Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-07-12
OUR SOLDIER BOYS
Honor Roll of the Members
of the Seymour Supply
Company

The raising of the Seymour
Supply Company is now an ac
complished fact and it should be
regarded by the contributing
territory as most creditable
page in its history. The order
from Gen. H. G. Clark to raise the
Company was received in Sey.
mour by Rev. Guy Willis Holmes,
pastor of the Methodist church,
at 10 O'Clock Wednesday morn.
ing, June ~. Capt. O.G. Jones of
West Plains, who brought the
order, Immediately went to work
with Mr.. Holmes and within SO
hours the required quota of men
was enlisted. Wright, Webster
and Douglas counties had been
touched and men from all three
counties offered themselves as
volunteers.
This is probably a new record
for recruiting, and the fact that
a pastor of a local church in the
com IN unity headed the move
ment is probably another record
The boys from these counties
are to he highly praised for the
way they came forward to hold
up the community's record for
patriotism. This was a home
company, to be composed of
home boys, it was t. go into SER
vice as definite and distinct of
fering by this community to the
country in time OF need No Won
der the boys felt hOnOred to be
given a chance 10 swell its ranks.
1t vas the first volunteer unit to
be- offered by this community
and it's members are on the
Honor Roll for all time to come.
They have done a big thing, aud,
true to their style they have
done it in a big way. All honor
to them! Hats off! We are proud
of them. Our hands and our
hearts go out to them. Three,
and thrice three cheers for the
first company to go out from
our midst, to uphold the cause
of democracy and freedom.
Three and again thrice three
cheers for thu flag it serves.
The personnel of the company
has been prom Jurced by Captain
Jones, who is quartermaster of
the Sixth Regiment, to be the
highest from the standpoint of
intelligence, physique, character
and enthusias III that he has ever
seen in fifteen years of military
service. What tribute to the
company and the cause in which
it isenlisted!
The company is known as the
Seymour Supply Company. 1t
will be attached tu the Fight
ing Sixth" Regiment of the Mis-
souri, National Guard 1t will
be directly under the quarter
masters department aud Capt
Jones.
Lieutenant Holmes is in imme
diate command. Verne G. Will
soa is ranking regimental Serge
tant, next in rank come Sergeants
David Hamilton, Walter G. Coday
and Carl Humburd. The other
officers have not been selected.
Following is the roll OF the
company with the towns from
which they come.
Seymour-Guy w. Holmes,
Carl Humburd, Raymond Car
rick, Harry Hicks, Paymon
George, Ernest A Packard, Frank
Neeley, Everett Fl. Aelem, Will
liam A. Henson, Ephraim l.
Mingus, William Denny and
Paul Eaken.
Ava Verne r. Wilson, Dewey
Mankin, William j. Roe, John E.
Spurlock, Frsd Andrews, Roy
r. Fisher, William "A. Dickson,
George E. Fletcher, Cole G. Cot
feen, John w. Kennedy, Frank.
! lin O. Briggs.
Mansfield Roy Handy, J. j.
Potts, Robert G. Viles, Frank D.
Hover, Roy G. Norcruss, John
A. Carter, Walter G. Coday, vii
Lam g. Craig, Herve Coday Gar
= ret w. Carter.
Marshtield-John G.. Barclay,
Joseph Y. HALEY, Clarence M.
Dycle, Charley II. Manning,