The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-28

days apart, and should ono be unlucky
enough to mis-, one. he has to begin over
until he has received three at intervals
OF ten days apart have only ono
more and | shall be glad when II il
over. Then comes the vaccination for
smallpox, suspect A person, health
IS certainly looked after here You
could not get sick # you wanted TO-
Wednesday night it commenced to
rain, and has ralned all the morning /
suppose you know what black mud IS.
Well II is something We do not have
/ m Oklahoma 1t sticks to everything.
a day like this means large washing
before the week is over, beside, the
extra efforts TO keep the quarters clean
Ready for Men.
Everything is IN readiness TO receive
the men that are to arrive tins week
Many Of the Texas men arrived yc,-
terday, and We are expecting some
| Of the Oklahoma men IN today They
will be carcNly gsarded and the
health officers VIII have look at them,
before they are located IN their proper
places IN camp suspect they will
have much harder time OF it than
the ilrst ) percent Most OF MS have
been detailed for special work, 10 as
NlNt in handling them and placing them
IN their propcf places
The Oklahoman and other Oklahoma
papers made their FIRST appearance in
camp Tuesday afternoon Some news
boy IS handling them and suppose It
viii be regular thing now Thank
you for placing ne ON the VallIng liS:.
It seems good to receive a Npcr from
home
Well, the new men began arriving
last THURSDAY and you never saw such
a crowd oi men IN your HE They
have been marching past the barracks
at all tunes OF the day and night All
drills have been suspended until they
are located and assigned to their com
paneS Oklahoma'S quota came Fri
day morning but IT was late IN the aft
crnoon before We were able to have
chance to speak with them They all
report a pleasant trip, and speak well
OF the accommodation given thcm
along the way
Defends Boys.
You will probably notice in the pa
pcrS. especially the Texas paprs, Sc
we're comment III regards 10 the behavior
OF the Oklahoma men along the way,
such as drunkenness and dr>ordcrIy
conduct Perhaps there were few
isolated cases OF d,>ordcry conduct. but
am sure as body the Oklahoma men
conducted themselves property The
boys from oklahoma CITY and county
are very emphatic IN denying that they
had any parl in IT,. and asked me to let
The Oklahoman know that they as a
body were not guilty OF ~ accusation,
made by the paper OF the state. The
officers handled the crowds IN 4 most
efficient manner. and A. a result there
was little OF no complaint made by the
men regarding their trcalwcnt after
their arrival here The next quota will
undoubtedly be absorbcdN lthoul undue
excitement
~ taunt I.c Roy and J attended the aft
crnoon services at the \ NJ G. T. build.
ing today There are several that have
Just opened although they are NO, com
plctcd, but by the end oi the week they
will be able to promise entertainments
OF varlou, FORMS such as mo(NS. lee
lures, etc, everything free, including
writing materials This work will I'm
doubtcdly be oi great benefit in the
camp
How did the FAIR edition II the pa
per come on It must have been a
very bus, office about rha, time