The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07

and for five wears serving in the Geor- gia cavalry; his army record was one of renown. starting with his attendance at the first training school at Fort Me- Pherson, and going through to the end of the line where duty called him. After being discharged from the army in 1919, Captain Carter came to Bir- mingham to live.
 During his residence here he has i'm pressed all those who have come in contact with him as youns man or sterling qualities and fearless convic- tions, and in giving his time and att tention to the aihmtairftairftairfar airy troop here, he is doing an unselt- ish, fine thing and should meet with encouragement from every quarter
 "Out of the 65 members we desire for the Birmingham Sabres. we have more than 40; we are allowed maxi mum of 72," said Captain Carter. Tn urging the organization of this troop l am at the same time hoping that it will be just another step forward in
 completing the quota of Alabama national guard. which is 4.700. with only about TOO at present.
 I'd like to see every branch of the national guard completed,"' Captain Carter said "If the people of this state realized the necessity of it, l feel sure they would be more ardent in re- gard to it. It has been great help to us in the organization of the Bir- mingham Sabres to have men of infiu- ence. men of big business to realize how much the national guard means in times of peace as well as in times or war.
 Also it should be generally known that the war department has changed it's tactics in regard to the national guard since the late war" Captain Car ter continued. Take, for instance, the Fourth corps area of the national guard which comprises Georgia, Ala bama Mississippi and Florida Under the new war department regulations, this corps would go in as the Fourth corps of the United States army. In the late war this corps was split into units, split into regiments, split into ammunition trains, split into anything, but it is very different now.
 "One thing that should also be un- derstood and realized" said Captain Carter, lis that the national guard can not be organized in a hurry; in three or four months, It takes time to do this and that is why l am so anxious for the Birmingham Sabres to close it's long and earnest campaign this week, which has been set aside for its com pletion.
 Ine business Ilo1l nave pCSH ihOos generous in saying that the men in their employ will be protected in every way if they join the Birming gham Sa- bres as regards their positions" said Captain Carter. Once that attitude has been established, half of the game is played. The next step is the ladies. They can help us more than any body else-the wives, mothers and sweet hearts of the men. So often we find a splendid fellow who is anxious to join the cavalry troop. but meets with such opposition from domestic sources that he simply can't do it with any peace to himself or his household. This is all wrong if the ladies only knew 1t. What can they rely on or to whom can they look when trouble comes to our homes and firesides, if the men are not trained and in harness for their pro lection?
 If he had had the national guard or ganized here during the recent strike,"> Captain Carter said, the sit nation could have been easily handled by rotation, thus having a call on the men to serve only a couple of weeks at a time, instead of giving up weeks upon top of weeks to 1t.
 !. "The men who have joined the Bir- mingham Sabres thus far" Captain Car ter declared. "are splendid type. They haven't come seeking notoriety or self aggrandizement. Of course, there are not enough officers jobs to give every body one, and the men don't seem to