The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
new GUARD UNIT
Company b of Topeka Is OFF,
ciaIIy Accepted Here.
Oath Administered to So Men by
Adjutant General.

Company 3, ninth battalion, Kan
sas State Guard took the oath of al
legiance and was mustered into state
service Monday night, at the city
auditorium.
Adjutant General Charles S Huff
man administered the oath to the
ninety-six men assem- bled, IN the
presence of Governor Arthur Capper.
and also made a formal inspection OF
the company General Huffman ex-
planned most carefully that the state
guard is for duty only within the
boundaries of the state, and cannot pc
called into service outside OF Kansas.
Both the governor and the adjutant
general highly complimented Com
pany b on the size of its member
ship and upon the smartness OF its ap-
pearance.
Governor Capper in brief ADDRESS
dvelt on the splendid opportunity that
state guard service affords to every
male citizen for doing his bit in the
present world crisis Tho a man may
not be available for the full duties of
soldier because of age, physical dis
ability or claims of family, yet by
Joining the guard, he becomes part
of a disciplined force Immediately
available for checking the work of his
country's enemies in the state or 10
cality where he lives, thru the appre-
hension of spies, destroyerS of prop
erty. and the spreaders of disloyal or
treasonous propaganda. He is also
ever ready to put down disturbances
that menace public order He urged
the men to keep a sharp lookout for
acts of disloyalty on the part of per-
sons living IN the community, and to
promptly report such acts to their
commanding officers, and affirmed
that no traitorouS or diSloyal person
has a right to live in Kansas and en-
joy the protection and benefits of its
laws.
Another duty of the state guard,
IL was pointed out, is to provide the
boys of draft age with as much mill
tary knowledge as possible before
they arc called to national service,
thus shortening the time necessary to
make them effective units of the ac-
tive army.
Captain Hamlin stated that he is
<oing to provide special extra train
ing for those members of the COM
pany who are subject to the draft,
and this may include another drill
each week if enough of the men de-
sire it,
Company 3 is the first Topeka
company to be officially mustered
into state service. The other com
Lanies are to be mustered in imme-
dlately, however, and Companies A,
= and G, together with a fourth COM
pany when it is formed, will consti-
tute the ninth battalion, Kansas State
Guard.
Commissioned Officers.
Capt Perle B. Hamlin.
First Lieut.. Elmer c. Gilligan.
Second Lieut. George p. Morehouse.
northumberland Officers.
First Sergt. w. G. Harrington, Quar-
termaster Sergt. T. D. Humphreys
Sergt. w. H Lewis, Sergt F. L. Lind
emuth. Sergt c. L. Wilcox, Sergt. l.
+. Whitney, Corp NJ. w. Lungstrum
Corp. r. o. Allen, Corp. d. Mcbride
Corp. c. p. Bolmar, Corp. J. ]. Ker-
sey, Corp. X. f. Burnett.
Privates.
G.. w. Larimer, artificer; w. w
Watson, cook; c. b. Hankenberry
cook: ]. H. Amis, c. T. Anderson, Her
bert C. Bailey, Robert Bauman
Michael w Birmingham, G. r. Boag
G. c. Bradley, Simon r. Brustman
w T Calvin, A L. Camp, C. B. Camp
bell. Frank Gamma, Thomas B. Can
non. 5. W. w Carr, W. B. Carter, w
H. Coffey. George Comstock, Charlie:
Darnell. Clark Davis, T. H. Dixon, T
esE Drennon, Olof Ekberg, William
Finch. ]. w. Fisher. James J. Furlong
John + Cannon, G.. NJ. Goshorn. A A
Graham, David T Gregg, w. B. Grant
S. Green. r, P. Hale. Herbert T. Hall
O. r. Harris, l.. B. Hathaway, Clar
ence a Hooper, D. p. Hoseltine, c. L
HaVener. John Hermann. p. W. Hunt
ing, G. w. Husband, Ralph H. Jaen
icke. S. s. James. Nelson Johnson
Roger l. Jones, Cass L. Jones, Paul S
Jones. f L. Kelley, c. R. Knight, Ed
win B. Kinkaid. Casper Krumm, r