Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-28
FIT Y-FOURTH IS
CONSIDERED BEST
CAPT. MILLER OF MT. PLEASANT
FREE PRESS PRAISES THAT
REGIMENT.
OTTUMWA A MEMBER
Burlington, Fairfield, Washington,
Museatine, Davenport Iowa City,
GrinnelI, and Other Iowa
Cities In Regiment.

The Fifty-fourth regiment OF Iowa
national guard of which regiment the
local guards are members ranks first
In all departments, according to an
article written by Captain Stanley Mil
Ter, one of the regimental staff of{1cers
in the Mt Pleasant Free Press of
which paper Mr.. Miller is editor. The
article follows:
Iowa has four regiments Of infantry
in It's national guard. The adjutant
general is General Guy E. Logan, who
was originally from Red Oak, and who
IL a veteran of the Spanish
war; he served with distinction In the
Philippine campaign. His work In the
office has been SO satisfactory and SO
successful in building up the guard
that he has continued in Office through
several administrations. although the
office is appointiye and Is filled by the
governor. But the succeeding COVER
nors have recognized his ability and
have made no change. This has been
highly satisfactory to, the officers Of
the various regiments who have learn
ed to repose great confidence in his
Judgment and ability as head of the
national guard in the state.
"While the regiments have local
government and are directly respon-
sible to the governor at Des MOines,
the United States government has a
hand In the matter and it depends on
the reports made by United States
army officers to the war department
as to the amount of money this state
may draw annually In the main
/ - IA al eyVnar A &
first class standing at the annual In
spection made by. the army officers
means first class appropriation. An
inferior standing means a reduced
amount of money will be allowed to
Iowa by the national government.
"A regiment, this writer is glad to
say, which does much to aid In bring
ing up the standard required by the
government is the Ffty-fourth regi-
ment, the organization which Is 10,
Gated in southeastern Iowa, an organ
ization to which this paper has re-
ferred before. The officers are men to
be congratulated on the excellent
showing they have made the past year
and for this reason:
"The annual inspection shows that
Tic r lAIy-lOuItu lO6AlACAI AO0A0 IA IAC
state. The percentages are as follows:
,Fifty-fourth, 90.7 the Fifty-third,
90.3; the Fifty-sixth. 87.3; the Fifty
fifth, figuring but eleven companies,
S5.4, but If you figure twelve companies
on the same basis on which the other
regiments have been figured, their per-
centage, Is only 1915.
'This writer congratulates Col. r. p.
Howell, the commanding officer, the
officers and the fine men who compose
this excellent military organization.
This result has, been attained only
through hard work, patience and time
freely give by the members Of the
regiment.
1.-THE companies which compose this
regiment are located at Burlington,
Fairfield, washington, Muscatine. Day-
export. Iowa City, Grinnell, Center
vile, Oskaloosa, Ft. Madison. Keokuk
and Ottumwa. The great regimental
band is also located in Ottumwa.
Every man who belongs to this regi-
ment is to be pardoned when he points
with pride to the fact that he is q
member Of the leading military or
ganization in the safe OF Iowa"