El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-14
HARVARD MEN
IN BATTERY A
Have Glee Club and Many
Famous Athletes; Artil-
lery Has Canteen.

= lery Has Canteen.
The First Massachusetts, field ariil-
lery has opened a canteen at the ffot
Of Battery street Coupon books
are issued. containing coupons TO the
value Of 81, 81 and IS. the same TO be
deducted later from the militiaman's
pay The regiment is enjoying good
chow now; beefsteak with onions,
plenty OF potatoes. good coffee, and
mad the luxury of butter for the first
time Thursday. All the men are look
ing forward eagerly TO a promised but
indefinite payday.
Harvard Battery.
Battery a. First Massachusetts, ar
tiIlery Is composed almost entirely OF
Harvard university men. The organi-
cation has never received any pay from
the government There is an admis
sion fee and dues. and II is more like
club than a military organization. III
that respect. So far as efficiency goes.
either along military or athletic lines.
. Battery A is cheerfuuy ready TO take
on anybody at any game They can
furnish a rowing crew hockey or
polo team, and viii play football or
baseball against any team
Battery A is commanded by Capt.
L. b. Richardson, a graduate Of Massa-
chusetts institute OF Technology, and
a consulting engineer in Boston in the
same firm with Mai Richard X Hale
Many Professional Men.
Lieut. George A Parker is a lawyer
/. in Barrister's Hall
Lieut. James f. Clarke. a broker. is
a cousin Of president Abbott Lawrence
Lowell. Of Harvard University.
Lieut. Herbert 5 Allen. an attorney.
State street. Boston. is in the same
firm with Lieut.. Erland r Fish
wrlH
chant. is a prominent Harvard athlete,
having played end on the 1911 foot
ball team.
Ouarter.uaster SerEt B. Alcott Pratt
is connected with the Stone & Web
ster syndicate which owns the Fl Paso
car lines.
Stable sergt Walter O. Luscombe is
Of Woods Hole. Mass
Sergt- Sinclair Weeks, in charge of
q section OF Battery A. is a son of L
s senator John W Weeks Of Massa-
ehusetts; late presidential candidate
SergL Weeks has promoted the idea
Of a canteen to which each man con-
tributes 81 weekly to secure good ciga
rets and similar camp Injuries
son Of Gen. Parker
Pvt O. NJ Parker, son Of Cen Par
ker OF the l. s army performs his
duties IS private very cheerfully.
SergL "Dono' Minot, the well known
all American football guard Of '09 AMI I
10. keeps the boys spirits up with his
famous Bavarian yodeL ,
First SerEt- Phil Toby shares his bed ]
and grub with the battery A mascot I
"Petey Dink.'' a pedigreed English bull I
terrier ''Petey Dink" is some scrap !
per The day before the regiment en- I
trained for the border, battery found 4
itself without a mascot and forthwith I
advertised It happened also that 4
'Petey Dink" had just killed a val 4
liable airedale and was in disgrace, /
so he was acquired by battery A and (
became Official mascot Petey Dlnk
spends his time watching for a chance
TO mix things with Battery" the
stable sergeants pet
Athlete Works Hard
Sergt Freddy Huntington. captain of
the Boston all American hockey team.
national champions Of 1915 and '16. and
former center on the Harvard foot
BAH eleven. works har6 to keen in [
training, and has the best squad in
battery A.
Pvt George A Percy. battery a, Firs5
Massachusetts field artillery at the
time OF muster was playing right field
on the Harvard baseball team against
Yale Through special permission from
capt W " Roberts. ne was given
time 10 help defeat Yale. He was the
strongest man on the Harvard campus,
with a strength test of 1455 points.
which energy he now spends grooming
There are in battery A. eight mem
bers OF Harvard's second football
eleven Of last year
Harvard GIee Club.
Pvt Paul Blackburn, q member Of tn
Harvard glee CLUB. is Orga nizing a
chorus OF militiamen Of the Massachu-
sets artillery for social entertain
menr- Pvt Blackburn wrote the music Z
for the Pi Eta clubs annual show
Trumpeter 5. ". RowIlins battery
A. has donated a piano. and several
musical and minstrel shows are in
process OF organization
Chief trumpeter William A. Collier
says he Is worked 10 death carrying
mai 10 battery A, the boys Of which
receive more letters and have more
sFeethearts than any regiment in Camp
pershiug-
Battery C. First Massachusetts ar
uilery. has challenged the crack Ros-
vel, y ~ battery A. TO a competition
In efficiency in gun drill. quick har-
Messing target practice. or maneuver-
ing The regular army time for pitch
ing the pyramidal squad tent is three
minutes and nine seconds Battery C's /
time for the same is three minutes and
II seconds The battery numbers al
and IS expecting y recruits. The full
war strength IS III Battery G is COM
manded by Capt W ". Roberts.
Trumpet Corps.
The First Massachusetts field ar
tinery trumpet corps is in fine prac-
ice after two weeks Of hard work
Their favorite march is Payday"
Battery has high standard Of ] {
efficiency and is noted for having as
many good gunners as any other mi
uua battery IN the United States
The stable mascot Of battery A is
-Battrey-' an Airedale, who has feud Z
with the regimental headquarters got.
The morning battle between the two is
now customary The trouble starts
when the goat is issued his morning S
ration Of oats Battery ALWAYS in { {
vesugates. putting Bill on the defen- J
slve- Battery a circles around the
with the reglmental headquarters goat
always presents his horns toward his {
tormentor. which is merely the pre-
urinary skirmish TO the miXup. from
which II is a tOssup whether dog or
goat viii emerge victor. Sunday the 7
goat caught Battery fairly IN the Z {
ribs knocking him about Is feet. which ( &
terminated hOstilities for that dav.
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