The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-08-24
HAPPY AND HEALTHY
Mike Reports Company G. Boys to
Be In Good Spirits and Enjoy
ing Border Life Now.
Field Day and Review Parade Relieved
the Monotony of Camp Life
Last Week.

Camp Llano Grande, August 49,
This has been regular carnival week
for the soldiers in this camp, especially
the Third Minnesota. Instead Of the
regular routine work the program got
several bad twists that sort Of made
a joyous affair out of it and broke up
the monotony of camp life whole lot.
Monday it was announced that General
Organ, one of the big regular army
officers, would visit camp during the
day, so a big parade and review was
pulled off in honor Of the visiting gen.
eral. 1t was the first time that all
the armed men in this camp had made
any attempt to get together as whole
as up to this time a regiment had been
the biggest unit that had been on
parade or review. When all the in
fantry in camp paraded and passed in
IF 7iew it was pretty fair sized army
and the men and officers got some
slight idea Of what small army looks
like. In all there must have been
10000 infantry that took part. The
batteries and machine gun companies
did not parade as their horses and
mules have not as yet been all issued
to them. This ceremony broke up the
days work and in the afternoon the
men were given chance to stay in
camp.
Tuesday was regular routine day,
but the following day was field day
for the Third Minnesota and it was
a regular holiday for the men and
officers, the first regular one we have
had since we hit Texas. Chaplain Will
Emery arranged the field day and was
master Of ceremonies. The events con-
sisted of racing, jumping, boxing,
wrestling and ball game in the after
noon. In a regiment of over a thou
sand men these events naturally
brought out some real class and the
officers and men had chance to see
some real athletes work out Only one
man from each company was allowed
to participate in each event, but as
there are practically fourteen COM
panies to a regiment this brought
forth plenty Of entries for each event.
Company G did not have many entries,
but where they were entered they gave
a good account of themselves. Earl
Thomas of Milaca electrified the large
orNx7I orC c11r,o,r1coI Iio Evil dc I>xy
taking an easy first in the main event
of the meet, the 10O-yard dash. His
time was II seconds fiat and now e
lays claim to the fastest man in the
Third regiment. Bill Burrs of Brick
ton got into the 22O-yard dash and got
away with fourth place in a field of
ten entries. A hastily organized relay
team represented G. and gave a good
account of themselves, considering the
eleventh hour organization and no
practice. The ball game in the after
noon was pulled off between the first
and second battalions and G. was repre-
sented on the second battalion team by
two men, Smith and Doane, playing
left and right fields, respectively. The
second proved too much for the first
and shut them out to 0. The second
has clean record now, having shut
out both the first and third.
Thursday was a work day again and
in the evening G went on guard for "a
hours. This came at an opportune
time as it lets the boys out of the
regular Friday hike, and they say it
is going to be a good one today, 10
or IL miles.
Another bad gulf storm was reported
due here last night at about 10 o'clock
and it began to look as if the weather
man was going to play another one Of
his ill-timed jokes on the Rum river
valley contingent, but the storm evil
IDENTIFY slid off around US as we had a
fine night of it for guard duty and no
rain except a gentle little shower
early this morning. Saturday will be
wash day and inspection of camp,
rifles and equipment and Sunday will
be our day Of rest. Some carnival
week, Ell?