The Washington times., 1916-12-11
GUARDSMEN FORM
ARMADILLO ORDER
Third Regiment Officers Start
Organization Like That
OF CARIBOU.

LEON SPRINGS, Tex, Dec. H.
0fncers IN the Third Regiment have
6ermed an organisation which they
believe viii rival the Order OF Cara
bou In membership and funmakinE.
me name OF the new organisation,
nsmbership TO which will be open 20
all, commissioned officers who have
eRvsd on the Mexican border or
fhsreabouts. 10 the Order Of the Arma-
dnlo, The carabou r. the beast OF
burden u the Philippinss.. hence the
Heovalent animal In Texas and along
u border ana has the hardest luck.
.g Leek fer Others.
ofnosrs In the Third Battalion OF
sAs Diarict Infantry, who eriginatsd
the idea OF founding the Order Of the
Asmadiiio. have already formed an
ssgsnisation for washinEton.
They believe others will be formed
- the various States whose militia
and that q national organisation viii
BE- the result
.Thsy have already applied TO tn.
e5ary Of congress for . copyright
@ the name Order Of the Armadiiio."
fng concern 60 submit designs for an
emblem. appointed Committees on
msmbership. organisation .constitu-
ton and bylaws. and eisctsd Of
~oid Man. AZ HesA.
nsut Joseph II. Mcintyre. Company
I. has been chosen president, or the
o1d Man. az the members of the order
srs TO address him Lieut.. Julian
olfff. Company L has been selected as
~ prestdent. or Almoster, while
capt. Frank sharpiess, Company X,
hsS been elected secretary. or Quilier.
treasurer. to be known as thorn
mesting. tosether with q chaplain, or
Holy Joe. chairman OF tho banquet
committed. or custodian OF the chow,
and surgeon. to be known as iodiner.
Ins chairman OF the membership com
snd the ssrEeant-at-arms the Grand
Charter Members.
ne charter members OF the Order
81 the Armadiiio are: Major Alexander
summers, Capt. Edward II. Brian,
Company NJ; Capt. William Beckstein,
Company l.; Capt Clarence Adams.
Company ]; Capt. Frank sharpless,
Company X: Lieut. Jesse Sweeney,
Company I; Lieut.. Francis Martin,
battalion adjutant: Lieut.. Julian dim,
Company Il: Lieut.. Charles sniffen,
Company X; Lieut.. Victor Dent, Com
S psny IL Lieut. Lieut. 1 %ssr Yh Msin GS%
G csmDsny i and Lieut.. Robert s. Boyd.
Major Summers. Captain Beckstein.
and Lieutenant Martin were chosen as
2 committee to recruit up. the ranks OF
the order from the regimental stan
and other battalions In the District
militia, as we'll as the commissioned
PERSONNEL In the West Virginia and
regiments now here.
rh eyr viii also invite tS to S memesrship
virginia field artillery on the range
with the District militia, together
with those In the Third, Fourth and
seventh Illinois, First and second
Ss,s Sean,, and those In the sns eng
airy units at Camp Wilson.
To Have Emblem.
Captain Adams will select the en-
biem for the order. II has been
agreed that this will be a gold ar
madiilo with the date 19I81T on IL. TO
be worn in the fapels of the members
coats.
The Washington officers are conf
dent that a permanent organization
OF commissioned men will result from
the service of the militia and regulars
on the border.
After many weeks elaboration
they came to the conclusion that
so typified border service as
the lowly armadillo, which not only
represent the lower southwest coun-
try, but also suggests the down-trod-
den, the preyed upon and the unfor-
III,
The armadillo, or ant eater, is never
allowed to rest. 1t Is hunted day and
night and when captured and slain
Its shell Is converted into a basket.