New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-04
Supernumerary List To Be
Abolished Under Law
Just Passed.
ALL OFFICERS MUST
PASS EXAMINATION
Those Who Fail to Prove Fitness
for Active Duty To Be
Retired or Dropped.

BY an amendment TO Section So mill
tary law Of New York. that has passed.
the Legislature sweeping changes nave
been made concerning commissioned ON
GERS. Some officers will not relish the
change. but il will benefit the national
guard and naval militia much. In the
opinion Of those qualified to judge.
The old supernumerary list on "hioh
the names Of $50 officers appear mas oeeh
abolished and the names transferred 10
new reserve list. which the amehdnie"'
establishes. The officers thus TRANSFERRED
will have to pass an examination as "
their fitness for service. Those VINO can
not mass will be retired or dropped
some Of the officers on the supernumer-
arv LIST are dead, others are past the re-
,,r,np age. while others have Kept up 10
data in military matters. 1t was to make
q reserve list that meant somethlhs 'H'''
the amendment was pushed through
Valuable officers, forced TO resign OIL
sceount of business, may later desire 10
take I'D military work. and the reserve
list will give them the opportunity pro-
yided they keep abreast OF the tiiheS'
The following is the amendment;
rhors shall be a reserve list for
commissioned officers in the actN11
militia. Transfers TO TINS hsI sl Ia
he made by the Governor upon eiIo
application in Writing oL 'H at, an
re6uesting such transfer. duly APP
- nroved by his intermediate oIhCeIS'
ANY person who has served as COLL
missioned officer in the active ,IIl1dd
and has been honorably dlscharseu
shorofron, NAV be placed upon the
reserve list with the highest ram
previously held by him after passing
an examination and inspection eACGp'
that If he shall have Deeh ~ Ill
charged within six months ne siI1h
not be required TO pass such eAaiiii-
nation. a., ..-i,e, ,,nop
the supernumerary hst AZ une +reneo
this act takes effect shau pe l.anS
TERED to the reserve list without eN-
animation. Service on the reserve
list shall be considered as active ser
vice on waiting orders anu sIla So no
affect the grade or rank OF an oHcer
serving thereon Time served on the
reserve list, however. shall not DO
credited 10 an officer in the coIIlPutxS
ton of seniority, longeNlty rt ~
privileges and exemptions pertalhIns
thereto. designations, retlremehts
and discharges of officers serving on
the reserve list shall be MADE IN tne
same manner as PROVIDED py inns
chapter for officers on actlVe outy
Officers serving on the reserve ilsl
shall annually pass such examination
and inspection as the coilIna Ie .h
officer Of the national guard OF OF tme
naval militia, respectively, may Vi,
rect. Notice OF the time, place ana
SCOPE of each examination ana III
spection shall be mailed to each Oh
ficer at his last known address not
less than six weeks prior 10 the GATE
thereof and an officer failing 10 pass
such examination and inspection may
be placed upon the retired list or aus
Urged, in accordance with ms PreEi
service and the privileges Thereon.
commissioned officers who shall be
er,d surplus by reduction or as
ment OF organizations or by the
;hing OF their Office or In any
er provided by this chapter shall
ithdraWn from active duty ana
4 upon the reserve list Inc
nor may upon the recommen-
OF the commanding officer OF
National guard or of the naval
a. respectively. detail reserve Of
for active duty. in which case
shall rank in their grade from
date Of such detail and he may
IN them TO their respective re-
list at his discretion.
~ reserve officer may be detailed
10 active duty within six months after
being placed upon the reserve hst
without examination, and II not reas-
signed within six months he snail be
required TO pass such examinations
as the commanding officer Of the ma
tional guard or of the naval militia,
respectively. may direct, before reas-
Stunning active duty and command.
Among the officers who will have to
pass an examination as to their fitness
or active duty are Brigadier General Nc
-oskry Butt. Colonel Eugene K. Austin,
Colonel James NJ. Jarvis. Colonel Charles
II. Luscomb, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur
F. Schermerhorn, Major David Banks,
Majors Paul Dana, Frank =. Keech and
Herbert Parsons, Major Albert T. Weston.
Captain william b. Coster. Captain John
p. Leo and Lieutenant Frederick Ker-
.nochan.