The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-24
HOME GUARDS OF COUNTY
ELECT REG|MENTAL STAFF
County Divided Into Military
Units For Active Work;
Council of Defense Plans
For the Future

The meeting Of the county council
of defensn with TIE officers OF the
Logan regiment of home guards at
the MONDAY luncheon at the lone Wed
nesday was a notable incident connec-
ed with the war work o. the county
Fifty men were present and after the
luncheon the election of a regiment
tai staff as tie first business to be
disposed Of He spoke Of the good
work all over the county in organizing
the ten companies with two perhaps
three, yet to be completed, The ell,
ecton of regimental officers resulted
in the unanimous selection of Col
w II Hornaday as colonel, Capt G A
Barber, lieutenant colonel Clyde
Pulse major first battalion; e A
Shank, Marshall major second battal-
lion, and w H Gilmore, Orlando, ma
ior third battalion.
The assignment of companies to
battallions was made as follows: A.,
w, G and d as first battalion; T.. or
lGu.hrle, F, of Lowell, and H Marshall,
rs second battalion G, Mulhall, |,
Orlando and X Coyle as third battal-
lion. Vacancies in any Of the COM
panies caused by promotions will be
filled at early meetings CT those COM
panies held under the direction of the
major commanding the battalion. The
positions of regimental adiutant quar-
termaster and sergeant major will be
filled according to rules and regu-
Ilations at an early date.
Under direction of the county coun-
Gil Of defense, the officers were In
structed that they and their men
would be expected to lend all assist
ance possible to the campaigns for
the various war funds and interests;
lending aid in organizing the school
district units with their war bards;
assisting energetically in the work of,
registering every enemy alien in the
county during the next thirty days;
watching and curbing all forms OF
sedition, assembling the complete evi
dence against all preachers of sedtion
and reporting same to the county
council of defense. In short, it was
urged that the guard is organized fer
Iall forms Of defense against the en-
emies of our homes, our county, our
state our nation, and especially to
look after every form and design OF
sedition and giving aid and comfort
to the enemy"
The newly elected colone -. the
regiment advised the officers briefly
as to what would be expected of them,
by both superiors and TIE men they
ar6 expected to command. His ad-
vice along technical lines was appre-
ciated by the officers who had Just
bestowed on him this command. while
he showed full appreciation of the
duties and responsibilities he is as
suming and asked the fullest coop
grafton of every officer, and their
men in the work of making this the
best regiment in the Oklahoma home
guard organization.
The work Of the school OF officers
occupied the morning and also an af
ternoon drill period All took part in
tie work and many special drill points
were explained by the expert in
charge OF the drilling. Altogether it
was very profitable incident. The
visiting officers were the guests OF
the council of defense at the lunch
con.
The county council of defense
transacted a large amount OF bust
ness. heard reports and planned the
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