The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-17
Assembly Call to Sound When
Stores Close Wednesday Eve
ming; Captains Appointed
BY Committee
TO HAVE CHARGE OF
"FIELD OPERATIONS"
Car Owners Volunteer Trans
portation; Workers Also Are
Listing Names; Expect to
Have Big Crowd.

Tomorrow evening at o'clock
when the stores close" assembly
call" will sound on the streets of
Chickasha and the volunteer emer-
gency road workers will gather at
appointed places to start a three-day
drive on the "chug" and mudholes
of Grady countys highway, declares
the road committee of the Chicka-
9ha Chamber of Commerce.
Work Of mobilizing the volunteer
army was in progress this M Aing
and the committee was meeting with
success. The transportation problem
is practically solved and the volun-
teer workers were listing their names
today with the secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce.
From the way things are going,
it looks like it is going to be UNI
popular for a man to be on the
treets OF ,ckasha between and
8 ocloca Wednesday evening" said
n member of the committee this
morning.
Captains Named.
The following captains have been
named to have charge of the Zine
companies" that will, according to
plans engage the bad roads in NOR
tai combat: John Crib, W. n El-
lott, Earl Barton, Bill Latting, julius
Garner and r. H. Jones' These cap
tains are slated to hold a meeting
this evening with the members of
the road committee at which time
win be decided to points of attack
assigned to each outfit
Volunteers are asked to line up
with any of the above captains they
may choose. Pick the one you would
like to go into battle with and line
up with his bunch, is the instruction
of the committee.
The captains will have the privi- !
lege of appointing as many lieuten
ants, sergeants and corporals as they
may deem necessary and by this eve
ming each captain will have full in
structions as to how and where he
will advance"
30 Cars Listed.
The committee announced at II
O'Clock this morning that there had
been 40 cars listed which, it is point
ed out will be ample to care for the
transportation problem. That there
is interest in the movement was evi-
denced by the number of volunteer
cars booked by the chamber of com
merce secretary.
Not only are the car owners vol !
unteering, but the workers are com
ing in nicely" said L. G. Hutson.
chairman of the committee this
morning. q believe we will have
big crowd of workers on hand when
the time comes to start. Indications
point in that direction"
Bring Your Shovel.
You have all received little nce
tice from the city street department
saying appear with a shovel" on
certain date Wen, it's again appear
with a shovel" for road work The .
committee states that it will be i'm !
possible for those in charge of the |
movement to procure enough picks
and shovels for everyone, hence ev
cry volunteer is asked to bring a
pick or shovel, OF both
The movements of the sroad army
"in the field" will be under the di-
rection of Major J. w. Conner who
was appointed to that position by
the committee this morning. Mr.
Conner will furnish to the captains
their marching ORDERS" which will
have been worked cut in detail in
order that the companies will not be
doubling on any particular road, but
will be distributing the work over
the greatest possible territory.