Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
Fifty-Nine Officers
Are Commissioned

PENNSYLVANIA National Guard are
included in the orders issued by Ad-
jutant General Frank D. Beary an
nouncing orders from the Governor
to commission and more will follow.
The new officers include not only
men of the 2Sth Division. but of the
79th and other divisions, while the
Reserve Militia is also recognized
in the appointments. The orders are
the second step for the formation of
the new Guard and will mean active
work for organization of the reGi-
ments of infantry, artillery and cav
airy.
The list is as follows:
Lieutenant colonel, Medical Corps,
William j. Crookston, Pittsburgh,
division surgeon.
Lieutenant colonel, Judge Advo-
cate General Department, Oleon n.
Berntheizel, Columbia, division judge
advocate.
Lieutenant colonel, infantry, Will
liam c. Williams, Philadelphia, First
Regiment; Franklin p. Haller, Fol-
croft, Sixth Regiment; John w. Foos,
Philadelphia, Third Regiment; Sam
uel w. Fleming. Jr., Harrisburg,
Eighth Regiment; John Aiken,
Washington, Tenth Regiment: Fred
erick P. Schoonmaker, Bradford,
Sixteenth Regiment.
George C. Thayer, Haverford, First
Regiment.
Lieutenant colonel, field artillery,
stephen Elliott ,Wilkes-Barre, Third
Regiment.
Major, engineers, Harry w. An
derson, Sharon Hill, First Regi-
ment
Major, field artillery, Thomas w.
Atherton, Jr., Wilkes Barre, Third
Regiment; Robert C. Miner, Wilkes
Barre, Third Regiment; Alexander
Patterson, Pittsburgh, First Regi-
ment.
Major. infantry, Jackson w. Study,
Philadelphia, First Regiment; John
NJ. Genther, Philadelphia, First
Regiment; James B. Cousart, Phila-
delphia. First Regiment; George
Blair. Philadelphia, Third Regiment;
Charles c. Meyers, Philadelphia,
Third Regiment; J. w. Woodend,
o. King, Altoona, Tenth Regiment;
William Fish, New Brighton, Tenth
Regiment; Robert d. Jenkins, Har-
risburg, Eighth Regiment.
Major, cavalry, Arthur c. Cola
han, Philadelphia, First Regiment;
H. Laird Curtin, Curtin, First Regi-
ment; Samuel b. Wolfe, Lewisburg,
First Regiment; Charles C. Mccoy
ern, Pittsburgh, division headquar-
ters to command police.
Major, Adjutant Generals Depart
ment, Robert Morris, Westtown, as
sistant division adiutant.
Captain, field artillery, Samuel d.
Foster, Pittsburgh, First Regiment; (;
Charles Mcknight, Jr., Sewickley,
First Regiment.
Captain, cavalry, William J..
Forbes, Villanova, adjutant First
Regiment.
Captain, infantry, James D. Eve
rett, Philadelphia, First Regiment;
Walter Fiechter, Philadelphia, First
Regiment; Edward II. Brown, Phil
adelphia, First Regiment; the Rev
Harry N. Bassler, Williamsburg, chap
lain, Eighth Regiment; Walter E.
Hackett, Harrisburg, regimental ad-
iutant, Eighth Regiment; Josiah R.
Wilbar, Harrisburg, Eighth Regi-
ment; Rippey 7. Shearer, Carlisle,
Eighth Regiment; Roy r. Kriesch-
baum, Chambersburg, Eighth Regi-
ment; George H. Lehrsch, Hunting
don, Eighth Regiment; w. w. Shat
zer, Lewistown, Eighth Regiment:
Phillip T. Meredith. Harrisburg,
headquarters company, Eighth Regi-
ment; James E. Gee, Monongahela,
Tenth Regiment; Herbert r. Her
bert, Greensburg. Tenth Regiment.
Joseph r. Carvolth, Bradford, Six
teenth Regiment; Joseph p Connell,
Franklin, Sixteenth Regiment;
Frank J.. Ruffin, Grove City, Six
teenth Regiment; James Leetch,
Butler,N Sixteenth Regiment; Paul r.
Umberger, Columbia, separate bat
talon infantry; Samuel A. Grocer,
Philadelphia, adjutant. Sixth Regi-
ment.
First Lieutenant, infantry. Earl
Roger, Philadelphia, First Regiment; ;
Edward ID. Steinman, Fayette City,
Tenth Regiment; Herbert L. Potts,
Greensburg, Tenth Regiment; Carl
L. Peterson, Bradford, Sixteenth
Regiment; Chares L. Supplee, Col
umbia, separate battalion infantry.
Second lieutenant. infantry, Ru-
dolph F.. Harr, Philadelphia, First
Regiment; Henry NJ. King, Green's
burg, Tenth Regiment; Edgar 7.
McNeal, Columbia, separate battal-
ion infantry.