El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-20

~ PASO has been singularly fortu-
nate in the type OF men who nave
~ been at the head OF the army mere
during the time the city has had such
a large garrison. This is true of all
grades in the service, but Of course
il means much to the citizens to have
the regimental commanders OF the ap-
proachable type. for the citizens have
70 ask many favors in one way and an
other from them
1t is hard for any man to live up
10 the regimental motto Of the 18TH
infantry. but Mai. George H McMaster,
commanding the regiment now, IS gen
orally looked upon as personlIylns inc
wording on the crest-'S emper Fara-
tusr-and to realize that ne Is lhdeeu
e Always Ready" one has but to enter
the bosDftabIe confines Of his camp,
where the major and his officers Keep
"open house" at all times
There are two NcAIasters in FL Paso
now one-Rfchard H.-cOmmanding a
i-s++alion of the Fourth field artillery,
and the other commanding the 18th IN
fantry and Camp Cotton. While cousins
these officers have a still greater tie
thew both go on the war path Wneh
people insist upon adding a superilu-
Gus IS" after their names
Major George II. McMaster IS Jne
son of Col. FitZ William McMaster' OF
the 18th South Carolina infantry %
the Confederate army. and ne IS EeIS
,,-o,,d ~ the fact He was one OF Il
atyrd-a1 Mai McMaster's mother was
n roommate and life long friend OF
the talented "Mittie Bullock, molher
OF president Roosevelt
relative OF President.
F-itz William AIcMaster WOODROW,
+bs, q lad AT Princeton and nephew
~ Mai NcAIaster. was selected 10 car y
the electoral vote OF New Jersey 70
WASHINGTON for his own reialiF :, =.
, fdent woodrow wilson MAJ u /.
Ter is very modest in all things ana u
- o,1vr been from outside sources tnal
1eonIe have learned OF his relationship
oafaf RTcRfaster IS a great friend OF
I the enlisted men and is mucn auiiill -
by those in his regiment .5-a ~ men
v1-avs maintained that the braEest ~
VINO ever walked were our sololers a.
b. thinks that the most renafkau, :
feats OF bravery have Deeh ulISH - =
/ ed nv medals OF honor he CITES Ile-lLs
; f,-s+eDces in support OF this. par
! ia-i1- fbe case Of cOrnoral Johnson, VINO
I swan a river and dislodGed an eliel lrss
! o1Iy 10 have his name appear IN or
4 cisi orders as having died at Nagul'
I liam ..-,-,..., c.r.er-
Afai Tcalaeter has had most sue
! o,essfuI and distinguished career IN tn'
! se~,-fce He was one Of the eompah.
| Commanders in the famous BateneIo
! expedition TO Appari in the early usS
! If the Philippine insurrection' an e1
( pedftion which has gone down ~ ~
{ torv because Of the terrible harusi,lp
r. troops underwent and because the
visited places where white men n Rio
80 been before. In 1906 Capt Nc
Master was one OF the leaders IN tn
No fight at TabOn-Taybon IN ln
- .,-s-, pbi1fDDines. where over tw
5Tn5red were killed. shortly ate
tbis, he was made a major OF the PM
iDnine scouts and this honor was &C
f corded him as a direct result OF N
b~ove~v al TabOn-TaybOn- he IS
f -sdTrete Of West Point and also
@rsduate OF the Torpedo school at VA
lets Point as well as the Army Se1oe
of the Line at Leavenworth- he "a
had much and varied foreign seIslC
/ and was for a time the Instructor Q