Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-23
NATIONAL GUARDS
Enthusiastic Meeting Held Under The
Auspices of The WauseOn Boosters
Club Monday Evening WauseOn
Company to Be Organized One
Hundred and Twenty -One Present.

Following the action taken at their
Annual Meeting on Monday evening
June 18th to endorse and cooperate in
the movement to secure a company OF
National Guards, for Wauseon, the
Wauseon Boosters Club through then
cooperating cOmmlttee sent out Iii
vitatiOns to nearly two hundred ell
gIDle young men IN Wauseon to De
the guests Of the Club at a meeting
last Monday evening at the knIgAJs
OF PyCnlas Castle Hail. There, wnen
the guests had gathered they found
a light supper consisting OF sand
wiches, salad, pickles, ice cream, cake
and coffee served by the ladies of the
MauseOn Temple of Pythian Sisters.
The hail was beautifully decorated in
the national cOlors and a fine large
flag was hung at the back of the
Stage. An orchestra furnished splen-
did music. One hundred and twenty
one persons were seated about the
tastefully arranged tables. At the
conclusion of the repast, President F.
r. Guilford of the Boosters Club well
coined the guests in behalf of the Club
and announced that the committee had
been disappointed by the inability of
the speaker of the evening, Captain
Harry Kirkland, to be present; he be-
ing unavoidably detained in Toledo on
account of the order to mobilize the
Ohio National Guards. Mr.. ]. F. Out
calf was introduced and very clearly
and tersely presented the proposition
of organizing a company of National
Guards in Wauseon. All that can be
done at the present time is to secure
the signatures of those who will
pledge themselves to enlist in Wau-
seOn company, to a petition address
ed TO Governor Willis. When there is
an opening as there has been recently
and as there is quite likely to be
again very soon the Governor may
authorize the organization of a COM
pany here. The term of first enlist
ment is for three years, all equipment
uniforms and etc. are furnished the
men, there is no cost whatever to the
members of the company except the
time given for drill and training and
after July 1st, all men and officers will
receive during peace times one fourth
the pay of men and officers in the
regular army service. In case of ac-
tual service the pay will be the same
as for the regular army. Members of
the company elect their own officers
for commission as Captain and First
and Second Lieutenant. There has
been and is no attempt to make up a
slate in the formation of company
here, the matter of selection of Off
GERS must be left entirely to the ma
jority vote of the members of the
company. The National Guards ap-
peal to young American men as af-
fording an opportunity of giving prac-
tical and tangible expression to the
real patriotism they feel and there is
nothing that a young American man
can do that is more commendable and
honorable than to register himself as
willing to take the training and dis
cipline that will tit him in case of an
emergency to defend the flag of his
country and the institutions and prin-
ciples for which it stands. The very
fact that the citizens of this country
are willing and ready to defend any
encrOachments upon the principles in
stitutions or territory of this country,
when known to the world is in itself
the strongest kind of insurance
against trouble of a warlike charac-
ter.
There are many benefits that ac-
crue TO the individual members of the
National Guards. Many who are fitted
TO speak with authority believe that
every young man should have a mill
tary training.
Certain it is that such training
gives invaluable benefits to each per-
son who takes it in physical develop
ment and self control.
President Guilford called upon Chas
T. Stahl, F. E. Kenyon and Prof. G
ID. Perry each of whom responded in
stirring talks endorsing the move
ment to secure a company of Guards
in Wauseon and encouraging young
men present to pledge themselves tc
join such a company.
Some twenty-five names were secur.
ed to the petition and aside from the
primary purpose of the meeting il
was worth all that it may have cost
as affording opportunity for the mer
Of the community to get together anc
get acquainted. The Boosters Clut
certainly are royal good hosts anC
lose no opportunity Of manifestine
their good will and desire to cooper
ate in every worthy movement.
The movement to secure a compan!
of National Guards and eventually al
Armory for Wauseon should not anC
doubtless will not cease with thu
meeting of last Monday evening. Th'
full number Of at least fifty names