The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-06-29
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CAMPA|GNFOLL0WS
TEN RECRUITS ADDED-ExAMINA.
TiONS HELD TUESDAY-AUL
PASS EXCEPT ONE MAN
CAMP CONDITIONS GOOO--BOYS PLEASED
Band Boys Have Received New Uni
forms and Will be Excused July
4th to Play at Ashton

Company C and the Fourth Regiment
Band at Redield as indicated by the
action of the Brookings Commercial
Club, in a special meeting Tuesday
night, by unanimously authorizing an
emergency appropriation of 10000 for
the boys, and the passage of a resolu-
ton requesting Mayor Mathews to is
sue a call for a mass meeting to launch
a countrywide campaign for funds for
the BrOokings quota at Redfeld and
such other places as it might be called.
Recruiting went forward here with
some success until Lieutenant Wood
ruff was called to Redfield Tuesday
are those enlisted since the call for
mobilization was received early last
week; Selmer Thompson, --; Fred
w. Baker, Estelline; Preston Nolan,
Bookings; A. c.. Stegman, -; Dex-
ter Dewing, B%rookings; r. w. Taylor,
st. Cloud, Fla; Elmer Linn, Brook
ings; Robert COtherman, White; Ned
knight, Brookings; John Milne, Brook
ings; James Milne, Brookings. The
evening in company with Lieutenant
Woodruff for Redfeld.
"Everything Going Fine"
The Register is in receipt of the fol
lowing special from Company c.:
Camp Hagman, Redfeld, S. D., June
81. 1916.-we arrived in Redneld about
parted for camp Hagman three miles
north of town, established our camp,
being the second company on the
ground. Half of our company was de-
tailed to the commissary department
while the other half pitched camp.
Everything was going fine when we
got notice that our company was to
mount guard. Friday evening we
mounted guard, being on until Satur-
day evening. The remainder of the
companies came into camp Friday af-
~ternoon. All the companies are very
large with a large number of recruits.
The camp was thoroughly established
before dark and Saturday morning saw
all men in the regiment on duty. All
told there are about 400 men now in
camp.
All are happy and enjoying the work
very much. Instructions have been re-
ceived for the remainder of the work,
beginning with the school Of the sol
der and finishing with the more diff
cult parts of the training. Long hikes
are in order and many sham battles so
as to make the recruit into a trained
soldier. On Sunday, all duty was sus-
pended and everyone reported TO
church conducted by the chaplain of
the regiment under a beautiful grove
of trees near the camp. He delivered
a very interesting talk upon the morals
of a soldier and we had a few selec-
tons by the band and after a quartet
selection the services closed.
Sunday the camp was saddened by
the news of the drowning of a man
from the Lead company. He was taken
from the water one hour after he dis
appeared but could not be revived.
Members of our company were promi-
nent in the process of dragging the
river. In the afternoon services were
held over the remains, the entire regi-
ment turning out in full dress and pay
ing their respects as the body passed.
The Lead company and the band es-
corted the remains to Redfeld where
it was sent to Lead.
Sunday saw many visitors in the
camp from neighboring towns among
whom were many prominent State Col
lege people. Among the visitors We're
the following: Lloyd Daniels, VIM.
Scholten, Anna Stevenson, Drayer On
dell, Julia Fryer, Oscar Haag, Jack
Rogers, Burnson, Bittner, Kenyon
brothers, Lester Lawrence, Jensen,
Glen Anderson, Hardy, Rosy Karlstad,
Hurlburt, Bastion and Brown.
Prof. Christensen and his band men
are situated at the head of the regf-
ment with Gotthold as cook. Their
duties are to play a march at $50
every morning down the .regimental