Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17
col, martin MADE
BR|GAD|ER GENERAL
Commander Of 11Oth Regiment
Promoted by Governor
SprouI
I'm SERVICE "a YEARS

Special Dispatch to Evening Public Ledger
Canp Duffy. Mount Gretna. Pa.
Aug. 17.-Oficial announcement OF tho
promotion of Colonel Edward Martin.
Of Washington, commander Of the 11Oth
Regiment Of Infantry, Pennsylvania
National Guard. to the rank OF brig
adler general was made Mt Z 30 O'Clock
this morning by Governor Sproul. who
arrived here late last night.
The announcement Of the promotion
Of Colonel Martin. who assumes his
new duties as commander of the FIFTY
fifth Brigade u Infantry today, was
made before n gathering OF almost hve
thousand guardsmen. who few min
utes before had marched in review be-
fore the Governor standing beside MaJor
General Charles J. Bailey. commander
of the Third United States Army Corps
area, who also participated in the cere-
monies. Major General William G.
Price, Jr.. commander Of the Twenty.
eighth Division. and Brigadier General
4. &. Shannon, commander OF the
Fifty-ffth Infantry Brigade, were with
the Governor.
Promotion of Colonel Martin to his
new high rank had been expected by
officers and men OF the lwen'y,elghth
Division for several weeks. but the date
on which the announcement would be
made was not divulgcd here until a very
late hour last night.
At the same time the promotion of
Colonel Martin was announced the Gov
ernor appointed Lieutenant Colonel
John Aiken. also Of Washington and
Register of Wills Of Washington
County. as the new colonel of the
10th. while Major John Woodend. of
Blnirsville, was promoted to the leu
..ln 80 hn
men saw service with the 10th over.
seas.
Before the Governor left the review
stand he presented the long service
medal of the National Guard to Colonel
Hamilton ID. Turner. who for number
! of years headed the Second Regiment of
Infantry in Philadelphia, serving with
! the regiment on the Mexican border in
| 1916. when it was changed to an artil-
lery regiment. and for time during the
! World War. when it was merged with
! Field Artillery.
Colonel Turner has been in the service
, Of the States National Guard for n
| years.
The medal which he received is known
as the General Riley Medal. General
| Riley bequeathed n sum of money at
! the time of his death directing that the
interest Of which, when sufficient. should
| be used for the casting and engraving
| of the long service medal. The medal
was last awarded two years ago and
was given at that tine to Major Cen
eral Richards. now head of the militia
bureau Of rhe War Department in
presented this morning. Both were
for services rendered by the recipients
during the World War.
Lieutenant Colonel s. A. Hagerling.
Of Pittsburgh. chief .ignal officer
for the Twenty eighth Division. was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal. Colonel lIagerling served
through the greater number Of the jor
engagements of the World War. re-
turning home with the record Of having
been the only divisional signal officer
who served to tho last Of the war
A Medaille D'Ilonneuo, sent 10 the
War Department from the French
Government. was bestowed upon Lieu
tenant Colonel +. +. Wood. connected
with the 10th Field Artillery.
The medal was awarded for cxccp-
tional meritOriouS services rendered bv
Colonel Wood while he was a Lieutenant
in the American Ambulance Corps
service with the French Army from
'CIODtT, lolf. 10 L FeDTHuTS, 1910.
The presentation of the two war dec.
orations was made by General Bailey.
The citations upon which the award
Of the medals were based were profusp
with praise and commendation of the
work which the two officers of Penn
sylvania's Fighting Division rendered
while under fire in France
The Governor made short address,
in which he complimented the guards
men and their officers on the way in
which they marched in review. declar-
ing that the Twenty eighth Division
was n model which could he set before
the National Guard units of other
States TO pattern after.
The promotion of Colonel Martin fol.
lowed by the raising of the rank of
Colonel Aiken and Major Woodend will
necessitute n number of other promo
tions in 10th Regiment. These will be
made by Colonel Aiken. Examinations
will probably be given the captains in
n competition for the rank Of major
Of the battalion. which. up until today.
was commanded by Major Woodend.
Colonel Martin has been in the Ma
tional Guard for n few months longer
than twenty-four years.