The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-27
hEWSY NOTES FROM
CO. D. SHOWS NO
INITIATION THERE
YESTERDAY OF
REMOVAL

tAe Reglmental Hospital with a mild
attack of malarial fever. to the re-
greet OF his squad, who seem lost
without smiling "Tommie
Private Armel Dudley was, at his
own request, transferred to Com
pany { (Orlando), and has been y
member of that organization for the
past week.
FIRST Sergeant Jackson and Cor
pcral Whelpley returned home this
morning from few days visit with
friends and relatives back home
During their absence Sergeant F. f
Washburn has been acting ton"
and Handsome Red Henry" corporal
of the Baby DOH Squad"
saturday afternoon the officers
, entertained the enlisted men with a
rat and Lean baseball game. the
leans being returned the winners bv
score OF - to 16. The losers were
the hosts to the winners that night
at the Service Club, their entertain
ment consisting of an Internal dance
ana refreshments. Colonel Bland
ing, Lieut.. Col. Wolfe and Mai, Sass
were in the lineup Of the fats. and
showed that in days gone by they
indeed were star performers of the
rational pastime.
Private Dial Murdaugh. son of
Polk county's popular tax collector.
IS back n the ranks again after a
few days spent with his family at
Ear,aN
Richard Green, former Lakeland
boy, who has been in the North for
the past ten years, was an interested
visitor to Camp Thursday, being a
guest of the officers for dinner Dick
is located in Hartford, Conn, now,
being chief clerk at the Allen, Hart
fords leading hotel.
Mr.. J. R. Weeks, the affable cash
Ter of the First National Bank, ac-
companied by his brother l.. b
Weeks, were visitors to the camp
Friday, stopping off for the day just
fer the purpose of coming out and
seeing the boys. The boys were on
their way East. to, as J. r. says
Kill big one.
Eugene l.. Webb, son of Judge G
P. Webb, is a new recruit, having
Joined Company D Saturday Gene
is an old military boy, having served
portion of an enlistment with the
Ocala Rifles some few years ago, and
is rapidly rounding in to the usual
Company d shape.
Sunday forenoon Company d was
defeated by Company F., Wauchula
in the first football game of the sea.
son, by the close score of ~ to 6
Sergeant Meharg says the defeat
came about solely from lack of prac,
tice and that the next time Com.
pany ID hooks up with them that
there is surely going to be some
thing doing. The big boy plays
football about like he hits wher
Lakeland is playing Barlow, ant
that's some, believe me-
Sergeants Mehars and McLain
Company DIS entrants in the fielt
day sports Saturday morning, Shelter
Tent Pitching, were returned an easy
winner. beating their closest compel
itors. Company !, Key West. by full
minute. When it comes to pitching
shelter tents Company d has M
equal, and the officers are justl,
proud of the men in this as well al
in other things.
Private Raymond d. Whelpley ha
been promoted corporal, vice Dude,
: reduced and transferred, and ha
been assigned to the Seventh squad.
There is universal sadness through
cut the Company, Billy d, the com
pany's educated goat mascot havin'
passed to his final reward. Billy wen
ont via the ptomaine poison route
having contracted it while enJoyln'
"a bountiful repast in >the compan.
moderator Everything that wa
known to medical science was dom
for the little fellow, but to ne avail
even a vetinarian from Jacksonville
being unable to give him relief. IN
street is strangely quiet now, and W.
each feel that we have lest some
thing personally, and refused to D.
condoled "Requiesat en- pace, BIZ
lie."
Runner has it for the 24i,lo9tf
time that the Second is to soon leav'
for the border This rumor Il
STRENGTHENED by the fact that de
tachment of marines have been OF
dered to the State camp for the pur
nose of handling the targets durln'