The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-10-04
TO SELECT RESERVE e.
MILITIA FOR ROREsoN
County Council of Defense Will
Meet in Lunlberton Oct. $50
Men to be Selected for Military
Duty Under Governors Cali
for 5000 Men.

Chairman H. E. Stacy and other
members Of the Robson council of
defense will meet at the court house
IN Lumberton ab 1880 a. m. Non
day, October s, to select SO men for
military duty in Robson under the
provisions Of the Governors recent
proclamation calling forth 5000 of
the unorganized militia of the State
for military duty.
Members Of the county council Of
| defense besides Chairman Stacy are:
A. E. White of Lumberton, J. 3. Nc
Cormick of Parkton, A. r. McEach-
ern Of st. Paul, DR.. J. L. McMillan Of
Red Springs, A. j. McKinnon of Max
ton, J. S. Oliver of Marietta.
When the number allotted for the
county has been selected, the chair
man, who under the terms Of the
special regulations is appointed mus
to enlist the men and cause election
of officers to be held
This company is designated the
Twenty-first company, North Caro-
lima Reserve militia, with home sta
tion at Lumberton.
Chairman Stacy received instruc-
tions to the above effect yesterday
from the office of Adjutant General
Young at Raleigh.
Orders were sent out from Raleigh
Tuesday to Is other county chairmeI
in the State for formation of the SO.
men units of the new reserve militia
being formed throughout the State ir
compliance with Gov. Bickett's re
cent order, following orders ISSUED
Monday for the formation of 10O-me1
units in the principal centers of pop
ulation.
The fifty-men units ordered to b.
organized Tuesday are Beaufort, Ca
barrus, Cleveland, Davidson, Edge
combe, CASTOR, Granville, Harnett
Madison, Mcdowell, Randolph, Rob
eson, Rockingham; Vance, Warren
Wilson.
The men selected for these countie
by their respective county defens
boards are to meet at once and cleo
officers and these will be straightwa,
commissioned by the Governor an
the applications filed withethe FEEDER
al government forthe arms with whic
the companies are to be equipped.
In directing the adjutant genera
companies, Governor Beckett wrote
"It is my desire that the men sc
lected shall represent the intelligence
the character and the courage of tn
communities in which they live. Thes
men are to be the special guardian
of our women and children. and tn
; keepers of the peace and ordsr Of @th
State. The service they are to pei
form requires that the militia 70
shall be a roll Of honor. | insist thu
! the men selected shall be:
"Men who fear God and make
5 decent effort to keep His command
ments.
"Men of fortitude who are able ar
a willing, for the public veal, to fax
danger and endure hardships will
d out complaint.
n "Men of quiet minds who will
i very careful Of human life, but wi
= when stern necessity demands
d shoot straight to protect the helple'
n and preserve the peace and order
s the State. -
It "These men are to be selected, b.
r. not drafted. The organizations a,
e to be composed neither of voluntee
l. nor of drafted men, but of men cho
S en- by the committees because it
t. believed that they possess peculi;
f qualifications for the service in whi.
e they are called. If any man who
J. selected shall decline the honor,
will not be thrust upon him. Al
d unwillingness to serve would indica
IS that the committee had made mi
t. take in the selection of that partic
,r lar man."
,e It is desired that men between t
At ages of 81 and As years be selecte
d but younger men may be selected
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