Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-05-18
COMPANY FLAG
GIVEN GUARDSMEN
OLD COMPANY C PRESENTS
BANNER TO FAMOUS
GUARD UNIT

1 War days were revived on Tuesday
/ evening when an unusually pretty
ceremony took place at the court
house square, At that time Company
lC. Wisconsin State Guard, presented
its flag to Company G., Wisconsin Ma
Etional Gnard
/ The 12Sth Infantry band made its
| first public appearance of the sea-
son at the time, playing a number
in front of the Wausau club follow
| ing which members of old Company c
lined up and following the band,
marched to the court, house square.
Company G was already lined up at
| the northwest corner and the State
Guards faced the present company.
/ When the band had taken its position
4 in the stand the presentation OF the
flag was made by Thomas Ryan, lieu
tenant of Company c.
The Presentation
II have an honorable mission to
fulfill this evening"" said Mr.. Ryan,
.'the privilege of presenting to Com
pany G the flag which Company G
carried in her period of home SER
vice during the war. When / look
back to the past history of your COM
pany when | remember the company
4 of old, formed by sturdy pioneers,
strong men of their day; when / re-
4 member as lad of eight or nine
years / became attached to that COM
! pany as mascot-for in those days
/ every company had mascot-and
was in this way permitted to know
personally of its early experiences;
when | remember how that company
camped on the fair grounds - prep
aration for its famous Chicago trip
and how the men devoted their time
to intensive training under General
Charles King, then captain in Chi
cago, and carried off first honors in
competition with the militia of the en-
tire country and then going forward
when | remember that the Spanish
American war saw this same compa-
my fighting on the enemy's soil and
finally when | remember the glorious
| climax to all of the company's his
/ tory, so nobly written on the battle
fields OF France and when remen,
Der that never since the organization
CT Company G has our country made
/ a call for men without finding this
company at the front, | feel that the
hearts of everyone of you must thrill
lat the knowledge that these tradi-
tions are now your own possessions
and with you men buttressed by this
wonderful history, we men of Conn
pany G know that we are fortunate in
being able to place our flag is such
worthy hands.
Commit Banner
Captain Becker, with a feeling of
deep satisfaction, we commit to the
custody of you and your company, the
banner We have cherished" The flag
then put in the hands of Company G,
was given Company c. on August II,
1918, by the city of Wausau, presented
by Frank Regner, then city attorney.
It bears the inscription
Company G
Tenth Infantry
Wisconsin State Guard
Presented by
City of Wausau
Following Mr. Ryan's presentation,
Fred r. Becker, captain of Company
G., responded by outYIning the pres
ent provisions for national defense
and pointing out the Importance of
the national guard in that large and
comprehensive scheme. 1.-THE National
Guard is against no union or organi-
zation," he declared, "but it stands
for law, order and protection only"
Captain Becker declared that much
study, time and effort on the part of
members of the guard is necessary
and in this regard, he said:
at is noble and grand and patriot
ic for young men to fight for their
country in time Of war, it is all of
that and more that guard members
are doing under present conditions
by training to make themselves fit
for service when the country and state
needs them. The young men who are
performing this service have a right
to expect their organization to be a
proper protege Of the community, per-
haps to greater degree than many
organizations now sponsored and sup
ported by the community at far great
er cost"
Must Have Support
Captain Becker stated that no guard
unit could become efficient and sue
! cessful without the whole hearted
support of the community In which 1t
is established and he made direct
appeal for active, organized support
4 70 luht the IOIll VI dU dbBOCIdLlOH Lub
membership Of which should be COM
munity sponsors for the company.
The activities of this citizens organi-
zation should be directed to foster and
assist in every reasonable way the
efforts of the company.
With such encouragement and sup
port the company could be made
moral factor equal TO any in the city.
Captain Becker further declared, but
without such an organization Wausau
will lose its company and fail to do
its part. In concluding his address,
j Capt. Becker said: LET such spirit Of
apathy prevail throughout the land
and we shall have a nation which has
failed to provide the necessary meas
ures for upholding it's institutions,
la nation unworthy Of it's name, one
that will humiIiate IT'S citizens with
sense Of inferiority, destroy the
spirit Of patriotism and make Of that
/ flag a meaningless banner
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