Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-12-28
FIRST COMPANY
TO Be PUT ON
F|RMER BASIS
(From Tuesdays Daily
CAMPAIGN TO BE PUT UNDER
WAY FOR MORE MEMBERS;
GUARDS NOT ATTENDING HELD
AS DESERTERS IN FUTURE.
Monday Night to See New Steps Out
lined for Coming Year; Feed VIII
Be Feature; Public Invited to
Visit Armory.

In order to stimulate greater in
terest in the work OF the First com
pany, coast artillery, and to bring
military discipline to top-notch ef-
ficiency, CAPITAL W. NJ. Briggs has
decided to put several new measures
into effect during the coming year.
Steps will be taken to put the com
pany on a better basis next Monday
night, the first meeting of the new
year, which will be a lively affair,
with several added features.
Thirteen members have recently
been dropped on account Of remov-
al from Ashland and vicinity, and
score of new members are urgently
needed to take the places of these
and others who have dropped out of
the ranks.
Each member of the company has
been appointed a special recruiting
officer to obtain new members for
the organization. Home defense
guards are just as urgently needed as
ever, says Captain Briggs, in spite
OF the disarmament conference.
Members who do not attend drill
are to be treated as deserters, and
will be given a discharge record
which will ever afterwards hinder
their advancement in other lines of
work and activity. A coffee and
'hot dog" feed is being planned for
Monday night. after drill, and prom
ises to be lively affair.
The public is cordially invited to
watch the boys drill, inspect the Ar
mory, see the new improvements
which have been made and learn OF
other splendid work which is being
done by the Ashland company of
the National Guard.
Following are late company orders
issued by Captain Briggs;
1. Each member is hereby ordered
to report for armOry drill Monday
evening, January 2, at 7:45 p. m.
First call will be sounded in front
of armory at 1880 p. m, and assem-
bly, at 7:45 p. m.
2. Any member failing to appear
without obtaining excuse in advance
will be dropped as a deserter or dis
honorably discharged. This has been
adopted as a rule to be followed in
the future A copy of the order from
headquarters declaring the deser-
tlon or dishonorable discharge will
he mailed to the mplOyer Of the
man affected.
g. Any member wishing to try out
for company basketball, should see
either Sergeant ]. R. Clary or Act
ing Corporal Butterfield. Athletics
at armory each evening.
4. Sergeant A. ]. McCallen is in
Htructed to be prepared to give a
thirty minute talk on Methods of
Attack for Infantry"
5. Each man will endeavor to
bring a recruit with him Monday ev-
cning Company Clerk Billings will
have his office open for recruiting
Inrposes at 1880 p. m. sharp.
6. All clothing must be left at ar
lrory. II it is desired to have uni
form to wear home, such uniform
must be purchased from the army
store or elsewhere.
7. Several members have not re-
turned their shoes to the armory
since returning from camp. This
lnust be done at once.
8. Each member is requested to
''r,ng 25 cents with him as a deposit
for key to his locker, il he has not
"'ready done so. This deposit will
~ returned upon the surrender of
III, key.
. Inspection of lockers will be
cd at 9:15 p. m. Monday evening.
o'kers must be in a neat and tlean
condition and contain all equipment.
len will stand at attention in front
g lockers. all equipment to be in
cl:ers. Supply Sergeant Robertson
;ld Sergeant McNalr will see that
operty books are up-to-date, in
dor that a check may be made at
iis inspection.
10. Cook Mintle is charged with
rs onsibility OF preparing and hav-
ing in readiness hot coffee and hot