Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-07-23
LOCAL COMPANY
Of GUARDS TO
Be REVIVED
Work of Enlisting Men
Has Already Been
Commenced.

IRON TUESDAY Dduyl
That the reorganization OF Co. L,
Prescott's company in the National
Guard, will be greatly furthered by
the 1918 encampment, Is evident from
the following, in the columns OF the
Republican, Sunday:
"If the 1918 encampment OF the
National Guard OF Arizona accom-
plishes nothing else, it is pretty GER
tain at least to have the distinction
of having given the one touch nee
essary to bring about the reorganiza
ton of Company E, once the pride
of Prescott and one of the strongest
and best trained organization in the
Territory or State. To the spirit
aroused through the efforts of Adj
jutant General Charles Harris, Cap
tain H. G. Coykendall, the Prescott
Chamber of Commerce and the bust
ness men generally, has been added
a genuine desire on the part of many
young man of Prescott to become
identified with the proposed organic
alton.
During the intervals when the
sun has broken through the clouds
the past two days and in the
evenings, there have been no small
number of visitors at the camp. For
the most part these have been young
men from Prescott, some bent on
seeing what a military camp looks
like, others with half a mind to en-
list To the latter class the visit
was a lesson. What they saw must
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the reorganization work TO be re-
sumed at the conclusion OF the en-
campment just that much easier.
Captain Coykendall is the i-'uit
ing officer and his efforts have al
ready resulted in the lining up of
nearly enough men to make the COM
pany. His work is being directed
along the line OF securing only such
enlistments as will be a credit TO
the organization when perfected and
he is moving with caution. He
promises that when the company is
finally mustered in it will be body
of young men of which every man,
woman and child in Prescott will be
proud and which will one day be
the pride of Arizona.
an furtherance of the movement
OF recognizing Company E, the
Prescott Chamber of Commerce on
Thursday evening lent its moral sup
port in recommendation approving
the proposed company and promising
to assist Colonel Harris and Captain
Ccykendall in every way possible
within the power Of that organiza-
ton.
1--WE want a Guard company in
Prescott, and we want the best Young
men of our city identified with it,
said w. A. Drake, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, today. The
Chamber of Commerce is really
earnest in its desire to aid in the
reorganization of Company E There
is no reason why Prescott should
not have a company that would be
the pride of the regiment. As
general manager of the Santa Fe,
Prescott & Phoenix railroad, l can
say that the company is strongly in
favor of National Guard company
in Prescott for it is felt that what
is good for community is good
for an industry having its head
quarters in that community"
H. A. Cheverton, cashier of the
Prescott National Bank, is chairman
of the committee on military affairs
of the Chamber OF Commerce. His
committee has not been active since
the hard work of preparing for the
Frontier Day celebration, but .the
work will be actively resumed just
as soon as the encampment is over
Lieut.. La Garde will remain in
Prescott for several weeks in order
TO give the new company, when
mustered in, the necessary prelim-
mary instruction, thereby insuring
its being started off right"