Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
HARMONY
MARKED THE CLOSE OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD AssocIA-
TON MEETING
LIVELY SESSION YESTERDAY
OVER RESOLUTIONS, BUT
COMP oMlsE EFFECTED
MlNoT SELECTED AS NEXT
B MEETING PLAcEDELEGATEs
PLEAsEW WITH BIS.

- - e Wilt Dt o.
The National Guard Association
meeting reconyened again Friday
Il afternoon at the rooms of the Com
nasrcial club, with a large audience.
The committee on resolutions re-;
ported. and at once an animated dis
cussion arose over two Of the resolu-
I tons relating to the new and past
ad jutant general, which some Of the
members thought inadyisable. The
Z matter was pretty well thrashed out
with the result that the resolutions
Il We're referred back to the committee
ITO revise. The committee finally re-,
ported the following, which were,
y unan imously adopted:
Be It Resolved BY the National Guard
citation Of North Dakota:
That we hereby extend our thanks
TO the members Of Company IA and
the people Of Bismarck generally for
their kind and courteous treatment Of
this association during its meeting
here, II s' a MSS
Be It Further Resolved, That the
annual 1ll state appropriation for the
maintenance of the guard is, owing to
the Increased efficiency required Of
the guard and the constant increased
& expenses in maintaining the same. in
sufficient and that the annual appro-
Il priation should be increased
Be It Further Resolved, That mas
1huch as armories in the exclusive
control Of the different companies and
4 located at the home stations Of the
companies are absolutely necessary
for the proper performance Of the
Z duties required Of the guard and the
I proper care of the property of the
state entrusted to the different com
/ panies, that the law providing for the
erection Of armories should be amend
\ ed or re-enacted for the purpose Of
providing effective aid in the building
3 Of armories at each of the home
stations,
Be It Further Resolved, That owing
to the distances between the different
company stations and the heavy ex-
Z pense that the guard is under, in
travelling to the different parts Of the
state, that suitable laws or regula-
tons should be passed to provide for
the carving of the members Of the
guard OF this state while .on duty at
the rate Of one cent per mile. sss
Be It Further Resolved, That the
legislative committee Of this associa-
ton use every diligence and honor
L able means for the enactment OF The
n legislation suggested and for tho en-
actment of such other effective ,agis-
1ation as nj, be for the best interests
4 OF the guard. *s5
- Be 1t Further Resolved, That as un.
der the provisions Of the Dick Bill
the state efficiency required by that
bill must be reached by the guard
before the month OF January 908.
That particular attention should be
called to the officers. during the com
ing year and at once to the end that
that efficiency be reached
Be tt Further Resolved, That IN our
judgment the affairs of the ONCE Of
adjutant general will, during the next
two years, be conducted IN the inter.
I ests Of the National Guard.
{.
(Signed) Jas. NJ. Hanley
!. 4 a. Fraser,
IA. e.. Wilson, ss.s.
T. II. Thoralson,
/. M Baker.
general discussion on militaa
4 matters followed and many sugges-
lions were made for the better eff
n cheney OF the men. #
The president of the association
was instructed to represent to the
war department the sense Of the
meeting that 1t would be to- the In
terest Of the general service to have
established at Devils Lake perma-
4, nent camp of instruction for army
manoeuvers.
Adjutant General Poole said he
would devote his entire time to the
good Of the state guard and hoped
for the cooperation OF the members
Col Hildreth said he was ready to