The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-06
IN CHARGE
TULSA REGIMENT
Order Issued by General
Slavens Is Effective
Immediately

Gen. Thomas n. Slavens. chief OF
staff OF the Eighth army curps area,
with headquarters at san Antonio.
Texas, has Just published q special
order by authority Of General Hines
assigning Col Ira l.. Reeves infantry
reserve, 20 the command of the 377th
infantry torFanlzcd rcservcsl with
headquarters in Tulsa. This order is
effective Immediately and 10 taken
by Colonel Reeves TO mean that ac-
tive work will be started shortly 10
organize regimcntal headquarters.
Colonel Reeves said yesterday that
he was asked several weeks agu
whether he would accept tho com
maud Of this regiment. He has
been lu close touch with Col O.. A.
+. Trumbo, acting chief uf staff uf
the g5th division with headquarters
at Oklahoma city.
Asked as To his plans for tho reEi-
mcnt, Colonel Reeves said he viii call
an early meeting OF all infantry re-
serve officers and possibly all reserve
officers IN Tulsa for tho purpose Of
discussing a definite plan for pro
ceeding with the organization " this
regiment The meeting will probably
bc held on Armisticc day but the
hour has not yet been determined.
Il am very anxious 20 make this
regiment the bcst organized regiment
in the southwest, and the matter Of
organization ~ to be pushed as rapid
iy as possible" he stated.
4 modern infantry regiment Is u
complicated fighting machine and
represents more activities than were
formerly renrescntcd i'm a division.
Tho tables OF organization provide a
war strength of 3.OOO TO 1000 men
According 10 Colonel Reeves the
organization W tho regiment is 10 be
skeletonizcd but will be In such shape
as to be at all times ready for active
service iu case OF war The orgaulza
tion will bc such that i'm event IL will
he necessary only 10 fill I'm the Sow
eral units with additional enlisted
I men that may be required to bring II
up to war strength.
Headquarters ~ the regiment. IN
addition TO that ~ colonel and Hou-
tenant colonel will consist of n head
quarters company. a hoWitzcr COM
pany. with personal staff consisting
NJ captain and adiutaut a captain
and intelligence officcrcaptain ot
plans and transportation captain ot
supplies. lieutenant OF munitions. a
major and lieutenant OF machine
suns.
A rcgiment/has three battalions
each commsnded by a lieutenant
J colonel with a major as executive Of
I ficer. Each battalion has four COM
I panies. These companies are di-
vided into rifle companies machine
gun companies, automatic riflemen
| grenadiers, etc.
Headquarters OF the 95th division
| lists the following officers In Tulsa
az infantry iNserve officers. all oil
/ gible for assignment TO the 377th in
| fantry;
Ira L. Reeves, colonel Frederick
w. Garnjost, major; Theodore G
| Hopkins, ma ior; Chas. West, major
| Chas. X. Allen captain; Harry L
/ Frantz, captain; william II. Frasher
| captain: Henry L. $. HALEY. captain
/ Lozear II. Lantz, captain; Courtnel
| d. Nelson. captain; Keith II. stack
house captain; Leroy f. ward, cap
| tain; Kenneth B. Elliott, first lieu
| tenant; Albert Il. Galloway. firs
! lieutenant, Jesse II. Hampton, frs
! lieutenant; william Herman. firs
/ Lieutenant: Lorenzo J. Marks, frs
| lieutenant; Fred Campbell. secon,
| lieutenant: Joseph J.. Clark. ScconC
/ lieutenant; Charlie NJ. Martin, secon,
| lieutenant Ellsworth c. Pulley. Fec
| ond lieutenant, and Septine l.. Way
second lieutenant