The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-19
GUARD OFFICERS
ARE EXPERIENCED
MILITARY MEN
Commanders of Company
Have Records,

That officers and enlisted men OF
the new guard unit, Company ! OF the
Third regiment, which has Wst been
recruited have had considerable mill
tary experience is revealed by the rec.
ords OF compilation OF the records OF
the men. The commander 'oi the unit
Capt. Marcus p. Brewer, has been IN
some form OF military service Since he
was a boy IN a military school at
Stearey, Ark.
He IS one Of three sons OF DR. and
Mrs. A. J. Brewer OF Coweta, OKLA
and both his brothers are in the service
Charles Brewer is somewhere IN France
with the l0Sth Aero squadron and Ncy
manned for Napoleon's famous mar
shal, is at the base hospital at Fort
sam Houston and has Just jumped from
private to sergeant, making the highest
grade in the class OF cighty-seycn who
took the examinations.
Captain Brewers father, although he
+, ~ years old, is still in the active
practice Of medicine at Cowcta.
Major in CarranIa's Army.
When they asked Vernon Bolleter,
now first lieutenant OF Company |, TO
name his former employers when he
made out hi, application ior enlistment
he said I've always worked for Uncle
sam except two years | was in Mexico
He's been military man ever since
he was big enough to wear a uniform
and has served five years IN the Amcri-
AN army, part of the time on duty on
the Mexican border and was two years
a major OF the sanitary train OF Car
ranzas army Bolletcr later re-cnliStcd
in the American army and was sent to
the border with Pershing'S division He
received honorable discharge from that
branch OF the service last year tie has
been instructor in map drawing and
signalling while IN the army and was
official interpreter and scout with
Pershing's men
The Bollcter family have lived in
Texas for many years but are descend
ants OF John Quincy Adams family IN
Massachusetts
Father and Brothers In Army.
His iuther 7. J. Bolleter is chief mill
tary censor of all mail that comes over
the border through Eagle Pass and he
has three brothers in the service Cyril
is chief wireless operator with the
l22nd artillery in France Francis is a
private in the Second cavalry, also in
France and Arthur is military censor at
Fort sam Houston Lieutenant Bolleter
has been five times wouhled and after
one honorable discharge from the army
IN 1914 went back to Mexico and to as
sist the American Red Cross in bring
ing out wounded from Mexico and tax
ing in supplies 4" 90
Reeves Drilled woodmen.
Walter NJ. Reeves, second Lieutenant
81 Company l. has been seven years
captain, instructor and drill master o
the American drill Fam Of the Moderr
Woodmen ot America and holds a ma
ior's commission from the Uniform For
esters of that organization for prof
cheney in military drills These drill
teams use practically the same evolu-
tions as prescribed by the United States
army and all competitive drills are
Judged and Inspected by colonelS and
major, of the United States army
Reeves was born in Ottawa, kar
where his father the late {. f. Reeves,
was a general contractor. He has lived
I'm Oklahoma City for a number OF
wears aud in 1908 married Miss Ell7
limerick He owns the Capitol Plumb.
inc ,ImUlny here.