The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-03
LUBBOCK TO HAVE BATTERY OF
FIELD ARTILLERY ORGANIZED
SPIRITED MEETING HEID-MORE THAN DOZEN ENLIST
MENTs RECEIVED AND STILL COMING IN
O. |. pETERMAN TO COMMAND BATTERY
Payroll and Other Expense Bills be Paid Lubbook-Wd Re
lesse Great Deal Of Money Here Home Firm VIII be
Paronized-Dril Work VIII Start Soon

Major Claude A. Adams has been
In Lubbock the past three days or.
ganizing n battery Of light Field
Artillery ia Lubbock. the most en-
thusinStic meeting Of the week being
held al the Justice Courtroom mere
"Wednesday evening when more than
a dozen local men signed applica-
tons for membership m the p".-
tery.
o. l.. Peterman. well known LHD-
book man, whose war record as AZ
officer in the Field Artillery branch
n well known and appreciated oy
his friends here. was UNANIMOUSLY
elected Captain Of the Battery, ana
three subordinate officers VII ne
elected after the organization Us
complete. -
u h hard Tor Us all 20 realize the
Immense advantage the organization
of this battery Is 20 Lubbock Inc
Federal government IS organizing
these batteries OF civilians a. a part
Of their plan Of economical defense
instead OF maintaining a large manu-
ing army which has proven such
burden 20 the taxpayers OF the coun-
try.
Forty horses and four pieces ~
artillery. either the French 20 Mil
bneter guns or the three-inch Am
erirnn guns sill be issued % the
battery here.
with new harness, and at the other
paraphernalia common 10 the use ana
The men will be issued two fun uni
forms. summer and winter use, wili
be equipped With new guns ana
other equipment
Five men will be on full pay and
viii be in charge Of the horses.
the armory 20 be rented IN ihe
mos; favorable location, and prac-
tics field will also be rented, Major
Adhns pointed out that 80 long as
The necessities for carrying on the
work could be bought Of local firms
Il would be, which, together with
the payroll. will add greatly 10 the
amount Of money 20 be- put into
circulation ~ Lubbock.
One and half hours will be
xpent each week in drill, and the
men viii be on full day pay Tor
that period. IL was pointed oui
that the officers must have sixty
perccnt OF their men at each drih
,er,od II they receive pay In case
driil period u not called and sol-
der reports for duty his time "
Riven him just the same, 80 thefe
X no red tape whereby the men
can lose time Il they only 90 theit
part. regardless of the order OK
things.
The payroll TO nfsy men a. the
allotted pay for the four days per
month VIII be approximately two
hundred and fifty dollars, the oi-
fieers will receive fair salaries Tor
he time spent, ard the five perma-
ncutiy employed men viii receive
-Four hundred and thirty-five dol
lars. making a total OF Appropriately
one thousand dollars, the rental on
the armory will amount 70 great
deal within a year, and the nece@-
sary food. etc. viii amount 20 a
neat sum-all TO be spent within
the city Of Lubbock.
We must not overlook the good
Il will do the young men also, close
relationship In this manner Wall
cement friendship between them and
their officers which will be a great
factor in accomplishing things for
Lubbock.
II you are Interested IN this mat
ter get in touch with Captain ret
ernnan NJ once and get lined up Win
ne boys. A regular old style army
life can be given the man VINO
grts into this thing with the right
sniri,. and he will be glad Of the
Opportunity to mix and mingle with
his fellow soldiers