The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-12-12
Company Enjoys
Thanksgiving Day
Sports, Guests And Dinner Make Day
Pass Pleasantly for Boys at
Camp Cody
SOME CHANGES MADE
Lieut.. Lauterbach Put in Command
of Company E; NOn-coms Com
missions Fail to Arrive

OF company r.; NOn-cOmS CON-
missions Fail to Arrive
Camp Cody, New Mexico,
December 5, 1917.
Dear Friend:
It was week ago today, / believe,
that l wrote you something of our
Thanksgiving anticipations. Tonight
let me tell you bit of their fulfill
ment
Beginning with the sports of the
morning; Company L registered two
football victories for itself. One was
forfeited game from headquarters,
whose team was disabled by sickness,
the kind of victory which brings
very little satisfaction, except for the
elimination of an opponent from a
championship race. The other was a
ripping good battle between our own
team and B Company, with a win
ming score of &c to Z.
The natural climax Of the day came
at 1:30 in the big feast jointly pro-
vided for by generous Uncle Sam
and ali accommodating company fund.
1t was an unique occasion, not mere
ly because it was an army Thanks
giving dinner and the first as such
to most members Of the Company,
but because it was peculiarly fam
ily' sort of affair. The guests Of the
company, 1t. and Mrs. Stearns and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. King and daugh-
tiers, and the officers were present
with the men and headed one of the
long mess tables. The plain wooden
baroness of the mess hall had been
fittingly relieved by flag decorations,
and the tables themselves were laden
out of sight by array of fruit, nuts
and the less conspicuous "components
of the ration" which | will later in
clude At the company mess call the
men fell in their regular platoons and
-ewere given a few general suggestions
by which they could make this one
affair something different" Mess can
covers were removed before entering
the dining hall to avoid that usual
clatter, cussing, loud talking and gen.
eral confusion were agreed to be ta-
booed-and then the platoons were
right faced and marched in column
of twos into the dining hall and prop
erly and quietly disposed of in regu-
lar places, men standing in their
places until the guests were first
seated. And there was no break in
orderliness during the long dinner
hour; "home manners" showed up as
a matter of fact-which somehow has
a little significance among lot OF
over 200 men who on usual mess oc-
casions are naturally vociferously
clamorous and good naturally bois-
ferrous. And to the cooks, Rasch,
Auckland and Potter, Moline being
in the hospital, and to Mess Sergeant
Frazer goes the credit for the dinner
plans. And if you think. we didn't
fare right hearty and with proper
thankful spirit let me refer you to
our menu: Fruit frappe; dill pickles,
June peas, mashed potatoes, roast
turkey with oyster dressing, cram
berry sauce, assorted fruits, nuts and
cookies, mince pie, bread and butter,
=. coffee and cigarettes. Can you beat
it? We shall probably repeat our
selves in these plans on Christmas
day.
Thanksgiving day team repre-
enting the division went to Ell Paso
= aid played an army team there con-
" sisting of several famous stars, some
former All-Americans-pla them
and won out by 8 to 2 score. Just
now our regimental team is working
itself to beat that division team in 9
challenge contest Company l. is fur
nishing its usual quota, among which
are Rogers, the WEIGH Brbthers, King
REYNOLDS and Darrell. Today that
team played it's first game on ar
hours notice and won hard battle
in 13 to O game December seems
queer for football, but now is the
right weather here for that sport.
Lieutenant Lautermach has beer
assigned by Colonel Mollison as com
mander of E Company, and has beer
busy the past few days-checking over
property and accounts. might ado
we are all hoping the assignment
will be permanent affair with the
necessary promotion attached to it
ssHans" retains his present rank fol
1.-THE time being.
Through a peculiar mix-up "some
where" along the line the "non-coms
recommended a few weeks ago fol
second lieutenancies and ordered tt
assume the duties of such position
have been returned to the ranks, AM
it is not known whether this is bu
a temporary order incident to the de
Law in the arrival Of commissions O
will be permanent. There has been ;
surplus of unassigned officers here il
this division and Of couse the train
ing camps have produced genera
surplus. These recommended non
CONS have certainly been showing I'm
stuff as officers and it is to be hope
that the final adjustment will bring
them their commissions.