The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-06
HOME GUARD
 IS FORMED BY
 LOCAL PEOPLE Eighty-seven Persons Did Sign Roll Gail Last Eve- hing in the A.
 B. Hall. , TO DRILL EACH WEEK The Government Will Fur niSh Equipment and the
 Use of A. B. Hall
 Secured.
TO DRILL EACH WEEK

The first meeting for the formation of a Juneau Home Guard was held last night at A. B. Hall with large attendance. The purposes of the meeting were briefly explained by A. E. Cole, John Beck and Claude Eric son, after which the men present who wished to join the organization signed the roll and adjourned sub ject to the call of the organizers.
 It was explained that the Home Guard would be a semimilitary body based along the lines of the old-time militia organization; that discipline would be expected of the members, that attendance at certain number of drills a month would be compul- sorry, and that the purposes of the organization were to repel invaders of the Territory, should any appear, and to guard property in case of loot ing after a fire.
 MT. Reck stated that the Council of Defense had been considering the formation of the Home Guard for several months and that it had been working along these lines for that length of time, with the result that last nights meeting was called. Mir. Beck stated that equipment would be furnished by the Federal Govern ment and the Territory, with the ex- ception of uniforms. It was also stated by MT Beck that the Council and the Territorial officials were working on a plan now whereby they could secure uniforms for the body with reasonable assurances of sue cess.
 Claude Ericson said that arrange ments would be completed today whereby the Guard would be allowed the use of A. B. Hall for drill pur- poses at least two nights a week, with the use of the lockers on the lower floor for keeping their individ- ual equipment, for quartermaster's s quarters an dother necessary rooms.
 The men present then came for ward and signed the roll to the num- Der of ST. Every man present affixed his name Those who signed were:
 A. B. Cole, Lester O. Gore, James F. Hurley, c. B. Brandon, R. H. Kletzing, c. E. Cartwright. Earl A. Maud, V. H. Wilehlm, Howard B.. Cleveland. Glenn Bartlett, Merritt Hackett, R. NJ. Shepard, A. A. Hum frey, T. w. Richardson, Robert J.. Cragg, c. w. Vickery, H. J. Nordllng. E. J. Daley, II. Wander Leest, Sher- man Dewey, F. F. w. LOwle, H. 0. Martin, II. I, Lucas, Charles Ostrom, z. NJ. Bradford, F. V. Bundin, J. w. Humfrey, B. A. Rosselle, Roy D. An derson, Alvin Goldstein, George E.. Mann, R. w. Bruce, Chas. Hadd, Don- aid McKinnon, J. A. Acklen. E. J. Dolan, H. J. Turner Martin Lavenik. Y. J. Mccartney. c. c. Johnson, Louis Manette, J. H. Kline, Cash Cole, Frank NJ. Harvey. M. s. Wilson, Il. o. Adams, Roy H. Osborne, E. E. Smith, Sim Freiman, o. E. Wilde, w. George Johnson, k. l.. Rodenburg, M H. Sides, Frank E. Sergeant, c. c. Nichols, s. B. Bowen, J. T. Mcqueen, c. P. Davis, A. F. McKinnon, J. C.. Gilligan, George Anderson, J. l.. Mu- seth, II. S. Graves, Wm. J. Reck, A. T. King, D. J. Harrington, Hector Mclean, Frank La Rochelle, R. k. Young, Charles Sabin, w. M. Fry, R. B. Fairly, J. E. Wilson, George M. Cloudy, Victor V. 'Dupuy, D. Smeaton, F. Fremming, James K. Marshall Chas. E. Naghel, H. M. Lawrence, Hal. E. Bishop, M. S. Perkins, R. F. Robertson, l.. J. Johnson, Chas. E. Harland, Fred s. Cliff and M. 5. Whittier.
 Thirty-three others have signified their intention of signing who could not be present last night.