El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-07
.EL PAS0 B0YSAT
TRAVIS, HAPPY.
Have a Good Time Most Of
the Time, Yet Put in
Some Hard Work.
BY CORP. o. Z. 8IeCUIN.


Camp Travis, Texas. Nov. THE
n Paso boys at Camp Travis are the
original gloom killers. Especially is
this true with the first caisson COM
pany. where Old Man Gloom is given
the Knockout punch every time he
gets up.
The merry makers got busy soon
after the quarantine and a program
o. some kind was pulled off in the
recreation hall almost every night.
Every man who can do a stunt Of any
kind was called on to do his part and
the entertainment proved successful
beyond the expectations OF the pro-
motors and surprised those witness
ing u. No programs were passed out.
but il was announced before the per
Torrance that the show consisted Of
20 people-'mostly boys"
The performance was concluded by
a dance which was much enjoyed.
Pvt. Excel Harris. violin; Corp. Frank
r Porras. mandolin. and Corp. Chas
w. Saxon guitar. furnished the music
The girls were plentiful and will
ing to dance. They wore KHAKI. Just
ike the boys, but were distinguished
by & handkerchief tied around the
arm The virginia reel and the old
square dance was enjoyed by some.
while others preferred the dances OF
the present day. but everyone found
something 70 his liking and no one
vas sltRhted. The program was ar
ranged and directed by Sergts. George
Scharpff and Claude Lucas.
The Thanksgiving dinner was
loudly praised by the boys OF the first
reisson company; the turkey and all
the trimmings came M to the stand
ara OF a - dinner at any hotel. Many
boys received eats from home and the
daily mail was iammsd with parcels
equal 10 Christmas time.
The boys not in close quarantine
were permitted to attend the football
game in which Camp Travis defeated
Kelly Field Y TO Z
The quarantine is not yet lifted,
but is 'loosed up a bit" arrangements
having been made which permits the
boys two evenings at the Y. N. c. A.
each veeI--NTonday and Tuesday.
ReFeiIIe Now Later.
There is always something happen
ing 10 cause that grand and glOr-S5
feeling" Notice was posted that. be-
ginning December ], reveille would be
1T G:sO instead OF 6, as formerly.
supply Sergt Chas. 7. Arnold Is
busy with the tape this week and the
boys are proud OF the prospect OF o. D.
clothing being issued soon.
Pay day has its joy for some and
disappoi ntment for others. a Few
boys owed more than they had COM
ing. due TO previous voluntary allot-
ments TO dependents. purchase Of Lib
erty bonds and insurance For eX-
ample, a soldier whose pay is $50 per
month made a voluntary allotment OF
SIS a month to his dependents and
later q SIS compulsory allotment as
provided by congress to the same de-
pendents. at the same time paying s. I
n month on a second Liberty loan
bond. without mentioning the pur-
chase OF insurance IL can be readily
seen that soldier Is Sin the hole" and /
his pay viii be withheld pending ap- I
plication OF prior allotment TO de- I
pendents and release OF Liberty bond /
payments.
Homer c. Edwards says that II he I
could write insurance in civil life like [
he does in the army he would 90 into {
tEe business. He has written $780, /
600 worth OF government insurance l
in this company and by the time all I
Applications are made, he expects the /
figures 10 reach a million.
Active Actors.
Corp. Roy F. Jones, com ediau at the j
theater in FL Paso before /
entsrinE the National army. was Dor J
roEed from the first caisson company 7