Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-11-16
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at the end of service here the soldier leaves
with no little of aloha Glove. or liking) for
Hawaii.
One constantly comes across the man in
khaki-at the beach, in the park, on the cars,
on the streets, in the curio shops, in the little
show houses. And be it said to the credit OF
the soldiers that as a whole they seem a very
orderly, self-respecting lot, mind their own af-
fairs. treat you with respect, merit respect
from you. | would not go so far as to say
that they are invariably sober and upright,
but then neither are ununiformed men. The
"milingtary" instead of adding a hoodlum, I'M
desirable element to Honolulu's chronological
laboratory" may be said to have brought quiet
rather than disturbance; and that here mil
ingtary" discipline and smartness give tone.
Well c~ared-for, well groomed horses are per-
haps an aid to the humane society. Well
cared-for, well groomed humans set a certain
pace are not to be discounted in the general
trend from the primitive to the civilized. And
looked at from the narrower Interpretation of
society, folk of wide travel, of social expert
ence and graces. are an addition to an isolated
community.
A uniform generally attracts attention., but
a uniform on horseback special attention. The
average person Is fond Of a dashing figure on
horseback, a good horse and a good rider, and
Iue Gay L VlSlL0u Tie cavalry CAMP dL L0ll0uud
l found much pleasure in watching hundreds
of good riders and mounts. Though at first
approach to the barracks the army mule was
much more in evidence than the army horse.
There were mules In the corral, mules in the
long low sheds, mules driven to great wagons,
mules led and one or two officers carriages
were drawn along by mules. Such a big part
of things, 1t seemed incumbent to take a pic
ture of a worthy representative, and | asked
a man in authority If | might, then if he would
have brought forward a fine specimen, was
assured that the one brought forward was
considered by its groom-or whatever the at
tendant is called in the army anguage-'the
best mule in the United States army"
On leaving the corral we passed the sol
dier's quarters, afterward drove on to Officers
Row, marveling at the wonderful cleanliness
and trimness everywhere, all as clean and
fresh as the air that blew down from the
mountains over the wide open stretches. The
dwellings were but temporary affairs, but al
ready had an established look, suggesting they
were occupied by people that kept to the habit
Of making themselves at home as soon as
landed. Having a note of introduction to the
colonel, we asked direction to his quarters,
found his house at the head Of the row and
an orderly on the veranda. Also a cat, which
gave a peaceful, domestic look to the abode OF
the man Of war. Shortly the colonel appeared.
babe us welcome, and informed us that the next
day was monthly muster, to which we should
consider ourselves invited, and advised us to
be present in the field at nine o'clock sharp.
We spoke of a camera, asked permission to
use this weapon on the range, were assured
officers and men, horses and mules would be
"dee-lighted."
On this muster day at Schofeld Barracks
the Fifth cavalry was complete, the entire
regiment now stationed together for the first
time since the Civil war. The Fifth made q
fine showing as men and horses passed IN re-
view before the colonel, and W. congratulated
ourselves that we had front seats for the play
1t was very picturesque-the wide plains
bounded on either side by mountains. the
cavalrymen capering hither and yon, Their
sabers and rifles cleaning, and, for contrast
joyous skylarks singing overhead. The ladies