Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20
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The hospital detachment of the First
Texas Field Artillery, composed of
Brownsville and Valley boys, commanded
by Lieutenant p. c. Clements Of Timpson,
Texas, was scheduled to leave at A :O5 this
afternoon for Dallas.
Nearly every one in Brownsville was TO.
day engaged in making the last day the
Brownsville medical detachment will spend
IN Brownsville a happy one Members OF
the Rotary Club, the war recreation board
and the Girls Honor Guard busted them
selves IN preparing the lunch that was
served at two o'clock this afternoon at
the railroad park and boxes OF food and
candy and d pentious supply Of cigarettes
and cigar, To last for the Journey the de-
tachment l. making ID Dallas.
II was at first planned to provide an
evenings entertainment Tor the men of the
medical detachment and of Company M
before their departure. This. however,
had to be abandoned H. orders were re-
ceived Sunday 10 the effect that the de-
tachmeni must leave this afternoon TO Join
it, regiment in Dallas. When news of the
order went abroad. Mr.. James B. Wells,
chairman of the entertainment committee
of the war recreation board of Browns
vile started out in her automobile and So
licited the viaudS that were served at the
luncheon.
Through the kindness of General a. r..
Block>om the Sixteenth Cavalry hand from
Mercedes came to Brownsville this morn
ing 10 furnish the music for the farewell
10 the troopers.
The Rotary Club and the fraternaI com
mittee Of the recreation board cooperated
with the entertainment committee and the
handsome presents of, cigars and tobacco
come from them Each member of the
Girls Honor Guard prepared three pounds
of candy for the lunch boxes that accom-
pany the detachment to Dallas.
Al the luncheon this afternoon Chaplain
j. :. Louehran of the Sixteenth Cavalry
made briet address welcoming the new
soldiers into the service of the United
States
M the Red Gross workrooms some fif-
teen ladies were working at top speed TO
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Sented 10 each Of the men after the lunch
con- The little khaki packets contain shoe
strings. thread. needles. buttons. safety
pins and a pair OF scissors. The Red
Gross workers have been making the
housewives for the two companies for the
past several days. but like MI other agen-
cicS that have been working for the
Brownsville soldiers the sudden order To
move caught them unprepared. Speedy
work this morning. however. completed the
work
Order sending the medical detachment.
composed of twenty-five Young men from
Brownsville and other Valley towns. were
received in Brownsville Sunday and plans
for the departure were Immediately order
IA bv Lieutenant Clements. officer IN com
mand. The medical detachment J. one IF
the few organizations securing hv volun-
ltarv cnl~tment~ more men than required
\ tor war strength Twenty three men are
required w army regulations for medi-
cal detachment attached 10 an artillery
regiment Resides the twenty five men
who have enlisted III the valley. Lieutenant
v Clements has been advised that two men
Y VINO were Formerly lN nm organization COM
mainicd bv him had been enlisted NJ Dali
lu- and attached to this organization.
The order 10 proceed to Dallas was q
surprise both to Lieutenant Clements and
v wv the men VT NE detachment. II being un-
drr-tuod that the mobilization point would
~ Nh Fort Worth. A~ the First Texas
Y Field Artillery j. North Texas regiment
and AN it- colonel. NJ A. Logan. H. a Dali
IVY officer. II WY presumed that the ree-
mcnt will be formed ia Dallas and taken
a~ unit IN Fort Worth.
Y The member ot the detachment are:
Lieutenant Il. Ill Clements Conolv q.
Brooks. first sergeant, II. u. Croker. duty
sergeant: Sergeant Thomas Riddle Pri-
Yates Robert Browne. Butler Webster,
Harry Slavitchek. Forrest Hester Of Dom
na. :. q. Mckenzie of San Juan. John l..
\ First W Pharr. Earl Dutro. Charles How
ard. Richard Elockaday. Wellington II.
Post Nh Pharr. II. III Melancon ot Mission,
" 4. Lozano of Ilarlineen, Justine Perez
Of Harlinecn. Roy II. Roots of San Be-
nito. a. w. White ~ San Bcnto, Frank M.
: Woods. Harry II. Warner OF san Juan, Will
liam II Egly. Edward Kendall. Collin q.
J Newbury. Julius JefIerds and Narde o.