The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13

I6WlS EI. NllIlOT IllGu HIS uGCldIdtlOI Ol candidacy for the county board of edu- cation in the probate court yesterday. J. M Bradley filed his declaration for the board of revenue.
 
 notification of their election as associate members of the battery, but they will receive it within the week.
 The young men who form the active members of the organization. the enlist cd men, have gone into the matter with full realization of the fact that they are to serve the nation by gaining thorough knowledge of field tactics. They have enlisted for three years, and have agreed that they shall devote this entire time to getting concrete, workable information about every detail of their branch of the service. They have three years of hard work before them, and every man un- derstands this fully and is prepared to devote his time and energy to it.
 It IS the intention of the battery to form an associate membership of not less than 1Ot of Birminghams best men, The pri- yates in Battery c will be the pick of the city, and to be accepted as an enlisted man in the battery will brand a man as clean, straightforward, strong manly man.
 AMBITIOUS PLANS
 It is the home of the organizers to form another battery, organization here, and third. the intention being to have within the confines of Birmingham a battalion of field artillery, composed of the flower of Bi1mmgham's young manhood. Through this organization it is hoped to extend th. atmosphere of efficiency throughout the state and make of the Alabama Ma tional Guard the highest type of guards men in the union. It is the purpose Of Al. .:..- AL to raise tine standard to such level that Alabama will be pointed to as an example of what ear1estness of purpose can ac- corlplish.
 The success of the association seems assured from the start. It has been in formative process for some two months. and tine drill attendance has averaged 80 per cent, something unheard of hereto fore. Every enlisted man. every officer, every associate member feels a deep, vital interest i'll the success of Battery c, and in the accomplishment of it's aims. And to- this end tley all are working with energy and enthusiasm.
 The officers of the Jefferson artillery are: C.. l 'owcll Noland,= captain: Henry J. Porter, Jr., first lieutenant; John M. Fray, first lieutenant;' Elbert Jemison, second lieutenant; Arthur Adams, Jr., sec ond lieutenant. Noncommissioned officers. Owen G.. Gresham, first sergeant; Donald W. Drennen. sergeant; William F.. Gun ningham, sergeant; Edmund c. Armes, sergeant; Reuben c. Chapman, corporal; William NJ Rogers. corporal. w. w. M. Robertson Jr., corporal; Robert G. Thach, corporal s
 Privates. not including those who enlist ed Friday mgkt:, Edward B. Averett, John B. Bethea, Jr., Lloyd G. Bowers. James Y. brame, Frank Carrington. Basil NJ. Clarke. radford D. Coffee. John L. Cox. l.. E. Ford, Fayette R. Hanna, Ed ward E. Nance Robert C. Perkins, Thom- as w.. Palmer, Jr., Alfred w. Porter. Charles w. Ruch, s w. Richardson, Ed win A. Robertson. Thomas B. Sherman, Julian Smith, Zac r. Smith. Jr., James A. Simpson. Frank E. Spain, D. s. Townsend, Oscar W.ssCnderwot U. 'Jr-. Pike P. Wal drop. B. O.. Watkins and Tom Worthing- ton @f
 Associate members irclude: Louis V. Clarke, Col. 10. Smith. Borden Burr, Augustus Berners, Frskine Ramsay, walker i'erty, (. r DeRardeleben H. J. I'orter. E. Fl. Cabaniss, l.. Sevier, E. w. Barrett, H., l.. Badham. w. H. Kettig, Frank Nelson, .'i.. George Knox, J. c. Mabcn, w.. w. Crawford. J. J. Smith, Hugh Morrow, G. T. Sibley, W. D. Fowlkes. Dr. c. Wilson, Hinson Sibley, John l.. Kaul. Walter Henley, George Gordon Crawford, Frank H. Crockard, w. H. Hassinger A. H. Woodward, J. S. Pevear, Oscar Wells. John w. Me Queen. Robert Jemison, Sr., Robert Jemison. Jr., Vassar l.. Allen, Paschal G. Shook A. A. Adams. T. E. Brooks, George M. Morrow, Jr., Herbert Tut wiler. H. G. Seibes Mercer Barnett, J. P. Tillman, F. M. Jackson. Crawford Johnson, Murray Brown, ]. Frank Rush. ton, T. H. Benners, Lee c. Bradley w. V. M. Robertson. Dr. Lloyd Noland, David Roberts, Jr, J. T. Stokly, Forney Johnston, J. D. Moore, A. w. Smith. R. S. Munger and B. M. Allen.
 Honorary members. Gen. E. w. Ruck- or and Oscar w. Underwood.