The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-02-18
LOCAL AM.LEC|ON
MEMBERS FAVOR
NAT. GUARD UNIT
Greatest Need Is Armory -
Community Building Would
Fill Need - Commercial
Clubs Backing Units Over
State - Towns Already
Signing Many Recruits.

At the meeting of the American Le-
gion held last evening the matter of a
national guard unit for Devils Lake
was discussed. The sentiment of the
meeting was strongly in favor of put
ting forth an effort to this end. The
Legion officers, Everett Duell, Fred
Mann, Jr., VIM. Bagby and Arthur
Brainard were appointed a commit
tee to look into the matter and see
what can be accomplished.
It is possible to secure either an
infantry unit or a supply company,
but the members seemed to be in ia
vor of the former. The main draw
back to the proposition is the lack of
a suitable building for the purpose.
If Devils Lake is to have a unit it
will be necessary that an armory be
erected. This can easily be overcome
by the erection of the proposed CON-
munity building which is intended tn
be used as an armory also. The mat.
ter Of the community building has
been under consideration for some
time but no definite action has been
taken as yet, and the Legion members
will endeavor to get the movement un-
der way as soon as possible.
Old company IN" owns two lots
which have been rendered the Legion
should they be desired. The state
also is in a position to appropriate
several thousand dollars toward the er
ection of a building of this nature.
From these two sources is available a
considerable asset to start the propo-
sition and it is hoped that the move-
ment will be gotten under way at once
Support for the reorganization Of
the North Dakota national guard is
being pledged Major Harold Sorenson,
assistant adjutant general, from many
commercial clubs and American legion
posts over the state, and, altho pro-
gress has been slow owing to the in
fuenza epidemic, it has nevertheless,
he reports, been certain.
The Grand Forks Commercial club
has appointed a committee consisting
of Julius F. Bacon, Paul Goodman and
Walter Schlosser to lead the campaign
for the reorganization of the national
guard company there. The Bismarck
Commercial club has placed this work
in the hands Of D. E. Cordner, A. H.
Scharnowski guardsmen and ex-serv-
ice men. In Mipot Major, E. S. Per-
son, Orrin M. Pearce and J. F. Nc
,Quire are handling this work for the
association of commerce and at James
town Major Dana Wright and Capt.
James H. Gray, veterans Of the Fight
ing First, are on the job. A meeting
will be held at jamestown tomorrow,
when final preliminary arrangements
will be made.
Hil1sboro In Lead
At Hillsboro seventy prospective
members of the new company already
have signed up. Williston will have
q meeting to consider the organiza-.
ton Of company February 10. The
American legion at Lisbon has named
William Z. Jones, II, Archie CAL.
braith and i. Bleaker . COMMITTEES
q nnationals guArd reorganization, and
the commercial club has selected T.
g. Paulson and Messrs. Jones and
Bleaker for the same purpose. At
Hnlsboro the american legion has
r5keed Earl R. gearlss, II. N. Mash
g1nd Albsrt g, 5Anderson, and at WEah-
Ste1pa III legion - Appeintld b,
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