| Show 1 + OO444i + 10 g WiEi t Of IHf t ttAnmml GU RDI + + + < M + CO OAs O-As the first of the year approaches the several companies of the national guard are beginning to consider the matter of imposition of penalties for delinquency in drill The new code which becomes effective Jan 1 provides pro-vides for the fining of members who absent themselves from the regular drills of the company without suitable excuse but leaves the fixing of the same to the company itself which makes provision in the bylaws for the same The collection is done after the assessment of the same by a summary I sum-mary courtmartial called for the purpose pur-pose and the law provides for the collection I col-lection of the same by levy first on the goods and chattels of the soldier and second by imprisonment Of course there is no disposition manifested mani-fested by any officer to impose upon i a man who shows a willingness to attend I i at-tend Valid excuses are always ac I cgptable and important business engagements i I en-gagements sickness of self or ones family absence from home etc would always be good and sufficient reason for ones absence from drill but the fellow who persists in remaining away is liable to be elected by a large majority ma-jority The battery will act on a set of bylaws at the meeting on Friday evening while the others will follow between now and the first of the year > < > < > A special meeting of the Officers association as-sociation has been called to meet at the armory on Saturday evening at 8 oclock Every member is requested to be present in order that important business now on hand may be transacted trans-acted and the association started off on a good footing < < s > < I The names of the following candidates candi-dates have been on the blackboard for the required time and they are requested re-quested to appear at the meeting on Friday evening for election and admission admis-sion H L Woodruff 836 South Third East street W M Morris 40 Aberdeen street Hugh W Kimball 35 West Fifth South street R G Officer 627 South Fifth East street J F Grant 115 Fifth East street N Atkinson 240 C street B H Thorne 611 South Main street John Russell Clawson 1169 South Secnd West street Archie Orem Kendall terrace Arthur Hudson 560 East Fifth South street |
