The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-05-18
MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
PROGRESS REORGANIZATION OF THE
CITIZENS GUARD.
Session of the Officers-The New Com
panies-Not Miiitia-system as
Proposed.

Officers of the Citizens Guard met at
the American League hall Friday even
| ing. About three. quarters of the roster
were present. Captain McStocker oc-
cupied the chair and Orderly X. C. A.
Peterson acted as secretary.
The first business introduced was the
reports of division lieutenants on COM
pany formation. Lieutenant Castle re-
ported that all squads in DIVISION had
met, and had unanimously endorsed the
proposition of company formation.
Lieutenants Wood, Ripley, Murray and
Hiugley made the same report.
After these reports had been received
Captain McStocker made few remarks
on the new de arturo. He said that
the sentiments of the men as brought
out at the squad meetings showed that
there was no division on the matter
! oilers had found occasion to saw that
the new plans We're o jectonable to
some of the men. This was untrue. All
surely understood that no military dis
| ciplning was to he undertaken in the
Citizens Guard. 1t was distinctively
a police organization and not military.
1t was the speakers purpose to call
meetings for the election of new officers.
A man at the Station house would at
| tend to the issuing of commissions and
badges, and would keep a record of
everything furnished the men. Arms
would he delivered through company
captains. Receipts would be taken, first
by the Marshal from Captains and then
by the Captains from the men below.
Ammunition for use of those who wish
ed target practice would likely he fur
! nished in the near future.
The question of whethe' company
officers should be elected or appointed
came up. Lieutenant Ripley thought
all should be elected except ordinance
officer and quartermast-r. Lieutenant
Murray thought all should be electedt
from Captains down. Others were IN
favor of leaving the whole matter to
he pleasure of the men. The latter
carried.
Captain McStocker asked advice as to
how Judge Perry's squad at the head of
Emma street should be placed Geo
graphically, they were out of the way.
Several Suggestions were offered. I'm
take charge of them myself, and that
will settle it," said the Chairman.
Lieutenant Ripley moved that Judge
Perry he asked to take charge and or
ganize the squad into a company Of 80
men. This motion was unanimously
adopted, as was also a second one au-
thorizing Captain McStocker to proceed
in the matter.
Lieutenant Ripley. chairman of the
committee on a reunion, made report
coinciding with statements made in FRI
DAYS STAR, and suggested next Friday
evening as a suitable time for the affair.
The attention of the meeting being call.
ed to the fact that an anniversary en-
tertainment in honor of Queen Victoria
was planned for that evening, the
committee was instructed TO change the
date.
Captain McStocker next intructed
the lieutenants to call division meetings
to be held next Tuesday evening for the
election of company officers. Lieuten-
ant Wood again brought up the matter
of talk about military rules. He sng-
eested that these objections be venti-
lated at Tuesday nights meeting. If
anyone had kick, let him out with it.
The speaker believed the matter was all
talk and the objections were without
reasonable foundation. The chairman
and others favored the suggestion
1t was decided to call the companies
by numerals in place of letters, so as
not to conflict with the military. AS
planned Company l will consist of
Dillingham's and Lorenzen's Squads to
Pensacola street; Company 2, Cookies &
Lowery's Squads to Alapai street; Com
pany 3, Pratt's and Shaw's Squads;
Company 4, Masonic Temple Squad;
Company 5, Green's and Sanders
Squads Company 6 Lind's and
O'Brien's Squads; Company Z,
Browns and O'Sullivan's Squads;
Company s, most probably Perry squad
around the head of Emma street and
around Punchbowl