El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
LEAGUE ELECTS
MANY MEMBERS
District Captains for Home
Defence Are Appointed;
Kinne to Report.

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New members elected in the FL Paso
Home Defence league at its regular
weekly meeting in the county court
room Friday night, were: James H
NcBroom, Robert R. Seeds, Louis
Hess, W. N Gray. W. B. Nelson, J. E
Monroe. r. A. Whitlock, T. Barrow,
Clarence ". Harper, Lewis Horowitz,
Ben Swat, Harry Haynes. IT., Jack v
Hughes, J. A Ferguson, IT., J. II. Nc
Kee. F. E. Clark. and Charles P
Walker.
Additional district captains we're
named and other changes made as fol-
lows: Judge +. L. Hunter was named
a director Of the league, vice Charles
Holsworth, who has Joined the army
r. A. Whitlock was elected captain
Of district No. 6; J. T. Graney' OF as
trict No. 9. and J. W. Hord, Of district
No. 10 to take the place Of VIII j.
Rand, who has other duties
Cup For Winning Company.
Enthusiasm in the work Of the or
ganization has been stimulated by the
silver trophy cup which has been pre-
scented TO the league, and viii be won
BY the company passing the highest
percentage in the drills. II is SAID
LuaL Two COIN kaaAlES VIII NC AL INA
forms and drilling by the end Of next
week.
Announcement was made that the
office Of the secretary Of the league
would be removed shortly TO the Of
flee Of the sheriff in the court house
II was also stated that letter from
the vice president OF the organlza-
ton, Charles A. Kline, who is now In
the east studying the methods Of de-
fence leagues there, would be read at
the next meeting
Among those present at the meet
ing was Burt Orndorff, president OF
the league, who has been absent from
the past two meetings on account OF
business engagements and J. NJ
Dudley, who has also been absent
from one or two meetings
Signal Corps Formed.
The district directors Of the Home
Defense league. at their meeting IN
the courthouse Friday night, amended
the bylaws 10 govern the formation
OF the signal corps. and elected the
following officers TO command me
battalion and two companies as IOL-
lows s. E Patton, major and chleI
signal officer; " L. Lively, first leu
tenant and battalion adJutant; o.
Tischner, master signal electrician
W d. Gregory. captain 70 command 1
Company a, telegraph company)i 3 I
A Reeves and Harvey Pearson, first
Ieutenants Company A. J. A. Kelly I
captain 10 command Company b, I
telephone company; N A. Chamber ]
lin and Paul Harvey, first heuten-
ants Company B.
The battalion and two company for
nations are the same as called Tor /
in the new 1917 drill regulations OF ]
the L. S signal corps and the younger
men entering the Home Defense I
league viii be given practically the Z
same training as given the L. ;. sig
nal corps and thus fit them for Off
GERS in the regular signal corps. the I
Western Union Telegraph company 4
and the local telephone company are
represented in the league signal corps \
by 80 trained men, who VIII assist IN I
training the new men, who are will
ing 10 learn The high school cadet I
corps viii furnish the officers for D
military drill and wig wagging, all 4
under the supervision Of S E. Patton, I
who has had years Of experience as I
an instructor in military signaling
in all its branches.
To Be Ready for Service.
The object OF the signal corps is to /
mobilize the small companies OF the
Home Defense league at any place IN
the city where wanted, under any or
al adverse circumstance Should \
the telephone wires be cut or the
electric light plant put out OF bust
ness, the signal corps would be able /
TO rapidly and systematically mObi- d
lie the league where most needed /
To do this, il will be necessary for ]
the majority Of the members TO learn /
the international Morse code and be- /
come familiar with heliographing,
wigwagging and telegraphing- There /
will be u signal stations throughout I
the city. These stations Will be the ]
headquarters Of the several precinct |
captains. The several units Of the
signal corps will be geographically /
divided into squads OF six men at each I
precinct headquarters, two men to be I
for the four men operating the sta
ton
Many Prominent Men.
The signal corps has enlisted
number Of prominent citizens owning
automobiles. who viii compose the
transportation department OF the sig
nal corps. Another unit will do pa
troll duty in connection with the corps [
The two latter units viii not be re-
Quired TO learn the regular duties OF
the signal corps, but all will be re-
quired 10 attend military drill at least
once each week. Prizes will be given
cient Of the two companies and also
for the most efficient men.
New Law Authorizes Leagues.
According 10 a bill known as the
home guard bill, passed in the sen
ate about a week. ago. defense
leagues in various parts Of the coun-
try can be organized and drill in the
same manner as the militia, except I
that the home guard is under the
jurisdiction and direction Of the local
sheriff and can be called out for duty
only in the county where It IS or
gained