Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-10-12
CAPT. {. A. lE MAY
IS A GENIAL HOST
Old Comrades Of the Famous Second
Minnesota Break Bread Together
At Booth COmmisary
NoTED CHAPLAIN MAKES HIT
stirna Addresses BY Gen. 5eScle.
Coils. Eva and Mollison, Ii. Col.
Coffin and C. A. TiItOn

On, of the most delightful req
mental Functions thus far staged 1t
tsmp cody va cuioyrd ai Booth
,onm.,arN Saturday nlehl. when
Cant l.. \. LcMav. formerly with the
unou- 2ud Minnesota. lu>i promoted
to field artillery service, who now has
rburec oi the general road cunsti1lr-
tiou. was host to the officer. lnchd
IN, General Resche. ot the |rd Mn
ne.otl. aud the chief officer ot the
ronruclIna department includin"
Contractor owen iluehe-
Chief Steward Il. |. Fowler prcpar-
ed menu that wa heartily cniovcd
by every guest present. and included
Spanish cream. soup. Mcxican law
enchladas, hot tamalcs, peacheS and
cream and cake and coffee.
Following the delicious spread. Capt
Lellay oiliciaicd ~ toastma ,tcr. pre-
,edine his introduction Of the noted
SPEAKER bv giving an n-ely in
teresung history IF tie 2nd Mime
sofa
The tr-t afier-dlnner orator wa.
the most famous chaplain n the |.
y. 4. Major Ezra 4. tleman- u. d..
the most eloquent and pleasing
pracher m all the Southland. through
whose efforts on the platform fund
Of twenty million dollars is being
raised Tor the benefit of superanuat-
ed Methodist preachers.
Dr. Clemans told of the struggles
Of the 2nd regiment from lSI, when
the boNs slept IN horse stalls at the
Mnncapoh, far to the present hish
efficiency and promotion TO the Field
artillery He told what the guards had
done 10 forever blot out crime ia
Minnesota and break IN such gangs
as the Younger brothers and James
boys In his Younger daVs Major
Cemau- who enlisted ~ private
and won the gold leaf on pure merit,
We no tin horn sport he was the real
thing IN u good natural way, but when
he hi The Sawdus, trail he hit it for
good and for the good of his fellow
men When appointed chaplain. the
commander in chief said to him
"lou have put 80 mach hell into the
regiment Won ought 10 pend the rest
Of Your DAYS IN getting 1t out.
The major paid fine tribute to hI-
fellow officers. SAVING of Col Molli a
son aud Capt, LeMav that thcy were
the onr- who helped Ia nut "pam' ~
Spain.
1T great thing 10 he loyal.
SAID the speaker, ''and ! believe a,
soldier can do no Greater thine than
Ia do hs duty"
Whenever an American citizen wants
10 use hvphen the major wan, !
America to come first
There J. no better flag on earth
than the stars and -trpes declared
The -praker. a. he paid q beautiful
tribute To the flag and took IN seat
amid tremendous applause.
Col. Eva was the second speaker.
Ia remark. being Of an extremely
plea. ing character. lie eomplImented
~ the highest terms the construction
denarlment of Camp Cody, glancnG
admlrlnglv at Major Chas. IL. Miller.
constructing duartermaster. aud Ton
Tractor Owen Hughes. as h. said u
have never seen work carried on sol
well or done 50 quickly"
Col. Mollison voiced the same sen /
'hcnt and spoke of his GREAT delight
IN coming 10 Camp Cody We came /
hsht INTO a better place than We had
ai home, remarked the popular col /
onel.
tot Mcllison l. u very happy
speaker. and provoked much laughter
b' hl7 counter shafts at his friend.
Tue chnplain.
brlradicr General +. f.. Rcschc was
'lrodnced bv Capt LcAiav n the man
Who wears the most "democIuilc pair
"i stars IN the United States army.
"en. Resche. who now comm ands
'he 6Sth Inf brigade. aud j. exceed
'hslv popular with all the men. hand
20 ome fine bouquets to his comr1de'
VI arms. and Ia the efficient conslrnc-
'"n department of Camp Cody.
I. \. Tilton. of the construction oil
He'' said the first ear of material was
reeelved the 10th dav Of August and
'aa' Camp Cody has been built since
mat time, n record of unexcelled efii-
ciency.
Lieut.. Col. J. NJ. Coffin. division
Sufgeon. closed the post-prandial ex-
sfelses with a very happy speech