The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-06
CHANGES MADE
IN IOWA GUARD
PLANS FOR ORGANIZATION OF
MILITIA PERFECTED.
0SKAL00SA co. f GOES TO THIRD
Infantry Regiments Are Reduced to
Three and Present Numbering is
Abandoned. Companies of the
State are Rearraneed.

Cedar Rapids, May 5.-Plans for the
Reorganization of the Iowa National
Guard were perfected at meeting oil
the advisory board of the militia held
at Cedar Rapids. The changes will be
effective as soon as Adj Gen. Guy e.
Logan can prepare the orders -
One entire regiment of infantry will
be dispensed with. The present mum
bering OF the regiments will be aband.
oned and the three new infantry regi.
ments will be known as the First, Sec.
ond and Third regiments. At present
the Iowa regiments are known as the
Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth and
Fifty-sixth regiments.
| Col. John f. BARLEY of Upton, has
been placed in charge of the First reg
iment, which will be made up of COM
panies in the following cities: Du-
buque, Cedar Falls, Washington Keo.
kuk, Fairfield, Burlington, Manchester,
Vinton, two at Waterloo. two at Ced.
ar Rapids and machine gun company
at Upton. The band will be located
at Cedar Rapids.
Col. N. p. Hiatt of Webster City will
command the Second regiment, which
will have companies in the following
cities: Webster City, lie Mars, Ida
Grove, Eagle Grove, Sheldon, Charles
City, Boone, two at Fort Dodge, two
lat Mason City, two at Sioux City. One
company of the thirteen will be Sc.
lected as a machine gun company. The
band will be located at Mason City.
Col. E. r. Bennett of Des Moines
will command the Third regiment,
which will have companies in the fol-
lowing cities: Shenandoah, Villisca.
Winterset, Glenwood, Corning, Council
Bluffs, Red Oak, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa,
IGrinnell, Ames and two in Des Moines.
One of the companies in Des Moines
will be a machine company.
The band for the Third regiment
will be located at ClarinIla.
Col. r. p. .Howells, of Iowa City will
command the cavalry. Four troops
have been organized in the vicinity of
Iowa City of farm boys who own their
own horses. Colonel Howell will have
the following staff: Capt. Charles Dew
ey, OF Washington, adjutant; Capt.
John w. CoggesWell of Iowa City, in
|speCtor OF small arms practice; Lieut..
H. S. Merrfck of Ottumwa, squadron
quartermaster COmmissary.
The Ottumwa band of the present
Fifty-fourth regiment will be trans
Iferred to the cavalry.
Three Companies Dropped
In making up the three new regi-
mentS, companies have been taken
from the former four regiments and
rearranged so that the First regiment
will be in the eastern part of the
state, the Second in the northwestern
and the Third in the southwestern
part of Iowa. In arranging the com
panies in the various regiments Adj.
Gen. Guy Logan says that efforts will
be made to permit as many companies
as possible to retain their present de-
signation as to letters. The council
authorized the disbanding of three
ompanies-located at Fort Madison.
Cherokee and Charlton. The inspec-
tors recommended that these organic
atoms be iet out.
The changes in the guard have
been made SO as to drop only the
three companies. Two extra compan-
les are being carried. They are locat-
ed at Centerville and Davenport.
Muscatine was given one battery
battery. The third battery will go to
one of three places, Davenport, Du-
buque or Sioux City, Adjutant General
Logan says. The decision will depend
on the offers of support which are
made by the cities which are after
the extra list. If Davenport gets it,
the Davenport company will be taken
from the extra list. If Dubuque gets
it, the Davenport company will take
Dubuque's place in the First regiment.
If Sioux City wins, some other adjust
ment will be made, according to the
plan.
| The engineering company has been
awarded to Iowa City. to take the
place of infantry company now there.
| Summer Camp Plans.
The council worked out the pro-
gram for the summer work of the
guard. The camps of the various di-
visions will be held as follows
Second regiment at Clear Lake, July
1928.
| Three batteries of artillery at Spar
ia, Wis, with batteries from United
States forces, Aug. SIT.
Third regiment, infantry, at Red
Oak, Aug. 9-1S.
First regiment, infantry (place to
be selected). Aug. 1925.
/ Field hospital and ambulance COM
pany at Sparta, Wis, with similar or
ganizations from United States army,
Aug. 1881.