Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-17
COMPANY 4
Plans on Foot to Perfect Reorgan'
ization Of Company d In Iowa
National Guard.
Meeting Called For Friday Night at
Capt Aldrtch's Office to Talk
Matters Over.
Instructions and Invitation of Adit.
Gen. Byers to Join the New
Guard.

Guard.
Capt. C. S. Aldrich, who commanded
Company H, of the Forty-ninth Iowa
regiment OF volunteer infantry during
the recent war. has extended a call to
all former members of the company
available, to meet in his office Friday
evening for the purpose Of effecting a
temporary organization OF the company
for enlistment in the national guard
service of the state.
The call Of the captain is made at the
Invitation Of Adjutant General H. NJ.
Byers, who has sent to Mr.. Aldrich the
invitation, together with Instructions
for organization. It is the intention of
the adjutant general to re-organize the
Forty-ninth regiment INTO the guard
service, and he has given, in every in
stance, the preference Of membership
to the cities that contained companies
during the war.
The matter Of recognizing Company
H has been talked Of considerably since
the boys returned from their years SER
vice, and the sentiment of nearly all
the old company members is favorable
toward reorganization. All who are
here in the city now are in favor of
again going into the company, except
ing a few whose business will prevent
them giving 1t the Necessary time.
If temporary organization is formed
Friday evening, and 1t is not at all UNI
likely that it will not be, an APPLICATION
will be sent to the adjutant general tc
hold place for Company II, of Mar
shalltown.
The invitation and Instructions for
the organization of the guard, as sent
by letter to Capt. Aldrich. are as fol-
lows:
State Of Iowa, Adjutant Generals
Office, Des Moines, lave invite all
members of the Forty-ninth regiment,
Iowa infantry volunteers, who have
been honorably discharged, to assist in
the reorganization, and all who can to
become members OF the Iowa National
Guard.
"All former members Of the Iowa Ma
tional Guard, who volunteered and were
mustered, and who Join the guard upon
its reorganization, will be given record
OF continuous service.
IF the company organizations desire
their former places in the Iowa Ma
tional Guard they should make applica-
ton therefore to the adjutant general
or other companies Will be accepted
Both officers and enlisted men will
| IN
alton equivalent to that prescribed by
| the war department. except such as
were accepted and mustered in to the
! United States service and have not been
discharged for disability Examining
surgeons will be appointed by this de-
partment in the manner prescribed by
statute and full Instructions furnished
by the surgeon-general.
Upon application muster rolls, en-
Ilistment blanks, and necessary papers
for the organization of a company, will
be forwarded, and upon completion of
| the papers the company will be
mustered into the state service; at
which time the commissioned officers
will be elected as provided by the
statute Of the state.
M. H. BYERS,
A "Adjutant General.
| Some Of the other eleven companies
4 of the regiment have already made
their plans for going into the guard
and temporary organization has already
been perfected.
The idea of recognizing the guard as
far as possible with the membership Of
the old regiment will have a tendency
to perpetuate the companies. although
of course, many of the old members
will not be able to become members Of
the guard. There Will be enough of the
soldiers, however, to form skeleton Of
the original company, and those mer
will be so well drilled that the matter OF
getting the company into military shapt
Will be only a small task.
In reorganizing the members will al
enlist as privates, and when the an
announcement of the permanent organi
cation is filed with the adjutant general
he. or some member of his staff, vii
come to the city, have the enlistment
papers signed, and then swear the mer
In. After that Is over with the compa n,
election will be held and commissioned
officers selected.
The laws of the state call for com.
pany membership to consist of fifty
three privates, eleven non-commis
stoned officers-hve sergeants, four cor
porals and two musicians-and three
commissioned off1cers-captain, frs
and second lieutenants.
The only thing that is bothering the
boys here is the selection of the armory
The old hall is now used by the public
4 library and another available buildins
| is not known. The state allows only s2Oj
for armory rent.
After the different companies of tn,
regiment are organized, steps will b,
taken for the election of regimental off,
GERS. 1t is thought here that ii Col
Dows. Of Cedar Rapids consents to b,
a candidate, he will be elected colonel O
the regiment. the position he held Ii
time OF war
A LIVE DEAD MAN.