The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15
Local Guard Company
Mustered Into Service
Will Be Known as Company E, 4th
Regiment, Kansas National
Guards.

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Col. P. M. Hosington came down
from Newton last Friday and the
same afternoon at the armory the
company was mustered into the
service.
The colonel inspected the armory
and pronounced it o. X.
Col. Hosington said that it has been
long time since he had mustered
a company in over strength. There
were 103 men present for muster,
three being absent on leave.
The officers of the company are as
follows:
Captain-A. P. Sanford.
First Lieutenant-A. T. Hillayard.
Second Lieutenant-H. C. Fleak.
Following the muster Col. Hosing-
ton took the company out for drill.
He made many complimentary re-
marks concerning the physical fitness
Of the men forming the company.
He also spoke words of commenda-
ton on the short time it has taken to
raise the company. Other towns
which made application before Lib
eral have not yet raised their COM
pany to full strength
In the evening the Liberal Cham
ber of Commerce gave banquet at
the Hotel Sanford honoring Col.
Hoisington, to the officers of the
company and representatives of the
Chamber of Commerce. Col. Hois-
ington spoke enthusiastically of the
town and country.
Everything has been done but the
final inspection and liberalization of
the Guard, which is expected to take
place within the next thirty days, at
which time requisition will be made
for full equipment for the company.
The officers of the company have
all had experience in the work of the
Guards. Mr.. Sanford served with the
First Illinois Infantry in Cuba during
the Spanish-American war, he then
served two years in the Illinois Naval
Reserves and two years in the First
Missouri Infantry.
Mr.. Hillyard was a member of the
Minnesota National Guards for seven
years, and Mr.. Fleak was a member
of Company E, 50th Iowa National
Guards.
It is greatly to the credit of the
Jtown that this company has = been
formed and carried through to mus
ter, and the people here should show
their appreciation in every way pos
sible.
Drills will be held Monday and Fri
day evenings on the Tucker land
west of Liberal and the public is in
vited to come out and see the COM
pany go thru their exercises.
The following is the muster roll of
the new company:
Capt. A. P. Sanford.
First Lieut.. A. T. Hillyard.
Second Lieut.. Henry G.. Fleak.
First SIG. Frank E. Galloway.
Mess Serg, James Johnston.
Supply Serg. Samuel T. Hubbard
Ernest A. Evans.
Guy P. Belford
David R. Green.
Leonard E. Allen.
Clyde L. Atha.
Jodie G. Alsup.
Albert Augerot.
Charles w. Barbee.
Joseph E. Buckland.
Edwin Belief.
Albert P. Bangs.
Ralph R. Bangs.
Harold Bangs.
Henry D. Boylan.
Gilbert E. Barnhill.
Harley X. Burns.
Harvey L. Burns.
Eleven Behee.
Rex E. Benson.
Harry F. Bennyhoff.
William C. Brooks,
Jim R. Clark.
Albert H. Cramsey.
Vern A. Clark.
Forrest L. Chamberlain.
L. Roy Culley.
Rex Certain.
Archie B. Christner.
Robert W. Cults.
\ George H. Dettmer.
~ Cecil D. Davis.
John C. Derrick.
Alva V. Ebersole.
Leroy R. Eddington.
Lee E. Erlewine.
David ]. Evans.
Walter H. Ford.
Charles A. Grant.
Ira A. Hammer.
Arthur L. Handy.
John R. Heath.
Carl G. Heitman.
Oral Holmes.
Donald A. Grace.
Edward R. Hess
Harry A. Gaskill.
Robert B. Holloway.
Malcolm G. Hays.
James A. Jones.
Lowell Johnson.
James L. Kemper.
Wesley L. Kidd.
William L. Knisely.
Onnie C. Kirk.
Roy Kyle.
Everett Layman.
Herbert R. Lindley.
Glen L. Meek.
Jack McGee.
William Meyer.
George R. New.
George E. holland.
VIM. j. 0rmiston.