Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-05
Col. Roy Hoffman Lets Interests Go
Hang to Be With Men on the Border
BY COL. BEN G. WHITEHEAD.
(Staff Correspondent

UNITED STATES ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS. SAN BENITO. Texas,
Nov. 4.-Did it ever appeal to you,
Oklahoma people, this fact that you
are furnishing TO the American army
the man who is making the greatest
pccuniary sacrifice among all the
troops in the military service of the
land today? You never thought Of
it. did you? But it's n fact. In all
the American army there is no man
who is giving so much, who is paying
such "A price in dollars and cents, as
Col Roy Hoffman, commanding Of
ficer OF the FIRST oklahoma It's all
right for you patriots who weep over
the old flag back there and send word
to the boys that you are for them
and have sent them a package of to-
bacco, but Oklahoma is standing at
the top today as an illustration of real
patriotism, the kind that costs. with
about all of his vast property respond
ing TO the rise and fall of tempera-
mental market conditions, With every
reason why he should be back in Ok
lahoma safeguarding his oil lands and
his oil leases, with the impossibility
of well delegating authority to an
other to act finally and promptly in
big deals Colonel Hoffman, is here
with his Cgiment-bcc lusc his re IL
ment needed him. lie has been so
much to the First Oklahoma infantry.
lie has seen ii star. from Il ragged
remnant OF patriotic mon struggling
hard to keep the organization togeth-
er until IL has grown and grown in
efficiency and power, and with Colon
el Hoffman at its heead II stands
unique among the regiments of the
border for real efficiency and real
strength. The coming Of Colonel
| Hoffman was not only hailed with de-
! light by the enlisted men and RELIEF
by II any officers Of Billiards. brigade.
but the citizens of San Beritc accord
ed the Chandler chieftain the most
wholc-hearted welcome that a return
| ing warrior ever received. They
called it his "home- coming" and 1t
seemed like that The little children
had grown to know him. The boys
and girls we've his friends and the old
or people delighted to honor him. He
! had impressed the men of the army,
the officers all along the Rio Grande
with lis real worth, and there was a
general desire that he come back to
his regiment as soon as possible. For
day and night for week after week 1t
was plain that he was the strongest
influence in all the regiment for its
good. He came back at noon. There
was a poodly crowd at the station to
meet him, and along the street MS
progress was DELAYED by those who
wanted to salute him. who wanted to
shake his hand.
General Perking Up.
And when he came Dlck to us the
First Oklahoma infantry band played
The Old Gray Mare" with spirit
and n feeling that had been missing
since the commanding officer went
away. There was a general "perking
up" all over the First oklahoma camp
at once. And within an hour after
his arrival Sergeant Major Charles
Ferguson appeared at Colonel Hoff-
mans tent and said: "Colonel Bull
lard's compliments, sir, with his re-
4 quest that you assume command OF
| the brigade today" and Colonel Hoff-
man Rad not removed the travel
stains before he was in command of
the splendid brigade composed of the
Fourth South Dakota, the Twenty
sixth infantry (regulars) and the First
| Oklahoma And, after all, | doubt if
there was any man in all the Browns