The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-18
Major Barrett InspecIs Local Outfit and
Expresses Himself as Well
Pleased With Shelving
BE FIRST OUTFIT
!, IN NEW REGIMENT
Present Status Of Troop Is With First
Separate Battalion Of Second Regi
meni; Major Makes Talk

Last night at the armory Major
Charles f. Barrett, Judge advocate,
inspected, passed and mustered into
the service the Chickasha company,
Oklahoma National guard, as A com
pany of the first separate battalion
of the Second regiment. Details will
be complete when the United States
army officer inspects and passes
the local outfit
V. H. Hulen, A. l.. Hollingsworth
and Alvin Wallace have been rec
commended as commissioned officers,
captain, first lieutenant and second
lieutenant respectively. Appoint
ments are made by the governor.
No appointments or recommends
tions for non-commissioned officers
have been made.
The status of the local company
at this time is as the first unit Of
the first separate battalion of the
second regiment 1t is the purpose
of the regimental officers to organ
ize three more companies which will
form the third battalion Of the regi-
ment It is thought that the regi-
ment then will be divided into two
regiments, the second and third n
AIch case Chiekasha will De a
company Of the Third regiment. IA
the future, the guard will assemble
at the armory on Monday nights for
drlll purposes No mention was
made by Major Barrett as to equip
ment, but it is taken for granted
that when the work of organization
is complete, uniforms and other
equipment will be forthcoming at
once.
In mastering the company in Ma
jor Barrett made short address,
explaining the nature of the organi-
zation and the service to which it
is liable. He complimented the men
highly on their progress, after hay-
ing watched them execute numerous
commands, and declared that the
national guard units now being mus
tered in are the best he ever seen.
He pointed out the fact that the
Chickasha company is placed in a
position of which it might well be
proud, that is, Company A, the first
company in the regiment.
"The purpose of organizing the
Oklahoma National guard is prima-
rily for service within the state and
the nation" declared Major Barrett.
There are first line troops now in
service on the border 1t is possible
that the Oklahoma National guard
will be called upon to so to the bor-
der and relieve those troops, that
they may be sent over seas where
they are so badly needed 1t is
within the power of the United
4 States government to draft any of its
citizens for service not only in the
world. That law has been tested
out in the highest court in the land
In the event the Oklahoma National
Guard was needed overseas, the gov
ernment could draft the organiza
ton for that purpose, the same as
if is drafting its citizens, the young
men at this time But as l said
that is not the purpose of the Ma
tional guard organization at thi
time, nor is it the purpose of thu
government at this time to draf
the organization for overseas duties
That step would come only in cas-
of absolute necessity.
"As members of the Oklahoma M
tional guard, you are required t
meet at the armory once a week t
drill. You may be called at an
time to guard bridges or do specis
military duty within the borders {
the state or the nation. For tn
regular drill once a week, you wi
draw one-fourth the pay of reguls
soldier in peace time. This will
paid to you in two yearly install
\, ments. You will be required to NEE
Y in camp for drill in the movement
and formations of units larger this