Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-05
GEN. WOODRUFF
TALK RESULTS IN
FORMING LEAGUE

8E4iFtN II -"'s.s.-
List of Men on the Roll of the Ma
tiOnal Defense. League lEc!utlcs
Some of the Best Known Citizens
of the Valley-What the Work Is
and How 1t Operates.
AS a result of the splendid talk
given by General Charles A. Wood
ruff, state president of the National
Defense League, on last Sunday, a
plan has been launched by J. H. Let
row, field organizer Of the Loyalist
Council of the League, to establish a
military encampment "somewher" in
the mountains for two weeks in Au-
gust, for the benefit of Home Guards,
High School boys and any other boys
and men who may wish to avail them
selves of the great benefits of mill
ary training.
Mr.. Lettow has been working on
the plan for some days, and advised
General Boree that there were Nover
400 High School boys who had ex-
pressed an enthusiastic eagerness to
get into khaki for a couple of weeks.
Lieutenant Ford and Second Lieuten-
ant Kepley of the Home Guards also
were enthusiastic boosters of the
plan, and headed petition to be sent
to General BOree, as follows:
81. ]. Boree, Adjutant General,
State of California, Sacramento, Cal.
Sir: We, the undersigned represen-
tatives of the Home Guard organiza-
tions, High School cadets of the va
rious high schools of Imperial coun-
ty, and other citizens Of said county
interested in military training, do
hereby petition for the establishment,
under the direction of the adjutant
general of the State of California, of
military encampment, to be con-
Quoted at some suitable place, for the
period of two weeks during the month
of August, 1918.
eve respectfully petition the State
of California to furnish the necessary
equipment and supplies for the es-
tablishment and maintenance of said
encampment, together with necessary
instructors.
"The above camp to be established
for members of the foregoing organ
izations and other residents of I'M
perial county. There will be an at
tendance of from 400 to 600. Sign
ers: James R. Ford, first lieutenant
Home Guards; E. R. Simon, captain
Home Guards; John Kepley, second
lieutenant Home Guards; E. D. Stu
art, captain Twenty-ninth company,
c. H. G.; w. R. Randall, principal
Ell Centre High School; William E.
Abbott, first lieutenant, Twenty first
Company, c. H. G.; Charles Shpisman,
president Imperial Rifle Club; ]. r.
Tilley, executive officer of Rifle
Club; j. c. Rawnsley, sergeant,
Twenty-ninth Company, c. H. g.;
Charles E. Scott, sergeant Ell Centro
Home Guards; w. G. Russell, w. S. S.
campaign manager; A. N. Veach; C.
E. Sullivan, farm adviser; G. Watkins,
mayor; George Bucklin, deputy sher-
iff; Roy Shepard, deputy sheriff; f.
f. Cummings, deputy sheriff; Leroy
Holt, president First National Bank;
c. w. Knapp, Ben Solomon, w. H.
Greenleaf, w. H. Hamilton, Arthur
M. Williams, ]. E. Davis, Walter S.
Reed, pastor First Baptist church; C.
A. Hartigan, Dan V. holland, J. D.
Johnson, C. w. Collins, postmaster;
A. E. Madison, secretary Farm Bu-
reau; w. A. Reams, fire and police
commissioner; w. l.. Williams, first
sergeant Home Guards; w. j. Glenn
ents; l. Mayfield, justice OF peace; NJ
o. King, general manager Varney
Bros; A. l.. Richmond, vice president
League of the Southwest; Otis B.
Tout, editor Progress"
In a letter recently received by M.
o. King, president of the Loyalist
Council of the National Defense
League, it is explained that General
Boree has full charge of the estab-
lishment of training camps, providing
of necessary equipment and funds for
financing the encampment. There is
no doubt that General Boree will re-
spond to the enthusiastic request sent
up by the Valley and that hundreds
of men and boys will avail themselves
of the opportunity to become 'fitter"
Americans.
-W.S.S.-