Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-20
"OREGON-MEXICAN
BORDER SERVICE"
This Is Official Title Of New
OrganizatiOn---Tia Juana
Camp Formed Here

I Tia Juana Camp, No. l, Department
of Oregon, Mexican Border Service Vet
eraus is the official title Of the organ
ization formed Of the men who when
with the Third regiment Oregon Ma
tional Guard to the Mexican boraer in
response TO the call OF President Wilson
on June IS, 1916.
This title was chosen at the meeting
held last night Of the members of Com
pany NJ. who served on the border and
who are taking steps to form national
organization such as the G.. \. L. and
the Spanish-Ameriean War veterans.
Previously a temporary organization
effected and on New Years day perm
anent officers were elected. AT the
meeting last night the official naming
of the organization came up and the
adoption of a constitution.
june 2S of each year is set aside by
the organization, of the men in the
Third regiment particularly. as day
for reunion as on that day the regiment
left its home station for the Mexican
border On that day the men are to
appear in the service uniforms as they
Gid while doing duty on the border.
In drafting the constitution of the
new organization, the young veterans
had the assistance of the experience of
Commander ". c. Faulkener, of Sedg-
wick post, No. TO- G.. a. R., and Com
mander Robert Kumrow, OF Hal Hib-
bard Camp, No. 5, Spanish
War Veterans. Both commanders ex.
pressed the most hearty cooperation
with Commander Joe McAllister of the
Mexican border service veterans in as.
] sisting in further perfecting the new or.
ganization, on whose shoulders will
eventually devolve the duty of teaching
patriotism and reverence to the flag OF
the nation.
At the time, as the Legislature is con
sidering the proposition of granting /
medal of appreciation to the Oregon
troops for their service on the border, {
committee was appointed to confer viii
the members of the legislature'and drafr
a medal The committee named wa
l Lieutenant Allan Carson, Corporal Per
j ry Reigleman and Corporal Allan Hall
One of the important transactions O
last evening was the introduction ant
passage Of resolution endorsing tn
recruiting campaign now under way il
Company NJ A committee was appoin
q I'd to work with the members of Com
4 pany NJ i'll securing recruits The reso
Il luton passed first recites the call t
q service and theNmuster out at Clackama
q on September 25 and goes on to read a
s. follows:
"Whereas, Those members Of tn
company who believe they had serve
y their apportioned term of service wit
the colors and who believed they ha
a sufficient training in actual service S
= that if an emergency should arise the
, would be capable of doing active dut
= at once, did not take the federal oat
and become United States National
" Guardsmen; and
" Whereas, Knowing just how nece'
sary such military training is for tn
'e proper safeguarding of the republic an
" the nation, and how foolish and crimini
~ it would be to send out raw and iney
,e perienced troops to face trained an
~ experienced enemy, and how vital is tn
10 need for more trained men in the coul
try;
''Therefore Be it Resolved, BY III
Juana Camp, No. l, Mexican BordC
Service Veterans:
That our entire support be given
the present company OF United State
National Guard in the city of Salcr
Ore, know as Company NJ; and,
''That this organization is willing
assist at all times in promoting the we
fare of Company NJ;
"That there is entire sympathy b
tween the members of Company NJ an
the veterans organizations;
"That it is the sense of the veteran
association that special efforts be mac
to bring Company NJ up to the highe
state of efficiency possible;
That as an organization we urs
each and every young man in Sale
who has not heretofore enlisted in
military organization to enlist in Cor
pany NJ and perfect himself in the mi
tary duties that go to prepare for eI
ergencies that may come;
=, - And be it further resolved:
W "That each and every member of II
veterans association viii endeavor to a
he sist in the recruiting of Company
eb and help to bring it up to the require
government standard; and,
ho Be it further resolved:
he THAT copy of this resolution
We spread on the minutes of the organic
1f- ton and also be transmitted to Il
N press"