El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-23
WOMEN TO.GIVE
FLAG To 7. II. c.
Daughters of Confederacy
to Present New Company
With Silk Banner.

a silk flag viii be presented to the
new Colley-Lippmal company Of the
Texas national guard by the Robert
E. Lee chapter of the United Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederasy. The pres
entation will be made within two
weeks, as the company is expected to
depart for a mobiliza IN camp soon
after that. At a meeting Friday aft
ernoon Of the directors Of the chap
ter, it was decided to give the flag
10 the new company-the first to be
organized under the call for new in
crements to the guard. Because of
the scarcity of silk flags, it is likely
that a cotton banner viii be used
at the actual preseR tation, the silk
one to be sent to the company. wher-
ever, it may be. as soon as It is re-
ceived. Capt. James T. Colley. head
Of the organization. will receive the
colors. and the presentation will
probably take place Wednesday night
at the big rally in Cleveland square
to stimulate recruiting for the FL
Paso battalion
There was much enthusiasm when
the directors of the L. D c. chapter
met Yesterday to discuss the giving
Paso companies The women at the
meeting were Mesdames James Z.
Bowen. c. E. Kelly, B. NJ G. Williams,
X y. Franklin, c. c. Crews. George
Sauer, 3. L. Farrar, William Caples.
sam G. Gatlin, Fred Stevenson and
y. II. Allen.
sIxty-Eight Join.
Sixty-eight men have been sworn
into the Colley-Lippman company.
Six were given the physical examina-
ton and accepted last night They
Leonard S. Bogart, Belen. Tex.
Robert Hamilton, 207 - san An
Robert Edgren, Greentree hotel Ell
Bert F. McGinnis. Ell Paso.
Marinus Urenholt, Greentree hotel
George F. Robertson. FIewanna.
Six men have been examined and
accepted by Capt James C Bridges.
who is also organizing one of the
companies for the new battalion
They are Adair Humphrey, Thomas
3. Miller. Charles y. Hoffman, Sid
ney F. Wharton, Maxey h Carr and
John W. Music
supply Company Nearly Filled.
Recruiting for the supply company
being organized by Capt W W
Windham is progressing steadily
There are now IS men in the COM
pany. including eight who took the
oath Friday. They were Harry Sc
ward. Paul V. Corcoran, John r. Ora
ham, Jean P. Elisalde, Thomas lHar-
ris. Ernest H Allen, Edward Dishard
and John r Fisher.
Among the men sworn in Friday
night for the Coney-Lippman unit
was Robert Hamilton, a barber, who
Immediately offered his services free
Of charge to other members Of the
company who may be in need of a
shave or haircut
Speakers Come Next Week.
Lieut. Col Herbert E Stevenson,
commanding the FL Paso district OF
the guard, said Saturday that he eX-
poets to be notified Sunday regarding
the speakers who will come here next
week to speak in behalf of the cam
paign to bring the Texas guard to
war strength The publicity depart
nent Of the guard at Austin has sent
new set OF posters to the various
recruiting stations One Of them car
rfes at the top a line in red letters
that is expected to catch the eye OF
every Texas boy It reads; Flight
With Texans" Following IL is an ap-
peal to join the national guard.
Women VIII Make Comfort Bags.
A number OF FL Paso women's or
ganiZatiOns and individuals have IN
formed the recruiting officers that
they will make 200 comfort bags for
the new company. Work on them has
already begun. Mrs. NJ. Lippman has
been appointed general chairman Of
the group that will do this work
Among the organizations that viii
assist are the Housewives league, va
rious women's church organizations,
the Ideal club, the Pythian Sisters
and the Western Rebecca lodge. Mrs
James F. Cooley, wife Of the command
er of the new company, has sewed a
number of towels for the use OF the
suardsmen who are being housed in
the basement of the chamber Of COM
merce-
D-a,erie.- WaIIpaper and Curtains.