The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-03
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SAYS B||E;b|lDJI B
COMPANY WILL Il,
CET'Plj|BE|l1Cl'llY|' I:
Returned Officers Will Be in
Command and Service
Men Will Join @..S. II
OFFICIALS INTERESTED
IN THE ORGANIZATION:
Several Advastages May Be
Had by Beeonins Mem
ber of Company

! When Bemidii organizes it's ma
ttional xuard company, otficered- by
returned officers and with a major
| fty of the members service men, the
lresults of the campaign will be sent
I to every state in the unit. is the
promise of Col. J. B. Woolnougn,
tU. 8. A., national guard inspector,
who recently visited BsmtdN.
What Colonel says.
1ss.sNiaeswar department and nation"
fa1 Eunrd officers have, since the war
ended, been interested In just this
problem, and when Bemidji puts
through her eompaign, full details
will be requested by every state IN
the unit" re said.
There is considerable envtable
publicity in this for Bemidt. Per
sonally I feel that such company
would eclipse anything that now ex-.
lists in the national guard, because;
there has never been such an oppor-.
tunity existing. The companies be-
fore the war were officered by men
who had limited training and during
the war the same condition existed:
Your Benidji company would be led
ysmenz who had but fecentiya re-. &c
turned from an intensive course or
training and your men would have
had the same training. Your COM
pany could not help but be efficient
from the moment the men were
equipped and put into formation, "he
continued.
PROGRESS Being Watched.
Col. Woolnough, Brigadier General
Rhinow, Mead of the state military,
and the national guard officers are
watching the progress of the cam
paign for members with more than
usual interest and have offered to re-
turn at any time to assist. II Be-
midi can, secure company under
such a plan, an effort WI Ill be made
| to use the same method in other To-
calities, where companies are to be
placed. In such case the details
used here will be carefully reduced
to writing and recommended Tor use
in the other cities. The plans will
also be sent to army publicat tions and
will probably be made part OF a
general order sent out to those inter-
ested in the national guard.
The federal officers are enthusiast
tically backing the enlargement Of
the national guard. Thus far, Min
nesota has been one of the few states
to recruit the regiments to even close
to the maximum.
Advantages of Joining
There is pay for the enlisted men
and officers from the federal govern
ment and an additional payment OF
IS per man per year from the state:
Complete equipment consisting OF
uniform, shoes, blankets, utensils,
arms and ammunition and ample
supplies for the target range are
among the advantages that will be
gained by having national guard
unit in. Bemidji, according to the Of
ficers: who paid this city visit re-
Gently.
/. Number Of Members.
The company is to consist Of q
minimum of ninety men and three
| officers and maximum of one hun
dred and ten men and three officers.
AS soon as the number is secured
and the proper blanks signed, an in
specting officer will visit Bemidji, in
spect the unit and report to the fed
eral government. Equipment will
then be issued
| Paw From Government.
| The government pay OF the men
is based on a minimum number Of
-forty-eight-from which,
however, certain street parades and
appearances on the range can be de-
Quoted. There must be sixty per
cent of the company at each drill.
Should the company fail to have this
number of drills or should the at
tendance be below the required num-
Der, all members lose their pay. The
pay Is one-quarter of the pay allowed
regular army men for the same rank
so that privates would receive $3.50
a month for four drills Of one hour
and a half each. Non-commiss1oned
and commissioned officers would be
paid in accordance with the regular
army schedule.
Everything Furnished.
The equipment will be complete
and it should not be necessary for
any member to expend cent of his
own money.
! Ample ammunition is to be pro-