Co. L. I.N.G. - Co. L., 10th Regiment National Guard Company L. Tenth Regiment, Probably Will Soon Be Thing Of Past "Unless the membership of Company L. I. N. G., is enlisted to its full quota by the middle of August we will ask the state militia authorities to demobilize the company and Freeport will be without a militia company," said Captain A. E. Lindsey, commander of the local company, which is a part of the 10th regiment today. In making explanation of the matter, Captain Lindsey stated that on August 3 there would be 25 members of his company mustered out of service, inasmuch as they will have served their full time, and all had signified their intention of not re-enlisting. The cropping out of the 25 men will reduce the strength of the company to 35 men, including officers, and unless enlistments are made to bring the company up to the required quota the entire company will be mustered out and Freeport will be without a militia company. The full quota for a company is 65 men and three officers, and at the present time there are 60 men and three officers in the company. Efforts have been made to enlist the company up to full strength, the incoming men to take the place of the out-going men, but the recruiting officers are not meeting with a great deal of success in their work and it is evident that the full quota will not be reached. Captain Lindsey stated today that he as commanding officer of the local company, has requested the state militia officials to come to this city to make a survey and take invoice of the equipment and military stores now in possession, this for the purpose of relieving him of the responsibility of having them in his charge should the company be demobilized. This is the usual custom when a company is mustered out and it is probable that this inspection will be made in the near future. Long Represented in the I. N. G. Freeport has always been prominent in state military circles. For many years the city has had a company; in fact, the first company was organized shortly after the civil war and a company has been active here ever since with one or two exceptions and it was but a short space of time before a new company was organized. The different local companies have been prominent at every state encampment as they usually ranked with the best in drill and field work. At various times they were called to duty in riots over the state as well as being on strike duty. In 1898 the company went to the front in the Spanish-American war, going to Cuba where they were ready to engage in hostilities and only the end of the war prevented their participation in that event. When the world war broke forth, Company L was one of the first to be called and left this city April 1917, the majority of the men were accepted and while their company was changed to another company the large majority of them were in service over seas and their work in Europe is now a matter of history and a record that Freeport and its citizens can well feel proud of. Contributred by Karen Fyock - July 8, 1920 clipping