Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-02-01
Johnny COMES MARCHING HOME"
TO A RIGHT ROYAL WELCOME

of the interests they had taken in their
i welfare.
Several of the enlisted men followed
with brief remarks. Roby Lovelace
humorously referred to himself as Zone
of the things that went to the border -
Roy Gillett told of the exercise of the
imagination required of the soldier in
training. Imaginary battles with i'm
aginary foes were not so bad but several
hours of this followed by an imaginary
meal at the mess table was not so good.
Mac Gregg insisted that the boys had
returned from the border in better con-
dition both physically and morally than
they went. Kendall of Cottonwood res
ponded on behalf of the members of the
company whose homes were at Cotton
wood. Arthur Brumblay of Pendeton
spoke of the harmony and good fellow
ship that existed between the boys from
the different communities, and of the
generosity of the Grangeville boys in
sharing their boxes from home.
At the conclusion of the speaking
dancing was enjoyed by the boys and
| their friends until two in the morning,
more than two-hundred couples being
joyable social affairs of the city being
registered through the conclusion of
the welcoming home of Company Z.
Members Of the Company.
The following is the personnel of
Company E:
Captain, R. B. Kading.
1st Sergeant, Don G. Fisher.
Supply Sergeant, Charles Turner.
Duty Sergeant, William Gregg.
Duty Sergeant, Harland Meader.
Corporals, John Long, Albert Ed
wards, Albert Guthrie, Henry Munro,
Roy Gillett, Lloyd Leach.
Mechanic, Guy Wallace; cooks, Allie
Beaton, Frank Rothwell; bugler, Neal
Erskine.
Privates, Clarence A. Bromley, Alonzo
Brown, Leon Cone, Ernest DeHaven,
Selden Gregg, William Blume, Charles
Snyder, Ralph Gregory, Robbie Lovelace,
Glenn E. English, Lee Martin, Samuel
Rossiter, George Swank, Ralph Schwarz,
Charles Branscombe, Sidney H. Keith,
George Keith, Orvil Kendall, Clarence
Garets, William Pennington, Allen B.
McAdams, Delos Wood, w. Blume. Roy
Mead and Frank Vaughn, privates were
left in the hospital at Boise suffering
from severe colds.
Delos Wood and VIM. Blume, who
were attached to the machine gun COM
pany, also returned with the boys.
Fine Bunch of Men.
The fine physical condition of the
boys, the soldierly bearing and manly
ways has been a matter of much favor
able comment and is a fine argument
in favor of military service for all
Full of "pep," neat, manly and polite,
the young fellows are the envy of most
of us and bring home the fact that
soldering for Uncle Sam cannot be such
bad thing after all and further
strengthen the conviction that for the
good of the individual man if nothing
else it would be mighty fine thing il
every able-bodied male citizen could be
given turn at it. Ruddy with health
self reliant and patriotic they will be 6
force in the community in the future
as the exponents of clean, honest anc
duty-appreciating Americanism.
Present Status of Company.
The present status of the company
which is now mustered out of fedora
service, is that of a company organized
under the federal act of last June, tina
is they are now subject to call by tn,
federal government at any time and fo
any class of service. The law undeF
which they are now serving provides
for not less than forty drills a year ant
other requirements having for thei
purpose the bringing up of highe
standard of efficiency. Under the ac
every officer and man will receive on,
fourth the salary paid for a like ranl
in the regular army. Thus: First ser
peant $11.25 monthly; second sergeant
$3.50 monthly: corporals, $5.25 AM
privates 1878 per month. With tn
local company recruited up to th
minimum, IS men and officers, whicl
is necessary, there would be paid to tn
company better than $4,000 annually.