Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-17
WAUWATOsA LIGHT GUARD
what Happened at Camp Digm N During
Their 10 Days Stay at Little Cedar
Lake.


Lake.
Camp is now over, and nothing re-
mains but happy memories ana sun
burn, and another long year TO wait.
and this little article may help to
freshen the minds of the boys who
spent ten days at Little Cedar Lake,
and all say it was the happiest week
and half they ever experienced.
On the morning of July End, with
dull sky and drizzling rain, and several
inches of mud and water in the road
25 members of the company, under
command of one of the officers, began
record breaking thirty mile march.
In spite of the wet weather, excellent
time was made, principally because 1T
was cool, and nobody seemed to mind
in the least splashing through q nina
ture lake in the middle of the road.
Richfeld was reached shortly after
one o'clock and an excellent meal was
served the somewhat tired and alto
gether hungry marchers at the old
reliable, hotel, and after an hour and
half rest, during which time the sun
helped out by drying up the roads
somewhat, the march was resumed and
after going ten more miles each of
which some of the members would
wager their last cent was fifteen thou
sand feet long, camp was reached at
6:i9 p. m. the entire march taking
exactly II hours and 10 minutes. inclu-
ding all stops. The marchers walked
into camp as though they were not
bit tired, and We're greeted by the
wagon squad who had been in camp a
day and had all tents up, and by the
Quartermaster, who had an excellent
meal ready.
In spite of the fact that they had
marched thirty miles, most of the com
pany spent the evening at the Calf
in dancing, Friday morning the regu-
lar camp routine was begun with
Reveille at 600 a. m. when forty sleepy
boys We're awakened by the cannon,
and required 20 be present at roll call
ten minutes later. The first sergeant
who should have been the first up,
was usually SO sleepy that he could
hardly call the roll The costumes
worn at morning roll calls ranged all
the way from those worn by Fiji
Islanders to the attest style Partisan
Directorie gowns.
Breakfast was served at Gas and the
members fell in according to rank, but
some OF the prsvates, especially the
taller ones, showed such n strong ten
dency to get nearest the head of the
line, that they were required to fall in
according to height, and Mt alternate
meals the tall ones and then the short
er ones would be nearest the grub
table. A certain tall lad always wore
long face when he was obliged to
wait till the last.
After breakfast, the camp was
thoroughly policed, either by all of
the members, or, Gf there were anvil
the prisoners who were arrested in at
tempting to run guard the night before.
There were u number of these nearly
every day, even some of the non
commissioned officers being among
them.
Inspection of quarters was next and
everything inside the tents were placed
and arranged according TO Army Regu-
lations.
After officers school, there was two
hours of drill in exterded order.
Dinner WAS served at 12:20 p. IN. and
the entire afternoon spent at leisure.
IT was then that the boys went swim
ming. fishing, played ball, or anything
else that appealed to them.
Dress parade, one of the most i'm
pressive of military ceremonies, was
watched by large and appreciative
audience every evening.
After dress parade was another
period of leisure, spent by most of the
members in dancing, but at gao every
body was obliged to be present at Roll
Call and the Guard was mounted.
Taps at ten o'clock was followed by
certain members especially the two
senior sergeants and one of the corpor-
ais in trying to run the guard, in order
that they might spend u few more
minutes holding down the porch of n
nearby cottage III company with three
girls.
On Tuesday a party of girls from
Wauwatosa visited camp, and gladden.
ed the hearts of several of the BOYS.
That afternoon and evening were spent
in boat riding in which several boat
loads of young people rowed up the
creek made famous last year. Several
people also had their pictures taken
that day by tue photographer who had
a gallery Il short distance from camp.
The boys all extend their sympathy to
the Attn Sergeant, who, ON the day the
girls had charge of camp, was the most
forlorn looking being imaginable. Can
you guess why? The girls stayed at
the hotel that evening and left for
West Bend the next morning accom-
panied by a Lieutenant and Corporal.
In spite OF the fact that chap
eron was present, one of the young
girls tried, when in At of absent
minded, thinking of the senior corporal
who was not present, To hold the hand
of Ii boy who was sitting near her,
thinking for moment that he was the
blue eyed lad. who, alas, was obliged
TO stay in camp that day. One of the
girls was forced 10 write "A note on an
old transfer to one of the boys at camp
for lack of paper, hit then the receiver
of the note was just as happy rs IL it
were written ON tue finest parchment.
The next morning wagon loaded
with mail WAS seen approaching camp,
everybody thought he was going TO get
lots of mail, but Imagine their surprise
when they found the same name on
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