Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-26
SECOND MILITARY
ORGANIZATION IS
FORMED IN CITY


The Sumter Light Guards" name
famous in the military history of sum.
ter county was revived last night at
the organization of a new military
company in Americus. At meeting
of citizens held in the courthouse, the
company was formally organized with
an enrolment of more than 100 mem-
bers, and plans made to proceed i'm
mediately with drills. etc, to qualify
the men for efficient service in the pro-
lection of life and property during the
absence Of the Americus Light Infan-
try.
The officers of the new company are
as follows: Captain, e. A. Nisbet;
First Lieutenant, Walter Rylander;
Second Lieutenant, r. H. Horton. The
non-commissioned officers will be APP
pointed by Capt. Nisbet on Thursday
night, when the first regular drill viii
be held.
Drills are to be held on Monday
and Thursday nights and every effort
is to be made to bring the company up
to a high standard of efficiency, so
that there will be no difficulty in OBJ
tanning official recognition from both
the state and federal governments.
Requisition Is to be made without
delay to the war department for the
necessary arms and other equipment
g = . q d composer JiIe ctsD-
missioned officers was named to take
this matter up with Congressman
Charles R. Crisp.
Sixty-eight men attended the meet
ing last night almost half of whom
have had military experience. With
this substantial nucleus and the gem
eraI personnel Of the company OF an
exceptionally high mental standard. it
is hoped to rapidly whip the organiza-
tion into satisfactory shape.
C. ]. Clark, Walter RyIander, S. r.
Heys and l.. NJ. Hansford were named
as a committee to draft bylaws for
the new company.
Monthly dues of 80 cents per mem
Der were decided upon to provide the
necessary funds for incidental ex-
penses, such as armory rent, etc. It
is proposed to maintain both an active
and an honorary membership.
The roster of the company is as
follows:
G. L. Williams, H. S. Council, E. F,
Wilder, T. O. Marshall, R. H. Horton,
J. C. Bass, A. B. Salter, J. H. Mar
shall, H. B. Grady, J. w Westbrook.
John Sheffield, Watts Market, F. T.
Allison. w. H. c. Dudley, G. ~
Bragg, C. H. Yearwood. L. D. Staple
ton. Dan. Chappell, w 7. Kenmore, q
c. johnson, J. w. Holley, NJ. H.
Wheeler. Otis NJ. Physioc, Cloyd Buch-
anan, Samuel A. Perry, R. G. Christ
ian. R. T. Hawkins, Welbur B. Smith.
f L. Carswell, H. t. Ansley R. Nc
Neill, E. j. Witt, Lee NJ. Hansford, T.
c. Tillman, c. J. Clark, A. ]. Hamil,
Jr.. w H. Sims, Talmadge Crabb, W.
Fl Brown, G. T. Adams, John w Shi-
yer, While Marshall, ]. E. Mathis, r.
L. Edwards, T. NJ Merritt, Jr., Harry
Hawkins, S. R. Heys, Geo. n. Adams, T.
C Poole, C C. Herring, C. NJ. Bradley,
J. d. Hooks, w. T. Maynard, Sam Nc
Daniel, E. j. Eldridge, J. Emory Ry
lander. F. F. Fort, E. NJ. Prather. Cor
don Howell, Russell Speer, Jesse West
brook. j. F. Finch, d. d. Van Riper, j.
W. Buchanan, Thad B. Reese, viii
Horne, J. L. Jeter, Huntington Chap
pell. c. w Henderson, Edwin Ryals,
Jim Westbrook, C. p Hurt, Allen
Egbert Clark, R. d. Cam
eron, Chas. Crew, w c. Moody, Robt-
Lee McMath, H. B. Mashburn, z. 4.
Nisbet. E. H. Bradley Law Rees, F. NJ
Flournoy, A. R. Royal, H. d. Hansford,
c. A. Ames, C. S. Ranew. Walter Ry-
lander. J. W. Harris. Jr, W. W. Tuck
er, E. L. Croxton. F. H. Miller, S. VIII
hanson, J. A. Pinkston, Jr.. L. L. Me-
Cleskey. n. W. Page, B. B. Kent. G. J.
H. G. Stanfield. w E. TAYLOR
T. J. Bolton, Julius Shy, H. B. Shipp.-
W. r. Lipscomb, J. E. Griffin. f J
Payne. Jas Rees. Stephen Pace Asa
Pittman, ]. W Lott, D. X. Brinson, W.
D. Finch, J. R. crabb, P. D. Cherry, c.
d. Stever. J. e. Johnson. S. NJ Cai-
pepper. J. r. Bramlett, ]. w Renfroe-
". E. Parker, B. ]. Harrison. G. L
Bostwick, Jas. A. Johnson. Il. NJ
Faust, ". B. Mccorkle. ] ". Waller,
i. Leroy Murroy, orn A. Williams. G.
1. Tillman. D. Y. Bowles, g. 4. Brown.