Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-18
NO PLACE FOR UDDES
High Co||arsand Sharp Shoes
. Tabooed' ..
HOW COM PANYDiSFARlNG
Where Is Witness Wilson ? Mrs. Isaac
Davis Married. Cora Lindsay Also
Steps on. Disappointed Naval
Reserves. Other Local Notes.

The Daily Press correspondent re-
ceived last evening a letter from Camp
Cuba Libre. Jacksonville. under date OF
June 49, which contains much inrorma-
ton concerning the career Of the boys
since they left Hampton. 1t was writ
ten by the dim light of a camp candle
while the wind as it swept overland
from the broad Atlantic, twenty mics
away, sang it's doleful song in the tall
tops of the pines beneath which rise
the white tents of Company D. But ii
must not be supposed thai Camp Cuba
Libre is a gloomy spot. 1t is only a
mile from Jacksonville and is connected
with the city by electric cars, making
the ride from its sandy streets
to those of the town a matter of hardly
five minutes. Contrary to popular be-
lief here the heat at Jacksonville is by
no means SO oppressive as it is at the
and enforces the privilege of stewine
the helpless people to his hearts con-
tent. The vicinity of the Florida me-
tropolis is balmy and breezy, and but
for the clouds Of dust that sometimes
rise from the small sand dunes in and
around the camp. the Hampton boys
would have little to complain Of. But
the bathing is handy, and the men may
lie down on their pine cone mattresses
at night refreshed by plunge in the
waters of the noble St. Johns. and
dream of Hampton and home and the
loved ones there. far away, in the
grand old State of their birth. And
those-poor fellows-for whom no tears
were shed when they said goodbye.
may turn their thoughts toward the
unfriendly shores to which they are
bound and call UP visions of carnage
and death on the purple field of battle
Many changes have taken place
-
Jacksonville. One of the first events
of interest was a general inspection by
a regular U. S. A. man, after which
high collars and sharp-toed shoes were
doomed to innocuous dessuetude. This
order Of the meddlesome inspector
however, refers only to non-commis.
stoned officers and privates. Captain
Hope and Lieutenants Couch and
Daugherty may still cut capers in
shiny high collars and tooth-pick shoes
The men are permitted to wear either
the blue army shirt, without suspend
ers. Or take the blue blouse straight
Those fellows" says the Daily Press
ing collars high enough to answer for
an ad. for a linen factory. did not like
this style Of dress at first, but they
have gotten into it,"
That there are more things than war
agitating the minds of the Hampton
boys is evident from the following par
agraph taken verbatum from the let
ter: The girls in Richmond treated
US royalty. The day before we left they
brought out sewing kits" for abou,
half the company, and came down to
the train through the broilng hot sun
to bring US lunches for our journey to
jacksonville. A good many of the boys
have received tender missives from
them. " Everybody will agree that this
is simply awful. but if the Daily Press
were to lay before its readers all thai
this Camp Cuba Libre letter says. there
would be more than one futterng
heart in Hampton. The men have been
greatly disappointed by the failure Of
Ned Chiles to pay them a promised Wis
it. He was due in Jacksonville last
Thursday Mr.. Chiles is still expected
But here is another interesting extract
from the letter:
Geo Wray Booker is the only poll
tician in camp. One week more and he
will know every man In camp and
control about three wards in Jackson
VILE. The headquarters of the regi-
ment draw on Company D for all the
special duty men. We have furnished
the regimental quartermaSter sergeant.
We have an experienced man in the
engineer corps, ". Fl. Peek, and Doug
las Hull has been clerk in the quarter
masters department and is now per
NilH TIE ioSi'iltii COL pa VI tie
Fourth. Charlie Whiting was detailed
one day as orderly to our battalion
commander. Lieutenant Colonel Ed
wards, and whenever he needs an or
derby requests that Whiting be sent to.
him.
George (Ox) Booker was selected as
the colonel's orderly the first time he
was in the guard detail. and all the
colonies are asking to see our muster
rolls. which We're said to be Q. X. by
the commanding officer. Since we have
been issued the new uniforms our boys
are commented on as being the neatest
that go into the city. We were the first
company in the regiment TO receive the
new uniform and all the other compa-
MES We're jealous. This was due to
having Douglas Hull in the quarter
masters department. suppose by the
time you have read thus far you viii!
have been wearied. but I have just one
favor to ask of you; send us some pa
pers so we may see what is going on at
home.
1.-THE boys have to turn out at $50 for
revelle. You know this gets to some
of us. who are not used to such early
rising"