The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-06
suvraxy or tTu INFANTRY
NATIONAL GuARt,s GIFTS
uoNoRARi.E DISCHARGE
|HAO NO SUPPORT
t,cpsr,ucntai Appropriations N"'
sufficient to Take Care Of IN
pcn~cs and Members
scattered.

meeting OF the Htsuo'ss t'
Col. John A. McCalmont. assistant
Adyu,ant General OF Texas inform
"a lieutenant J. NJ. cumby and the
enlisted men present that Company
had fallen oelow the Is per cent
efficiency standard. and therefore
rot no 10 the requirements of the
National Guards department, and
that By order OF the commanding col
orel aud adjutant general II must
be mustered out.
Col McCaimont explained that the
company here had not received ala
from either the county commission
ers, the city or business men ana
that the departmental appropriation
OF $50 per month for armory rent
was not sufficient 10 maintain the
company. While many OF the mem
bers haze been wanting 10 get dis
charged, the announcement that the
visiting officer had come 10 take up
the government property and Muster
out the company was received with
regret The final details OF the mus
ter-oat we're completed this morning
and every officer and man in the
company has been given an honorable
discharge
Company | OF the ith Infantry
National Guards was organized IN
1918. and In that year al the state
eneampment carried off the honors
OF first prize Great interest was
| manifested In the drills and maneu-
yers. but the following year the in
terest began to lag. members moved
away and various and sundry things
| happened to mar the bright future
before the company During the
present year but little has been done.
1; became necessary 70 retain the en-
listed men who had moved away In
/ order 10 keep the company up 20 the
| So men requirement II lis esti-
mated nov that not more than TWEEN
IN Of the enlisted men live in Waxa-
| hachie The department made in
yestigation and found that the com
pany did not have the support OF
the town SO Il was thought advisable
10 send the assistant adjutant general
| here and disband it,
| Col McCalmont said ii was with
regret that the company is mustered
out because Col Nimon and Adiutani
| General Hutchins feel that Waxaha
chic ought TO have one OF the bes'
| companies in the state He said the,
| hoped to organize another eompan,
here later on when Col Nimon hai
the time to come and make inyestiga
lions. and that under the new regu
lations 1t would be great credit L
the town. He said all the companie
that nave not kept mp the ia pc
cent requirement are being mustere'
out and that there we're left oni
! thirty-three companies In the state
He added however, that a eompan
was in the process Of organization a
, Palestine and application had bee
made for a company at Granbury an
Nacogdoehes lie sail one good fea
ture OF The new regulations was tina
: all companies that are permitted I
remain in the Texas National Guard
J by meeting the requirements viii b
/ furnished with rifle ranse. foil
equipped by the war departmer
with an unlimited supply of aami
hition The rifle ranges are a stri
I Of land 30xt000 Yards In size an
they are secured within easy disianc
OF the barracks OF the company
rifle range and unlimited ammuritic
is q big inducement 10 the eniiste
a men, and gives the company Sons
thing to do besides mere drilling
e The war department. according I
Col. Mecalmont. has fouud It asa
essary 20 supply unlimited anfaup
lion In order 10 stimulate target rra
tice. The department noN ufn
p target practice To the hearts contei
p Of the men rather than restricts
% The Colonel explained that ind
3 tho law It Is possible for the coun
y commissioners 20 appropriate
n much as xa0G per annum TO the ga
8 port o. National Guards coupau
d and that IL effort was made to O
! ganize new company here Il Won
a. probably De with guarantee
2 come assistance
~ In discussing the condition Of 4
. National Guards oser the state
- soid the cavalry squadron and m
s. chiae gun company Wefe now
encampment "a Leon Springs fof /
T aoys and THAR Dallas has offer
ID 5000 Tor expense money Il the