The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-06-06
WE ALL REJOICE.
Co. F to Retain Place and Ident-
ity in the Fifty-first Regi-
ment.

Company F, Oskaloosa, Fifty-first
Regiment is to remain in its old
place and the name that has followed
the Company and that has belonged
20 the city eyer since the Organise
ton Of the Company.
A letter and order was received
this morning making an official
transfer OF Company III of the
Fiitieth, which was the name by
which the Oskaloosa Company /. N.
G. was known in official circles, to
Company Fifty first Regiment, the
former name and place Of the COM
pany.
1t was happy lot of soldier lads
who heard OF the order giving the
Company its former official place and
the citizens of Oskaloosa are no less
jubilant over the change than are
the Company members themselves.
Adjutaut General Byers, on auth
GRITTY of whom the change was made,
viii have the lasting gratitude of
every member of Company F and of
the people of Oskaloosa and Mahaska
county generally, for the Company
is as much an offspring of the county
as of the city. If there is any thing
in the city of Oskaloosa or in the
county of Mahaska that is desired by
Mr.. Byers he may have it. If he de-
sires the nomination for governor
the thankful people will see to it
that he gets solid delegation from
this county.
1t wilt be remembered that several
weeks ago there was an order made
causinglthe exchange of places be-
tween Company F 51st Regiment of
this city and Company II 50th Regi-
ment of Charlton. The order was
made in the interests of the better
management of the Iowa National
Guard and was done with a view to-
ward the easier handling Of the en-
tire guard, ID The change was met
here by all manner of opposition by
the people GENERALLY and the mem
bers of the company in particular.
There was feeling of sentiment
clothing the old Company place and
identity that the Company did not
care to be separated from. 1t was
Company F that had gone through
the Spanish-American service, had
gone to the Philippines, had been in
engagements there and had won
honors upon field and in regimental
organization and it did not care to
have the name of the company given
to another company and another
part of the state. There was there
fore an effort made to have the order
rescinded in order that our Company
might not lose it's identity. Senti-
ment has no place in military orders
and it was no small thing that was
asked by the people of Oskaloosa
and Company F. Mr.. Byers in max
ing the order for the change back to
the original organization has done
very great thing and he will ever
have the grateful consideration of all
the citizens of Oskaloosa for having
listened to their pleadings and for
granting their petition.
The order for the change to the
original place is as follows and be-
comes effective Immediately:
Adiutant Generals office, Des
Moines, Ia, 81, 1901. Special order
Company H." 5Oth Infantry,
Iowa National Guard, located at Os-
kaloosa, is hereby transferred to the
51st Regiment, Iowa National Guard,
and will be designated as Company
"F" thereof. w.
II Company "F," 51st Infantry,
Iowa National Guard, located at
Charlton, is hereby transferred to the
5Oth Regiment and will be designated
Company "H" thereof.
III The commanding officer of
each company will report without de-
lay by letter to the the commanding
officer of tho respective Regiments,
By command of Governor Shaw.
M. a. BYERs, Adjutant General,
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