The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-20
NAY NEED MILITIA.
Property Owners Should Sup
port the States Soldiers.
non-coMs. WANT WARRANTS.
Mon Com u,tssfosed STAR Of Company
-Eepert Of the n xaminfng Board
Anxfoasfy Awaited.

TACOMA, Nov Ie-fSpeciai One o:
Tacoma's most respected and deeply in
tcrested citizens vas heard 10 remark the
other day in conversation with the Posi-
IyrKIIIsEseEx military correspondent:
This is the most peculiar city IN some
respects ever beheId. For instance. the
citizens seemingly take absolutely no IN
tsrest in their military. and some day
they will want their services TO protect
their property, and when such an occa-
sion arrives they will expect TO find them
well equipped. drilled. disciplined and In
their armory prepared for any emery
ency. While the citizens may have
right TO expect all this from the military.
they do not stop TO consider the amount
of labor that is required to procure
this degree of proficiency. And wha. have
they TO keep them together in tie per-
Torrance of al these iabors7 Their patriot
ism and love for the guard, which IS de-
serving in every young man." Continu-
ing. this gentleman said: This spirit IN
the young men should BE- encouraged, the
citizens of Tacoma should lend them any
and every assistance. not only by con-
tributing TO their support, but by calling
on them AZ their armory and becoming
-
word of encouragement now and then.
Use your efforts az ali times to get the
best young men to join the guard and in
this way much can be accomplished, and
the officers will feel tha, they have some
thing to work for, that their Iabors in the
right direction are being appreciated, and
when the guard is wanted to protect life
and property they will be better able to do
30 If they are composed Of the best young
men,
The officers of Pierce county held q
meeting At the armorv on Saturday even
ing to discuss matters of interest to the
guard.
Troop B having left the armory has
made IL quite inconyenient for the in an
try companies, as they cannot afford TO
pay the rent, and IL will probably neces-
state their moving to smaller and less
commodious quarters. besides putting
them TO the expense and labor of moving.
Company c after two months has COM
menced giving its monthly concerts that
have become so popular. 1t is expected
that the one on the I'D will surpass all
former social sessions of the company.
Private ID. Dimoek. who is on a fur
dough, writes from Hooper. Wash, that he
will be glad to return to Tacoma
Private C. p. Fenton. who is teaching
school at Roy, returned to the city last
week to have his Through renewed for
thirty days.
Company c elected one new member
and received applications from two others
on Wednesday evening.
The members of Company @ are getting
themselves in shape to do some good hard
work during the winter. Capt Billings
will be back On December 1, when an cleo
ton of first lieutenant will be held. the
staff Of non-eommissioned officers will be
completed and an effort will be made to
recruit the company from among the best
young men IN the city to its full compile
ment.
Troop b is prospecting in its new quarters
and is holding mounted drills every week
The squad Ct men, consisting of Fred
Hollis. Charles Dossett. Gov l.. Smith and
Bert C. Whitcomb, who have been spend
ing the last three months in preparatory
instructions. gave an exhibition of what
they had learned, Sergt. Rice putting them
through the drill in the presence of the
company. Capt. Howell was well satisfied
with their work and passed them nto the
company. They will now be enlisted.
The non-commissioned officers are a fine
lot of bright young men. who study hard,
respect and admire their officers and are
thereby great assistance to them. They
stand as one man with their captain,
which assures the success of their COM
pany.
Lieut.. Clarke Is making good officer,
and is neutrality-suspicious. to the N.G.W
han IVA
disciplinarian, and for this reason has
been assigned by Capt. Howell TO oversee
the instruction of new recruits.
A number of the member of different
companies are out of employment at pres
ent. The citizens will do well to give this
their attention, and If there is any prefer
ence 10 give it 10 the military boys.
Col. w. ]. Fife, of the governors staff.
the former captain of Company C. and
warm admirer OF the National Guard. il
working hard with several difficult pro-
ductions of tragedy. The colonel possesses
some rare ability in this line. as was shown
in his production of "Brutus" last season.
He contenplates putting on two or three
of his plays some time before the winter is
over.
Troop is putting in some lively
mounted drills NJ its new quarters, and
a decided improvement in the maneuver.
ing of the company is noticed. Lieut..
Griggs makes a most efficient officer.
The many friends Of Col. w. s. Shank.
the popular battalion commander of Ia
coma, will be pleased to hear of the COM
plete recovery of Mrs. Shank. who has re-
Gently passed through q severe illness.
Col. Shank's ambition for a weli-dr,IIed
battalion in Tacoma is likely to be real.
ICED. He intends making the drills more
popular than ever this winter.