El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-20
GRAND RAPIDS
HAS COMP ANY
Machine Gun Organization
Composed of Business
Men and Students.

infantry is the machine gun company.
composed mostly of students and bust
ness men from Grand Rapids The or
ganization is in its infancy, having
been organized just after the mobiliza-
ton order was issued. Among the
prominent members is E. W. Booth,
owner of Booth Publishing company.
which publishes two of the prominent
papers in the state: the Grand. B B.1,
Press and Detroit News Ted Booth'
son Of Z. W. Booth. is also IN the ma
chine gun company
RegimentnI Fiddler.
The SD has some fiddler" in the
person of Corp. Huntley, OF the ma
chine gunners- When the coIlese boSs
of Michigan IT, cluster around ana
sing with Huntley's fiddling the ma
chine gun song, they make hit All
the town of Dalhart, Texas, came down
10 the train when the troops passed
through to hear Corp Huntley's play
ing and the singing Of two young WON
en-, natives of the town
Capt. DUNCAN. chaplain of the sd,
IS loved by every man IN camp 1ns
chaplain is a Catholic. In small
Michigan town he was elected mayor
while there were only 81 Catholic votes
in the town.
Service Under Trees.
Last Sunday afternoon the men
turned out at Mcfarland. Kas-, ana, IN
der a bunch of shady trees, a non-sec-
tartan Sunday service was held Inc
chaplain told the men Of all religious
sects to join together at this meeting
as all were brothers on this trip to the
border The regiInental band played
Onward Christian Soldier" and Pvt
Donald Holt. machine gun company
sang MY Rosary"
Father DUNCAN is a former lumber
jack and the newspaper correspondents
say he is every inch man. whenever
the chaplain needs water. oil for ms
lamp or any other little thing. he
doesn't call for an orderly. He takes
care of himself and finds his own
things.
The y NJ. c. \ tent showed an i'm
pressive scene Wednesday with long
line of Michigan lads waiting to get
drink Of the free ice cold water. large
crowd filled all the seats in the tent
The tent is packed continually and. pc
sides the ice water. the men hear the
1 music that is played on the Nictrola IN
| the tent
c. ]. johnson is general secretary Of
the Y NJ. c. A. in the 31st regiment
The Y N. c A work in the Michigan
! regiments is planned systema tically- A
major is the representative Of the Y. NJ.
G A. work in each battalion and the
regimental work is in charge OF the
colonel. Each company also has It's
representative 1Or l. NJ u hOIk-
Smallest blacksmith.
Pvt. Frank Farnum, supply company,
31st Michigan infantry. reputed TO De
the smallest blacksmith in Texas, IS
having trouble shOeing some of the
wild west mounts secured since the
31st infantry's arrival in the southwest.
Recently he spent three-quarters Of an
hour chasing one of the animals around
before he could induce him TO stand
still.
Pvt. Edmond starke. company H. Of
I the 31st, has been detailed TO the sup
ply company. Pvt Starke's work is
mainly clerical
Soldiers trying 10 sneak into camp
after hours are having a bigger job
than they anticipated The guard line
is hard to break through.
Pvt Stanley Colburn. company II, 5lst
infantry. homes his razor eight times .
day, owing TO the many borrowers
Cotton
Pvt. virgil LAKE.. company L, 3ist
I Michigan infantry. is suffering from n
bad tOothache.
Cooks Keep Busy.
Cooks Harry Phillips and Chauncey
Peavey. company L. are kept busy
from a m until p m cooking
canned willie"
Sergt. Severne S. Mclaughlin. COM
pany II. is the chess king of the COM
pany.
Pvt Clarence Mitchell. company L.
enjoys his new job as orderly to Capt
h. F. Smith.
Sergt James Pa5st and Pvt William
O. Mullenkoph. company L, are organ
izing a baseball team among the mem
bers of the company.
Marathon Runner
Musician James Mosner, company VI,
| one of the best known marathon run
ners in jackson, Mich. is waiting alx-
| iously for a long hike.
Pvt. Ray Emmons. company N. is the
champion wrestler of his company.