Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-12
GUARDS
THE MILITIA HELD iTe AsaNuAl
MEETING AIT RATF ERsQM 4
Nal FaiI N
MANY INTERESTING nAPERs
READ BY REGULARS AND
!. GUARDsMEN
COL. ALLEN HEADS THE ORGAN
izATloN FOR ENSUING YEAR
PAT MORGAN sEc,Y.

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association met Friday afternoon at
Paterson's hall. The meeting was
called to order by Major Purdon.
A number Of interesting papers
were read before the association by
Captain Frank c. Bolles, 9Th Infan-
try, U. S. A., Captain Cooke, 9Th In
fantry, u. S. A., Colonel M. A. Hill
dreth, Captain Grafton, Fargo, and
D. L. Brogunier.
The new officers elected we're as
follows: Colonel f. P. Allen presi-
dent; first vice president, Capt.
Frank Henry, Company G. Valley
City; second vice. president, Lieuten-
ant Thompson, Company B, Fargo;
secretary, Private P. D. Horigan,]
Company A; treasurer, D. S. Lewis,
Company B, Fargo. a
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows: On resolutions, Capt. Hanley,
Mandan, Capt. Tharalson, Grafton,
Lieutenant Fraser, Fargo, Lieutenant
Baker, Jamestown, Sergeant Wilson,
Company M, Ellendale. Committee
on legislation, Colonel Peake, Valley
City, Major Purdon, Wahpeton, Lieu
tenant Osborne, Captain Grafton,
Fargo, Private 3. K. Mason, Valley
City. Committee on place of next
meeting, Captain Arthur Knauf, Will
iliston, Lieutenant Thos. Mccormick,
Bismarck, Lieutenant Mullick.
4 A vote of thanks was passed to
those who read papers, also to the
Bismarck Commercial club for the
use of its room, and to Company A
for its entertainment. The conven-
ton then adjourned until 10 a. m.
Saturday. s
'sDuties of Company Commanders
Capt. Frank S. Bolles, 9Th Infan-
try, U. S. A., spoke on the Duties
of Company Commanders as fol-
lows:
! have been asked to present for
your consideration a paper on the du-
ties of company commanders. The
company being the basic unit of civil
led armies, it follows that success
and efficiency Of the army is to
great extent dependent upon the con-.
dition of its Companies.
I shall endeayor to present some of
the points that should claim the close
attention of your company command.
ers when called into active service.
First Good discipline: Discipline
in that quality possessed by efficient
soldiers which causes each to appre-
ciate and accept without question the,
powers and Limitation of his rank,
which inspires each with confidence
in the military steadfastness of his
comrades and makes obedience to the
lawful superior a second nature.
The excellent definition Of discipline
given by Wagner which, as you see,
is quite comprehensive. I believe you
will undoubtedly find that when an
organization has beeen in command
by an officer for any length of time
the following will obtain: If he is
subordinate, firm, industrious and
good natured even under the most
trying circumstances his organization
will exhibit the same qualities. If
he is insubordinate, careless as to-
their interests and inclined to COM
plain under trying circumstances his
organization will exhibit the same
spirit. In all your dealings with your
company you must use every endeay-1
or to be absolutely square and just.
Your best friend and your worst en-
envy must receive exactly the same
treatment,
speak of this because am aware
of the cond itions under which you are
placed. Your best friend may be a
private in the rear rank You will
be obliged to continually watch your
organization to see that no cliques3
are formed in it. This is most UNI
fortunate condition in any organiza-
ton to which most OF them have
tendency due to the frailty Of human
nature. II s II.
This condition may arise from diff
ferent causes. The first sergeant may.
want to favor his friends and injure
his enemies, or you may find hard
characters in the organization to.
band themselves together to defeat
the ends of Justice and defy the au-
thority of the non-commissioned Of
ficers.
AS said before such a condition in
an organization is most unfortunate
and cannot be too carefully guarded
against.
Another problem that has a most
important bearing upon the discipline
and efficiency of your organization
is the feeding Of it. This You will
find one of the hardest problems you
will have to solve at the beginning Of
your service and In fact as long as