El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
.DENOUNCES THE
VOLUNTEERPLAN
Capt. Godson Tells Rotarians
Selective Draft the Only
Adequate system.

Talks on National Defence and Sc
: Iective Draft by CAPT. William H. r
Godson. Eighth cavalry. and knock
ers and Boosters" ny Walter c Buck
ner. superintendent and morning lee
/ turer for the Ellisor-White Chautau-
: qua system. were the features at the
Rotary luncheon Thursday Al Hotel
sheldon capt Godson said that Sc
q lective drafting is the only adequate
A-stem by which the country's mill
4 tary needs can he realized. He de-
( nounced the volunteer system Of rails
ing an army He said that England's
I best men were sacrificed at the be-
: ginning Of the war, as they We're the
/ volunteers who were sent To the front
I 10 check the German rush In the
Z volunteer system ne said the pest men
go at the first call and the worst men
| have 10 be dragged into the line after
! this number has been wiped out. He
described the selective draft system
as being practically q volunteer sys-
: TEN in its own way, as the selectiVe
draft brings into the army many OF
these men who would he numbered
among those to go to the front first
Army Part of Civilians Life.
He described the proposed new army
IS being big national institution
Z which viii have as its purpose the
training OF the young men Of the ma
ton for military service He said tnat
the present army institution would ne
abolished and instead of being dis
tinctive institution as il is now the
military will become a part Of every
civilians life and training.
Capt. GOdSon said that three methods
would be used in the raising OF officers
to command and train this corps These
three methods viii be through the pro-
motion of non-commissioned officers 10
commissions after period Of three
7rrar1 1e rraf ri in officers
who enter the officers reserve corps
and the selection of material from the
schools and colleges of the nation for
commissions IN the army.
Capt. GOdSOn called upon all civilians
to stand behind the president in the
present war measures he is trying TO
put through and also the system he IS
advocating in raising an army
Abolish Certain Knockers, Says
Mr.. Buckner had planned to have
Arthur ". Evans, a nephew OF David
Lloyd George. who is on the Chautau-
qua program to deliver a lecture on
dress the Rotarians. but he was unable
to appear Mr.. BucKner took Mr.
Evans's place He said
The Knockers are divided into two
classes. The first class is the chronic
knocker who imagines the entire uni
verse settles in himself. The other
type is he who will not support any
thing which is good for his fellow
being
The professional booster is as dan
gerous to the community as the
knocker- He is the type Of man who
wants to know first if a thing is pop
ulsr and pays no attention as 10 its
merits and who is behind It in order
TO give it his support This kind OF
a man boosts everything and because
Of his boosting any movement will
with both the chronic knocker and the
professional booster in every COM
Mr.. Buckner complimented the Il
Paso Rotary club and said that il was
known throughout the country as
constructive organization in every way.
Red Cross Gets S43-O5.
VIII Winch, Rotarian treasurer. took
up collection Of s4S-05 for the Red
Cross society
Edgar W. Kayser thanked the ROts-
rians for the support they had given
in disposing Of the season tickets to
the chautauqua and presented a motion
to thank the Sisters of Loretto a s.
Joseph's academy for permitting the
use of their grounds for the chautau-
qua and also the newspapers for the
publicity they had given the coming
entertainments
Thanks Given to Kayser.
4 resolution thanking Mr.. kayser for
his services as head Of the chautauqua
committee was presented by G. A Mar
tin and adopted.
Dr. r L Ramey. president read
letter from Mrs Jessie Mcdonald, of
the FL PasO County Graduate Nurses
association, announcing that the local
association had been successful IN Sc
curing the 1918 convention of the Texas
Nurses association for this city. The
Rotarians recently had given their
support 10 the assocfatio=s IN its fight
for next years convention
Want n Davis Park.
r 3. Orndorff as chairman. Frank &
Simmons and G ". Groom compose
committee appointed by Or. Ramey 70
appear before the city council and petit
ton that body to name one of the new
city parks in honor OF the late mayor
Charles Davis father o fthe present
mayor. and founder or Houston square
and the city paving system. Mr. Orn-
Gorff had presented a. motion previously
that the name of Houston square be
changed to Davis square. but OppOsi-
ton by H R McClintock and c. =.
Martin to this measure and suggestions
by them that new park be named
after the late FL Paso mayor. caused
Mr. Orndorff to amend his original
resolution.
No Home Guard, Report.
G ". Groom. who was recently ap-
pointed chairman of a Rotary commit
tee TO investigate the advisa bility Of
the ROtarians organizing home guard.
reported that the committee decided il
was ineXpedient that this plan De
carried out.
Special Luncheon Saturday.
Inc ttOJaflauS VIII mold a SPECIAL
luncheon at Hotel Sheldon Saturday
in honor of Judge Roland ". Baggott.
who Will be one Of the Chautauqua
lecturers.
Z. g Davis announced that the cham
Der of commerce would hold a special
luncheon at hotel Paso del Norte Fri
day at 1880 o'clock at which a talk
will be made TO the Taxpayers assO-
citation by a Z. James Of New Mexico.
New Members Elected
The following new members were
elected: Active members. a l. Pet
ross of Dun &=Co.: p. c. Thede. whole
sale lImbernian; Sam Given. II. u.
Camp, City Service company: associate
members, W g Haden. OF the First
National bank. and Charles Given.