Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-02-12
Exit CAPITAL Guard.


the present. of long story. They
were adopted by the Capital Guard
at a meeting of the company held
Saturday evening, the inst:
HEADQUARTERS CAPITAL GUARD,)
OLYMPIA, W. r., Feb. q, 1856
WHEREAS, We have for nearly TWO
years kept up Il military organization, at
great personal Inconvenience and ex-
pense, in the belief that the session of
the Legislature just closed would provide
for a regular and effective militia, and
that we would he able the sooner to per-
form the duties of such militia, and
WnEkEAs, The said Legislature has re-.
i'll led to provide for any such organiza-
ton; now, therefore he it
Resolved, LIST, That as citizens of this
Territory We regret that our Legislature.
in its wisdom, was unable to realize that
our Territory has reached that state OF
civilization and progress where capital
demands the protection of militia Il, an
extraordinary police force.
ID, That as citizens we wish to OK
press our appreciation to all those repre-
scntalives VIII, eXcrlrd themselves to
procure such legislation as would assure
an effective militia.
Sd, That We urge upon the people OF
| the Territory the necessity of electing
to the next Legislature representatives
who W II provide for thoroughly disci-
plincd but economical militia force for
this Territory.
! 4th, That as members Of the Capital
GuarI we wish To express our sincere
gratitude to the people of Olympia and
especially to Adjutant General O'Brier
| for the courtesy and interest in our well
! being, that they have constantly shown
! to us Us company.
9th, That as Il militia company We
deem it to he unadvisable to longer con.
tinue our organization as such, az we can
be- "t no service even in case of dis.
turhancc, having no law in this Territory
that Will justify us in any action, and
therefore return our equipments to the
AdJutant General, and continue only as
social organization until such time az
1t shall appear eXpedient to reorganize.
1t was indeed a gloomy meeting
when the above resolutions were
before the company for consid.
Grafton. Among those present were
some who had assisted in the forma
ton OF the company in April, 1884
aul had been constant members
ever since. They had given THEN
time aud money, in good faith, be
lievlng that they would shortly be
called into active service. They
knew that they were responding to
to the intelligence of the people OF
the Territory and presumed that
the Legislature would respond to
the same beneicent power and
breathe into their embryo company
the breathe Of life. Their demand
was not for lucre but for authority.
The company had expended, besides
the funds supplied by the liberality
of the citizens of Olympia, over @
thousand dollars from their OWL
pockets, and they did not ask the
Territory to reimburse them to the
amount Of single cent.
The company, however, do moi
review their Career with regret
The drill, as military drill always is
has been Of great benefit to the in
dividual members, and many pleas
ant social events have grown out O
the association, and have been ap
preciated both by members and by
the public a! large. The encamp
ment at Camp Chambers, last Sum
mer, was especially gratifying to al
who in any way took part in it
either as soldiers or visitors.
Although the company has sur
rendered its arms to the Territory
they are still ready to respond tt
any call from the Legislature, ant
many of them will yet march t.
martial music and in the majesty o
the law.