Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-29
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unteer- In san prrneiseot

unteer- In san rrnneiscoi
one Of the Numbers u the salt Lake
Red Cross society who has recently re-
turned from trip tn San FranClHro.
for which place she started ct The npcn-
Ing of July, tells "a Tow things worth
knowing about camp iifr among the
volunteers at San Frnnclsco. over the
clothing furnished the lads the lady
was much distressed. especially when
Hhc saw conditions cNompllucd on the
person Of her own son.
why, you never saw such things In
your NE a. those trousers. You
wouldn't pick them up In the street
And the blouaea which have been o.
sued 10 the boys nrc absolutely worth
less The volunteers, however. stick
up for Uncle Sam. nH they should do.
and asy II IL the fault ~ the contrnc-
tors that they are supplied with such
poor clothing.
THAT seems 90 be- the fact. too" com
tiuusd tho lady "booaurn nH "a result
OF these complaints from the boys o.
different system has been adopted IN
the manufacture 81 the clothing and u
" now being made of better material
and Is put together IN much better
shape
HAVE GOOD BOOTS.
'"rhe Utah cavalry boys nre supplied
substantial regulation cavalry boots,
and when the troopers arr all mounted
and ON the march I tell you they look
splendid. They have the best appear
unce Of all the soldiers their. and
felt very pfoud NJ them aH they marched
IN the big Fourth Of July military pa
radc-and that was "a grand affair,
DON'T LIKE sHEEP-HEnDiNG.
You may think .wha, you please
about the reported discomfort among
our cavalry boys az heinE ordered TO
do sheep herding.' na they call II. In
Yosemite Park. The idea You may de-
pfnd upon " that u would have been
necessary for Uncle Sam 20 have
chased my boy In order 10 get him 90
enlist for this purpose; and nearly all
the others feel the same way.
My bun YOU should have seen some
Of the cavalry boys the first time they
saw copy ~ salt Lake morning
paper containing a purportod interview
with Captain Caine. when he was In
salt Lake recently, With reference 20
the feelings " the boys az having 90
do police duty That makes me Tired.
said one Of them ana h. ripped tho
paper from stem 20 stern and from
port 10 atarboard.
"The boys love their officers and Will
do anything In the world Tor them.
and The same feelings exist among the
Officers towards the men, They arr not
DO rigldly unhrndlnE a. some other
Officers apptur o. b. towards the men
whom they command, but thuru IL a
warm rompanlunHhlp existing between
them that u does one Huuh 90 pre-,
IN GOOD HEALTH
"The health OF the Utah men Il ok
Collrnt, aud I think this condition oi
things IL the result of habits contracted
at home. You know. our boys hero ~
NakI NFNH NHsNI
thu mountains and they 80 from the
hot city a. the cold mountain tops aud
aucuHtum Themselves 81 rapid changes
~ temperature ana become hardened
aud better able 20 stand hardship than
are some Of their comrades. Tor In.
stance. the Tennessee boys, Hut IN,
ladies ~ san Francisco seem tn have
looked upon the Tennessee Troops nr
their special charges and provide them
with every comfort within reach. Well
you t Tsno..... how ,,y .H'e''o1s sIs
when passing through Salt Lake
our Utah cavalry boys are moro dis.
tant and practical ana don't mako up'
20 any ~ the gifls and they are con.
hcquently 'lrft' when u comcH 20 the
goodies hut our lads ure the more
healthy Tor IL and are very careful %
combine themselves 20 prescribed food.
except TO occasionally 10 60 town ana
set d square meal
THE oMNpREsENr FLEA
"rhe worst thing ot am that our boys
have 20 contend with III that hurrli in-
sect, the flyu. auo mon atr ull Obliged
10 wear flannel shirts because uf the
cold, foggy nights. These insects get
into the woollen clothing and it lH I'M,
possible 20 rid ones self OF them ana
they bite and bite and continue 90 bite
Why, these boys who have been rr
anxious Co set away from Fort Dnurini
don't know what they urr TALKING
about. llerr they aTr near homo unl
friends, have much better food that II
IN The way ~ vegetables, etU.l and AZ,
given the best u' treatment There thel
VIII md % much different, but I sup
POSE they want q change. They'll 80
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Didnt Interfere.