Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-18
Company H Doing
Well at DOniphan

Some of them do as many dips and
dives as sparrows, too We all think
that Camp Doniphan is much better
than Funston, as everything ism t
so crowded together.
THE company has been issued
NINETY real rifles. The wooden guns
which we used for several days at
Abilene helped us to learn how to
handle ourselves with gun and so
we are not so awkward as some. We
take turns at using the rifles as there
are not enough to go around"
Camp Doniphan, Oct. 15.-After
ten days of wind and dust today is
warm and ideal. Our company is at
the trenches today, SO our camp is
rather quiet and deserted. Satur-
day Roy Forney and l went over to
see the Abilene boys of Co. H. Tho
they are in quarantine we were able
to get within talking distance and
we we're greeted by the entire COM
pany and the meeting was of mutual
gladness.
Two of the boys were waiting for
the ambulance to take them to the
hospital, one of whom was Howard
Selp; the other / did not get his
name, tho they were smiling and
didn't seem very sick. Their quar-
antine is expected to be lifted with
in ten days or two weeks, but if the
disease still continues will be some
time before they will be at liberty.
1t will be hard on the boys, espe-
cially in a strange country where
their first ambition will be to see
everything in the camp and to see
their friends and to get what amuse-
ments and recreation the camp af-
fords.
The Y. NJ. C. A. is really the most
beneficial organization on the reser-
vation which furnishes the boys
with all amusement we could justly
wish for. Our " NJ c. A. is about
one-fourth mile from here and has a
building 50x100 feet, containing
writing tables, piano, victrola. Also
VIC are to have night moving pictures
all free. They also furnish sta
tionery for the boys use free. Sol
you can see that any donations toI
their cause is put into effort to com
fort the boys unoccupied time in
line of duty
We are getting stricter orders
daily, as they have been pretty leni-
ent with the boys. A guard on duty
found asleep means eighteen months
hard work at Leavenworth, no pay
and a dishonorable discharge. An
other order which went into effect
the past few days was to take up all
kodaks found on the person of ci-
william. So any tourists or persons
visiting the camp may leave minus
their kodak. but presume they will
be returned at some later date min
us the films.
We are expecting the drafted ar
my in the next few days and our
company is to be filled to full
strength with them, tho we would
much prefer the enlisted or volun-
teers, as we get from ten to fifteen
applications daily to transfer to our
branch and think they are deserving
the first choice.
Thursday is to be our 35th division
field day and of course the engineers
are confident of cleaning up all the
honors
We all go to Lawton on the oath
to the big Gala Day event which is
given in our honor or their own. The
first date was to have been October
10, but when they found out our
pay day was not to be before the goth
was postponed to October %, so
guess the honor was optional. Our
payroll for the camp is at present
/ "a million dollars per month and
We have about 10000 men. II is re-
ported that by November / we are
to have $1,000 men.-A. II. Forney