Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-06
FIRST REGIMENT
! MEDALS AWARDED
Service Prizes Presented by
General Hine at Opening Of
Drill Season.

Three State service medals and one
federal Indian service badge were
given members of the First Regiment
At the armory last night, when the
drill season was opened with regi-
mental review and parade.
Quarter master sergeant James
Sykes, Sergeant Samuel Sykes, of
Company d, and Private Donald Nc
Donald, of Company A. the first with
fifteen years service and the others
with ten years service, received the
State medals Musician Henry G..
Eaton, of Company II. was the re-
cipient of the Indian campaign badge.
The presentations were made by
Brigadier- General Edwin w. Hine.
Besides the numerous friends and
relatives of the guardsmen them
selves, the review was witnessed by
a. number of specially invited guests.
The majority were distributed about
the hall, but those in the reviewing
box, in addition to General Hine,
were: Major Alexander p. Gray, jr.,
Of Paterson: Major Charles II. Grant,
OF Summit; Lieutenant John b.
Hinchc1iffe, of Paterson. and Lieu
tenant II. V. d. Moore, of lspglewood.
comprising the brigadier- generals
staff. Mayor Haussling. Lieutenant
Colonel Henry d. Styer, u. S. A., sue
tcSSOl 10 MdJDI 1uNdIu H. AiiiS-
man, u S. A.. as the officer detailed
from the regular army for the Ma
tional Guard of this State, and Col
onei Arthur l.. Steele. commanding
the Fourth Infantry of Jersey City.
Opens with Review.
The program was opened with the
formal review. The presentations
then were made. Next came a regi
mental drill and lastly the regimen
tai parade just after the last event
had been concluded the lights were
extinguished one by one and in the
darkness which followed a bugler
sounded Taps
Then there was general dancing.
Those specially invited were guests
of the regimental officers at COLA
ton in the reception hall.
MANY former members of the regi
ment were among the spectators.
One of those who renewed old ac
quaintances was Second Lieutenant
Arthur r. Christie, of the Twenty
second Infantry, u. S. A., stationed
In Texas.
Special Guests Present.
Special invitations for the review
we're sent to Colonel Albert A. Van
Walraven, commanding the Fifth In
fantry. and staff, of Paterson: Colonel
Arthur L. Steele, of the Fourth In
fantry. and his staff OF Jersey City;
Colonel Horace M Reading, of the
second Infantry, and his staff, Of
Trenton; Colonel Thomas d. Landon,
OF the Third Infantry, and his staff,
OF Camden; Lieutenant Colonel David
S. Hill, of Trenton; Brigadier-Gen-
eral Wilbur r. Sadler, jr., the ad-
jutant-general of Trenton; Lieuten,
ant-Colonel John II. Rogers, of Tren-
ton; Lieutenant A. Elicott Brown,
L. s. A, of Railway; Lieutenant>
Colonel Henry Alters, of Harrison;
James r. Connolly, of the Soldiers
Home, Kearny; Captain George W.
Church and Brigadier- General r. |
lieber Breintnall, both of this city; |
Major Frederick w. Garvin, OF East
Orange: Brigadier- General Nelson Y
DUNCAN, of Somerville; Major Ed
ward r. Chrisnlan, of Fort Niagara,
and George D. Smith, Arthur Sinnott,
II. w. Seudder, James Reilly. Thomas
Reilly, John j. Leidy and James
.ogan. all of this city
Possibly more interest was taken
by outsiders in the review this year
ON account of the war being waged |
in Europe. Aside from the drill of |
tie regiment the band and hospital
corps. of the regiment came in for |
much favorable comment.