The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-12-31
THE GLACIER REPORTER BROWNING GLACIER COUNTY,
Doings Of The
American Legion
BY Tom Jssssps

Some time ago. a group of com.
munityminded citizens represent.
ing several organizations at a
meeting decided it would be to
the advantage Of this area to 10.
cate 4 National Guard unit in
Browning.
One Of the requirements 20 get
A unit. it seems. is that a com.
munity mus, have an active Amer.
lean Legion post. Our post com.
nander. Frank Greco. who was
attending. was therefore given
he responsibility of exploring
TIE prospects of locating a unit
here. and he assigned the chorc
~ me
1t happens that during the pas,
several years. in the course Of
Legion affairs. | became acquaint
ed with former newspaperman
from Kansas City. Kansas. who
has been active in the Eationa.
Guard for long time. In his
capacity during til, 1905 l.,
came 10 know the exploits of TWO
National Guard units located at
Haskell Institute. Lawrence. Kan.
>aS. the nations largcS, Govc-::.-
mcnt Indian boarding school.
One an infantry company and
The other a cavalry company. both
We're diS:IHvt credit TO the
National Guard and a distinguish.
ing feature Of the companies was
that they were composed domin.
a.c!y of personnel with Indian
blood o: many tribes Throughout;
the nation
One assignment gwen the cav.
airy unit was tina, 4 detachment
was sent 10 the east coast to act
a. special honorary guards for
the King of England during a
visit 10 the United States in the
early 1905, Mounted on trained
horses and coS:umcd in full In.
dian resalia. the detachment al.
most stole the show from the dis.
tlngulshcd parsonage
Shortly before WYE. III, caval.
~ uni; was turned into an ar.
iillery company Both i; and the
infantry company were modified
IN 1889. TWO years before this
nation declared war During Ww2
they created enviablc war records
on various fronts throughout the
world. winning many medals and
horors for heroism. One of the
Indians Won. posthumously. the
Congressional Media! OF Honor.
Eventually the ncwspape:man
published a newspaper IN the
Billings area and continued his in.
ierest in the National Guard
About three years ago. he qu!,
the news business when he was
appointed Adju,an; Of the .\m,.!
can Legion. Department; Of Mon
tana
Tha, man is Che, Shore. wh0
accompanied DR. Fred c SCh"ars.
worlds foremost an:i.commuYl.'
authority. on his third MoI:a:a
tour this month.
II was 10 Shore the COMMUNE
ton was addressed cxpr:,s.Ls
the communiiy's desire for i
Guard uni, in Browning His an.
swcr. dated Dec. %. is herewith
quoted
"Purs uant our CONVEX si;Ion
while l was in Brown last
week with DR.. Fred Schw-az. |
am writing this letter 10 have In
writing the prospects 0! locating
q National Guard uni, in Brown.
ing.
Il contacted General 5 II. Nit.
chcl!. Adjuiani General. State Of
Montana. regarding the pos>ibi!i.
ties Of locating a National Guard
unit o. Browning and gave hun
all the details. He said tina; the
possibility Is remote as this time
as the recent reorganization o!
the National Guard in Montana
caused two units 10 be lost.
General Mitchell also said tina,
Hardin. Montana has been after
an all Indian unit for at lcas,
three years and now have their
application In for same.
Il viii keep In contact with the
Adju!ant Generals office and
when such a possibility for form
ing o UNI, at Browning presents
itself. Will let you know.
Thanks for all the couricsics
given DR.. Schwarz and myself
while We were In Browning. You
had some fine crowds there. Sin.
ccrcly. Chef X. Shore. Dep. I'D.
Infant"