The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-20
"shaYetals" Minale With Majors End
Bucks" Bury Grudse Against
top Kicks" AS All Enjoy
Dance and Luncheon
BUSINESS MEETING is
HELD BEFORE PROGRAM
Garner Greets Men; Legion Member
Responds; College Girls Glee
Club Shows Glass In Number
Of Selections.

That the Chickasha Retail Mcr,
chants association occupies place
well up on the top rung OF the lad
der when it comes to entertaining
was tie opinion of about two hun
dred ex-seryice men and a compare
lively large number of their friends
who partook of the formers hospi-
taliiy in the Armory at the corner
of Fourth street and Chickasha ave
nne last night.
1t was a motley bunch Of Uncle
Sans exfightlng men that were as
sembled in the hail in which was
draped the flag under which they
had so lately served. Big seamen,
little seamen and ordinary seamen
were shere: muscular "gobs,' lean
"geba, athletic "gobs, and combi-
nation 'gobs" were there Tho
buck private" whose besett sin
WAS a rusty rifle and dirty Jayo-
net and whose only pleasure was
three squares" was there Timid
recruits and "hard-boiled,' square.
Iawed "top-kickers' were there
"Shaye-tails,'' first 'lieuts." hard.
headed" captains, and debating MA
jors were there. Yes, the major who
gave an order to captain. who
passed the buck to a lieutenant
who passed the buck TO q shave
tail who passed the buck to Il
first sergeant, who passed the buck
to duty sergeant, who passed the
buck to corporal, who passed the
buck" to "lance- jack" who passed
the buck" to private first class,
who pissed the buck" to a private
who did the work, was there. AS a
matter of fact, nearly every type of
man who was enlisted in the United
States army during the war was
there and with a smile on his face,
tco, for &e knew that there would
be no pestiferous bugler to disturb
his dreams the next morning, nor
any irate '9op" to deal him out a
week of extra kitchen police in case
he did not stand reyeille.
At short business session Of the
Legion which preceded the enter
tainmcnt of the evening it was
brought out tsat the two contesting
teams had secured the same number
of members, the present strength of
each team being los. In order that
the tied score might be broken and
to further stimulate membership, ii
was decided to continue the contest
for two or more weeks. 1t IS the
plan for the losing team to banquet
the winners.
In accordance with clause in the
of the American Legion
which provides that no person who
holds a political office OF aspres to
hold same shall be an officer in tie
legion, Ben f. Goff, who is . candi
date for county attorney, offered his
resignation as vice-commander Of the
local post and it was duly accepted
of an officer to fill the va
cancy was postponed until the mex.
regular meeting.
Garner Welcomes Legion.
The program of the hosts began
with an address of welcome by J. S.
Garner, president of the Retail Mer-
chants association. who spoke, in
part, as follows:
1T affords nc great pleasure Ia
welcome you in behalf of the Retail
Merchants association to partake Of
our hospitality. We are glad to
meet end mingle with You. We con-
sider it an honor to have you accept
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