Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21
COL. HENRY S. DORSEY
 NAMED STATE AGENT.
Will Succeed General Cole in Charge of
 Federal Property in Connecticut.

al TIODGTLy III SOunGSIlGuCH
 Col. Henry $. Dorsey of the Coast
 Artillery corps, the headquarters of
 which have been at New London for a
 number of years, has been appointed
 state disbursing agent for the federal
 government, with the oversight of all
 federal property, valued at more than
 S800O00, to succeed Adjt. Gen. George
 M Cole, who recently made appIica-
 ton to the war department to be re-
 lieved of this work because of the press
 of his duties as head of the Connecticut
 National guard. Colonel Dorsey will
 assume his new place as soon as the
 filing of the necessary bond and other
 details can be completed, which will
 probably be within a week. Colonel
 Dorsey will transfer the headquarters of the Coast Artillery corps to Hart
 ford and will direct the affairs of the
 corps from the adjutant generals of
 fee.
 The place of state disbursing agent for the federal government, which has been made a salaried office, with pay of S1,25O year, under the new defense act of June 8, is an important one as the one filling it must not only super wise all payments of federal money for the use of the Connecticut National guard in various directions, but must also be responsible for the safe keeping of all uniforms, rifles and equipment of various kinds used by the Connecti- cut National guard and which are i furnished by the federal government 1 The payments of federal allowances for l the Connecticut National guard while | the troops are doing federal service in this state, the payments of allowances for required drills as provided for by i the new defense act and the carrying 1 out of other duties as a representative i of the war department will devolve upon Colonel Dorsey.
 1 General Cole has been state disburs- 1 Ing agent with the oversight of fed i eral property, since 1903. Because of l having held this place, in addition to 1 being head of the Connecticut National i guard, General Cole has had charge of l all property of the federal government i in this state and of all state armOries l and other state property. He will l continue to have charge of the latter and will continue to direct the pay 1 ment of state allowances for members 1 of the Connecticut troops. Although l the post of state disbursing agent car 1 ries a salary of $1,2 250 year, and Gen i eral Cole acted in this capacity during | the stay of the troops at Mantle, he | was unable to receive any compensa- 1 tion for his extra work because of a i federal law which does not allow the | adjutant general of any state who is 1 purely a. state official, to receive pay l from the federal government. This l law does not apply to Colonel Dorsey. ] The position of state disbursing | agent did not come into existence un- | til about 1900, as previous to that time | equipment rifles and uniforms were | furnished by the state and were under 1 the adjutant generals charge. Still | earlier uniforms, and other equipment i were furnished by the soldiers them l selves. General Cole desired to have | the work connected with Colonel Dor | sey's new place done by someone other | than himself when mobilization orders i were issued, but it was impossible to | perfect arrangements before this time, | In his capacity as quartermaster gen.
 eraI for the state General Cole will 1 have charge of the state national remain at the head of the Coast ArtiI- | lery corps, directing the work Of the 1 corps from Hartford
 Colonel Dorsey became connected | with the Connecticut National guard
 as a private in Company A of the old l Third regiment, now the Coast ArtiI- l lery corps, on Nov. 8, 1886. He was i transferred to the Third company, Sig | nal corps, on May 12, 189O He be- 1 came second lieutenant of Company A, 1 Third regiment, on July g, 1890. He
 was promoted to be first lieutenant or 1 Jan. 28, 1891. He was made captain on | Nov. 1, 1893. He served as a major in | the Third regiment from May 2, 1899, until Nov 16, 1903, when he was made i lieutenant colonel. He was trans | ferred to the Coast Artillery corps on l Dec. 14, 1907. He has served as colonel l of the corps since Dec. IA, 1912. He
 was captain of Company A, Third regi-
 ment, of Connecticut volunteers, in 1 the Spanish American war, being mus l tered out of service Cn March 20, 1899.
 Colonel Dorsey has been a freuuent
 visitor here and is well known to local 1 national guardSmeu.