Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-18
TO HAVE: A MIL
|7ARY COMP ANY
Col. Guy A. Brewer Offers
City a Chance, Which
is Accepted at Mass
Meeting.
SEEK QUICK ACTION
Officers to be Selected and
Another Meeting
Called.
SEEK QUICK ACTION

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company as part of the 134th in
fantTy. And on behalf of the city, 4
mass meeting of business and pro-
fessional men and others interested in
the matter. formally accepted the offer
so that it is now settled matter that
this city is again to have military
company.
Following Thursday nights meeting,
which was presided over by o. J. Hen
derson, Mr.. Henderson was authorized
to name two committees, one to select
the captain and first and second lieu
tenants of the new company and the
other to take up the matter of quarters
for the organiza ton. These committees
are as follows:
On officers-Geo. c. Tucker, Maj.
F. J. Lund, Capt. II. ]. Smith, Capt.
J. r. White, L. A. Lehnhard.
On quarters-Varick C. Crosley, W..
C. Pyle, w. L. Whitman, e. S. John
son, G. c.. Mills.
These committees are expected to re-
port as soon as possible to a mass
meeting to be called by Mr.. Henderson,
when their recommendations will be
acted upon 1t is hoped that this
meeting will be held not later than
next week Friday evening.
What ck,&o nov,non;Ic
Col. Brewer outlined what the state
demanded from any city seeking a
national guard company, all Of which,
of course, Webster City is familiar
with, having supported such an or
ganization for more than thirty years
prior to the mastering out of the
various units following the war. f..
S. johnson, as president Of the Cham
Der of Commerce, assured Col. Brewer
that the chamber would unanimously
back the venture and that its officers
and members would do whatever was
necessary and was demanded by the
state. The same assurance was given
by O. ]. Henderson, speaking for the
general public. Capt. White spoke for
the G. A. r., rendering. also. the I'M
animous support Of that organization.
Others also spoke, the consensus of
opinion being that the city wanted the
company and that it would do any
thing required to get it.
Liberal Allowances.
It is proposed that the company,
when formed. will use temporary
quarters for a time. The state makes
liberal allowances for rental and in
cidcntals and the gOvernmnt pays the
members of the organization for
every drill. Privates get 81 per
drill. The plan here. as outlined by
Col. Brewer, is to fill the rank and
file of the membership with young men
who have reached their eighteenth
birthdays since the armistice was
signed. The colonel looks upon the
formation of such an organization as
civil problem. 1t gives an oppor-
tunity for excellent training and it
furnishes young boys with something
of club nature. The company fund
may be spent for athletic equipment
in the armory and the members may
have all the benefits there that arc
usually found in Y. NJ. G. A.
Selection of Officers.
Formerly new company was en-
listed and then elected it's own officers
The plan of the government now, how
ever, is for the community to select
officers who are representative and
capable and then the officers, with tho
assistance of the recruiting officer
enlist the members of the company
There must be at least 65 enlisted men
with maximum Of hundred. Tht
new guard organizations are dual il
nature-that is they are both state
and national troops. The government
allots a definite number Of regiment:
to each state and it pays the salarie!
of the men. The state furnishes othel
funds and is entitled to the protection
of these troops in time of need. Iowa
which used to have four regiments
under the old system, has but two now
so that Webster City is unusually for
tunate in getting a company. The state
appropriates $265.0OO for the supper
of her national guard companies.
The committee having in charge thu
selection of the officers is especial!
anxious for the cooperation OF thu
public The success or the failure o
the company will depend upon thu
personality and ability of the Off
GERS. There are three outstanding
qualifications for an officer, as fol
lows:
His personal standing in TIN
community.
c.-Iis personality and power t.