The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
Spontaneous Response Of Oklahoma
Gratifying to Captain Ellis, a
Southern Man
PATRIOTISM RAMPANT
AT STATE UNIVERSITY
One Hundred Business and Professional
Men in Oklahoma City Apply
on First Day

The spontaneous response Of Okla
homa business and professional men
to join the colors under the Officers
and Reserve Corps has been most
gratifying to Rowland B. Ellis, recruit
ing officer for that corps, himself an
officer. in the Fourteenth cavalry. The
tocsin was sounded in Chickasha this
morning for the first time when the
cavalry officer stopped off for few
hours to spread the news of the coun-
trys call to Chickasha for live wires
to form a part of the quota Of the
three hundred officers which he is
charged with selecting from within a
radius of sixty miles of Oklahoma City.
Captain Ellis will not come to Chicka-
sha for enlistments. He has estab-
lished offices in the Baum building in
Oklahoma City, rooms 524-526, where
all applications will be received in per-
son, provided the applicant heeds the
instructions published below.
The quarters of Captain Ellis were
besieged on the opening day in Okla
homa City and one hundred applica.
tions were received. The first six who
applied for enlistment were lawyers,
but in the first hundred were included
merchants and men of other profes-
sions. Captain Ellis already sees the
three hundred officers in sight.
Men will be enlisted in the order
in which they appear and they must be
fully equipped as provided below be-
fore the applicant will receive atten-
tion. The press Of work does not adj
nit of delays.
His short and up to date whirlwind
campaign has been most fruitful. Il
have never seen such patriotism as
was exhibited by your state universi-
ty," declared Capt. Ellis today. "Prac-
tically the whole class will be grad
uated ahead of time this year in order
to be enrolled in the officers reserve
corps and fully one hundred young
men will apply for enlistment"
AS SO many applicants apply to Cap
tain Ellis it should be understood that
all applicants will read carefully the
Instructions hereafter noted.
Applicants should not fail to bring
with them when they apply three let
ter of recommendation a doctors Ger.
tificate that they are capable to per-
form duties of soldier and any di-
plomas or certificates of graduation
from any college or high school; also
any discharges from the army, navy
or national guard. If the applicant has
no diploma or certificate Of grs @-Ia-
ton he should then bring with hiIS' Nm
affidavit sworn to before a notary pub
lie as to his qualifications in respect
of schooling. In order that men who
cannot qualify shall not be put to the
expense Of trip to Oklahoma City it
should be borne in mind that only col
lege graduates or those now in the sen.
ior grade Of college will be accepted
An applicant who has had high
school education supplemented with
military service of some nature or
who has perfected himself in the high
er branches Of mathematics may be
accepted. There will be no mental ex-
animation. Any information can be
obtained from the Daily Express Of.
flee at any time.
Captain Ellis is southern man,
born and raised in New Orleans, and
is very interested in seeing that the
south takes a back seat for no one in
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