The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
CALL ARDMORE"
ENGINEERS CORPS


ence, the members of the company
viii be selected from among the ranks
of all classes of mechanics and men
who are capable of operating motor
cars, handling electricity, doing ce-
m.nt work and any number Of odd
things, In fact, the duties which they
Will be- called upon Ia perform being
of wide variety Service IN this
branch OF the army is particularly de
slrable and most emphatiCally so when
one can serve with men from his home
town. Ardmore, Tulsa and Oklahoma
city are the only places in the state
where engineering companies will be
raised
yesterday morning the commissions
OF H. W. Patterson, captain, and II. n
Sayre and Charles r. Glove second
lleutenants, were received and ri their
request a meeting OF citizens was held
at the Chamber OF Commerce, at .
o'clock in the afternoon to discuss the
organization of the company. II. G..
Spauldlng acted as chairman Of this
meeting, nearly all those present par.
tlcipating in the discussions which on.
sued
Captain Patterson explained in de
tall what would be required. and the
advantage to be gained by joining this
company He reported that the Ard
more Realty company has donated the
use OF the building formerly used bv
the Shuman restaurant, for recruiting
purposes, but that the aid of the eft.
lzens was necessary to arouse interest
ana TO recruit the required number of
men for the company from this city.
lie asked that citizens committee
be appointed Lieutenant Sayre point.
ed out that the members of the com.
pauy would be excused from conscrip.
tion. Judge j W. Harrcd said that
he thought that il would be a priyi.
Iege to be member of company
made up entirely of home people. Otis
smith who saw service in the Philip.
pines told Of a company there from
one town and of the loyalty and fel.
lowship that existed as a result.
Upon motion of Mark Kirkpatrick
1t was voted to ask the Chamber Of
Commerce and the Business Mems As.
sociation to endorse the project and to
lend its aid in the work.
Committees Named.
The following general committee.
with H. G. Spaulding as chairman.
was named and a meeting of the com.
mittee set for the Chamber of Com
merce at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon.
citizens generally being invited to par.
ticipate
o. n Smith, Capt. VIM. Hutchin.
son, a. C. Straehley J. NJ. Putnam.
Perry d Maxwell. Rev +. w. Golden.
Howes, NJ NJ Kirkpatrick. J. w. Har.
reid, Erret Dunlap. Frank Adams. S.
A. Apple, ~ b. Feagin. Max West.
heimer, Mayor W. r. Roberts. Jake
Hamon, j. r. Taliaferro, J. A. Bass,
c o. Bum, W w. Lewis. II. f. Sciy.
ally W F. Freeman, Buck Garrett.
Tom Champion, Writ Franklin, Ed.
ward Gait b A. Simpson, G. l.. Ander.
son. Fred Carr, Frank Gates. J. ".
Kruger, c. f.. Ringer, r \. Hofner.
W. 5. Gilbert, Walter Madden. W. J.
Lane, Moss Patterson, Don Cochran,
Earl q Gray, Kennett Hudson.
Three subcommittee were appoint.
ed as follows:
Finance Frank Adams, Erret Dun.
lap and A. c. Straehley.
Armory Smith William Hut.
crimson and p. ID. Maxwell.
Publictty-Captain Hutchinson. +.
/. Gregory, Boone Taiaferro. Harley
Harreld, II. /. Davis and c. o. Bum
The finance committee reported at
once that it would have the amount
OF money required ready by noon Mon.
day.