Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-16
REINSTATEMENT Of
Delaware TROOPS
Some Company Officers are
Transferred to Third Bat
talon, 114th Regiment
COLONEL REED
WITHOUT COMMAND

CAMP MCCLELLAN, Admission,
Alabama, Oct 16.-Delawares one
regiment of infantry sent here to be-
come a part OF the Blue and
Gray Division has been scattered to
the four winds of the military world.
Old titles have gone atumbling and
associations that took many years in
the making have been broken by the
mere signing Of a military order.
Over in the depot brigade, to which
go the officers and the men not in
oluded in the new organizations IN
the Twenty-ninth Division are many
Of the best known militia officers Of
the Delaware militia and some of the
States best enlisted men.
THE most important assignments In
the new brigade organization have
been given to New Jersey officers.
Colonel J. Warner Reed. who former
ly commanded the First Delaware In
fantry and who brought the regl-
ment here. is in the depot brigade
waiting for something to do. Major
William Lank, Of Milford, and Major
L. B. Jacobs, of Newark are there,
too. A big family Of the captains
and lieutenants from the regiment
are there awaiting assignments to
active commands. Their assignment
to the depot brigade, however, IS by
no means permanent as there are
other units to be formed here, and
all Of them are hoping they will find
a berth in some Of them. The only
consolation left to the Delaware men
who arc al present unattached Is the
assurance that there will be no re-
duction in rank among them. Out
of the officers and men there must
be organized a number Of trains and
other units.
The new Hath Regiment has been
made up OF the officers and men from
the Third and Fifth Regiments Of New
Jersey and the First OF Delaware.
Combinations of companies have been
used to form the new companies each
of which has $50 men. The Hath
Regiment will be commanded by
Colonel Albert A. Van Walraven of
the old 9Th Regiment of Paterson. n. J.
In this Regiment Major Ernest c.
G.. Parks. formerly commander OF the
Second Battalion OF the First Della.
ware Infantry has been given COM
mand Of one of the new battalions.
Majors J. c. Taylor and Winfield S.
Price, both New Jersey men are the
other mayors in the same regiment.
The Delaware officers and men form
the Third Battalion Of the Hath Regi-
ment Companies B, G, l. and NJ con-
tribute men to the formation Of the
new Company J. Company X IS made
mp OF men from Companies f, II and
l.. Men from Companies ID, F, NJ and
the headquarters company provide the
strength for Company L. while Com
pany NJ consists Of men taken from
Companies a. c and I.
The officers assigned TO the -four
companies follow:
Company L. Captain John p. LeFevre
First Lieutensnts james L. Section. II
p. Layton and James II. Hazel; Second
Lieutenants Henry C. Ray and John L
Kern.
Company X: Captain Jesse A. Mckay
First Lleutenants Irving Duncan, 10
seph a. Davis and one 10 be assigned
Second Lieutenants John p. Eckles ant
Thomas NJ. Small.
Company l.: Captain William Berl
Jr.; First Lieuteuants Fred J.. Manlon
Byron r. Foster and one TO be assign
ed Second Lieutenants Allie F. Anne
do and Paul ]. ODonnell.
Company NJ: Captain Robert B. Kal
ton: First Lieutonants William f. Cam
Horace n. Wilkinson and Robert d
Simmons, and Second Lieutenants VII
liam w. Ramsay and Joseph C. Berger