Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-10
GUARD
ANNUAL Meeting
Fully Hundred Delegates are
Attending Present Meeting
al Bismarck

The annual meeting OF the National
Guard association of this state met
In session at the armory at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. Delegates from
each city In the state at which a com.
pany is stationed were present and In
all about one hundred delegates were
present.
Tho association is composed OF
three delegates elected from the eA-
listed men OF each organization and
also the officers of the regiment. The
members of Co. A had made special
preparation for the entertainment OF
the delegates and were we'll prepared
to entertain the city's guests.
The convention opened with Capt.
Murphy Of this city in the chair, he
being the president of the assOcia-
ton. An address Of welcome was
made by the mayor, Gen. Williams, in
his usual happy style, in which he
extended to the visitors the freedom
of the city and feelingly alluded to
the fact that the president of the as
ISOLATION was manager Of the water.
works OF the city and that fact as
sured the delegates Of a pleasant time
during their visit to the capital city.
The response was made by Capt. Hen
ry of Valley City, an ex-president OF
the association, who accepted. the hos.
pitality offered and assured the may
|nr that the experience OF a large
number of the members of the regi-
nent in the Philippine islands during
the instruction there had made them
familiar with the water cure and
that the delegates would waive that
portion of the proposed entertain
Gnent.
After the address of welcome and
response the meeting adjourned for
lunch and met again at 3 o'clock, at
which time Vice President Mayor
TharalsOn assumed the chair and the
report of the treasurer and secretary
were read and approved.
The arranged program for the at
ternOOn was somewhat disarranged.
owing to the fact that the troops
from Fort Lincoln have recently been
removed to the state Of Washington
and a number of the officers from the
Fort who were on the program were
necessarily absent. However, an in
structive and well prepared program
was given, the main portion OF which
was an extemporaneous talk by Lieut..
Turner of the regular army, detailed
for duty in this state as Inspector In
structor, and an address by Colonel j..
II. Frame, commander Of the regi-
ment, describing the action taken at
the national meeting at Norfolk, Va,
and impressing upon the members OF
the regiment the necessity Of con-
slant application and study. SO that
should occasion arise for active duty
each member of the regiment would
be found not only willing, but intelli.
gently able to render good service to
the state and government. Both adj
dresses were received with attention
and enthusiasm and particular inter
est was attached to Col. FRAMES re-
marks, in view OF the fact that he mas
Ilately been honored by election to the
office of speaker OF the house Of rep
rcsentatives.
An interesting feature Of the ses.
SlOu was ,Jue ilteN(dlCc VI INC ItSi
mental band. which d%isconrsed mar.
tial music during the internissions.
1t is a splendid organization and dur
ing the evening serenaded Col. Frame
at The Grand Pacific hotel; Lieut..
Gov. Kraabel at the Mckenzie, and
Gov. Hanna at the Executive Man.
sion. The orchestra. composed of the
band members, will furnish music for
the inaugural ball this evening.
Before the afternoon session ad.
journed a resolutions committee OF
seven members and a nominating
committee OF five members were ap.
pointed to report at the session com.
mcncing this morning at $3.50. The
serious work of the meeting will be
taken up at today's session and it is
expected that the work of the c0nven-
ton will be completed today. The
committee on resolutions is as fol
lows:
Capt. J. NJ. Hanley, Mandan.
Capt. M. H. Sprague, Grafton.
Lieut.. D., s. Lewis, Fargo.
Lieut.. F. S. Henry, Valley City.
Sergt. Englebreth, Dickinson.
Sergt. S%teinbach, jamestown.
Frank T, Allen, Lisbon.
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