1o,s1se9. On January 4, 1905.
he was made captain of Company A,
First infantry, West Virginia Ma
tionel Grard, and has always been
ceRsfdsrsd one of the best military
men in the state. 4
other changes effective on the
first of the year are the transferring
of Captain. Reuel E. Sherwood. Of
Co,,nony u ~ eborIasbon ono of|
the companies mustered out, to the
ordnance department Inability to
secure suitable armory quarters was
the primary cause of this company
being mustered out. .ta ~ i
9fCaptain Robert T. colebank, of
Company B, First Infantry at sut-i
ton, is placed on the retired list and
the company will thereafter s.be. II
command of Captain Oscar L. Hall.
formerly first lieutenant OF the SUIT