The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-19
WHY PRIVATE N KINNEY
Of AROMORE RE-ENl|STS
IN UNCLE SANS ARMY

Laredo. Texas, Aug. lS.-private Ell
mer Mckinney OF the machine gun
company, 37th Infantry. son of George
Mckinney OF Ardmore, Okla. likes life
In the army well enough to have re
enlisted with his company; and, takin6
= everything into consideration, NIcKn'
- ney can't bc blamed great deal.
For Instance. the man on the outside
must undergo a shiver every time he
looks at the price of a suit of clothes in
window. The soldier should worry!
Uncle sam buys his clothes. Likewise.
lboafd, lodging and medical atendance.
~ In fact. everything that "A man has
TO have TO live is furnished by the gov
eminent. and IL soldier Is Of a saving
= disposition, he can save practically all
his salary, which isn't as small as II
Il sounds when one considers that all OF
Hit is clear profit" There aren't many
civilian occupations now In which
man finishes up the month with $50 to
$50 10 spare. and that's what he has In
the army
II he doesn't like to save his money,
there are lots of ways of having good
time in the army For instance, in the
A Thirty seventh Infantry, every man has
e the opportunity at frequent intervals OF
I, spending several days at Corpus Christi,
r about 100 miles from Laredo and located
on the Gulf coast. While there he may
N spend his time at a rest camp esthp
ei llshed there for the purpose, and have
g nothing to pay out for board or lodging
r Also. he has nothing to do while there
DC but enjoy the surf.bathing and the other
amusements the resort affords.
d Then. too. every company in the reg
T iment has a baseball and a football
e tea mduring the seasons, and the reSi-
AZ mental baseball team has gathered hon
ors In all its contests with other teams
lt OF the Southern department.
II Then there are company picnics' flsh'
ing expeditions along the Rio Grande
hunting expeditions for deer ana other
7 excellent game, which is plentiful IN thls
II country and various other ways Vi
having good time.
IN The man who doesn't want to put IN
b all his snare time enjoying himself may
n devote il to attending one Oh the many
Il vocational or educational schools that
are offered in the regiment free ior the
t benefit of the enlisted men. There are
and the other kind, veterinary work,
cobbling. blacksmthng, mechanics ana
+ various other vocations, including a gas
n anpine course There are school' III
n English, reading arithmetic, plane anu
d solid geometry. chemistry, physics ana
r botany as well as a number OF other
educational subjects.
Private Mckinney. like every other
man in the regiment may attend an!
of those schools that he wishes to. NC
VI Kinney is we'll liked in the regiment
'e and has the good opinion OF ms lnlfne'
~ diate superiors In common with the
"a other men who have reenlisted, he mas
ID nm excellent chance of early promotloh'
e ne more than half of the men now re-
~ manning with the regiment are entitled
~ 10 discharge within short time ana
, their discharge will vacate number OF
higher grades to be filled by their COM
= ,.ades who remain behind.
.E In order to bring about the early fili'
~ ing m of the regiments on the MeNl-
- can border. the war department has au'
:! tborized enlistments anywhere for spe'
cial assignment to one of these organ
izations. Therefore a man in Oklahoiha
W who desires to enlist for the Thirty-
no seventh infantry has only to notify ms
as nearest recruiting officer.