Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-08
TWO HUNDRED READY
FOR STATE REGIMENT
yo,,ntccrs for Two Tulsa Companies
Are Coming Rapidly Major
Rodk Says.
TO EXAMINE MEN TUESDAY
Companics 20 go 20 Camp for Short
Training When 100 Strength n
Reached.

Lacking only 2S5 recruits for the
two Tulsa companies that are to
form A part OF the Second oklahoma
regiment now being organized,
Major l.. w, Rook and his assistants.
u. T. Gallagher. Walter Bates and
~ A. Dell. will begin today n new
drive TO get tho required number
Colonel Pentecost, Major Rook says
has expressed himself as entirely
satisfied with the way In which the
work iS being carried on In Tulsa
and the territory surrounding. and
does not feelN that his assistance is
needed. As he Is very busy at pres
with other duties. he will not be
here.
Although there has not been an
active drive at the present time. en-
listments have been coming In at
the rate OF 40 10 so day for the
last two or three days, according to
Major Rook. lie Expresses himself
as very much gratlfied at the char
acter OF the men who have ~Seen
joining the companies. For the most
part. he says. they are OF the higher
class OF professional and business
men. none OF the element classcd as
'hums' so far showing up at the
offices. A.
Examinations Begin Tuesday.
Physical examinations will proc
ably begin Tuesday and DR.. Fred
Boso will have charge.
Spanish American war veterans
will hold n meeting tonight at the
Home Guard armory to help along
the campaign for Tulsas two com
panles, II will be held at tao, after
which the veterans, headed by theR
commander, Capt. Mowbray Bates,
will parade through the city and
show the boys OF today what ne and
the other boys OF SO did when their
country called.
Tonight "A recruiting party will go
to Sand Springs In the Interest OF
the Liberty bond propaganda and
incidentally to recruit for the two
additional companies. Tuesday re-
cruiting parties will be at Broken
Arrow and Wedne esday at Jenks and
the territory surrounding that town
VIII be visited. At the same time
the men are taking recruits, they
Will be boosting the Liberty bond
sales. Lieutenant Daily will conduct
the recruiting at Sand Springs to-
night.
Many Classes Are Needed.
In addition to recruiting men for
tne two additional companies, Major
hook states enlistments are being
taken for the machine gun company,
the supply company, the headuuar-
ters company and the sanitary com
pany' Good clerks and office men
are needed by the headuuarters com
pany and the supply company needs
teamsters. The sanitary comnanv
needs pharmacy clerks, while the
Inhchlhe gun company needs ma
so on "'"
immediately on It's formation. IL IL
eNpeeted That the flew regiment will
oe mustered into service. II Is the
oApechuon to Join the balance OF
ohiahoma contingeuts and get
io framing on the other side" In
stead OF staying in this countrv for
'sNerh weeks. Major Rook thinks
me regiment may have onIv aI,tv
uhys In the United States of,er Tho
completion OF its sosmatIon wba,
wiz be known as tho "okIoho,,,,
brigade will be formed IN that ,,a,,
heeping all the Oklahoma me, to.
eetmer during the war
with patriotic entbu.,a. ,
:" high pitch as II is now /!
ahio Nook states he hopes 10 be |
n.U 70 OBTAIN the remaining 2sj |
u needed to make up the two |
'ompanies this week.