The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-07
COMPANY D IS
DRILLING IN
REGULAR army
STYLE; NEWS NOTES

pany d was completed yesterday af-
ternoon and Capt. Kaempfer and 1t
Sanders left here for Plant City.
Only two failed to pass the physic-
al examination and one of these was
lacking only in height The exam
iner attributed this unusually low
proportion of rejects to the care and
cOnscientiousness that has been man.
ifesed by the local officers and exam
iners in accepting men for enlist
ment
AT 5:15 the boys turned out for re-
treat formation which was watched
with interest by large crowd.
This morning the entire company,
excepting the guard left at the arm
ory, spent the time drilling and re-
ceiving other instruction in the yard
OF the Lake Wire school, They then
took short hike through the city
until the welcome notes of Recall
We're sounded.
! This afternoon, more drilling is on
the program, with retreat formation
on the street as uusal
| There is difference between being
| called" last June and drafted into
the service now, ii seems 1t feels
4 just the same, but the difference in
the status of the National Guard then
and now is somtimes apparent For
may now be promoted from one regi-
ment to another, whereas heretofore
promotions have always been kept
within the bounds of each regiment
News Notes
Dial Murdaugh, of Barlow, though
too young to receive commission,
spent some weeks in the Officers
Training Camp at Ft Mcpherson this
summer. He went through some
strenuous training there, and its
safe to predict that Dial will make a
| NIuSSS IttiC hoh-NOh SOucudy.
While the war is changing the may
of Europe, Sergt McLain has
changed his own map and requests
us to state that the moustache he dis
plays is not the one Fred Hatch lost.
Sergt Ted Whelpley and First Glass
Private Tom Bagot were just too
sweet for anything in citizens
clothes, but in uniform-well it isn't
fair to the other boys, that's all.
So far no one has disputed with
Gordon Zebendon his claim to the
end of the muster roll, but fellow
may turn up whose name begins with
"etc."
We heard last summer that Balm
1 was dead, but he isn't You can see
that by just looking at him.
There are several real "Sammies
among the Company ID boys. particu-
larly Samuel Clyatt. who was at one
time the most earnest rookie that
ever came to Black Point Sam isn't
as much fun as when he used to trot
a bucket of taps" but he is just as
popular.
One-eyed Riley is so called because
he has two good eyes and is named
Everett Drew Grower. He halls from
Live Oak and is a nephew of Mrs
T. L. Mcintosh of this city.
The ruling that married men will
not be discharged if they married
since Americas entrance into the
) war applies to several of the boys
Goodbye, little bride, goodbye"
OF course, Company DIS new Bene
diets had no idea of getting dis
charges anyway. They got married
just because a soldier boy in France
may be at disadvantage when a
handsome Stacker" is holding her
hand and explaining that he won't be
twenty-one for a long time yet
And Fred Hatch is one of the new
ly-weds with brand new bride wait
ing for his return among the hills OF
Maine. Lucky lady, Hatch can cook
three meals a day and is used to do
ing it,
Turning our attention from hus'
bands to heroes, two of Company DIS
three heroes" are back ON the job
Sergt. w. A. Hardacker and Corporal