The Washington times., 1916-07-14
JOL TING TROOP TRAIN
SAVES COOKIE" WORK
District Guard Officers Eat
Scrambled Eggs Which Chef
Intended to Fry.

En- Route to Bisbee. Aris.. July Q. 1915.
To the Editor Of the Soldiers Letter
Box: .
am sending you some notes Of the
District Of Columbia Field Hospital. and
will continue to do 30 while on the trip.
and hope that they will be acceptable.
II Ia Sunday morning. and our last
day on the rail. We have passed FL
Paso. where the Chamber OF Commerce
had arranged . good time. but. OWNS
TO 1t being midnight when the train ar
| rived. they were unable to proceed with
the program; still they distributed
oranges and postals and magazines.
At Memphis. Tenn. the men were
given the greatest time OF their life while
they were there. for three hours. They
were taken to the Y. M. c. A.. where
they we're given a much needed shower.
ing Views of Memphis. After leaving
the Y. M. c. A. we were entertained BY
society women and girls at the Union
station. and also given a Pig feed.
started to play ali the latest songs,
while some Of the expert dancers started
to dance with the girls. Clean. new
hsn we we're m.rShd Sss to the men
among cheering throngs to the trains.
All OF the men shall bear an everlasting
memory OF Memphis. Tenn. Truly. there
gels everywhere in dissuise.
There 10 a Western lad who IL q very
surprised young man. Leslie c. Hines.
who is member OF the Field Hospital.
Borrowed S,nsT Ct the lads L.. buekiIg broneho.
plished rider Of no little repute mount
ed the broncho and rode down the main
thoroughfare OF Hachita, New Mexico.
also the fuli length Jof the troop train
incident was witnessed by Indians. reg
ular cavalryman and other troops. They
all Joined In cheering Hines In his dar-
ing riding.
the rockies. and II worked to perfection.
Being rs we were right on the border
line Captain Hudson ordered ali men
to sleep with their corps knives under
by Mexicans at any moment. All the
rockies before going to bed made
scramble for the upper berths. Those
that did rot get the upper berths were
paired very much, hut you con bet that
knife was right under the pillow. The
veterans did not comply with the order
as they were wise. and. of course. un-
The train Is a very long one. and every
time 1t stops there Is q sudden jolt. and
1t shakes everything up. The following
conversation took place in the kitchen
Of the field hospital:
Mess Sergeant Smith. Darn this old
train" Private First Class Landow.
why. what's tho matter?' Sergeant
Smith. Look. will you. look (also some
other words not ready for publication.
II was frying eggs for the officers and
they were the best had cooked 90 far
when the train made one OF those
(blankety blank stops and instead OF
having fried eggs for breakfast they en-.
joyed scrambled eggs. And believe me.
they were scrambled"
James ]. Jefferies wants his Govern
ment Printing Office friends to know
that he is still living. as his legs are still
IN good trim.
NChicken" Henderson. who serves the
officers. boaststhat he eats better than
any other Of the enlisted men.
The field hospital quartet IL composed
Of First Class Sergts. c. p. jackson. ].
w. Hart. Acting Sergeant Arberly and
Cook and Lynch. They will give daily
concerts hereafter.
The first man In the outfit to be
wounded was Sergt. first class) J. w.
Hart. who cut his thumb with his corps
half at Hachita. N. NJ.
Respectfully,
JOSEPH LANDOw.
HERBERT c. GEORGE,
Field Hospital. Organized Militia. Dis
trict Of Columbia. Bisbee. Aris.