Milford chronicle., 1916-09-29
COMPANY B NOTES.


d fortably quartered in pyramidal tent
: with board floors, cots and electric ligh
and are enjoying all the comforts
home. While the ratiOns served in III
e Caulk Club Mess Hall are fine, whe
r. letters arrive from home telling Of frie
. chicken, lima beans, corn, and Delawar
, peaches howl goes up and the boy
. speak of these Delaware delicacies a
E lost opportunities.
Private Frank +. Shaw, editor Of tn
> Camp Deming Bulls Eye" a paper de
> voted to the happiness Of the damon
State soldiers, is putting out shee
4 that compares very favorably with tn
Arkansas Razorback," the official pape
i Of the Arkansas troops, who have tWic
as many men as the Delaware OUTFIT ant
= therefore much more capital with whicl
: to edit a paper.
Private John Plummer, the popular
Il musician Of the company, is confined Z
1 the Base Hospital with a Spratned ankle
Il Who wouldn't get a sprained ankle fol
a ride in an automobile with such fan
Bright and early last Tuesday morn
ing our company hiked to the Florida
mountains and encamped Tuesday night
$500 feet above the sea level. The climb
of six miles up the side OF the mountain
was hard work, but the boys stood the
trip like regulars. After camp was
made, the members of Co. B proceeded
to enjoy themselves; some climbing the
rocky peaks to obtain view Of Old
Mexico, while others went to the zinc
mines and hunted rattleSnakes and ta-
During the night a terrific electrical
storm came up, which was very severe
on account Of the attitude.
Wednesday war game was played be,
\ tween the first and second batallions and
] Thursday morning the return trip to
! Deming, distance Of eighteen miles,
was made in six hours
Life does not grow monotOnous here.
! Numerous dances and receptions are
/ held, and each week .. boxing or Wrest-
| ling match takes place at the Crystal
II. NJ. Deming, Company Clerk, has
been promoted to Quartermaster Ser
geant, and he has also been made Lay
Reader in charge Of st. Lukes Episcopal
General Granger Adams, our Com
mandng General, has endeared himself
to all the men Of his command. The
General must certainly remember his
boyhood days, for when the recent circus
came to town, he had all drills and work
suspended for the afternoon and granted
passes to all the men so that they could
attend the circus.
Sergeant Pierce has been detailed with
the supply company, and now has charge |
of $4,000 worth of horses and mules. |
Eight men from Company B have been |
assigned to special duty
Captain Terrell, Of the 22nd Infantry, |
has been detailed as special instructor /
and we find him very efficient and |
pleasant officer.
Our Arkansas neighbors have two fine
bands and their frequent concerts are
lnuCn euJOgeu uA the DeldMale SOlQlerSs
Lieut.. Clyde b. Ely, Of the First New
Mexico Infantry, was the guest Of Cap
tain Cannon last Friday. Lieut.. Ely is
one Of the publishers Of the Ely Graphic,
but he is at present stationed at Col
umbus and is guarding the northern
gate.
The Machine Gun Company Of the 2nd
Mass. Infantry were recently entertain
ed by Company b. Everyone greatly en- /
jOyed their visit with us, for they seem
ed more ike Delawareans than any 9TH
er troopers we have met on the border.
Quite frequently aerOplaneS fly over
our camp from the Columbus base,
novel and Interesting sight to the Dia-
nond State lads.
Our menu for last Saturday was as
ollows: Breakfast-Bacon, French fried
potatoes, bread, butter, coffee, canned
peaches. Dinner-NeW tomatoes, roast
)eef, boiled potatoes, catsup, bread, but
er and coffee. Supper-Hamburg steak,
mashed potatoes, gravy, bread. butter
Ind coffee. Uncle Sam is supplying US
With the best of food not only one day,
)ut each and every day.
Sergeant CFather Time) Kern is still ,
live and has his pOcketbook. No use, ,
boys, Honest John is right there.
In honor Of their old home town, the
,oys have named their Company Street ,
Milford avenue, and these words are in
cribed in large black letters on a sign !
Ocated at the end of the street. Camp p,
ord?"
To express their appreciation of the +
Oyal entertainment accorded them n i
Milford by the Caulk Club and for the in =
ince it left Milford, the boys have ded- =
Gated their mess hall to the Caulk Club,
nd it is now officially known as "Caulk s
In the August issue of the Dental :
,osinos' is pictue that has created d
much interest and excitement in Com
any b. The l.. d. Caulk Dental Co. n
as fun page advertisement in this \
and on this page is a large n
of Co. B ready to entrain at \
lilford, and inscribed at the top Of the a
lcture in large letters is the word n
Equipped" This makes a very clever
nd classy ad, and also brings back fond Il
iemories to the Milford boys of the hos d
itality Of the Caulk Club and reminds n
hem Of their friends and relatives who b
ade them fearful farewell in Milford ~
Captain Vincent, Chaplain of the First a
ew Mexico Regiment came from Col
mbus on Sunday, September 9Th, to cell 60
)rate Holy Communion for the members ci
the 1st Delaware Infantry who are cj
embers Of the Episcopal Church. and al
eneral Granger Adams. Commanding q,
le nth Division, and Colonel Fuller and ns
ieut. Colonel James Of the 1st ArSan- =,
In accordance with army custom Cap - -
in Cannon extended an invitation to
e officers of Company b, End Arkansas
their arrival at Camp Deming, to
ne with him, and Captain Parsons and
S junior officers very gratefully accept
the invitation, on account of building On
cir mess hall. They all expressed 81
as delighted with the enter 4i
inment afforded them by the command I,
g officer of Company b. "
Mrs. Louder l.. Sapp of Harrington -
ry kindly collected and sent to the g.,
US of Company a large box contain ~
g magazines, books and testaments. ~
lese are a valuable addition to our n
mpany library and the boys are still T..
anlOng Mrs Sapp for the gift. They i.a
extend many thanks - Tfnptn All
ways sees that gifts for his boys are 10
re to reach them. rs
We are now having summer weather III
the daytime and winter weather at NJ.
ght. A new issue Of olive drab blank NJ
has just been made us and all are Avn
'eping the sleep Of the just now in 81;
sad of waking up chilled in the morn ~
Z, as was the case before they came. iit
The citizens of Deming gave a grand g.;
II on the evening Of September 18th, ~
a compliment to the members Of the ~
Delaware and Arkansas regiments. ne
e music was furnished by the band 90,
the list Arkansas regiment, and was ~
e. The occasion was also the opening ~
the new pavilion just erected. yal
rhe new border Y. NJ. G. A building I
II be dedicated on Sunday, the 18th, -
e building will be turned over to the ~
general for the use Of the 4
laWare and Arkansas troops by the ~
NJ. G. A. border secretary. This is a n,
" nice building and has provisions for -.
'eading room, a writing room and Sun tut
Y religious services are held in the ~ ~
in auditorium. 70
Yours truly,
H. MAHONEY DENNING, ~
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