El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-05
IS
TAKING Squirt
FL Paso T. N. G.. Units to Be
Stimulated by Speaking
TONIGHT on Plaza.

Recruiting for the Texas national
guard took a squirt wednesday night
with the opening of the nightly
speaking program, which will be con-
tinued until July II. the end OF ma
tionaI guard recruiting week. The
open air meeting was held in front
Of The Herald building in Pioneer
plaza, where the other meetings VIII
be held.
For tonight's meeting Capt. j. F.
COlley has arranged a program OF
speakers which viii include Rev.
Percy r. Knickerbocker state SEN
atOr Claude Hudspeth and A ". Nor
cop. A request has been made for
military band and IL is expected that
a concert viii be given as a part Of
the program. In addition there viii
be corps OF regular army buElers.
Nine Men Swear In.
Wednesday nights meeting resulted
in nine men taking the OOarh Of en-
lisrmenL- Recruiting officers we're on
the army trucks. used for the speak
erS- and signed up the recruits on the
ground Those who took the oath
were Charles Thompson, Frank
Marty. John ~ Parish. Louis HaEl es-
sieb, P W Peterson. Leo Barrlo, Mar
Gus LIttletOn and George Lauer.
Despite the fact that a drilling
rain was falling the open air meet
lnE drew . large crowd. Hundreds or
regular army soldiers were in tbs
audience listening TO the addresses.
Says Uniform Honor Badge.
Joseph II. Nealon was the principal
speaker. He told the audience that the
uniform was the badge of honor and
that the civilian attire on the eleg-
ible man would soon be considered
the badge Of dishonor. He said that
~. HrH.1a lea
she had done in the Mexican war. the
civil war and the Spanish American
war. and he wanted Texans to come
TO the front and enlist as they had
done in those emergencies
Sergeant SpeaksI BugIers Call
Sgt T c. Turner. D company. 54th
infantry called upon the young men
20 enlist before they were drafted He
said that he had served seven years
IN the army and that the present
emergency required all men OF milf
tary age 70 support the colQrs-
During the program buglers from
the regular army gave the various
army calls The buElsrs were
privates Harry E Caldwell. company
O. 6zth infantry; Murray Fink. troop
Z. Fifth cavalry. and WaEenOr Con-
neatly. supply company, 64th infan-
try The buglers' services were ar
ranged for through Lieut.. q. 3. Bush, .
5fth infantry.
Bridges Company Transfers.
The Is men enlisted in the J. c.
Bridges company have been trans
ferred TO the company being orEau-
lied by Capt Richard F. Burgess. Z
Bridges viii not make an effort to
raise company because OF the de
cision OF the state guard authorities
to allow FL Paso only two companies I
OF infantry in the new increment. The /
men transferred from the Bridges ]
to the Burgess company are
r. C. harrington, 314 San Fran l
cisco.
+. J. Ditmer. S15 North CompbelL.
= ". Stowe. Fl Paso Times.
Oregon.
J. r. Livesay. 1905 Randolph.
J. W. Massey. Fl Paso.
Maxey Il. Carr. Western Motor Sup /
ply COMPANY
Sidney r. Wharton. sos North Viz /
ginIa.
Adair Humphrey. us North FL PasO. /
T. b. Miller. 1902 River.
c. d. Hoffman. 307 South Santa Fe
J. G. Doyle. 1919 East Missouri
W T. Campbell. GA West Missouri. .
W. NICK Filler, Newman. " IT,
burgess Needs 49, Jameson. -.
The Burgess company has a total Of
81 men enlisted The recruiting
drive is expected to swell 10 to its
required quota OF 100 men before the /
end Of the campaign.
AAU nus HlAeAA unit DEALlE ORGANIZED
under the supervision OF Dr. W r.
Jameson, who will have charge of
the company with the rank Of major
had So men Thursday. This company
needs % more.
Colley Ready To Muster.
Although several messages have /,
been sent by Capt ,. r. Colley to the
headquarters OF the First Texas in
-antry at Houston. Tex. announcing
mat ne has his company recruited. no I.
instructions have been received 20 d
muster in the men These instructions ID
nay not be forthcoming until all or
he FL Paso units are recruited 10
heir required strength I'm order that
hey can be mustered in together.
Nay Camp On Mesa.
capt Colley expects TO have his
company in camp before the end of
he week Brig Gen. George Bell. IT..
has given him permission TO camp his
.9mpany on the site in Kern place
.ormerly occupied by the Fifth field
artillery.
says Draft Begins July 10
The seleCtiVe draft VIII begin on
July TO- according to advices received
BY Capt. COlley from Gen. Holm a
iulen. at Houston The MESSAGE
tated-
Attention is direc-ed 10 A Wash
ngJOn dispatch stating draft win no.
-in about July TO- After names are
,raWu no person drafted viii De- az
owed TO volunteer. but until This IS
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