El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09
INFANTRY UNIT
IS HALF FILLED
Recruiting Rally on Square
Adds II Boys; Rapid
Raising Expected.

With Sc men enlisted and more than
I 20 others being examined Friday, Fl
Paso's new volunteer infantry COM
pany. to be attached to the new First
Texas regiment. the headquarters Of
which may be at san Antonio, was on
its way to be half filled. News Of the
suspension Of enlistmeuts for the reg
ular army, navy and marines, re-
ceived at departmental stations here
early Friday morning was expected
to cause the stream Of fighting mcaI
appearing at those places to spread to
the tent of the new infantry on san
Jacinto plaza, and IL was thought not
unlikely that the company would be
recruited to fun strength before
August Is, the limit set by AdJL Gen
J. A. Harley.
Rally Is Lively One.
Wednesday evenings speaking and
musical program on Cleveland square
was one Of patriotism and enjoyment
for one Of the largest crowds assem-
bled there this summer, and resulted
in ] u enlistments on the ground. Mu-
sic by the 314th cavalry band. Lieut.
Arthur II. Byers. leader, was an at
tract.ve feature, beginning with two
numbers in front OF the recruiting
tent on san JacintO plaza. before the
speakers appeared at the square.
Ed ~ Whitaker president OF the
school board. spoke OF the patriotic
duty incumbent on every Texas boy
10 join some military organization Of
his state and nation and urged the
mothers, sisters. wives and sweet
hearts Of the Young men to support
their men in their military duty in
this war. Texas has done Is share, the
speaker sad, but stands ready TO do
more by filling up the new company,
being raised on short notice.
Regulars Want to Help.
MAJ Walter D. Rogers, district ad-
lutant OF the army. and representing
Brig Gen Robert I. Howe. district
commander, assured the Fl PasO peo-
pie Of the approval and cooperation
Of the regular establishment with the
new unit He said Texas was the only
state entitled 10 raise troops Of its
own for federal and overseas service.
Joseph n NealCn appealed to young
men 70 step N ana enlist and a young
cowboy was the first to respond and
was greeted with cheers. Serrts.
George T. Hardy and Dick Key
brought several more 10 Clarence
Powell. acting company clerk. while
CorpL Claude Brown assisted in the
appeal for more men
Names of Volunteers.
Those who gave their names at the
meeting Were- Chan Kim Hing, q
Chinese youth: Boren Malcolm. L p.
NanDuzen. David H. Morriss. r F.
Blackheim. B. O. Tiuman, a. B. Jones.
Q H Gonzales, Vernon z. Wallace.
Fernando AdOpaca, Albert Jones. Five
others filled out enlistment papers
Thursday afternoon. All were sent
to Dr. Irving Mcneil Friday.
Closing the meeting James A Dick
and Charles J. Andrews led in singing
the star SpanEled Banner"
kiwanis Men in Charge.
Those on the platform were J. W
Peak president Kiwanis club. who
presented the speakers: Lieut.. Col.
John A Wagner, district quartermas-
ter Maj and Mrs. ". D. Rogers. Mai.
and Mrs. Frank Mcdonald. Lieut.. and
Mrs H. f Long, Lieut. and Mrs. r.
J. Pritchard, E W. L Polk. and H P.
Hadfield, the latter representing the
hiWanis club committee in charge OF
the campaign TO aid enlistments.
Lieut. Long left Friday morning for
Pecos. Texas. to bring in recruits from
west Texas