The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
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.GETT|NG|NTOSHAPE
TWO PROMOTIONS or NOTE IN
RANKS OF ARDMORE QUOTA
OF 11lTH REGIMENT.
lArdmoreite sad Corespondencel.

tArdmoreite staff Correspondence.
Camp Bowie, Ft. Worth. Texas. Sept
22.-Everyone is getting better settled
better supplied and better equipped than
they We're a week ago. Most Of the boys
are fixing up their tents and several
locker trunks have put in their appear
ance. These are not issued by the
quartermaster department, but are pur-
chased individually by the boys
There have been two promotions Of
note. Sergeant Otey has taken up his
new duties at headquarters in the de.
partment OF the Judge advocate. This
position is next in rank 10 a regimental
sergeant major which is the highest
non-commissioned office Chester c.
Hester has been appointed regimental
stable sergeant, which is also a head
quarters Job. Sergeant Hester was pro.
NOTED from a private TO this position.
He will be over the six stable sergeants
of the regiment and will have all OF the
mounts and work animals under his
care
Corporal Joe c. Helbach is again in
camp after few days spent in the hos.
pitaL The sick list continues 10 grow
smaller. This call sounds at seven in
the morning and is dubbed by the boys
the sick lame and lazy caur
Mess sergeants. ike wine. improve
with age. and about the best evidence
Of this is the fact that the meals. how.
ever good they were at the start are
improving daily. There Is nothing that
serves to keep men i'm quite as good
spirits as "A good meal. Few kicks along
this line have been registered lately.
A few OF the boys had a real spread
some nights ago i'm celebration Of the
supply sergeants birthday a box from
home was opened and added thereto
were some purchases Of good things TO
eat. There We're no liquid spirits 10 20
with il. but the spirits OF the bunch
made up for H. nice presentation
speech was made by Sergeant Otey in
behalf Of the boys who cubbed 10.
gether during the day and purchased
a high grade Elgin wrist watch for Sup.
ply Sergeant Newman
Drill continues with the same regu
larity as before. and IL can be seen that
the men daily are whipping into better
shape. Some few mornings ago the
company was visited by Major King,
who is in command Of the three former
Oklahoma companies which comprise
the second battalion Of the regiment
He made a little speech that will long
be remembered for the spirit Of the
man that II showed. II is not considered
discreet Tor an enlisted man 20 com
ment on the character Of the officers
but here goes Tor IL anyhow The ma ior
made his talk first on personal cleanli
ness and proper care OF the body. and
then let It drift 10 the relation Of the en-
listed man 10 his officers and also tc
the service In general. There is littl,
praise 10 be found in the army" he
said. This is hard Tor the man. coming
as you have from civil life. 20 under
stand You are more likely 20 be cen
sured or blamed than praised. 4 mar
in the army should do his duty and that
/ duty is made clear % him. The spirit
Of the thing s that a man who doe,
his duty deserves no praise for doinl
what he should while the man who doe.
not do IT, is falling short OF the marx
and is therefore. blamed You enlste,
I men are al times likely to think tha