The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-10
Plattsburg Honors Candi-
dates of This City Today
With Important Army AS
signment Up to Major.
Men Will Come Home Next
Week For Rest Before
Entering Upon Their Mil
itary Duties.

AS b reward 1Or Ilelr con-
scientious work and study of
three months, ten Bridgeport
men and many from all parts
of Connecticut, today were
made happy at Plattsburg by
the announcement that they
would be rewarded with COM
missions for some branch of
service, including regular
army, officers reserve section
Hor the national army.
81 The men have dol.e excellent work
mt; the intensive training camp since
May 81, and the recognition which
they have received is testimony to
their character and ability They
will get important assignments In the
enlarged United States war program
and will be assigned to active service
the latter part of this month.
The commissions OF the men will
bear the date of August 15. on which
day they will get a leave of absence
Tor 10 days The Bridgeport men
will visit their homes receive a
welcome here and after a rest will
take up their duties TIE 10 Bridge
port men make UP nearly onezthird OF
those honored in Fairfield county.
The Fairf1sld county men. honored
at Plattshurg today incln. e:
First Company. End Lieutenant In
fantry section, Officers Reserve
Conn, Howard B. Hull, Bridgeport,
Conn. ~
Captain, OF infantry. in National
Army, Marshall stearns, New Canaan,
second Company. Major. Infantry
Bection, OfficerE Reserve Corps,
Judge Howard w. Curtis. stratford
fnd 1Asutsnant, Infantry section,
Officerss Reserve Corps, John M.
Donaldson, Fairfield, Conn
Fcurth Company 2nd iieutenant,
infantry section, Officers Reserve
Corps Howard A. Smith. Fairfield.
Conn.
Eighth Company. Major, Infantry
section. Officers Reserve Corps, Ar
thur B. Collins, Stamford. Conn :
And lieutenant, infantry section,
CffIcers' Reserve Corps, Donald N.
Eweedy Danbury. Conn
Ninth Company. End lieutenants,
Tnfanfry section, Officers Reserve
port, Conn; and George l.. Prindle.
Shelton, Conn
First Troop, End lieutenant, Caval-
~, OFFICERS Reserve Corps, William
y. Bartnett. Newtown, Conn.
First Battery. End lieutenants,
Field ARTILLERY section. Officers Re-
Berve Corps. Donald Mex Blodget,
bridgeport, Conn, Valleau Wi1kie,
Stamford, Conn, and F. w. Hastings.
Bridgeport Conn
Second Battery, End lieutenant,
Field Artillery section. Officers Re-
serve corps. Adrian o. Morse, Siam
ford. Conn.
Third Battery-First lieutenant,
Field ARTILLERY section, Officers' Re-
serve corps, Fred J.. Hayes, Bridge
port. Conn Second lieutenants Field
Artillery section, <Ohicers' Reserve
corps, Hoyt O. Perry, Southport,
Conn; Philip w. Swain, Bridgeport;
Horace M. Gray Norwalk; Lawrence
r. Rossiter, Greenwich; Edward
Stein, Stamford; Stanley h Chal-
lenger,. bridgeport; George A. Wells,
Jr., Dsrien; Alfred N PhiIlipsA Jr..
Glenbrook; Thompson Dean. Siam
ford
ouartermaster Corps, National
Keogh, South Norwa1k; Henry l..
Rs11and. Westport; Edward T. Gar
lick, Bridgeport; Noble E. Vincent,
Bridgeport; Richard II. Brown,
Bridgeport
The following are assigned to the
regular army-Second leutenants. in
fantry section, Of1cers' Reserve corps
Ernest r. Sexton, Darien; Richard G.
P1umlcy.A GIenbrook, and John H
rxffIdrfu . fVV mort