New Britain herald., 1918-01-22
TATE MILITARY ORDER TO MEET nv New Members Admitted to
 Connecticut ComInandery
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1arIIOrQ, Jan- II."Ine annual
 eting and dinner of the Connecti-
 Commandery, Military Order of
 reign Wars of the Unied States,
 l be held at the Hartford club in
 rtford Saturday evening, January
 The business meeting for the
 ction of officers and committees and
 nsaction of other business will be
 d at 6.30 D. m, and a dinner will
 served at 7:3O D. m. It is expected tt the dinner will be attended
 many members of the order and
 mber of prominent active army cers as distinguished guests
 The Military Order of Foreign Wars the United States was instituted to nor and perpetuate the names ol ave and loyal men, to keep in mlno memory of their martial deeds d the victories which they helped
 gain, to foster the cultivation ot litary and naval science and to aId
 maintaining national honor, uhoh d independence" Commissioned icers who have served in the forces
 the United States in foreign war eligible as "veteran companions. ere is a class of hereditary com nions for direct male lineal de endents of officers serving America a foreign war.
 Until the recent triennial conven-
 of the order in Philadelphia, the
 of wars and campaigns officially ed as constituting eligibility for
 mbership was: The War of the Revolution, the War with Tripoli, the War of 1872, the Mexican War, 1S46- 1S4S, the Boxer Insurrection, the war with Spain, the Vera Cruz Campaign, and tNe Nicaragua Campaign. To this list ~ q convention added the Mexican Campaign of 1916, including "border service' during the time General Pershing was in Mexico, and the present war against Germany
 At the annual meeting in Hartford, the nominating committee will report the following ballot of nominations for officers for the coming year:
 Communication Colonel George M. Cole, r. $. V.
 Vice communication Edward Schulze, T.. s. Y.
 Secretary registrar-Captain How ard A. Giddings, U. s. V.
 Treasurer-Captain Lucius B. Bar bour, N. "A.
 Chaplain-Rev. Alexander Hamil- ton.
 Companions of the council-Lieu- tenant Colonel Lucien F. Burpee, T.. $. ", Colonel Henry s. Dorsey, |. s. N. G., Lieutenant Colonel John c. Tison, U. s. N. G., Captain John F. Moran, U. $. ", Hon. Louis R. Cheney, Morgan B. Brainard, Rev. Henry N. Wayne, E. Kent Hubbard. Committee on Companionship-En sign Louis F. Middlebrook, 1T. S. N., Captain Charles w. Newton, IT. S. ". Captain J. H. kelso Davis, IT. $. N. G., Walter ste. Harris.
 Committee on First Lieutenant Frank E. Johnson, U. S. N First Lieutenant Arthur IT. Bron- son, U. s. ", First Lieutenant Cliff ford D. Cheney, IT. s. N. G., William F. A. Bulkeley, First Lieutenant, R. W. Delamater, IT. s. N. G.
 A list of new members who have been elected to the Connecticut com mandery during the past six months follows:
 Captain J. IT. Kelso Davis, Troop E, Fifth Militia Cavalry.
 Captain M. F. Owens, Machine Gun Company, l st. Conn. Inf
 Rear Admiral William Sheffield Cowles, IT. $. N. Retired
 Major Earl D. Church, Ordnance Dept, U. s. N. G.
 First Lieutenant Henry R. Burr, Machine Gun Company.
 First Connections Infantry.
 Second Lieutenant Arthur M. Sheets, @. M. C., N A..
 Second Lieutenant Tracy W. Smith, N
 Second Lieutenant E. Irving Fiery. Inf, U. s. R.
 Captain Otto c. Wiedman, Medical Corps, r. s. R.
 Captain William A. Carleton, Q. NJ. C., U. s. A.
 First Lieutenant Arthur H Bronson, |. $. V.
 Lieutenant Colonel Edwin F. Lamb, 102nd Inf, U. s. N. G.
 Captain Ralph D. Cutler, Q. M. C., |. $. N. G.
 First Lieutenant Richard w. De- Lamater, 1st Conn. Inf.
 Captain J. Engene Nestor, c. A. C., T.. s. N. c.
 Second Lieutenant Charles A. Moore, C. A. C., II. S. W. G.
 Lieutenant Henry M. Carr, l.. s. x. R. F.
 First Lieutenant Edward N Allen, Signal Corps, U. $. N. G.
 Major M. B. Payne, c. A. C., U. s. N. G.
 Captain William R. Denison, C. A. C., U. s. N. c.
 First Lieutenant Clifford D. Che ney, Troop B, Fifth military.
 Ensign Harry L. Paddock, caval- ry. U. S. N.
 William E. Schulze, hereditary companion.
 C., U. $. N. C..
 Captain Charles H. Metcalf, C. A. C., U. $. N. G.
 Captain J. Warren Weissheimer. Seth Inf. U. $. A.
 Captain Albert Mossman, C. A. C.,