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Kansas State Guard

GENERAL ORDERS.


HEADQUARTERS, KANSAS STATE GUARD,
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
TOPEKA, October 17, 1919.

GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 69.

1. Pursuant to proclamation of the Governor, dated October 15, 1919, the commissioned and enlisted personnel of the Kansas State Guard will be mustered out and honorably discharged from the service of the state on November 11, 1919.

2. Upon receipt of this order, commanding officers of battalions and separate units will immediately ascertain and advise this office by letter as to the present commissioned and enlisted strength of their respective commands. Reports of battalion commanders will set out designation of their battalion and of the companies comprising their command, together with the commissioned and enlisted strength of each of such companies and of the battalion staff. Commanding officers of separate units will report the designation of their unit and the commissioned and enlisted strength thereof.

3. Blank muster rolls and discharges will be forwarded to the commanding officers on receipt of reports required under provisions of paragraph 2. Muster rolls and discharges will be prepared in a neat and legible manner and forwarded to this office without delay. Every effort will be made by responsible officers to insure delivery of discharges to enlisted men within thirty days after receipt thereof, at the expiration of which period undelivered discharges will be forwarded to this office, to be held subject to call of discharged men.

4. Property and funds belonging to the organizations at time of muster-out will be disposed of in such manner as may be determined by a vote of the majority of the members of the organization. Commanding officer of each unit will submit to this office a statement of property and funds belonging to his organization and the disposition made thereof. To each statement will be attached certificate signed by the company commander, certifying that property and funds of the organization was disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this order.

By command of the Governor. C. I. MARTIN,
The Adjutant General,
Chief of Staff.

 

HEADQUARTERS, KANSAS STATE GUARD,
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT,
TOPEKA, KAN., November 7, 1919.