The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-03
DARN GLAD TO SEE
YOU," SAYS HON. JIM
M'CL|NT Tic TO BOYS

New York, Saturday, May 31.--Before
sunrise this morning congressman r.
b. Howard and Jim McClintic had gath
cred u party OF Oklahomans at the Me
Alpin hotel to meet the 142nd infantry
36th division of Oklahoma and Texas
troops. which We're scheduled to arrive
at O'Clock. X. Il. Seamans of Nc
Alester and \. r. Estes of oklahoma
City joined the party at the dock, where
private boat took the delegation to
meet the Pueblo
At Sis the congressional party drew
up alongside the Pueblo and with meg
aphones congressman Howard and Nc
Clntic We're introduced to the Okla
homa soldiers on the transport Great
cheering followed McClintic said: Eel
low Oklahomans we have been here in
New York for two days waiting for you
to come in We We're notified yester-
day YOU would arrive Sunday morning,
and we had made elaborate plans to
greet you. We haven't Il band. You
beat us to it, but we are darn glad you
are here and we will give you a big
blowout in oklahoma City" The 142nd
infantry band led by Lieut.. Arthur Hoff
man of Weatheriord, played How Dry
| Am"
Congressman T.. B. Howard said to
the boys: Welcome, Oklahomans. The
governor of oklahoma is speeding across
the prairies to greet you with "A party
of fifteen Oklahomans. He couldn't get
here in time, so we are here to repre-
sent Oklahoma and welcome you back
to your native state We want to as
sure you that we are proud OF you and
your achievements. The oklahoma del
egation has arranged with the war de-
partment to allow you to stop in Okla
homa City for a big blowout" Loud
cheers greeted his remarks.
For miles the congle ssional party
boat kept abreast of the transport bear
ing the brave Oklahoma soldiers toward
the Statute of Liberty Messages were
shouted back and forth and the con
gressional party danced to the music
of the infantry band.
The eighteen hundred soldiers being
part of the 142nd infantry, under com
mand of Col. A. w. Bloor of Austin
Texas, docked at Hoboken at a. m.
They have been assigned to Camp Mer-
rift to be held for several days. Ninety
enlisted men will DE demobiliZad at
Camp Travis and thirty officers and L.,
O50 men at Camp Bowie. Company +,
of fifty Oklahoma Indians,
in charge of Capt. II. W. Horner, come
from fourteen tribes of the Usage ma
ton.
On May 90 one hundred and fifty
miles from France, in the Bay of Biscay,
two Texas men were washed overheard
and drowned They We're Private Joseph
c. Strong, Company II, 142nd infantry.
Clarendon, Texas. and Harry S. Covey,
Grand Prairie, Texas.
Lieut. NJ. Bellmard of Ponca City, is
IN command of Company C, Lieut.. Ben
jamin A. Kien, of Clinton, is in charge
Of medical corps Capt. f.. w. Horner.
who took command of Company f after
9. C. Hammers death in action, has all
1f the Indians of the 142nd; Capt. Ben
II. Chastine, of Tulsa. who was in com
mand of Company A during the war,
has joined the First division of the army
)f occupation. Mai. William A. Green
,f AIuskogee, formerly with the First
oklahoma, is now with the Judge ad-
yocate general department in Paris. 9th
N officers on board the Pueblo; First
Lieut. Lewis Paulin of Durant, and
Second Lieut.. James o. Edwards of
oakley.
The 142nd infantry just before sailing |
rom Brest, was lauded by Commanding
General Smith, the embarkation gen
,ral, who said, this Is the best regi- |
nent have ever inspected at the Ameri- !
,an embarkatlon center, Lemans,
France"
Carl Mahseet, an Oklahoma Indian. !
md football star on board the trans
port, attracted more attention in the |
4. +. +. football team than any other |
nan i'm the \. +. +.
The infantry band, which furnished |
,uch fine music for the congressional
,arty is composed of the following Ok
ahoma boys: Lieut.. Arthur II. Hoff-
nan, Bandmaster Weatherford, w. A.
,alter. oklahoma City; c. III. Atwell.
] X. Robinson, Morrison; F.
". Braffet. Clinton: n. f. Crouch, En-
d; r. X. Atwell, Clinton; w. c. Free
nan. Hugo: c. l.. Wright. ChandleS; W.
}. Amber, Chandler; c. II. Clanton, L