El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
FL PA5l DISTRICT Makes RECORD
INRECRUITINGFOR REGULAR ARMY.
Many Novel Features Introduced to Attract Men Into
the Service; Vocational Training Courses One of the
Chief Inducements; Officers and Men Get Re
suits in Campaign for Army Enlistments
BY MAJ. h. C. COYKENDALL
AssIstnnt ReeruIting Ofneer. FL Paso DIstrIct.l

water, Texas, Sergt- Olingers san
{ Angelo. Texas, Sergt- Freeman
/ In addition. II recruiting parties
! we're sent out, representing practie-
I ally every organization within the
I FL PasO district These parties con-
sisted OF an officer and from six 10
: ten men They were furnished with
a large camouflaged car in which to
cover those portions Of the district
/ that are not otherwise reached
On top of this. five recruiting base
{ ball teams. representing organiza-
] tons in this district. toured the dis
! trict, playing in all the principal
cities. Citizens throughout the dis
{ trict were pleased at the soldiery ap-
/ pearance Of these teams, and many
cities asked for return games from
the army team. even offering to pay
all expenses The Fifth cavalry team.
Seveth cavalry team. Ninth engineers
! team. SIND field artillery team, ana
the local recruiting team, all Joined
in the recruiting crusade. and the re-
suits obtained in this district have
more than justified these activities.
The active cooperation and help Of
/ the commanding general Of the dis
trict Gen James B. Erwin, aided ma
ter1ally in making the campaign
success. as practically all baseball
team details we're obtained through
Gen. Frwin's permission
We have four enlisted men on the
streets Of FL Pas0 at this time, max
for enlistments.
Training Attracts Many.
A great many men are coming IN
in response to the vocational training
which the army is Offering Talks
with the recruits indicate that num-
bers are joining the army for the
purpose Of educating themselves in
the technical branches OF mechanics,
so that when their enlistments eX-
pire they can command positions as
TNlaH
port corps and air service have been
getting many recruits in this dis
trict on account of the exceptional
training that is afforded men in these /
branches The cavalry. Of course, al /
ways gets recruits, simply beca use I
II IS the cavalry. During the time that 4
enlistments were open for overseas {
service the infantry received by far I
the greater number. The field and 4
coast artillery has a fascination for I
men who like to see things done on /
a large scale.
Below is given a personnel Of the i
Fl Paso recruiting district offices,
together with the service records OF !
both officers and enlisted men:
Col A A. King. recruiting officer, !
FL Paso district Col. King enlisted as
q private in troop I. First cavalry.
January S. 1885. and after a period /
Of two years and a half Of diiigent /
attention 10 duties was given a COM
mission in the army, chance that ]
our present army offers to every
young man who has the energy and
ambition to rise.
Col Kings service as an officer
cover q period OF 20 years in the diff
ferent regiments OF cavalry and IN
nearly every state and possession OF
the Tinted States
Capt Rollo F. Anderson, C. A. c.,
assistant to the recruiting officer,
Joined the local office March 10. 1909.
Capt. Anderson entered the artillery
from West Point in 1893. His service
has all been with the heavy artillery.
The outbreak Of the war found him in
the PHILIPPINE Islands. and he did not
arrive back in the states until Au-
gust. 1913. He then served at Fort
Cal. where he commanded
the 25th regiment. c. A C.. from or
ganization in October. 1913. TO de-
m hili7a ton n naoer1 her 1918
Maj. H c. Cokendall Joined the local
recruiting office in June. 1873. His
nerind OF service in the army COM
menred in May, 1915. at which time he
answered the call Of the president for
service on the MexicaR border, con-
tinuing in this service until his regi-
uent. First Arizona infantry. was or
aered to Camp Kearny, California. 70
become a part Of the goth division.
Sc was a member Of the A F. F
from August 9. 1913. until Nay II.
1913
Lieut.. Hal Daniel was assigned to
We 4OIdA recruiting Office II APRIL
1913 He was formerly a member OF
the national guard OF Kentucky. sArv-
Ing in that orEa nization on the Mex
iran border in 1916 He was commits
stoned in August. 1918. and was as
signed 20 battery F, SD field artil-
ary. He was later ordered to Camp |
ravlor as student officer and from
there ASSIGNED to his present duty.
Enlisted 5Ien Rewarded.
In the recruiting service it has al
ways been the no1icv Of the war de-
1artment to assign men to his duty as
q reward for honest and excellent