The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-29
COMPANY H HAS
FINE LOCATION
is NEAR TOP OF HILL WITH
ONLY BATH IN CAMP.
BOYS LEARN TO WASH DISHES
Promotions and New Assignments
Come to Local Guardsmen-os.
kaIoosa Troops Have a Spleen
did Male ouartette.

ndIo0sa troops Rave a Spleen
did Male Quartette.
Des Moines, Ia, June 2S-Company
II. Third Infantry, of Oskaloosa, is
well situated at Camp Dodge. AS q
company OF the Third Regiment un.
der the command of Col L. r. Ben
nett, senior colonel of the camp, they
are located in the most desirable
place OF the entire mobilization
grounds. Near the top of the hill,
they have the accommodation of the
permanent mess houses and the only
shower bath houses in the camp. At
the top of the hill, headquarters Is
located. The brick residence of Adj
Jutant General Guy e. Logan. medical
and administration department tents.
and the field hospital are placed
there. Third Infantry quarters are
| Just below. The tents OF Col Ben
nett and his majors come first, then
the captain and lieuteRant's tents.
and just below, the mess house and
squad tents. The Second and First
Infantry and Battery are placed at
the bottom of the hill.
On Most Popular Street.
Company Fl street is the most i'm
portant street of the Third Regiment,
having at the top, Colonel Il. r. Ben
netts Office and quarters, and the
regimental colors. Although Com
pany II lost the distinction of being
color company of the regiment with
the reorganization of the Iowa guard.
they now have the honor of having
Third Regimental colors at the end
of their street.
Some changes, appointments and
additions have been made in the per-
sonnet Of the company officers list
George Davidson has been made mess
sergeant, and has under him Thomas
Eisiminger, Herman Sonderegger and
Alfred Martin, an old regular army
cook.
New Assignments.
Clarence King has a new partner
as musician. Frank Cory has been
made musician, taking Wilbur RyaIl's
place, New artillery bugles have
been issued to the musicians of Com
pany Fl. While they are a little
smaller in size than the former in.
fantry horn, they are more desirable
and give better tone. ...
Roy |. McCord and Fred Ryan have
been made corpOrals, and it is rumor.
ed about Company H camp that Fred
Ryan will be appointed sergeant
soon.
Men detailed from the company in
the Signal Corps are John Barlow as
corporal, Glenn Hatfield as instruc-
tor, Lynn Arnold, Felix Schoenokle,
Frank Ballinger, Fred McCarty, Carl
Dunwoody and Lawrence Mahaffey.
Frank Boles has been made arti-
fcer.
The oskaloosa Mascot.
In the absence of second lieuten-
ant, Mascot Jack" Is now being call
ed Second Lieutenant Jack of Co.
Fl, 3rd." Jack" don't seem to OBJ
ject to the honor, and still lives
happy, care free life. Jack has one
rival in camp. a large rooster, who.
is mascot for company of the First
Infantry, This rooster has to be
Gagged all the time, or he viii parade
with the company. No funnier sight
is there than to see the company drill
ing with the mascot strutting proudly
behind.
Company H has one of the best
male quartettes in camp in the per-
sonnet of Paul Hoover Glen Critch-
low, Dell Eastburn and Ivan Mitch
ell. These four men entertain the
company with songs often during the
day. Ha
Many parents did not believe that
their sons could cook, wash, or wash
dishes, but all will change their minds
after one visit to Camp Dodge. Home
could not be kept cleaner.
More Troops and Arms Arrive. :.
Three companies of field artillery,
Companies A, b and G., of Clinton,
Davenport and Muscatine arrived at
Camp Dodge yesterday. All day a
constant stream of cannon, cannon
carriages, supply wagons and horses
were coming into camp. Tents were
pitched Immediately upon arrival, and
then all equipment was unloaded from
the cars The cannon and carriages
were transported in open fiat cars.
Three or four carloads of ammunition
and supplies came with each battery.
The Des Moines G.. A. r. and their
fife and drum corps visited Camp
Dodge last evening. marching about
the camp with flying colors and play
ing martial music. The camp re-
sounded from one end to the other
with cheers upon the Civil war veter-
ans arrival All militia men who
were not otherwise engaged joined in
the parade, and listened to the talks
and music of the men.
Have Not Been Examined.
Company Fl have not yet been or
dered to report for medical examine
ton, so there is no truth TO the rumor
that Lynn Arnold, Wallace Martin
and four other boys OF Company II
have been sent home. Yesterday,
physical examination of the First m
fantry was finished. and work In the
Third should commence today. One
company was taken at time. The
soldiers We're marched into the large
examiners tents, stripped and exam
ined for any deformity, disease or de-
Ificiency Hearing and eyesight were
also tested The examination Is
most rigid and all who so 70 Mexico