South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-17
WILL FIND WORK
FOR GUARDsMEN
City to Welcome Members of
Co. F on Their Return
to South Bend.

Upon the return Of Co F. Indiana
National guard. from the Mexican
border. which probably will be
Eithin four or FIVE weeks. the Cham
Der OF Commerce will take steps 10
secure jobs for the members Of the
military organization who return 70
south Bend with no work awaiting
hem. The Third Indiana regiment,
which includes Co. +. along with
four other regiments. was ordered
10 get ready 10 return home Thurs
day afternoon.
Many Of the members Of the local
company will be given their old
jobs when they get back 20 the city.
but il is expected that there viii be
some who will be out Of the work.
The Studebaker corportion. the In
diana and Michigan Electric Co, the
Northern Indiana Gas and Electric
Co. and several other firms an
nOunced that their men would be
taken back upon their return and
families Of employees OF many OF
these concerns now are receiving the
regular wages Of the heads Of the
families who are on the border.
The plan Of the Chamber of Com
merce is TO get in touch with Capt.
Clinton ID. Rogers. the commanding
officer Of CO. +. in regard TO the
number Of men who are not sure OF
their old positions. Members Of the
chamber Will be asked 10 give per-
manent work 20 these men and the
newspaper will be asked TO cooper
ate in securing jobs for them.
Reception Is Planned.
As soon as the exact date Of the
company's return 70 South Bend is
known the Chamber Of Commerce
viii make arrangements for re-
ception for the soldiers. When il
was reported two months ago that
the men were coming home. the
board OF directors Of the organiza-
ton endorsed a movement TO hold
public reception for the company.
The Chamber of Commerce Will be
i'm charge OF all of the arrange
ments for the soldiers homecoming.
II is planned 10 have one or two
bands meet the company at the
railroad station and escort the men
10 the place where they viii dis
band. Business men will be asked
to decorate their places and the
residents living along the streets
through which the soldiers viii
pass will be requested 10 hang
out American flags. Efforts Will be
made TO have an many people as
possible greet the members Of the
company as they march down the
streets.
According 10 word from Indianap-
oils Friday. the Third regiment is
not expected TO arrive in the state
for about three weeks The troops
Will go 20 Fort Benjamin Harrison
&" bee mustered out after leaving
the Mexican border. The men Will
Doe housed i'm the barracks ct Fort
Benjamin Harrison. IL is expected
that il viii be two weeks after the
men reach the Indiana mobilization
camp before the equipment is in
teutoried and they are discharged.
First Co Reach Border.
Co. Il and other members Of the
Third Indiana regiment We're the
first Indiana examinations TO reach
the border. arriving there on July
j.. The company left here on Sat
urday morning. June "A. arriving at
Fort Benjamin Harrison late that
afternoon.
Capt Rogers received his orders
10 get his troops together on Mon
day morning. June 10. having re,
ceived notice that the national guard
had been ordered out the night be-
fore through the newspapers. At
the time the orders were received
here co. T. hardly was up 20 peace
strength OF 65 men. hut when the
company left for the border il was
one of the largest in the state. Dur
ing the week that the local officers
were Siveu 20 recruit men. Co was
made sufficiently large To- be the big
gent one at the Fort Harrison mo-
hilizatiou camp when il arrived
there.
Capt Clinton n. Rodgers. First
Lieut. otto Dietl and Second Lieut..
Charles NJ Powers are the commits
stoned officers of co. r.