Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-20
TINE HoHR crARH-
To Dc Armed and Dt<efpltaed for the
maintenance Of Law ana Pretse-

maintenance Of Law ana Pretee-
tion Of Cur Com men Interests.
sinee the recent active service OF the
sezttle home Guards, there has been .
strong desire on the pan Of it rneu-
bsrs, as well as on tbs part Of all lovers
OF law IN this community, TO hsve the
Territorial militia reinforced BY the
baskbons and loyalty recently found to
exist IN the " Guards" and a, ths same
time to place in their hands all the ad-
vantage OF equipment and thorough
discipline. For the sooarplisnueni of
these objects, q number Of those who
VIII compose the drin company of the
home Guards met last night at ths lsx
eff1ces Of Mcknight, Perry, McSaueht
q Mitchell and srRanizsd.
Z. h. Hartford, Esq, vas Oh sea tenn
porary chairman Of the meeting, and
Ar: II. ii. Hoyt secretary pro TEN.
lie com miitee appointed for that
purpose, through its chairman E. n
Carr, reported q complete draft of COZ
stltation and bylaws for the govern
nent OF the new company, providing in
detail for all the req1Ireeents of q
thorough military organization, and the
sane we're adopted.
The term of Office for commissioned
oincers, who are captain and first and
second iieQtenaDts, vas fixed at one
year. Non commissioned offisers 20 be
appointed By the com missionsd officers.
Annual elections to be held on the first
drill night Of eacn February. Wednes.
day night Of each week vas selected for
the regular company drill.
For absence from roll-call at drill
meetings privates and non commission
cd officers will be fined 20 ceuts and
COON missioned officers 81. The dues
were fixed at 50 cents per month. On
the first drill night of each month there
will also be civil meeting Of tbs CON-
pany.
The election of officers being in order
4. ID. Carr was nominated for Captain,
| and duo opportunity given for other
| nominations But ali seemed to be sat
isisd With the nominee. and Mr.. Carr
was elected unanimously by accIama-
ton. For First Lieutenant, W. L.
Sharpe, and Second Lieutenant, Joseph
+. AcNaueht, we're unanimously elect
ed without farther nominations. An
informal ballot was taken, upsu request
| of she commissioned officers, for First
Sergeant. With the follovine vote: +.
II. Sparkling, 10; Eben s. Osborne, 6;
| Richard Cox, 6. Fer President of the
civil organization of the oon pauy, G.
II. Hanford, Esq., was unanimously
| chosen, and for Vice President, after
| three ballots and much merEiment over
two ties between Rev. Clark ID. Davis
and Wu. d. Wood, the latter Was elect
ed by q small majority. Just what was
the issue between these two gentlemen
We have not learned.
II. n. Hoyt, Esq, was elected Score
tary BY exclamation. Upon q ballot,
Fiskin, Esq, was elected Treasurer.
The bylaws provide for an executive
committee OF three members, the cap
tain and two elected members. and
Messrs- Frank Hsnford and W. h.
Thornell we're placed on the committee
with Captain Carr.
| A recruiting committee was elected
as follows: Ross Pumphrey. Richard
Cox and Vim. T. Jones.
Inc company were informed that
arms and equipments would be forward
| ed to them by Adjutant General Il. q.
| O'Brisn, Immediately upon his receipt
Of the requisition therefor.
Ii was the unanimous opinion of the
company that 1t was not only desirable,
but important and necessary, that the
Home Guards be at once fully uniform
| ed. The average cost for officers and
priyates will be about x25 per menber.
Messrs. @. II. Hauford, Z. A. Turner
and Joseph +. McNaught we're appoint
| ed from the mem ers of the company 30
solicit funds from business men and
| property owners of the city.
ha- IS h..
| slider, as all rejecting citizens must do,
| that such contribution would be q
very reasonable acknowledgment for the
| service already rendered by the Home
Guards In the maintenance Of Law aud
protection OF property and sure and
profitable Investment in protection
| hereafter.
The "Home Guards" above all com,
panies who'd might be organized under
ordinary circumstances, expect to re.
spond to the call of duty, in Seattle
| hrst and elsewhere in the Territory il
need be.
Necessity and loyalty have brought
them together and infused them with
enthusiasm and Dissemination. But
they feel at the same time that pledge
on their part to perform any necessary
service, and to devote every seventh
| evening. year in and out, TO drill, their
loss OF time from business or rest and
the payment of current expenses Of
their organization, 10 meeting the peo-
pie Of this community more than half
| way.
The uniforms they must have. They
will always remain the property OF the
| company and hence of the public. Few
of the members could afford to provide
| themselves with uniforms.
The taxpayers of the Territory have
so far escaped q burden they should
bear, by reason of the defeat Of the
militia bill in the las. legislature.
Seattle realizes, of all places, that a
little provision for military protection
would pay handsomely. Let our oiti
Gems, as they have interests to be pro
tscted, and as they love Law and order,
| come forward With their tens and ffties
and buodreds Of dollars 10 assist the
HONS Guasds-and II need be, the
other oompanies-who have served us of
late, and whose existence and m Ante.
nance will efectuslly prevent the re-
currepoe Of such disgrace and damage
ss have lately been attempted and to
some extent accomplished.
Let the authorities of our city, and
especially Of our coanty, give all the
assistance they fnd TO be needed for
the maintenance Of our local militia.