The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-02-12
ROTARY CLUB HAD
. PROUD WAR ROLL
More Than Ten Percent Of
Local Membership
Enlisted.
BY RorARIAN M. B. BREWER.

The Oklahoma City Rotary club I,
especially proud OF lis honor roll. The
following list shows mat Roiarians
have been especially successful in war
ss well as peace. for they have at
'ained rank ranging from bfigadier
general down A complete list Of those
who compose the star, in our flag
follows:
Brigadisr General Roy Hoffman,
Major W. L. Benham,
Captain Geo. W. Bowes,
Captain M. M. Roland,
Captain W. Z. Price,
Captain L. M. Westfail.
Lieutenant Eugene Wilmington,
Lieutenant T. W. Soffels,
Lieutenant Frank II. Seheiner,
Lieutenant A. c. Hirshheld,
Lieutenant Shelley Il. Tracy,
Sergeant Y. K. Remmers,
Private Geo. o. Ditmering.
Private J. c. Jay,
Private c. Barnes,
Private Ed II. Miller,
Private Arthur L. Mullergren,
II. W. Smith, Army Y. M. c. A.
Private J. L. Taylor.
Brigadicr General Hoffman is an
old-timcr IN the National ~GuardS.
Long wears ago he was a captain and
gradually earned his promotion. lie
was colonel OF the first Oklahoma
National Guards. and saw service on
the Mexican border and was then pro-
motcd 20 bflgadier hnd was sent over
seas, returned and Iva, commanded
various brigades since then. and Is
HOW stationed at Camp Funston.
Benham Still
in the Service
Major Benham and Lieutenant Null
Iergren are now at Camp Funston. The
former is directing camp utilities,
while the latter is in charge OF the
water works at that important camp.
In private life they were both consult
ing engineers, and their fortunes have
been thrown together ever since their
enlistment
Captain Roland is in charge of the
X-ray Base Hospital laboratories with
the a. + +. and is stationed at an i'm
por,ant ho,nl,al IN France
Captain Wcs,iall is likewise In
France. IN charge OF the eve, ear and
nose clinic in 4 base hospital, num-
her o.
Captain W. T. Price and Captain
George W. BowcS, who IN private life
were general contractors and cotton
seed brokers, respectively, were espe-
cially successful IN the army. The
former has been dGcharged and Is
back a, his former occupation, while
the latter is now with the staff head
quarters OF the Thlr,ieth division o
cavalry A. +. i somewhere in France
HiIshfield with
Old Guard.
Lieutenant IIirshiield, physician AM
surgeon. was in 1914 and 1915 II
Russia and England, and did won
deriul service with the English forces
lie cape back and went with the FRS
Oklahoma regiment OF Nationa
Guards to the Texas border where h
served eight months, and was dis
charged. and when the armistice wa
signed he va. attached TO the medlca
department OF the officers training
camp at Fort Riley. Kansas.
Shelley L. Tracey volunteered II
July, 1918. and made many sacrifices
and was in New York waiting over
seas orders, at the time the armiStic'
was signed He was an observer II
aviation with the rank OF lieutenant
Tracey has made about scyenty-fiv
flights.
Lieutenant Whiting entered the Of
ficers' training camp and won the hon
or OF his class. and was commissions,
as first lieutenant. and has now re
turned, having been discharged shortl,
after the afmis,lce was signed.
Others in the above list were ais
especially successful IN the army.
Brewer Active in
Home Guard.
The Rotary club has at the pres
ent time two members OF the Ma
tlonal Guard-Major NJ. b. Brewe
and Sergeant Paul II. Fesler TIL
former recruited a company in IN
spring Of 1918 in record time and III
company with regiment was accep,e
by the federal government, and wa
expecting service when the armlStic
was signed Major Brewer was pro
NOTED in December, 1918, after com
petitive examination, and is now yer