The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-07-23
A Word For Company c

In Saturdays issue OF the Sur
there was statement TO the effect
that men that had been drafted into
the new army would have until Wed,
nesday to join any other branch OF
the service that had not already been
! filed; particularly were they urgeo
to join the National Guards.
| AS Il private in Company G.,
would like to urge any man in Dor
chester county that still has this op-
I portunity open to him. to join his
own nome company.
! If they would put themselves ia
any trouble to talk with the men
that were down on the Mexican Dor
! der last summer with Captain Hirst
! they would learn that no company
on the border was better treated OF
| better looked after than Company G..
Then, again, think what it means if
you have to leave your home and
| family, to be with men from your
| own nome town and county. Ii
| means that you will always be hear
ing news from home and will al
ways be more or less in touch with
home people. This should mean a
great deal to any man in the trying
days ahead of us. While | have on
ly been in the company little over
month, | want to say that L do not
think it would be possible to serve
under kinder or more considerate
man than Captain Hirst. or one that
is more willing to give every man a
square deal.
would like to say also that we do
not want to have the quota of Com
pany c made up with drafted men.
We want it to be what it says it is
volunteer company. Surely the
people of Cambridge and Dorchester
county do not want to have it said
that We could not raise our quota. IT
by Wednesday our company is not
recruited to its full strength, we will
have to either fill it up with drafted
men or else with men from volunteer
companies IN other more patriotic
towns. Take Salisbury, for instance,
town no larger than Cambridge /
understand they have over 100 in
their company, and they are only al
lowed 80. III We do not fill up our
quota by Wednesday We may have to
draw from Salisbury, and while, ii
we cannot have all Dorchester men,
we would prefer all Eastern Shore
men. But just think of it; we do
not want to have to do that. Capt
Hirst has not had the support of the
Cambridge people that he should
have had. We have all taken Com
pany c more or less for granted. AT
ter the sacrifices Captain Hirst has
made and the way he has worked for
the company, he is entitled to more
than that. AS far as the National
Guards going to France any time
very soon, l do not believe it. While
we all hope to go to France, and to
do our bit, nobody believes for a
minute that the Government will
send any troops to France that are
not thor oughly trained and ready to
go, and it takes time to do that
Just a word more to those people
who were not up to the Opera House
Friday night Captain Hirst on that
occasion told the audience what the
money was used for that was collec-
ted for Company c. A great many
people have asked what money could
be used for when clothing and IA
lions We're supplied by the Govern
ment. Here are some of the things
Captain Hirst told us. The Govern
lhenl dl!ONS Az cents q DAY TO iced 4 |
soldier. While that amount will give |
Il man enough of plain food, it does !
not allow for any extras, and pIen- |
~ of captains don't bother about any |
extras, but Captain Hirst does HIS |
men had ice water all summer long |
on the border, and his men had ey- |
tras in the way of food. The money |
that was raised by the Cambridge |
people was used for that purpose and
what was not sent, Capt. Hirst spent |
)ut of his own pocket; men that were
down there told me so. | know that
he peopl eof Cambridge have had a
great many demands upon them late
Y, but remember that what you give
o Company c is helping the boys OF
your own town and county to be a
little more comfortable under very |
rying circumstances.
Money is badly needed for extras.
Viii you not help to raise it? This
und could be raised by large sub
but the Company would
prefer that everyone contribute
PRIVATE.