Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-17
u yv MILITIA PLAN
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France with the rank 81 Colonel are
ia the order a their rank Cal
Harry &. Jones and washington
Bowie. al Baltimore: Col Milton A.
Reckord. III Hell Air, and Col. Charles
B runely. 81 mikt1n Sol yosea 0ora-
minded tmo different regiments III ae-
rive service. Col. BoWie culnmandpsl
the ilDsh Field Artillery Col. Neck
ord was the capable commander III / BE
1Isth Infantry sGaryland'a Own, " and
col. Finally Was promoted from major
u cog0nel 90 ms ether alaes II ii not
knows whether any Or ail III tsaese
wish Ia consanue ID the 0siavd. though
Co. Reckord haa announced thar BE
wishes 70 DO 30
ii appears ii Ne extremely uaforta-
nate that there IL no provision for q
msaehine- gun battalion. as Maryland
has 80 many skilled nachlnegun of.
gicers. The only machine gun unit
under tie plan vii pc The company
attached 10 the raginent Of Infantry.
Lieut.. Col. Willard Tydings 81
Hayre- de- Grace. developed into one 81
the nlost capable and brilliant nh.
chine gun officers tn the whole Army
while Lieut. Col ID. John Markey conn
ananded tho 1t2lil Machine Gun bat
TALON With much succeaH The old
Saachlne-gBn rOEnpa1iy oS the First
Regiment, stationed 1t Annapolis, VA
nursery III ofiicers for the whole di-
vision ana for other units. 81 the
original lgty, thirty one held commits
slons during the present var Many
al these have returned To the State.
plans Tor reorganization IN Anna.
polls will have 10 await the announce
Snent al tho "details ST the plan. e 4
likely that ono company d tho new
infantry regiment will certainly be
located here, the capital uf she State
and with an excellent arn1ory There
are at least three officers of the rank
og captain. who served abroad who
are nov here They are Capt. Daniel
q. Murphy. former commander 81 Com
pany M. First Regiment. and Captains
2ernard ]. Wiegagd and John II, Kais.
81. both With splendid records Az light,
ing officers on the other side 4 Ii
NOT known whether any OF these care
liz take up the work pf reorganizing )
company.
The obligations az the new body Will
a,s vastly different from that ot the
members og the Maryland state Guard
wAo enlisted only FOR duty within the
state and who could not be sent out
of Ii under present conditions For 4
nnf0slas ot years tho National Guard
has been d federal force. and u any
time can be sent anywhere ii an erner.
gency upon the order Of the President
The State Guard contained many mem
bara 0g i greager age than the usual
sseas0nfel Os tbs National Guard aIlt
others who we're not situated to be.
como members Of b force held ready
for any duty. These Would not be sd.
anttted to tho new National Guard
BY virtue of the re-eata Enlistment 81
the divisional areas Id forming the u
new National Guard divisions. Mary,
land comes back To the old Eighth ri.
vision, which, under the old system
snciuded New Jersey. Delaware, Vir.
glnla and Maryland The Eighth ID,
vision bccane the Twenfy ninth nivis.
ion when mabiiisation became effect,
i've during the var and the troops wers
assembled 1t Camp Mcclellan GO
training.
whether or not Headquarters ~ III
ra-cstabiished Eighth Division will y
III Raltlmore. or whether Il viii b.
called the Eighth Division, Genera
Warfleld vas nnatie q say last night
I'll Iii likely, though. TINT Baitsnorl
viii Be division headquarters
me systen of apporlionmana y
senators and Representatives give
Maryland the right 10 III organization
81 1899 men, For inc State has tW,
Senators ana ais Representa an
III narnittea 10 have 200 Nasiona
sauarismen FOR each 81 them
Infantry companies ARE ID consist q
6s men and officers. ard there ase 4
companies hi d regiment l2 Letters
companies and machlna-guH, suppl
and headquarters conpanies. besides
sanitary detachment Thus full
strength regiment under the rle'
tables of organization would consis
Of about s7s men and so officers. Wit
only 900 men. MARYLAND Is uuabi
To organize moro than one fsill
strength regiment the wax strengt
al the Maryland infantry coutpaiaie
was $50 men, with i little more ina
$500 men 10 d regiment
Under this system there cannot ~
ut the outset. any re establis hneHt Z
The cavalry units Maryland had whe
the National Guard went into the FNesi
sral service or the shree basterie!
ID, Ii and Fl only TWO can be reoi
ganized Troop A cannot he hrougl
ii life The MARYLAND Anabulanc
{ Company cannot be gathered togeths
again There ran he at most ON
one regiment Of infantry, the two a
AkFsanss h0sfn4Sas and S1an field hnsAiSH