Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29
Activities of Company an<E
Band Told By Ottumwa 4
Boys With Colors
ENTIRE BAND TAKES Il
OATH THIS MORNING
Part of Cavalry Refuses I.
Be Mustered in; G Lads
Before Physicians

Jane 2s.-By telephone at $50 !.
m.-The entire band signed the
oath early this morning and u
ready at the first word to 90 vvhsr.
ever our Uncle Samuel orders.
The fellows feel fine and are tick 4
led to death to. know that they
arc now real "honest to soodnessr
members Of the fighting forces 81 4
Old Glory.
There is some little uncertainty
about the number OF cavalry
troops that will 90 to the border
from Iowa. About half OF the
troopers here have refused TO take
the oath. The reason they assign
Is the reluctance to serve out the n
full term Of enlistment In the 4
event that their serxkSss should
not be necessary. II looks az thle
time like the men who refuse VIII Il
be LETT at home, although the IN. .
ficuIty may be patched up sonses 1
way.
There are $50 nsn hers, lRolud. n
Ing the band and four troepe. y Y
from Marengo, 3 from Rlvsrside,
c from oxford and D from West
Branch. Some seventy-fivs msn
are needed for each Of the four
troops. A majority Of the troop- y
ers have their mounts. s
Two letters from each Of It's ccrrU1
,ondents and telephone messaGI
rom one OF them, were received t0d1J
~ The Courier from Corp Phill|
3inks of Co, G and John Feehan, VIII
s with the First Cavalry band. Tll1
ormer's letters came singly and bOtl
we're delayed in transit and the seconl
etter from Camp Young reached hen
his afternoon. The first one was pGl
'onal to the bunch" at the once hr
ve're going to let the. readers In On n
Drummer John Feehan Of. the Fir63
cavalry band. sports editor for IN
COURIER, who is the oficial representa-
i've OF The Courier with the cavAlS1
roops OF the state has written lett01
o the force at The Courier telling a
he incidents en- route to Camp YOUNG
rhe letter was posted at Cedar Rapid!
Tuesday and arrived In the morning.
nail It follows:
En- route to Camp.
Feeling IN the best of spirits an
eady to light right into anything thu
omes It's way, the First Cavalry bAn1
rrived in Cedar Rapids at 2:35 p. g.
oday (Tuesday). s
The immense ovation given us =
he station in Ottumwa during tt6l
morning set us thinking for TIM
ute seriously, but we are now sul
ciently recovered to do our best A
n
At Sigourney. Hednck, WilliamG
,urg and North English, the peopl1
urned out in numbers to see and krGJ
Is as we went through and We playG1
t North English and Sigourney.
We were delayed almcG
n hour on account of freight wrec0
The band boys wish to thank IT,
aides Of the First Baptist church s.
he delightful lunches, baskets q
which they presented to the ban
,ook Wilson prepared some feed fro
he baskets and we had dinner In CT
aggage car.
Joseph Tee, H. A. Cook, Raw. T.
,ana Of the First CongTvgastoao1
hurch, Rev. Father j. w, Bulger g.
1t. Patrick's church, Rsv. Thth0
Ienry Hogan OF Fairfield and Age1
md Mrs. T. H. Jacobs of the MilwAN
zee, were with the train to Cedar Ran
ds.
The citizens donated cigars, chez
ng gum and fruit to the band C.
which the boys are very grateful.
The boys wish to assure the foll6
It home that should anything occy1
hey will acquit themselves gallAnt5
md that while warm feeling o. q
ection for the parents, wives, relative
md friends at home is carried In IL
learts Of each OF us, we look forwtS
With pride to the fact that we ar0 All
Ind privileged to stand BY Old Gloea