San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-05
C.M TIC. SWORN
To ALLEGIANCE.
HERE SATURDAY.
Fourteen Hundred Bow
Heads and Repeat
Oath.
STANDARD IS DRAPED
After Ceremony Companies
Are Read Official
Death Notice.
STANDARD IS DRAPED

: Fourteen hundred c. NJ. T. c. stu
dents swore allegiance to the United
States government at II 80 o'clock
Saturday morning while assembled
on the parade grounds back of di-
vision headquarters at Fort Sam
Houston. Brig. Gen. Paul Il. Malone.
commandant of the summer training
camps. administered the oath. Maj.
Gen. +. NJ. Lewis, commander of the
Eighth Corps Area, Maj. Gen. Ernest
Kinds, commander of the Second Di-
vision and Fort Sam Houston and Col.
Thomas H. Slavens, chief of staff,
Eighth Corps Area, were present at
the ceremony.
The entire C. NJ. II. C. body was
drawn uD on the sloping parade
ground in a half circle around where
General Malone was stationed. With
uncovered heads and bowed heads,
hats placed across the breast, the stu
Aents swore the oath of allegiance.
General Malone read the oath and
each student repeated his own name
and the oath word for word. The
oath:
Il. (name) do solemnly swear that
/ will bear true faith and allegiance
to the United States of America. and
while at camp l will obey those in au-
thority and observe all rules and reg
ulations of the camp to the best OF
my ability, so help me God"
Third Company Gets Banner.
The oath of allegiance ceremonies
were opened by an invocation by
Chaplain ]. Stuart Pearce, and closed
by a benediction by Chaplain Philip
Coholan. AS Chaplain Pearce was Of
fering the invocation the IL 30 gun,
firing salute at intervals of every
80 minutes for the late President
Harding. was fired.
Immediately after the oath of ale
glance had been taken. General Ma
lone presented to the Third Company
of the G. NJ. IT. C. the honor flag for
the week. Each week the company
making the highest lrade i'll train
ing. discipline and barracks cleanli-
ness will be awarded the honor
flag which was given by Frank Wine
rich of the Winerich Motor Sales
Company. The Third Company, COM
manded by Capt. |R. l.. Ware, was
the winner of the flag for the first
!. week. Captain Ware stepped forward
ana ItttlNtu llt llOih 'Nh
eral Malone. In turn Captain Ware
presented 1t to the honor. student of
the company, who is designated as the
flag bearer. The honor student of the
Third Company for the first week is
ii. L. BrunOw of Palestine.
Read Official Notice.
Two trophy cups were also on dis
play at the ceremonies Saturday morn
ing. The first. large silver trophy
cup given by the Hertzberg Jewelry
Company, will be awarded TO the {.
NJ. 4. {. company winning the base
ball championship of the camp. The
name of the company will be inscribed
upon the cup which will be kept at
Eighth Corps Area headquarters until
next summer when it will again be
contested for by next years camp.
The second cup was national tro-
phy. the Port Clinton Rifle cup, given
by the citizens of Port Clinton. Ohio,
to the champion c. NJ. T. c. team com
peting in the national rifle matches
at CarnD Perry, Ohio. Last year the
cup Vas won by the Eighth Corps
Area team. and General Malone Satur-
day in explaining the cup to the stu
dents told them he expected the team
from this cornS area to bring the cup
back here again this year.
The c. NJ. II. c. colors, CORE
spending TO the regimental colors of
a regiment of the regular army, were
carried on the parade ground Satur-
day morning and were draped in black
crepe.
No speech making whatever was
INDUCED in Saturday morning. As
soon as the oath of allegiance had
been taken. the honor flag presented
and announcements made regarding
the two trophy cups. each company
was marched off to its respective bar
racks.
Saturday, morning at 10 o'clock each
&C. NJ. T. c. company was read the
official announcement of President
Harding's death.