Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-08-25
AN ARTILLERY
ORGANIZATION
DESIRED HERE
Meeting Will Be Held Tonight
to Organize a Civilian
Battery Of Artillery.
Will HAVE new GUNS
Most Modern Guns Will Be
Provided Local Company.

A battery of artillerymen, compos-
ed of young business men of this
city, who could be relied upon in an
emergency to efficiently man the
guns at Fort Brown, mas been under
consideration for some time, and ten
tative plans for an organization were
made some months ago, but have not
yet been carried into&effect. How
ever, it is now planned by the mill
tary authorities of this district tn pro-
mote such an organization, give 1t of
ficial recognition, and Captain Guy
er Of the Sixteenth Cavairy, who has
had considerable experiences in artil-
lery work and practice, has been as
signed the duty of perfecting it.
With this object in view, a meeting
will be held at 2 80 o'clock this even
ing at the officers club at Fort
Brown.
Captain Guyer has received assur-
ance that four new guns of the most
improved type will be sent here to
replace the field pieces which are at
present at Fort Brown, and which,
according to the standards of modern
artillerists, are somewhat antiquated.
An ample supply of ammunition will
be sent with the guns to furnish the
volunteer artillerists with plenty of
practice as soon as they become suf-
ficiently proficient.
A general invitation is extended by
the officers at the post to the young
men of Brownsville to attend the
meeting this evening and hear the
discussion of the plans. Member
ship in the company will not require
an enlistment, physical examination
or any of the red tape generally con-
nected with entrance into a military
organization. The only requirement
will be an agreement to submit to
military discipline during drill and to
respond if an emergency should arise
which woud require the service of
trained men in handling these guns
These are requirements which any
patriotic young man of the city
should be perfectly willing to assume,
especially in view of the fact that
this end of the border is wholly with
out protection so far as artillery or
carnations are concerned. Members
OF the local National Guard cavalry
troop may also take up this artillery
work if they desire, as. it will in no
way conflict with their enIistments.
About forty men viii be required
to man the guns, and II is the inten-
tion of Captain Guyer to secure fiji
ty members in the organization in or
der that full complement of men
may be present at all drills and prac-
tice work. 1t is thought that two
evenings a week can be devoted to
the drills, but if this is unsatisfactory
the organization can doubtless make
arrangements for weekly drills.
Young business who will take an in
terest in the work and who may be
secured promptly in the event of an
emergency, are especially desired,
and in addition to the artillery drills
and practice, it is proposed to add So
cial features to the organization
which will tend to create more inter-
est.
Captain Guyer has no intention of
making the drills 'grind." From
both a physical and mental stand
point they will prove of great bene-
fit to the men who join the organi-
zation, and it is readily admitted in
most army circles that artillery work
Is far the most interesting branch Of
the service.
About twenty young business men
of the city have already signified
their intention of joining, and it is
believed that the number necessary
to give Brownsville an efficient artil-
lery battery will be secured at the
meeting tonight. If this is done, of
ficers will Immediately be selected
and the company organized for
drills.