Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
Company &C" is Referred to as
the Model Organization of
Camp.
MANY GIVEN PROMOTIONS
More Than Forty Have Been
Given Higher Rank in Past
Few Weeks.
(By LLOYD l.. sToNE.)


quarters the Tulsa company is re-
ferred to as the model organic ton.
From Company C comes more officers
which are placed In positions in the
regiment than all of the other COM
panic: ~ the regiment combined.
Since the organizations were mustered
into service at Camp Doniphan, Fort
Sill, over 40 men have been promoted
from positions in the company ~
offices In the regiment or regimental
headGuSrters
II Is the slogan OF the company
and common expression among tiio
men of the camp that you can tell
Company G man as far as you can see
him." This is literally true. Every
man OF the company prides himself
on his cleanliness, while carelessness
about their squads or on the company
street Is grounds for a Commitment
TO the mill"
Lieutenant Chastaln Transferred.
First Lieutenant Ben Chastain.
formerly with Company c was trans
ferred to Company ID. This leaves
Company with no commander above
the Second Lietenant Hillcock. Cap
tain McIrvin failed to qualify for the
captaincy and to date the position
has not been filled.
The oklahoma troops have been in
camp at For. Sill since their mobliza-
ton in the early part OF the year but
during the latter part of August they
were transferred to their new camp
at camp Bowie. Fort Worth, TeXls.
Instead of tentlng on the top or /.
bald hill and subjecting themselves
to the sand baths they are now housed
on the shore of lake and will have
some comforts to offset the roliSher
part OF the camp life.
No Mess Fund.
Altho Company c Is the pride of the
oklahoma troops they are practically
the only company in the regiment who
are wholly without a mess fund.
No matter how unbelievable ii Is
there Is only one man in the wnoic
Tulsa company who receives copies
of the Tulsa papers. Magazines very
seldom find their way into the cons-
pany unless the men buy them. Dis
carded magazines and periodicals
could be sent to them for pittance.
The boys of the company are stiii
firm in the belief that TULSA Wiz
but they are beginning to add that II
may take some degree of patience
before they do 1t.
Many VIII Promotion.
In the paragraphs listed below are
service of the various men who have
been promoted from positions in the
company to offices in the regiment.
Christy j. Nelson broke into the
army as a private in Company L.
From there he was transferred To
clerk at headquarters and then was
promoted to battalion sergeant. From
this Office he was sent to khe officers
reserve training camp at Leon Springs.
Texas, from where he was graduated
and given second lieutenant's commis-
sion in the national army.
Second Lieutenant Rollo Parker en-
listed as a private In the Tulsa Com
pany April 2, 1917. First he was
promoted to n clerkship at headquar-
ters and from there was sent to tho
training camp at Leon Springs where
he passed the examination for second
lieutenant in the National army.
One of the border boys to be given
a series of promotions is Paul Avis.
Avis was with the company when II
went to the border last year. He was
first promoted to a clerk at head
quarters and was then made battalion
sergeant major.
Promoted Rapidly.
Charles j. Olson received promo
tion from n private in the company
TO the highest non-commissioned in
tnc regiment DtlOTe ne uTcW his IlISt
check in the services of Uncle sam.
lie enlisted In Company on April 2,
1917 and soon was promoted to n
clerkship in the supply office. From
there he was promoted to regimental
quartermaster-sergea This is the
highest non-commission office in the
service.
Richard Mckay. formerly regi-
mental quartermaster-serg was
o1.n, tlA fA1n
because OF dependent relatives and
he Is now serving as civilian clerH
in the office of the post quartermaster
at Fort Sill. Mckay was corporal In
Company G before his promotion ~
the quartermaster department.
Bugler William Penn Williams was
promoted from bugler In Company Z
TO regimental .bugler-sergeant
Altho the promotion has not been
made as yet II is probable that Private
Alexander Cooke will be promoted to
battalion sergeantmajor.
Even tho cooks get promotion.
Genus Y. Robe, cook In the Tulsa
company was hoisted to head cook in
the officers mess
Mess Sergeant j. N. Pierce wds
transferred to Camp Meade at Ad-
niiral, Md, where he Is acting as
baker-iS Instructor He jeff Fort SUI
on August is.
Scrgcants Are Veterans.
The idea that the national guards
are composed OF tenderfeet recruits
who have never been away from home
is some what disorganized when sol
diers Of fortune, men who have trav-
eled the world over and fought under
every standard floating. have Joined
the Tulsa company. Following Is a
sketch OF the work or interesting face
concerning the officers.
First Sergeant Charles Scott was
formerly in the coast artillery. He
Is an expert in explosives. He saw
three years service on Corregidor
Island. located near Manila. Scott
was with the company on the border
last summer.
sGeorge MvJohnson, supply sergeant,
Is a veteran OF the Spanish American
war and was with the local company
on the border.
George ID. Wallace. company mess
sergeant. enlisted June 8, 1917 He
y 7.