Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-06
FIRST STATE CAVALRY
+ LISTS REJECTED MEN;
I PRAISES THEIR SPIRIT
Order Commends Patriotism of
Troopers From Philadelphia
and Elsewhere Who Failed
in Physical Tests
WE'RE ANXIOUS TO SERVE
BY FRANKLIN R. G. FOX
Euenino Lcdeer stag Correspondsnt

CAMP BRUMBAUGH, Mount Gretna,
Pa. July e.--Co1onel JohN r Wood COM
fnanding the LIST Regiment cavalry, which
leaves for FL Paso today, has issued the
following statement in the form Of gem
eral order in commendation Of the troopers
who were unfortunate enough to fail In
the physical examination" and who will be
unable to accompany their regiment to the
border
These men, Colonel Wood says. are de-
serving Of the highest praise for their loyal
~ and willingness to serve their country.
The statement and list of rejected troop
ers follow:
''It is fitting that record should be made
of the loyalty and willingness to serve of
the officers and enlisted men OF this COM
mand who offered themselves for the coun-
try's service, took the oath of enlistment
in the National Guard of the United states,
but were not accepted because of physical
disuuaiihcaticns which they were personally
willing to disregard. The names of such
officers and enlisted men are therefore
published in this order so that Il may be
publicly known that their inability 10 ac-
company the regiment was not due to any
unwillingness upon their part to partict-
pate in such duties as the regiment may
be called upon to perform.
'sThe following are the names of men who
took the Federal oath of enlistment but
were not accepted because of physical i'm
pairment:
SANITARY DETACHMENT.
Sergeant Howard NJ. Smith.
FIRST TROOP. PHILADELPHIA CITY CAV
AIRY.
Private Harry e. oya Drayton PrlSatei sai Andrew w.
SECOND TROOP. PHILADELPHIA CITY
CAVALRY.
Sergeant william Condor, Sergeant Thomas A.
PnNats PnSTss Eric e. coobausS private Frank
rK5dP s sFnn1 z SRSRn John H
Clarke. Private Elwood Connor, Private John
rR6pP s5s0'ea fTlEaiS 'SR RaEes Lnuer Jr
sERAH EiyftsA SaTFR9S9oap Herbert
L. .Hutehison.- sereeant John c. ,Harpstsr,
Ss s'H% 'i
eoT&RSoKs isRhsS AsFSs TRooP-cook william H. Brown.
Cook William d. Edmonds' Private William
rRooP aHqf[, fnfrivato Ri clark W; Parrl. Private
smith; Private William Mcaof Private Leigh
xRooP HBa6fsmth Iff William Johnson Cook
Frederick Brown. Trumpeter Eugene +. syl-
Frederick B. ThOman Private Frederick vat wat2
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MSn namn RS6rd MGes
carrier S6srisii sSEigssl SsgSsl pSSoE william
Boss Boons fGGx Fiat AOSEs
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Private John Reeder, Private Samuel Reeder
William II. Shut Private Charles w. Brown.
ey yyffi 4Ss asT James cPlF
G. Cochrane, Private John O.. Young. Private
walter II. Weaver Private William r. De-
TROOP Nr-Priyate Willis r. Coleman, Private
Howard J. Henry. Private Warren L. Musser.
Priyate Paul h. Rauck. Private Howard A.
siSnsd by order q Colonel Weed,
Captain and Adjutant.
The Philadelphia commands included in
the regiment are the 1st Troop. I'd Troop
and Troops and c.. The Sheridan Troop
has headquarters at Tyrone the Governors
Troop, at Harrisburg. and the others vari-
Gus places throughout the State.