The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-24
National Guard Notes

Company f.. cur local National Guard
company. has entered on recruiting
campaign and number of good re-
cruits have already been mustered in.
! Every day, when the weather per-
mits. can be seen at the corner of
Main and Washington streets, the big
b-tOn army truck issued to Company f
by the war department. This is used
as headquarters by the boys on duty.
. The Oklahoma National Guard stands
pt the head of al national guard forces
ln the United States according to war
department reports, and Company f is
second to none in Oklahoma. 1t is an
organization OF which Ardmore and the
state of Oklahoma may well be proud.
IT has behind it the support OF the
Chamber of Commerce and all our
patriotic business and professional men.
Company L is splendid organization
doing good work in training young men
for the duties and obligations OF patrl-
otc citizens. The young mel Of Ard
more who enlist in the national guard
are engaging in, a civic activity of great
benefit not only TO- the city and country
but to themselves
The enlisted man in Company Il at.
tends one drill per week, each Friday
night and receives $l.00 pay for each
attendance. Non commissioned officers
receive higher rate of pay, according
10 rank. There is also. an encampment
of two weeks each summer. Uniforms
and all other equipment are furnished
blythe federal government, and there
is no expense unless the men them
selves desire to raise a fund for en-.
tertainment or athletic purposes.
Enlist In Company "E" Now
Sergeant Stoney. Rogers, president Of
the National Guard Club of Company T.
has appointed an entertainment commit
tee composed of Sergeant Gid Hunt
Corporal Albert L. Worley, Private j.
w. Moore. Private ]. V. Spell Captain
Mclean, Lieutenant Mccoy, Lieutenant
Paine.
The club has voted to have a little
social time for the home folks, and the
members will bring their wives, moth
ers, sisters or sweethearts to the Ar
mory on East Broadway Friday night,
April 29, at o'clock. The entertain
ment committee is hard at work on the
plans, and promise something worth
while. There will be refreshments and
a program. The committee seems to
be getting results for up to late hour
Friday night quartet was heard prac-
ticing. apparently for next Fridays
social hour. They still practice where
nobody can see or hear them, but they
have hopes OF being able to get by next
Friday.
Enlist in Company "E" Now
On wednesday last the Machine Gun
company gave its first dance, which
was spleHdid success, and well at
tended. TlA Convention Hall was beau
tifully decorated with flags and bunt-
ing, and Vxhibited on the floor and the
stage were some OF the very interesting
material belonging to the company such
asithe machine guns, loading apparatus
and other things of similar character.
fhe members Of Company +. 2nd
regiment. were guests of honor. and
were well pleased and enjoyed the hos.
pttality OF the Machine Gun company.
s Enlist in Company "E" Now
tcompany + had its regular drill Fri
~ night. and after drill the mem
hers of the company got together and
arganized a club, for the purpose of
bringing the members closer together,
and to plan entertainments, or whatever