El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-10
MEET TONIGHT
To GET READY
Home Companies of T. N.
G.. VIII Hear Instruc
tions on Recruiting.

/ National guardsmen will meet to-
night in the chamber Of commerce
/ assembly hall to hear Instructions for
/ recruiting day in EI Paso. fixed by
acting mayor j. p. O'Connor on in
structions from Gen. John A. Hulen
| for July IL. Dr. W. r. Jameson.
| organizer and major Of the hospital
unit being organized here for the
/ Texas national guard, viii be the
/ principal speaker. Capt Richard F.
Burgess. company r. First Texas in
. fantry, viii also speak.
The volunteers for the TT Paso
/ organizations will be told that they
viii be required to bring i'm volun-
teer each. II possible. and VIII be
exhorted TO fiji up the ranks Of the
local companies.
Men Of companies a and are hard
at work preparing for mastering into
federal service Drilling and training
began Tuesday morning at the Kern
place camp OF company s. and the old
/ Texas mine school camp OF company
3. Approximately four hours day
is devoted 10 drilling, beginning at
o'clock iu the morning and continuing
until TO- and during the afternoon be-
tween and Z o'clock Enlisted in the
two companies are former noucom-
miSsioned officers of the regular
army who have charge Of the drills.
No Tents Furnished Yet.
Tents have not been issued 10 the
national Euardsmen by the quarter
masters department or the state
adjUtant generals office and the men
of company are sleeping i'm the
lormitory OF the school OF mines.
Cots and blankets have been provided.
The swimming pool at the school Of
mines was pur iu order Tuesday
morning for the use of the men.
Niu+t--rNu of company IS have
already gone into camp Among them
are Capt 3D. r. Colley and Lieut. Lipu-
man DrIr IS of company 70 have
already taken up the camp life.
The supply company organized 10y
Capt W. w Wiriham and which iz
recruited 90 mastering strength has
not yet entered camp. Neither has
the Jameson hospital unit
Two Companies StlIl short.
Company b and the hospital unit
still are without their necessary
quota and tie organizations already
filled are assisting In enlstiuE for
them Company b has six new re-
cruits who passed the required physi-
cal examinations Monday night and
were sworn in- These men are.
Carl j. Boglev, TT Paso-
James T. Bourlsnd, 1915 East
Nevada
T. F. Delmore. Fl Paso
O. T. Powell. Bakersfield. Calf
u. r. Smith, FL Faso.
Donald HoEarth. 1907 Nevada
LOTUS Gets 10 Men
Lieut. F. A. LOTUS company b. re-
turned Monday morning from a three .
days recruiting trip through the Big
Bend and the Pecos river districts. .
He reported that he had secured Is
men eligible for service Seven OF
them, who reside I'm Maria. Alpine and
Sierra Blanca, are expected TO arrive
in Fl PasO tonight 20 enlist He Sc
cured several recruits in Big Springs /
five of whom enlisted According 10
figures given out by company b
officers. the organization has q men
enlisted and has a waiting list Of
eight or ten Ii requires only 100 to
be mustered into state service
The hospital unit has between SO
and IS men. Only so men are re-
quired.
Two army bands were in attendance
at the open air guard recruiting
meeting held Monday night Iu front
Of the Herald building on Pioneer
plaza The bands played patriotic
music 20 inspire the young civilians
in attendance 10 answer the call %
the guard The bands were the saith
infantry, haudmaster stephan JOska.
ana lne seventh ce-Fdllgs btl--lIltSleF q
r. r. HershberEer- Prior 10 the
meeting the bands paraded the
streets Capt COlley, company A. was I
the only speaker He called upon !
the young men OF El Paso 10 join
their home military companies.
Jamfeson's Men 10 Meet.
The following notice was issued to-
day TO she new ambulance company D
Enlisted men of Field Hospital . }
No. viii meet at the chamber of i
commerce tonight Tuesday,. TO re- :
seive instructions regarding recruit Y
ing day plans for July -
"Dr. ". r. Jameson, organizer"