El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-19
COMPANY K IS
NOW SWORN IN
Take the Oath as Volun-
teers and Enter United
States Service.
by JOHN II. REGAN.

Camp Wilson, san Antonio, Texas.
Nav tg.-There was drizzlo in tn.
air Yesterday afternoon when 107 pri
Yates and commissioned officers
and three commissioned officers were
sworn into the federal service on the
streets of Company X. The act came
I'm the wake Of several days Of bewiI-
derment. and Immediately upon the ad-
,niuisterine Of the oath the men fell
into cheers.
Now the bedragsled ciyilieus who
rcsembled a pack Of hoboes are on the
.,.. of receiving uniforms Many Of
tl.,, felt SO miserable I'm their spotted
ana torn civilian clothes that they
we're prepared TO swear away thelr
whole lives to get out Of wearing the
Going Into L. :. service.
Three men from the company were
detailed ON Tuesday to make up the
,,uster rolls. When the news spread
through camp there vas much talk
among the men as to the requirements
OF the additional enlistment Few
cared TO enter the regular army. The
geueral sent neut was that the 1T. y.
g." should remain volunteer organi-
Gftrr drill on wednesday morning
the men were invited TO sign the mus
ter roll Some bucked but later gave
war. At o'clock yesterday call was
a-iven TO assemble i'm the company
streets ana a few minutes later the men
raised their right hands to the sky and
took the oath Of a soldier for thre 2
years
allows for service credit for all en-
listment time in the militia; and the
additional proviso is that the enlist
ments hold unless the men are recalled
bv order Of the president.
Company I, Mineral Wells. and Com
pany L. Of Plainview. were sworn in
almost simultaneously with Company
*. Their cheers interfered with tine
x swearing. It is in order then to
say that everybody was enthusiastic
Real Soldiers Vow.
Men and boys who never did more
than carry "a y rifle or hunt burg
lar with an 1859 model six-shooter, are
now walking mysteriously up and down
the streets and hills trying very hard
to convince themselves that the transi-
ZION has taken place. The commission
Of Capt. jenkins and Lieuts. Elliott anG
Gooch are continuous
The boys as a whole, are taking the
experience with good spirit. \ rev
married men are wondering about their
wives and the things they will say
when they learn their men have De
come regulars. The single men are
i'm the majority. the percentage being
about 30 per cent
Eat Cabbage With Relish.
We are all so hungry when the mess
call Is given after four hours OF drlu
hat we hold cabbage as a lit dis,
for a king, much less 'rookie"-and
we eat it.
Our chief bugler is a tatooer and
he spends all OF his time between his
two arts Being a seaman, he has no
land lubber signs. As a result, more
raw regulars are going around with
ship and anchors and hands across the
sea than with soil signs. this in spite
of the fact that most OF US are plain
dirty
Today and after the signing Of the
muster roll. we received our dog
checks" These are 10 be engraved
with our number, name and COMPANY
We win wear these about our necks in
sea-surf bathing fashion.
Y. VI. C. A. Kind to Boys.
4 splendid test Of the far reaching
effect of the Y. NJ. c. 4. is that many
hundreds Of the boys from all the large
Texas towns have gone 10 the ~ for
letter writing and plunges and 4 gen
erOus welcome has been given to all.
K company is fortunate in having A
great number Of eXregular soldiers.
First sergeant J. L. Manigold has had
the task on his shoulders OF most OF
the squad drills while the officers have
been engaged in securing equipment
and arranging the details OF the muster.
Joe Clements. Of The Herald, has
been showed under with bookkeeping
and records and has George Revere.
of the First National bank. as his as
sistant. Clements term expires in
June He expects to return to ii
PaEO.
.'aOOISies~ Among Officers.
There have been rockies" among the
officers as we'll as the privates. Sew
eral officers were sent TO get "Out