The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-07-06
With Our Soldier
Boys i'm Camp
BY Charles Branscombe Musician Co. f.
By Charles Branscombe, Musician Co. e.


clothes and dons the olive drab of the
U. :. army 1t means more changes in
his makeup than mere change of ap-
parel. None of us are following the
same routine of life we did at home
Everything here Is sanitation, system
and discipline, though l am glad to
say that our company has so conduct
ell itself to date that we have had no
particular need for discipline. But as
started out to say, many of us are
doing things as soldiers that we did
not do in Bingville as civilians. For
instance (and this is a very rare in
stance. too): l went to church Sun
day.
The whole company took the physi-
cal examination last week and we all
got through excepting Homer Eimers
and Frank Atwood, who have since
arrived. in Grangeville, no doubt. We
regretted to lose both these boys as
they were among the most popular
men in camp and surely a credit to
our company.
We were all vacinated both for
smallpox and typhoid and most of us
still have sore arms. However, no
one complained CT soreness serious
enough to affect ones ability to dine
at every mess call. Eating is one of
the very best things we do.
Company Il now has an enrolment
of over so men, so there isn't ghost
of show for the company to lose its
identity by a merger. Grangeville is
still on the map of the Second Idaho
regiment.
Every officer and man in camp is
continually talking about the border
! Hearing it every day reminds us OF
Border Days." and that sounds like
Home Sweet Home to the Grange
| vile boys. Woof! Woofl And il
Company u ever tangles with a bunch
of MeXicans we hope to create Bor
der Days impression, with all its
fierceness, upon all the greasers be
fore we leave.
We were delighted this week will
visit with Evan Evans from ou
own home town who told us all tn,
personals and brevities" of Grange
ville He was well pleased with on
camp and commented especially OF
the sanitary conditions. We all en-
joyed his visit very much.
About five men our company expec
to join the machine gun company nov
being formed Woodson Jeffreys, for
mer assistant adjutant general, ha
been made captain of the machine gul
corps Captain Jeffreys was a mem
ber of Company G, the Grangevill
company which served III the Spanish
American war, and fought alongsid
of Jim Graves, Dick Crea and tn
other boys there in Grangeville.
/ attended one rehearsal of the reg
mental band and played trombon
with them / could have Joined ha
. / chose, but think l woul rather sta
with our company, which, / thinl
meets with Captain Kading's approx
al, as | am told that he did not desir
: the change There are % pieces
the band and they play pretty goo
music.
The entire regiment with the ban
in the lead paraded and reviewed b,
fore the governor last Wednesda
evening. l recognized the governo
all right, you understand, but l don
: know whether he saw me or not.
, We are receiving recruits every da
:. from all over the state and the reg
ment will doubtless number over til
1900 mark before we leave.
8 The people of Boise gave us "far
! well'' ball last night. The pave
8 streets near the capitol were roped o.
! and sprinkled with dancing wax. Bl
q just then Jupe Pluvius, the same part
Q who usually muses. up our 4th of Jul
celebrations at Grangeville, appeare
on the scene with modest little raj
O storm and chased us into the capit
o building. Three floors were given ov,
y TO dancing and punch was served
!. the basement. Everybody had graz
n time l met few Boise maidens, bl
:. did not dance with any particular OF
!, for fear of disappointing so maj
others.
e Don Fisher and / inspected Il
e press rooms of The Statesman and Il
Capital News Saturday night al
found them running off their Sunds
S editions. We certainly enjoyed Il